POPO FC

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POPO FC
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Full namePOPO Football Club
Short namePFC
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012)
ChairmanHaris Haroon
Coach Shahzad Anwar
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POPO Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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The club has U-13 and U-19 youth teams, and is often regarded as one of the most successful football academies in the country. [1]

History

The club was founded in 2012 by a lecturer at Islamic University’s business programme Haris Haroon. The club was named after his nickname given to him by his students during his tutoring days. Initially the team took part in various local tournaments in Islamabad, but later on settled up an academy for young players. [1] [2]

The club produced a number of players for both the Pakistan U-19 and U-16 teams, for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification and the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification respectively in 2019. The club subsequently hired Pakistan's first AFC Pro License holding coach Shahzad Anwar. [1]

POPO made his professional debut in the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup. The club impressed as a youth club, winning by 2–1 against Saif Tex in their first match. The club exited the tournament finishing third in the group stage.

In 2022, the club developed a partnership with Futebol Clube SKA Brasil, where two of the players from the squad, Waleed Khan and Mohammad Rizwan joined the under 20 side of the Brazilian club on a temporary basis along with the coach Shahzad Anwar. [1] [3] [4] [5]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 December 2023 [6]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Usman Ali
— GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Haroon
— GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Saqib
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Muhammad Sadam
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Mamoon Moosa Khan (captain)
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Abdul Razzak
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Muhammad Raheel
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Kamil Ahmad Khan
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Ibrahim
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Mohammad Taha
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Mohammad Hayyan Khattak
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Hanif
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Nasir
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Naqeeb
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Waleed Khan
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Adeel Younas
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Faraz mehmood
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Khurshid Alam
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Tajir
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Adnan

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 POPO FC.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sohail, Shahrukh (6 February 2022). "FOOTBALL: THE DREAMS OF POPO FC". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (19 June 2015). "International organisation plans to develop football in Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Former Pak football coach to join Brazilian club". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Shehzad to coach Brazilian football club". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Goalie Basit inks deal with football club in Maldives". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Instagram" . Retrieved 1 December 2023.


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