Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium, known until 2016 as the Hockey Club of Pakistan, is a field hockey stadium located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

History The stadium was constructed in 1963 under the administration of Karachi Cantonment Board. It was opened in 1966. The stadium was leased to Pakistan Hockey Federation for a period of 30 years, until 1993. The lease was renewed for another 30 years, till 2023. However, the structure has been declared as dangerous by the Karachi Cantonment Board and Sindh Building Control Authority.

In July 2022, plans were announced to renovate the stadium by the Pakistan Hockey Federation and the Government of Sindh. Frontier Works Organization has been contracted to conduct the work at a budget of Rs. 1.5 billion. The project is stated to include the installation of seats, indoor gyms, swimming pools, boys' hostel, and changing rooms.

Tournaments hosted The stadium has hosted matches of the 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1992 editions of the Champions Trophy. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000 people. However, the International Hockey Federation stripped it of its international status in 2008 since it no longer had a practice pitch and a parking lot. Two editions of National Games of Pakistan have taken place here.

The stadium was also the venue for football matches during the 1974 RCD Cup and the inaugural 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament.

Football tournaments

1974 RCD Cup The stadium was the venue for the 1974 RCD Cup. DateTeam #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance17 January 1974 Malavan (Iran)2–1Round Robin5,00018 January 19742–2Round RobinN/A20 January 1974 Malavan (Iran)0–1Round RobinN/A

1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament The stadium was the venue for the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament. DateTeam #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance12 October 1976 Pakistan Greens1–0Round Robin5,00013 October 1976 Guangdong5–1 Pakistan GreensRound Robin8,00016 October 1976 Pakistan Greens3–2 Pakistan RedsExhibition matchN/A17 October 1976 Guangdong6–2Round Robin10,00018 October 1976 Guangdong8–2 Pakistan RedsExhibition matchN/A

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