PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad

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PMC Athletico Faisalabad
PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad Logo.png
Full namePunjab Medical College Club Athletico Faisalabad
Nickname(s)Los Rojiblancos
CAF
Short namePMC
Founded1990;34 years ago (1990) (as Punjab Medical College Football Club)
Ground Railways Ground
Capacity10,000
Affiliation Punjab Medical College
ChairmanSaif ur Rehman Bhatti

PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad was a Pakistani football club based in Faisalabad, Punjab. Originally known as Punjab Medical College Football Club for its association with Punjab Medical College, the name was changed after the club had a 50% share takeover by Zenith Sports in July 2008 before the start of the 2008–09 Pakistan Premier League season.

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History

Early years

The club was founded in Faisalabad as an independent team. They teamed up with Punjab Medical College, making use of their home stadium and becoming Punjab Medical College Football Club or PMC F.C. for short. They were largely anonymous in Pakistan club football until they won promotion from the 2006 PFF National League to Pakistan Premier League in 2007. [1]

Pakistan Premier League

In the 2007–08 Pakistan Premier League in their first 10 games, they only picked up one point, but a 2–0 home win against the equally struggling Wohaib FC gave the team its first win the PPL. The team still struggled until the second half of the season where they improved to the point that they closed in on the 13th placed Pakistan Railways. On the final fixture of the season, they needed to win against Pakistan Navy, having a game in hand over the Railway men. PMC FC beat Navy 2–1 at home, allowing them to stay in the PPL for another season. [2]

Pakistan international and club captain Haroon Yousaf was one of the founder members of the club Haroon Yousaf during 1997 SAFF Gold Cup (cropped).jpg
Pakistan international and club captain Haroon Yousaf was one of the founder members of the club

Between the end of the 2007–08 and the start of the 2008 season, a group called Zenith Sports with CEO Malik Riaz Hai Naveed took a 50% stake in the club. Zenith Sports had earlier planned to start a club in the Geo Super League, but with the league cancelled they decided to invest in a PPL club instead. The club also signed Pakistan international players Haroon Yousaf and Sarfraz Rasool.

The club was renamed to PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad, a name heavily influenced by Spanish football. The new name and background changes failed to improve the club's fortunes. After a good start, Athletico faltered and quickly found themselves hovering around the relegation zone. Their fortune changed in the second half of the season, and they clawed way up the table, ending the season as 7th placed. [3]

In their 2009–10 Pakistan Premier League, the club finished 13th in the table, but their relegation along with Baloch Nushki was revoked as the next season was extended to 16 teams. [4] Haroon Yousaf became one of the founder members of PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad, remaining as captain of the team. [5] [6] [7] In the 2010–11 Pakistan Premier League, captain Haroon Yousaf played a crucial role in surviving the relegation despite his age being more than 37 years old, after scoring last-minute penalty goal in a 2–1 victory against Baloch Nushki, allowing PMC Athletico the needful three points and to prevent the relegation. He also inspired the team from the brink of relegation by beating hosts Afghan FC Chaman by 1–0 in final game of the season. [8]

In the 2012–13 season of the Pakistan Premier League, the club was relegated after finishing 14th in the table.

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2006–07 season are listed below.

SeasonDivTmsPos National Challenge Cup AFC President's Cup AFC Cup
2006–07 PFF League 82DNPDNPDNP
2007–08 Pakistan Premier League 1412DNPDNPDNP
2008–09 Pakistan Premier League147DNPDNPDNP
2009–10 Pakistan Premier League1413DNPDNPDNP
2010–11 Pakistan Premier League1614DNPDNPDNP
2011–12 Pakistan Premier League1614DNPDNPDNP
2012–13 Pakistan Premier League1614DNPDNPDNP
2013–14 PFF League 24Group stageDNPDNPDNP

Notable players

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for PMC Athletico Faisalabad.

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