History
Karachi Municipal Corporation (1956–1975)
The KMC football team emerged around 1956, when the Karachi Municipal Corporation built the KMC Football Stadium and formed sports teams for civic representation. Early organisers such as Aqil Khan, a KMC official, recruited footballers mainly from Lyari. [1] The club would participate in several local tournaments in the late 1950s. [2] [3]
In 1958, KMC would win the domestic "All-Pakistan Quaid-e-azam tournament" held in Multan. [4] [5] The following year, the club reached the final of the 1959 Aga Khan Gold Cup tournament, losing to Dhaka Mohammedan by 0–2. [6]
Growth and local dominance (1960s–1980s)
In 1964, KMC suffered a notable 6–0 defeat to Karachi Port Trust, prompting management to invest in stronger player recruitment. By the late 1960s, the club had developed a competitive squad and participated in major domestic tournaments, including the All-Pakistan Mohammad Ali Bogra Tournament (1967) in Rawalpindi, where KMC drew 1–1 with Dhaka Mohammedan SC and finished top of the table on points to win the event. [1] [7] At the 1968 Aga Khan Gold Cup, the team advanced the preliminary round, [8] [9] but finished last in the robin round group stage behind Mohammedan and Ceylon. [10] [11] Among the best known players of the team were was Ali Nawaz Baloch, [1] Muhammad Umer, [12] Ghulam Abbas Baloch and Yousuf Sr. [13]
During the 1970s and 1980s, KMC was among Karachi’s key departmental sides, alongside PIA, KPT, and Sindh Government Press, maintaining football activity in the country. Under administrators Fareed Awan and Ahmed Jan, player salaries were raised to attract talent from Lyari, while the KMC Stadium became a hub for All-Pakistan and city tournaments. [1]
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (1976–2001)
In 1976 the club, being part of the civic body then known as the Karachi Municipal Corporation, adopted the new name following the upgrade of the corporation to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. [14]
In Mayor Abdul Sattar Afghani’s tenure in the 1980s, the club twice represented Pakistan in invitational tournaments in China and Japan. [1]
In the 1990s, the team participated in several editions of the National Football Championship. [15] [16] [17]
CDGK era and dissolution (2002–2004)
In late 2001, following administrative restructuring, KMC became the City District Government Karachi (CDGK), and the football team began competing under the CDGK name. [18] [19]
However, during the 2003 President PFF Cup, CDGK withdrew before playing, and no subsequent national participation is recorded for the club. [19] The team was eventually disbanded due to internal conflict. [20]