Drigh Road Union Football Stadium is a football ground in Shah Faisal Colony in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. Constructed in 1958, it hosts local and domestic matches, including those of

Pakistan Premier League The Pakistan Premier League (PPL; ) is a Pakistani semi-professional league for men's football clubs. The top tier of the Pakistan football league system, the PPL operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the PFFL B Division. The ...

and the PPF League. It was named after the nearby Drigh Road, which was later renamed as

Shahrah-e-Faisal Shahrah-e-Faisal, founded as Drigh Road, is a boulevard in Karachi that runs , from the Bhutto Underpass near Hotel Metropole in central Karachi, to Star Gate near Jinnah International Airport, where it becomes N-5 National Highway.

. The ground is home to Drigh Road Union Football Club.

Events

The ground has hosted both local and domestic matches since its construction. It hosted seven group-stage fixtures in the ninth edition of the Karachi Football League 2011-12 hosted by

Karachi United Karachi United Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Clifton, Karachi. It last competed in the Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of the Pakistani football league system. Formed in 1996, the club turned professi ...

and organized by the KU Football Foundation (KUFF). It also hosted all Group A and the Final Round Departmental Leg fixtures (17 in total) of the 12th Pakistan Football Federation League ‘B’ Division 2020.

Transport

The ground is a five-minute walk away from the Drigh Road Railway Station, which is also to be the final stop of the

Karachi Circular Railway Karachi Circular Railway (abbreviated as KCR) (, Sindhi language, Sindhi: ڪراچي سرڪيولر ريلوي) is a partially active regional public transport, public transit system in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, which serves the Karachi metropo ...

. The Drigh Road bus stop is a four-minute drive away.

References

{{Reflist Football venues in Pakistan Stadiums in Karachi