Pakistan Army F.C.

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Pakistan Army
Army Sports Directorate GHQ logo.png
Full namePakistan Army Football Club
Nickname(s)The Army
The Greens
Short nameARM
Founded1950;74 years ago (1950)
Ground Army Stadium, Rawalpindi
Capacity10,000
Owners Pakistan Army
Chairman Brig. Gen. Saleem Nawaz
Head Coach Jaffar Khan

The Pakistan Army Football Club serves as a football section of the Pakistan Army. The club was established in 1950 by Pakistan Army and is third oldest existing club in Pakistan after Karachi Port Trust (1887) and Pakistan Navy (1948). [1] The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.

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History

The club was established in 1950 by the Pakistan Army. [1] In the 1980 National Football Championship, it finished as runner-up after falling against Karachi Red in the final. [2]

In the season of 1992–93 of the Lifebuoy Soap sponsored league structured National Football Championship, the club finished as runner-up after Pakistan Airlines. The club clinched their first league the next season. [3] Mohammad Nauman Khan was team captain in the in 1993 and the second title in 1995. [4]

The Pakistan Army represented Pakistan in the AFC President's Cup 2006 after winning the 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League, and again in 2007 as 2006–07 season national champions. In both instances, Army showed poor performances, finishing bottom of their groups and failing to qualify for the next rounds of the tournaments. In 2016, Pakistan Army defeated Pakistan Airlines in the All-Pakistan Football Tournament at the Peoples Football Stadium in Karachi. [5]

Army also won the National Football Challenge Cup in 2000, 2001, and recently in 2019. [6]

Competitive record

The club's competitive record since the 2004–05 season are listed below.

SeasonDivTmsPos National Challenge Cup AFC President's Cup AFC Cup
2004–05 Pakistan Premier League162–DNPDNP
2005–06 Pakistan Premier League121Semi-finalsDNPDNP
2006–07 Pakistan Premier League121–Group stageDNP
2007–08 Pakistan Premier League142–Group stageDNP
2008–09 Pakistan Premier League142–DNPDNP
2009–10 Pakistan Premier League142Quarter-finalsDNPDNP
2010–11 Pakistan Premier League165Semi-finalsDNPDNP
2011–12 Pakistan Premier League163Semi-finalsDNPDNP
2012–13 Pakistan Premier League164Quarter-finalsDNPDNP
2013–14 Pakistan Premier League165Quarter-finalsDNPDNP
2014–15 Pakistan Premier League122–DNPDNP
2015–16 Pakistan Premier League–No League HeldSemi-finalsDNPDNP
2016–17 Pakistan Premier League–No League HeldSemi-finalsDNPDNP
2018–19 Pakistan Premier League164Quarter-finalsDNPDNP

Performance in AFC competitions

1994: Qualifying – 2nd round
2006: Group Stage
2007: Group Stage

Notable players

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Pakistan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ↑ Ahsan, Ali (December 23, 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN News. DAWN. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan Army to face PEL in Premier Football". Brecorder. 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  5. ↑ "Rangers All-Pakistan Football Tournament: Rehman, Hasnain guide Army to title – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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