SA Gardens FC

SA Gardens FC

Full name	SA Gardens Football Club
Short name	SGA
Founded	2020;5 years ago (2020)
Coach	Zafar Iqbal

SA Gardens Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Lahore, Punjab.

The club also have a futsal section. ^[1]

History

The club was founded in 2020. Shortly after, it made its debut in national competition. In the 2020 National Football Challenge Cup. They were drawn in group F with SSGC, Wohaib and Masha United. The club started the campaign with a 1–1 draw against Wohaib. The club advanced until the semifinals before falling to WAPDA by 3–0.

The club finished as runner-up of the 2023–24 National Football Challenge Cup, after falling against WAPDA by 0–1 in the final. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Players

Current squad

As of 1 December 2023 ^[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   PAK Muhammed Rafay — GK   PAK Muhammad Azhar — GK   PAK Israr Hussain — DF   PAK Bakht Ali — DF   PAK Hamza Munir — DF   PAK Kamran Yaseen — DF   PAK Taimoor Ahmed — DF   PAK Kamran Ali — DF   PAK Hamza Nawaz — DF   PAK Aamir Sohail — MF   PAK Umer Saeed — MF   PAK Naik Alam — MF   PAK Toqeer Ul Hassan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   PAK Zaid Mehmood — MF   PAK Saqib Nizam — MF   PAK Hussnain Abbas — MF   PAK Shahzaib Hassan — MF   PAK Saud Yousaf — MF   PAK Faran Nasir — FW   PAK Rawal Mahfooz — FW   PAK Haider Ali — FW   PAK Saif Ali — FW   PAK Muhammad Mustafa — FW   PAK Zohair Altaf — FW   PAK Daniel Azeem — FW   PAK Abdullah Malik — FW   PAK Essa Bahader

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 1 December 2023 ^[5]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Zafar Iqbal
Technical Director	Mohammad Saud Yousaf
Team Manager	Sher Afzal
Assistant Team Manager	Ahmed Sohaib

Coaching history

• Zafar Iqbal (2020–present)

References

1. "SA Garden and MRF crowned champions of 1st Men, Women PFF National Futsal Cup 2023". The Nation. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
2. "WAPDA retain Challenge Cup". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
3. "WAPDA, SA Gardens secure spots in National Challenge Cup 2023-24 semis". The Nation. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
4. "SA Garden, WAPDA enter National Challenge Cup final". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
5. "SA Gardens FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

External links

• SA Gardens FC at Global Sports Archive