SA Gardens FC

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SA Gardens FC
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Full nameSA Gardens Football Club
Short nameSGA
Founded2020;4 years ago (2020)
CoachZafar Iqbal

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

Contents

The club also have a futsal section. [1]

History

SA Gardens made its professional debut in the 2020 PFF National 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. [2] The club advanced tuntil the semifinals after falling to WAPDA by 3–0. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 December 2023 [7]

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 Salman ul Haq
GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Muhammad Azhar
GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Israr Hussain
DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Bakht Ali
DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Hamza Munir
DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Kamran Yaseen
DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Taimoor Ahmed
DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Kamran Ali
DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Hamza Nawaz
DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Aamir Sohail
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Umer Saeed
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Naik Alam
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Toqeer Ul Hassan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Zaid Mehmood
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Saqib Nizam
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Hussnain Abbas
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Shahzaib Hassan
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Saud Yousaf
MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Faran Nasir
FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Rawal Mahfooz
FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Haider Ali
FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Saif Ali
FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Muhammad Mustafa
FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Zohair Altaf
FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Daniel Azeem
FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Abdullah Malik
FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Essa Bahader

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 1 December 2023 [7]
PositionName
Head Coach Flag of Pakistan.svg Zafar Iqbal
Assistant Coach Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmed Zahid
Team Manager Flag of Pakistan.svg Sher Afzal
Assistant Team Manager Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmed Sohaib

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References

  1. Editorial Staff (2023-06-05). "SA Garden and MRF crowned champions of 1st Men, Women PFF National Futsal Cup 2023 [The Nation]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  2. Editorial Staff (2020-12-02). "SSGC begin Challenge Cup campaign with win". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  3. Editorial Staff (2020-12-06). "SSGC, PAF reach Challenge Cup next round". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. Editorial Staff (2020-12-09). "WAPDA find form to win group in Challenge Cup". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  5. Editorial Staff (2020-12-11). "WAPDA, SA Gardens set for Challenge Cup quarterfinal". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  6. Editorial Staff (2020-12-14). "Army, WAPDA reach Challenge Cup semifinal". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  7. 1 2 "SA Gardens FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.