Balochistan football team

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Balochistan
Coat of arms of Balochistan.svg
Coat of arms of Balochistan, often featured in the team kit
Full nameBalochistan football team
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OwnerBalochistan Football Association
League National Games

The Balochistan football team is a Pakistani football team representing Balochistan in regional football competitions including the National Games of Pakistan. [1] From 1948 till 2003, the team competed at the National Football Championship, the premier football competition of Pakistan from 1948 till 2003. [2]

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History

East Pakistan and Balochistan teams pictured at the 1959 National Football Championship final with Ayub Khan East Pakistan XI vs Balochistan XI, 1959 National Football Championship.jpg
East Pakistan and Balochistan teams pictured at the 1959 National Football Championship final with Ayub Khan

From 1948 till 2003, the team competed at the National Football Championship, the premier football competition of Pakistan from 1948 till 2003. [2] With 3 titles, Balochistan is the fifth most successful team of the competition. [2] On occasions, the team has played under different names, such as Balochistan Red in 1950 and 1975. [2] The team had services of several notable players of Pakistan such as Qayyum Changezi and Muhammad Ali Shah. [3] [4] [5]

At the National Games Football, the team has won one gold in 1986.

In 2010, the provincial teams including Balochistan competed in the 2010 KPT-PFF Cup, a cup competition organised by the Pakistan Football Federation featuring provincial and departmental teams, similar to the previous National Championship. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. Rizwan (13 May 2023). "Football events kick off today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pakistan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا" [World of Football Heroes]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025.
  4. Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1984. pp. 112–113.
  6. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (23 February 2010). "KPT-PFF Cup kicks off today". Dawn. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  7. "Pakistan 2009/10". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. "PFF organises football tourney from Feb 22". www.thenews.com.pk. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2025.