List of football clubs in Pakistan
This is a list of football clubs based in Pakistan which have competed in the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system.
By league and division
[edit]- Pakistan Premier League
- PFF League
- Regional Leagues
List of clubs grouped by league and province
[edit]Club | Town or City | League |
---|---|---|
Pilot FC[a] | Mirpur | TBA |
Club | Town or City | League |
---|---|---|
Afghan Chaman | Chaman | TBA |
Muslim | Chaman | TBA |
Young Ittefaq | Chaman | TBA |
Pak Afghan FC | Chaman | TBA |
Baloch Quetta | Quetta | TBA |
Almo Mohammedan[b] | Quetta | TBA |
Afghan FC Quetta[c] | Quetta | TBA |
Milli Afghan FC | Quetta | TBA |
Afghan Sports FC[d] | Quetta | TBA |
Baloch Nushki | Nushki | TBA |
Balaach FC[e] | Nushki | TBA |
Mansab FC[f] | Kharan | TBA |
Suraj FC[g] | Panjgur | TBA |
Club | Town or City | League |
---|---|---|
Gilgit FC[h] | Gilgit | TBA |
Club | Town or City | League |
---|---|---|
Huma FC | Islamabad | TBA |
POPO FC | Islamabad | TBA |
Mehran FC | Islamabad | TBA |
Ravi FC | Islamabad | TBA |
Quaid-e-Azam FC | Islamabad | TBA |
Club | Town or City | League |
---|---|---|
Young Eleven | Dera Ismail Khan | TBA |
Atish Tank | Tank | TBA |
Mardan Blue Star | Mardan | TBA |
Mardan FC[i] | Mardan | TBA |
Karwan FC[j] | Lakki Marwat | TBA |
Hazara Zamindar FC[k] | Abbottabad | TBA |
Nowshera XI[l] | Nowshera | TB |
Club | Town or City | League |
---|---|---|
Lyallpur | Faisalabad | TBA |
Wohaib | Lahore | TBA |
SA Gardens | Lahore | TBA |
City FC[m] | Lahore | TBA |
Young Blood FC | Sahiwal | TBA |
Chand Layyah | Layyah | TBA |
Green Star | Okara | TBA |
Al Hilal FC[n] | Pakpattan | TBA |
Munir Shaheed FC[o] | Kasur | TBA |
Club | Town or City | League |
---|---|---|
Karachi United | Karachi | TBA |
Karachi Kickers | Karachi | TBA |
Mauripur Baloch | Karachi | TBA |
Naka Mohammedan[p] | Karachi | TBA |
Jeay Laal | Thatta | TBA |
Qureshi FC[q] | Hyderabad | TBA |
Young Baloch FC[r] | Hyderabad | TBA |
Defunct and inactive clubs
[edit]The following is a list of clubs that have competed within the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system, but have been disbanded or inactive for a long while as evidenced by the Clubs & Academies List.
Franchise clubs
[edit]Defunct
[edit]The following clubs competed in the franchise based Geo Super Football League.[1][2]
Club | Town or City |
---|---|
Islamabad United FC | Islamabad |
Karachi Energy FC (Karachi Bazigar) | Karachi |
Lahore Lajpaals FC | Lahore |
Quetta Zorawar FC | Quetta |
Tribe FC | Peshawar |
Other teams
[edit]In its early years, football in Pakistan was mainly dominated by non-traditional teams instead of private football clubs at the National Football Championship, which was the men's highest level football competition from 1948 to 2003. The provincial and divisional teams became obsolete following the introduction of the Pakistan Premier League in 2004. The departmental and armed forces teams hired footballers as employees and provided them with a basic wage to play for their sides and work full time in the off-season.[3][4][5][6][7] Majority of the departmental clubs were disbanded following the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.[8][9][10][11] Departmental sports in Pakistan were restored in August 2022.[12][13][14] Since 2023, departmental clubs became restricted to the PFF National Challenge Cup.[15][16]
Provincial teams
[edit]Divisional teams
[edit]- Karachi Division football team
- Dacca Division football team
- Peshawar Division football team
- Chittagong division football team
- Quetta Division football team
- Lahore Division football team
- Malakand Division football team
- Rawalpindi Division football team
- Multan Division football team
- Kalat Division football team
- Khairpur Division football team
Departmental teams
[edit]- Allied Bank Limited
- Ashraf Sugar Mills
- Crescent Textile Mills
- Gwadar Port Authority
- Higher Education Commission
- Habib Bank Limited
- Karachi Port Trust
- Karachi Municipal Corporation
- Khan Research Laboratories
- K-Electric
- National Bank
- Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan Customs
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Pakistan Navy
- Pakistan Police
- Pakistan Railways
- Pakistan Steel
- Pakistan Telecommunication
- Pakistan Television
- Pak Elektron Limited
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
- Pakistan Public Works Department
- Sindh Government Press
- Social Welfare FT
- Sui Northern Gas
- Sui Southern Gas
- WAPDA
- Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
See also
[edit]- Pakistan Premier League
- PFF League
- National Football Championship
- Geo Super Football League
- Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions
Notes
[edit]- ^ Participated at the 2005 National Football Challenge Cup
- ^ Participated at the 2014 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, 2011 PFF League, and 2012 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2012 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2011 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
- ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
- ^ Participated at the 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, and 2005–06 PFF National League
- ^ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
- ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League
- ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2006 PFF National League, and 2007–08 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2011 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2012 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League
- ^ Participated at the 2013 PFF League, and 2014 PFF League
References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Super Football League: PFF announces trial schedule". DAWN.COM. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN News. DAWN. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (9 August 2020). "FOOTBALL: A LEAGUE FOR PAKISTAN FOOTBALL". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Rising Popularity of Football in Pakistan Reflects Growing Interest in the Sport". Daily Times. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (2 February 2011). "A history of football in Pakistan — Final part". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "In-depth: Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Department players, officials remain apprehensive". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Footballers plan protest to get departmental teams back". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (10 July 2022). "FOOTBALL: GETTING THE BALL ROLLING". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (27 March 2022). "FOOTBALL: FOOTBALL'S FORWARD PASS?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Departmental sports restoration widely welcomed". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Wasim, Umaid (25 January 2023). "Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "PFF National Challenge Cup kicks off today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.