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Full name | Young Eleven Football Club Dera Ismail Khan |
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Nickname(s) | Young XI FC |
League | PFF League |
2009–10 PFF League | Group stage |
Young Eleven Football Club, also known as Dera Eleven, [1] [2] is a Pakistani football club based in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It last competed in the PFF League, the second-tier competition in the Pakistan football league system. The club is one of the founder members of the Pakistan Premier League, established in 2004. The club also contain youth teams. [3] [4]
In 2004, Young Eleven became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Premier League, qualifying through their provincial qualifying group along with Mardan FC from Mardan. [5] [6] [7] It made its professional debut in 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, finishing the season in relegation zone at 12th position with 25 points. [5] [8] In the 2005–06 PFF National League, the club advanced to the second round after finishing second in the group D behind Pakistan Air Force, but failed to advance to the semifinals. [9] The team withdrew from the 2005 National Challenge Cup, the same year. [1] [10]
In the next 2006 PFF League, the club finished last in the group stage, failing to advance to the next round. [2] It again failed to advance in the 2007–08 PFF League. [11] After a hiatus in 2008–09, the club participated in the 2009–10 PFF League, finishing third in the group B of the club leg, again failing to advance to the second stage. [12] [13]
In 2014, the club won in the final against Karwan FC led by international goalkeeper Saqib Hanif in a local tournament in Mianwali, which included Pakistan internationals as guest players.
The club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below.
Season | Div | Tms | Pos | National Challenge Cup | AFC President's Cup | AFC Cup |
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2004–05 | Pakistan Premier League | 16 | 12 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
2005–06 | PFF League | 12 | Final group stage | DNP | DNP | DNP |
2006–07 | PFF League | 8 | Group stage | DNP | DNP | DNP |
2007–08 | PFF League | 14 | Group stage | DNP | DNP | DNP |
2009–10 | PFF League | 18 | Group stage | DNP | DNP | DNP |