The Bangladesh National Football Team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation, and became a member of FIFA in 1974 even though the Bangladesh Football Federation was first founded in 1972. Bangladesh was elected as a member of the AFC Executive Committee 1982–86 and 1998–02. The current Executive Committee was elected democratically, under an AFC approved constitution and direct supervision of FIFA & AFC, in April 2008.
The Pakistan national Football team represents Pakistan association football in FIFA-authorised events and is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Pakistan. Pakistan's home ground is Punjab Stadium, Lahore. Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 joining the Asian Football Confederation. Pakistan's national team debuted in 1950.
Association football is the most popular sport in Pakistan after cricket and field hockey, and it is organised and regulated by the Pakistan Football Federation.
The Pakistan National Football Team represents Pakistan in international football and is controlled by Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). PFF is the governing body of Football in Pakistan. The PFF’s headquarter is at FIFA Football House in Lahore, Punjab near the Punjab Stadium.
Sport in Pakistan is a significant part of Pakistan culture. Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan, while field hockey, polo, and squash are also popular. Traditional sports like kabaddi and other well-known games are also played. The Pakistan Sports Board was created in 1962 by the Ministry of Education as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition in sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national basis. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, now has control over the Pakistan Sports Board. The PSB controls all 39 sporting federations. The Pakistan Sports Board is supported by the Pakistan Sports Trust, which assists hard up players and associations so they can continue participating in sports.
The Pakistan Premier League' is a Pakistani professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Pakistan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Football Federation League.
Khan Research Laboratories Football Club, sometimes abbreviated to KRL F.C., or KRL (locally), is a Pakistani professional association football club based in Rawalpindi. The club is affiliated with Khan Research Laboratories and the team play their home games at KRL Stadium. The club has won five league titles and six National Football Challenge Cup. They are the most successful club in the country with eleven trophies. They are the only Pakistani club to reach a continental club finals, when they reached the 2013 AFC President's Cup finals, losing 1–0 to Balkan FK.
Football is one of the two most popular sports in Afghanistan; the other one being cricket. Formed in 1922 and affiliated to FIFA since 1948, the Afghanistan Football Federation and the Afghanistan national football team lay dormant for many years. Afghanistan took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics, playing just once in a 6-0 defeat to Luxembourg. The Afghans also appeared twice at the Asian Games.
K-Electric Football Club, commonly referred to as K-Electric F.C., or simply known as KE, is a Pakistani football club located in Karachi, Sindh, that plays in the Pakistan Premier League. The club's home stadium is Peoples Football Stadium and is affiliated with K-Electric. K-Electric, along with Karachi Port Trust and Karachi United are among the major football clubs from Karachi.
The National Women Football Championship is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in Pakistan – designed as an equivalent to the National Challenge Cup.
Football is the most popular sport in Bangladesh after cricket, and is governed by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
Rugby union in Pakistan is a minor but growing sport.
Shahid "Shad" Khan, is a Pakistani-American billionaire and business tycoon. He is the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Fulham F.C. of the English Premier League and Professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is lead investor. Khan is also the owner of the automobile parts manufacturer Flex-N-Gate in Urbana, Illinois.
The Elite Football League of India (EFLI) is a professional American football league based in India. It was founded with eight franchises in 2011, and now has 23 franchises throughout South Asia, among whom 20 located in India, two in Sri Lanka and one in Pakistan.
Kaleemullah Khan is a Pakistani footballer who plays in the Iraqi Premier League for Al-Najaf FC and the Pakistan national team. Khan plays as a midfielder or forward, and has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder, second striker, centre forward and on either wing. He is the first Pakistani player ever to play and score in United States and also the first Pakistan-born player ever to play against an English Premier League team. He also holds the record of being the first Pakistani player ever to score 100 career goals in club competitions. He has been praised for his positioning, teamwork and stamina, and has shown consistency in scoring and creating goals.
The Pakistan U-23 national football team is a youth football team operated under the Pakistan Football Federation. The team represented Pakistan at the Summer Olympics, AFC U-22 Asian Cup, and the Asian Games.
Pakistan national under-20 football team is the under-20 football (soccer) team of Pakistan. The team participated 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
José Antonio Goldberger Gomes Nogueira is a Brazilian football coach who is currently the head coach of the Pakistan national team. He has previously coached the national teams of Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League is the 61st season of Pakistan domestic football and the 12th season of the Pakistan Premier League, and the first season to be played since 2014–15.
