{{Infobox venue| | name = Qayyum Stadium | nickname = | logo_image = {{flag|Pakistan}} | logo_caption = | image = | caption = Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar | fullname = Qayyum Stadium | former_names = | location = [[Peshawar]], Pakistan | broke_ground = | built = | opened = | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = [[Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] | operator = [[Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] | surface = Grass | scoreboard = | seating_capacity = 15,000 | tenants = }}
The '''Qayyum Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Peshawar]], the capital of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province in [[Pakistan]]. The sports complex is owned by the [[Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]. It has an overall capacity of 15,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ke.soccerway.com/venues/pakistan/qayyum-stadium/ |title=Qayyum Stadium - Soccerway |access-date=2024-12-11 |archive-date=2025-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217112259/https://ke.soccerway.com/venues/pakistan/qayyum-stadium/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The stadium is part of the '''Peshawar Sports Complex''' which houses several facilities for all major sports including [[association football|football]], [[field hockey]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], [[wrestling]], [[boxing]], [[badminton]] and [[swimming]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-02-21 |title=Work on 100 playgrounds completed in KP: official |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1390784 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CM inaugurates squash complex in Peshawar |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/620539-cm-inaugurates-squash-complex-in-peshawar |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |date=27 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> It is the biggest sports complex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-12 |title=Construction Work On KP's Second Largest Sports Complex Completes In Charsadda |url=http://www.radiotnn.com/construction-work-on-kps-second-largest-sports-complex-completes-in-charsadda/ |access-date=2017-07-29 |website=www.radiotnn.com}}</ref>
== History And Development == Plans for a major public sports stadium in Peshawar were initiated in the early 1950s under the provincial government of [[Abdul Qayyum Khan]]. On 19 January 1952, a meeting of the Olympic Stadium Committee was held in Peshawar under Qyyum Khan presidentship to review progress on the proposed stadium. During this meeting, after the presentation of the 1949–51 report, members proposed that the new facility be named Qayyum Stadium.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Hassan |first=Syed Minhaj ul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kml2vgAACAAJ |title=The Dawn of New Era in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Abdul Qaiyum Khan Chief Minstership, 1947-53 |date=2016 |publisher=National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Centre of Excellence, Quaid-i-Azam University |isbn=978-969-415-111-3 |language=en}}</ref> The proposal was unanimously approved, despite Abdul Qayyum Khan's own objection to having the stadium named after him. He nevertheless assured the committee of his cooperation in completing the project.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-24 |title=Why are ancient names being changed and deleted? {{!}} Press Network of Pakistan |url=https://pnp.com.pk/87370/why-are-ancient-names-being-changed-and-deleted/ |access-date=2025-11-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In the 1980s, the Peshawar Stadium was transferred to [[Pakistan Sports Board]], and work was initiated to convert in into a standard sports complex including a Gymnasium Hall, Mini Hall, Squash Courts, and Sportsmen Hostel. The scheme was approved in 1983, the construction work was initiated in 1985 and completed in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad |title=Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad |url=https://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/ZDBlZDc1MjAtYzM3NS00ODQzLTgyZTAtNTI3MTEwMjNkZTZj |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324010939/https://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/ZDBlZDc1MjAtYzM3NS00ODQzLTgyZTAtNTI3MTEwMjNkZTZj |archive-date=2025-03-24 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=www.sports.gov.pk |url-status=live }}</ref>
In march 2016, the provincial government of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] launches the renovation and beautification of Qayyum Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiotnn.com/kp-sports-department-launches-beautification-project-at-qayyum-sports-complex/|title=KP Sports Department Launches Beautification Project At Qayyum Sports Complex|website=www.radiotnn.com|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref>
== Hosting history ==
=== Multi-sport events ===
* [[National Games of Pakistan]] 2010<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-12-24 |title=Peshawar all set for 31st National Games |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/94032/playing-for-peace-peshawar-all-set-for-31st-national-games/ |access-date=2017-07-24 |website=tribune.com.pk}}</ref> * FATA Youth Festival 2015<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-24 |title=First Fata Youth Festival Gets Underway In Peshawar |url=http://www.radiotnn.com/first-fata-youth-festival-gets-underway-in-peshawar/ |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=www.radiotnn.com}}</ref> * National Games of Pakistan 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nine years later, Pakistan's biggest sporting event returns to Peshawar |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1582311/amp |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>
=== Athletics ===
* All Pakistan Inter-varsity Athletics Championship 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-07 |title=Inter-varsity athletics start in Peshawar |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/769543 |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=www.dawn.com}}</ref> === Football events ===
* [[1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2007-01-08 |title=Peshawar to host Olympic qualifier |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/226876/peshawar-to-host-olympic-qualifier |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|1992 Summer Olympics Asian Qualifiers]] (Pakistan vs Qatar) 1991<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/250547/www.tupernic.com|title=Pakistan and Qatar clash today: Olympic qualifier|date=2007-06-06|website=www.dawn.com|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref> * [[2019 PFF National Challenge Cup]]
=== Wrestling events === * Bacha Khan International Wrestling for Peace Championship 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/770106|title=Pakistan wins first Bacha Khan Int'l Peace Wrestling Championship|date=2012-12-09|website=www.dawn.com|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref> * Wrestling for Peace Festival 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-japanese-wrestlers-in-action-during-wrestling-for-peace-festival-2012-52283968.html|title=Wrestling for Peace Festival 2012|date=2012-12-05|website=www.alamy.com|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref>
== Football tournaments == The stadium was the venue for the [[1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/quaid-e-azam.html#82 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" !Date !Team #1 !Res. !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- |28 April 1985 |{{flagicon|PAK|}} [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan Greens]] | style="text-align:center;" |0–0 |{{flagicon|PRK|}} North Korea XI |Group stage | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- |28 April 1985 |{{fb|BAN}} | style="text-align:center;" |1–1 |{{flagicon|IDN|}} Indonesia Youth |Group stage | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- |29 April 1985 |{{flagicon|PRK|}} North Korea XI | style="text-align:center;" |8–1 |{{fb|NEP}} |Group stage | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- |29 April 1985 |{{flagicon|PAK|}} [[Pakistan national football B team|Pakistan Whites]] | style="text-align:center;" |0–2 |{{flagicon|IDN|}} Indonesia Youth |Group stage | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- |30 April 1985 |{{flagicon|PAK|}} [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan Greens]] | style="text-align:center;" |1–0 |{{fb|NEP}} |Group stage | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- |30 April 1985 |{{flagicon|PAK|}} [[Pakistan national football B team|Pakistan Whites]] | style="text-align:center;" |0–3 |{{fb|BAN}} |Group stage | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- |2 May 1985 |{{flagicon|IDN|}} Indonesia Youth | style="text-align:center;" |0–7 |{{flagicon|PRK|}} North Korea XI |Semi-finals | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- |2 May 1985 |{{flagicon|PAK|}} [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan Greens]] | style="text-align:center;" |1–3 |{{fb|BAN}} |Semi-finals | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- |4 May 1985 |{{flagicon|PAK|}} [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan Greens]] | style="text-align:center;" |1–3 |{{flagicon|IDN|}} Indonesia Youth |Third-place match | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |- bgcolor="gold" |4 May 1985 |{{fb|BAN}} | style="text-align:center;" |0–1 |{{flagicon|PRK|}} North Korea XI |Final | style="text-align:center;" |N/A |}
==See also== * [[List of stadiums in Pakistan]] * [[Arbab Niaz Stadium]] * [[Peshawar Club Ground]] * [[Hayatabad Sports Complex]] * [[Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex]] * [[Mardan Sports Complex Pakistan]] * [[Swat Sports Complex]]
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