Karachi United WFC

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Karachi United Women
Karachi United Football Club logo.png
Full nameKarachi United Women Football Club
Short nameKUWFC
Founded2010;14 years ago (2010)
Ground Karachi United Stadium
Capacity2,000
Coordinates 24°48′51.3″N67°00′05.5″E / 24.814250°N 67.001528°E / 24.814250; 67.001528
ChairmanTaha Alizai
ManagerAleena Akram
Website Club website

Karachi United Women Football Club is a Pakistani professional women's association football club based in Clifton, Karachi.

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Founded in 2010, the club is affiliated with Karachi United men team. Karachi United Women are committed to elevating the standard of women's football in Pakistan, with a broader vision of contributing to societal development through the power of sport. By nurturing female talent, providing professional training, and creating opportunities for women to participate and excel in football, Karachi United Women seek to challenge existing norms and break barriers that limit women's involvement in sports.

Karachi United uses the 2,000-capacity Karachi United Stadium for most of their home games. [1] The team is sponsored by The Coach360. [2] [3]

History

Early years (2010–2014)

The Teen Talwar monument in Clifton is featured on the club crest Teen Talwar Clifton Karachi 2.jpg
The Teen Talwar monument in Clifton is featured on the club crest

The club was formed in 1996 by Taha Alizai in Karachi. The women's team was established in 2010, with the goal of creating a national team capable of representing the nation at the FIFA Women's World Cup. [4] In September 2016, the women's team represented Pakistan at the International Women's Football Cultural Festival in Berlin. [5]

Top-flight (2014–present)

Karachi United Women finished as runners-up at the 2019-20 National Women Football Championship against Army, and were in the semi-finals of the 2021 National Women Football Championship before the tournament was cancelled.

Karachi United Women finished in third place at the 2024 National Women Football Championship. They topped their group in the Karachi leg by winning both matches as well as the Islamabad leg by winning 3 matches. A semi-final defeat to Legacy WFC resulted in the team playing the third place playoff against Hazara Quetta WFC, which they ultimately won. [6] [7]

Crest and colors

Karachi United's colors are red, white and black. Traditionally red is used as the home color and black, white, or green is used as the away color. The club represents Teen Talwar on their logo, one of the most popular monuments in the city of Karachi, which represent Unity, Faith and Discipline .

Players

Current squad

As of 21 July 2024 [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Fatima Naz
2 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Khadija Wali
3 FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Eshal Waqas (vice-captain)
4 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Sahiba Sirdil (captain)
5 MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Aqsa Muhammad (vice-captain)
6 MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Mahnoor Burney
7 FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Marium Zehri
8 MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Marsha Malik
9 FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Sara Lasi
10 FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Maheen Jawaid
11 FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Zunaira Shah
12 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Bakhtawar Baloch
13 MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Zoya Zeeshan
14 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Muqaddas Iqbal (vice-captain)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Ammarah Khan
16 GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Baneen Sadat
17 FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Ammarah Baloch
18 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Javeria Ejaz
19 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Khaula Hoth
20 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Areeba Ibrahim
21 FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Ayesha Kamran
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Maheen Fawad
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Sareena Kamran
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Areesha Kamal
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Aliya Madaad
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Ilsa Adnan
— GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Zainab Tanoli

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionName
Team manager Flag of Pakistan.svg Aleena Akram
Assistant manager Flag of Pakistan.svg Shahnawaz Gul
S&C Coach & Physical Therapist Flag of Pakistan.svg Meekail Asim
Commercial Manager Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmed Khan
Media and Communications Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Hassan
Official Photographer Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Sameer
Director of football operations Flag of Pakistan.svg Taha Alizai
Director of youth and academy Flag of Pakistan.svg Imran Ali
Director of football development Flag of Pakistan.svg Ali Ata
General Secretary Flag of Pakistan.svg Talib Hussain

Honours

Cup

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