List of football clubs in Pakistan

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This is a list of football clubs based in Pakistan which have competed in the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system.

Contents

By league and division

List of clubs grouped by league and province

Azad Kashmir

ClubTown or CityLeague
Pilot FC [a] Mirpur TBA

Balochistan

ClubTown or CityLeague
Afghan Chaman Chaman TBA
Muslim Chaman TBA
Young Ittefaq Chaman TBA
Pak Afghan FC Chaman TBA
Baloch Quetta Quetta TBA
Almo Mohammedan [b] Quetta TBA
Afghan FC Quetta [c] Quetta TBA
Milli Afghan FC Quetta TBA
Afghan Sports FC [d] Quetta TBA
Baloch Nushki Nushki TBA
Balaach FC [e] Nushki TBA
Mansab FC [f] Kharan TBA
Suraj FC [g] Panjgur TBA

Gilgit Baltistan

ClubTown or CityLeague
Gilgit FC [h] Gilgit TBA

Islamabad Capital Territory

ClubTown or CityLeague
Huma FC Islamabad TBA
POPO FC Islamabad TBA
Mehran FC Islamabad TBA
Ravi FC Islamabad TBA
Quaid-e-Azam FC Islamabad TBA

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ClubTown or CityLeague
Young Eleven Dera Ismail Khan TBA
Atish Tank Tank TBA
Mardan Blue Star Mardan TBA
Mardan FC [i] Mardan TBA
Karwan FC [j] Lakki Marwat TBA
Hazara Zamindar FC [k] Abbottabad TBA
Nowshera XI [l] Nowshera TB

Punjab

ClubTown or CityLeague
Lyallpur Faisalabad TBA
Wohaib Lahore TBA
SA Gardens Lahore TBA
City FC [m] Lahore TBA
Young Blood FC Sahiwal TBA
Chand Layyah Layyah TBA
Green Star Okara TBA
Al Hilal FC [n] Pakpattan TBA
Munir Shaheed FC [o] Kasur TBA

Sindh

ClubTown or CityLeague
Karachi United Karachi TBA
Karachi Kickers Karachi TBA
Mauripur Baloch Karachi TBA
Naka Mohammedan [p] Karachi TBA
Jeay Laal Thatta TBA
Qureshi FC [q] Hyderabad TBA
Young Baloch FC [r] Hyderabad TBA

Defunct and inactive clubs

The following is a list of clubs that have competed within the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system, but have been disbanded or inactive for a long while as evidenced by the Clubs & Academies List.

ClubTown or City
Panther FC Faisalabad
PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad Faisalabad
Bannu Red [s] Bannu
FATA FC [t] Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Eleven Star [u] Muzaffarabad
Star FC [v] Azad Kashmir
Baloch FC Dera Badin [w] N/A

Franchise clubs

Defunct

The following clubs competed in the franchise based Geo Super Football League. [1] [2]

ClubTown or City
Islamabad United FC Islamabad
Karachi Energy FC (Karachi Bazigar) Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals FC Lahore
Quetta Zorawar FC Quetta
Tribe FC Peshawar

Other teams

The National Football Championship contested among the regional provincial and division association teams, as well as departmental and armed forces representing government institutions under the Pakistan Football Federation served as the premier football tournament in the country for over five decades until 2004, when the Pakistan Premier League was introduced. [3] With the inception of the newly formed league, provincial and divisional teams were phased out from the top tier and continued their participation in the National Games of Pakistan. In contrast, departmental and armed forces teams, which hired footballers as employees and provided them with a basic wage to play for their sides and work full time in the off-season, remained active in the new league format. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Majority of the departmental clubs were disbanded following the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021. [8] [9] [10] [11] Departmental sports in Pakistan were restored in August 2022. [12] [13] [14] Since 2023, departmental clubs became restricted to the PFF National Challenge Cup. [15] [16]

Provincial teams

Divisional teams

Departmental teams

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Participated at the 2005 National Football Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Participated at the 2014 PFF League
  3. ↑ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
  4. ↑ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, 2011 PFF League, and 2012 PFF League
  5. ↑ Participated at the 2012 PFF League
  6. ↑ Participated at the 2011 PFF League
  7. ↑ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
  8. ↑ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
  9. ↑ Participated at the 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, and 2005–06 PFF National League
  10. ↑ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
  11. ↑ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
  12. ↑ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League
  13. ↑ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
  14. ↑ Participated at the 2010 PFF League
  15. ↑ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
  16. ↑ Participated at the 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League
  17. ↑ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
  18. ↑ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League
  19. ↑ Participated at the 2006 PFF National League, and 2007–08 PFF League
  20. ↑ Participated at the 2011 PFF League
  21. ↑ Participated at the 2012 PFF League
  22. ↑ Participated at the 2010 PFF League
  23. ↑ Participated at the 2013 PFF League, and 2014 PFF League

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Super Football League: PFF announces trial schedule". DAWN.COM. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN News. DAWN. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "In-depth: Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Sohail, Shahrukh (9 August 2020). "FOOTBALL: A LEAGUE FOR PAKISTAN FOOTBALL". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rising Popularity of Football in Pakistan Reflects Growing Interest in the Sport". Daily Times. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Ahsan, Ali (2 February 2011). "A history of football in Pakistan — Final part". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Department players, officials remain apprehensive". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Footballers plan protest to get departmental teams back". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  10. ↑ Sohail, Shahrukh (10 July 2022). "FOOTBALL: GETTING THE BALL ROLLING". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Sohail, Shahrukh (27 March 2022). "FOOTBALL: FOOTBALL'S FORWARD PASS?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Departmental sports restoration widely welcomed". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  15. ↑ Wasim, Umaid (25 January 2023). "Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "PFF National Challenge Cup kicks off today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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