Karachi Port Trust FC

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Karachi Port Trust
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Full nameKarachi Port Trust Football Club
Nickname(s)The Portmen
Short nameKPT
Founded1887;138 years ago (1887)
Dissolved2021;4 years ago (2021)
Ground KPT Stadium
Capacity20,000 [1]
Owner Karachi Port Trust

Karachi Port Trust Football Club served as the football section of Karachi Port Trust. Founded in 1887 during the British Raj, it is the oldest football club in Pakistan. [2] [3] Based in Kharadar, Karachi, the club played their home matches at KPT Stadium. [4] The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and Pakistan Premier League.

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History

Founded in 1887 during the British Raj right after the establishment of the Karachi Port Trust, it is the oldest football club in Pakistan. [2] [3]

In 1964, the team jointly won Aga Khan Gold Cup along with Dhaka Mohammedan. [5] In the 1987 National Football Championship, the club finished as runner-up after falling against Crescent Textiles Mills in the final. [6] KPT won the National Challenge Cup in 1990, becoming one of the most popular football clubs from Karachi along with Karachi United.

The club is one of the founding members of current top-flight Pakistan Premier League, appearing in every season since the first edition in 2004, until their relegation in the 2018-19 Pakistan Premier League. In 2012, the club was hit hard in middle of a crisis as KESC and NBP signed its key players, and the consequent disappointing results and ongoing struggle with the management. [3]

The club was closed after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021. [7] [8] [9] In 2023, the parental organization hinted at the revive the sport clubs after the restoration of departmental sports in Pakistan in 2022, [10] however no progress was made. [11]

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Notable players

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References

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  4. ↑ "Karachi Port Trust football club information at Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  5. 1 2 "Pakistan - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Department players, officials remain apprehensive". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  8. ↑ "Footballers plan protest to get departmental teams back". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  10. ↑ "KPT set to revive cricket, football teams". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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