Young Eleven FC explained

Clubname:Young Eleven FC
Fullname:Young Eleven Football Club Dera Ismail Khan
Nickname:Young XI FC
League:PFF League
Season:2009–10 PFF League
Position:Group stage

Young Eleven Football Club, also known as Dera Eleven, is a Pakistani football club based in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It last competed in the PFF League. The club is one of the founder members of the Pakistan Premier League, at its establishment in 2004.

The club also contain youth teams.[1] [2]

History

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.[3] [4] [5] It made its professional debut in 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, finishing the season in relegation zone at 12th position with 25 points.[6] 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.[7] The team withdrew from the 2005 National Challenge Cup, the same year.[8] [9]

In the next 2006 PFF League, the club finished last in the group stage, failing to advance to the next round.[10] 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.

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below.

SeasonNational Challenge CupAFC President's CupAFC Cup
2004–05Pakistan Premier League1612DNPDNPDNP
2005–06PFF League12Final group stageDNPDNPDNP
2006–07PFF League8Group stageDNPDNPDNP
2007–08PFF League14Group stageDNPDNPDNP
2009–10PFF League18Group stageDNPDNPDNP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan (Youth Tournaments) 2006 . 2024-02-19 . rsssf.org.
  2. Web site: 2006-05-26 . Dera XI squad . 2024-02-20 . DAWN.COM . en.
  3. Web site: Pakistan 2004 . 2024-02-19 . www.rsssf.org.
  4. Web site: 2004-05-14 . National soccer league kicks off from May 28 . 2024-02-20 . DAWN.COM . en.
  5. Web site: 2004-05-20 . Revised League schedule announced . 2024-02-20 . DAWN.COM . en.
  6. Web site: Wasim . Umaid . 2019-12-18 . A football tournament in KP offers hope for the future . 2024-05-30 . DAWN.COM . en.
  7. Web site: Pakistan 2005 . 2024-02-19 . www.rsssf.org.
  8. Web site: Pakistan 2005 . 2024-02-19 . www.rsssf.org.
  9. Web site: 2005-05-11 . National Challenge Cup from May 25 . 2024-02-20 . DAWN.COM . en.
  10. Web site: Pakistan 2006/07 . 2024-02-19 . www.rsssf.org.
  11. Web site: Pakistan 2007/08 . 2024-02-20 . www.rsssf.org.
  12. Web site: Pakistan 2009/10 . 2024-02-20 . www.rsssf.org.
  13. Web site: 2010-08-24 . Young Blood FC gear up for big task . 2024-02-20 . DAWN.COM . en.