K-Electric FC

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K-Electric F.C.
K-الیکٹرک F.C.
K-Electric F.C. Logo.png
Full nameK-Electric Football Club
Nickname(s)The Electricians
Founded1974;50 years ago (1974), as Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Football Club
Dissolved2020;4 years ago (2020)
Ground People's Football Stadium
Capacity40,000 [1]
Owner K-Electric
ChairmanZabe Khan [2]

K-Electric Football Club, commonly referred to as K-Electric F.C., or simply as KE, served as the football section of K-Electric. The club played in the Pakistan Premier League. Based in Karachi, Sindh, the club's home stadium was People's Football Stadium. The club colors, reflected in their crest and kit, were back and yellow.

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History

Founded in 1974, [3] K-Electric won promotion in 2005 from the Pakistan Football Federation League when they finished runners-up to Pakistan Railways. The club won their first league title in the 2014–15 season, having finished as runners-up in the two previous seasons. They became the first club from Pakistan to qualify for AFC Cup. [4]

In August 2015, K-Electric F.C. made Pakistan football history by becoming the first Pakistan football club to progress into the AFC Cup play-offs after overcoming the champions of Bhutan and Mongolia. They drew 3–3 with Druk United before beating Khoromkhon 1–0. However, in the play-offs, they lost 2–0 to Al-Hidd from Bahrain.

In October that same year, K-Electric F.C. competed in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh. Their striker Muhammad Rasool scored 4 goals in 3 games.

K-Electric also organised various youth initiatives, such as the K-Electric Lyari U16 Football League.

In 2020, K-Electric dissolved the football team. [5] [6]

Rivalry

The club had a long-standing rivalry with Rawalpindi-based Khan Research Laboratories. The rivalry started when K-Electric and Khan Research Laboratories faced off in two back-to-back Pakistan National Challenge Cup finals, in 2011 and 2012, with Khan Research Laboratories winning both the finals 1–0 and 3–1 on penalties with game drawn 0–0 after extra time respectively. K-Electric won the league in the 2014-15 season, ending the reign of Khan Research Laboratories as domestic champions.

Honours

Domestic

Continental history

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2016 AFC Cup Qualifying Playoff round Flag of Bhutan.svg Druk United 3–3
Flag of Mongolia.svg Khoromkhon 1–0
Playoff stage Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Hidd 0–2

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References

  1. ↑ "Peoples Football Stadium – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hopes rekindled". The News International (newspaper). 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ↑ natasha.raheel (21 January 2015). "After four long years, K-Electric lift PPFL trophy". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Huge blow as K-Electric all set to disband football team". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Footballers stage protest against K-Electric disbanding team". The News International (newspaper). 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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