List of football clubs in Pakistan explained

This is a list of football clubs located in Pakistan which have competed within the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system. For a complete list of clubs as of 2024, see Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 1 Voting Clubs list and Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 2 Voting Clubs list.

By league and division

See main article: Pakistani football league system.

List of clubs grouped by league and province

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Pilot FCMirpurTBA

Balochistan

ClubTown or CityLeague
Afghan ChamanChamanTBA
MuslimChamanTBA
Young IttefaqChamanTBA
Baloch QuettaQuettaTBA
Almo MohammedanQuettaTBA
Afghan FC QuettaQuettaTBA
Milli Afghan FCQuettaTBA
Afghan Sports FCQuettaTBA
Baloch NushkiNushkiTBA
Balaach FCNushkiTBA
Mansab FCKharanTBA
Suraj FCPanjgurTBA
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Gilgit FCGilgitTBA
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Huma FCIslamabadTBA
POPO FCIslamabadTBA
Mehran FCIslamabadTBA
Ravi FCIslamabadTBA
Quaid-e-Azam FCIslamabadTBA

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ClubTown or CityLeague
Young ElevenDera Ismail KhanTBA
Atish TankTankTBA
Karwan FCLakki MarwatTBA
Hazara Zamindar FCAbbottabadTBA

Punjab

ClubTown or CityLeague
LyallpurFaisalabadTBA
WohaibLahoreTBA
SA GardensLahoreTBA
Chakwal Sports FCChakwalTBA
City FCLahoreTBA
Young Blood FCSahiwalTBA
Chand LayyahLayyahTBA
Green StarOkaraTBA
Al Hilal FCPakpattanTBA

Sindh

ClubTown or CityLeague
Karachi UnitedKarachiTBA
Karachi KickersKarachiTBA
Mauripur BalochKarachiTBA
Naka MohammedanKarachiTBA
Jeay LaalThattaTBA
Qureshi FCHyderabadTBA
Young Baloch FCHyderabadTBA

Defunct clubs

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 Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 1 Voting Clubs list and Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 2 Voting Clubs list.

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Panther ClubFaisalabad
PMC Club Athletico FaisalabadFaisalabad
Mardan Blue StarMardan
Mardan FCMardan
Bannu RedBannu
Nowshera XINowshera
Northern Areas (football team)Gilgit Baltistan
Azad Kashmir (football team)Azad Kashmir
Munir Shaheed FCKasur
FATA FCFederally Administered Tribal Areas
Eleven StarMuzaffarabad
Star FCAzad Kashmir
Baloch FC Dera BadinN/A

Franchise clubs

Defunct

The following clubs competed in the franchise based Geo Super Football League.[1] [2]

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Islamabad United FCIslamabad
Karachi Energy FC (Karachi Bazigar)Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals FCLahore
Quetta Zorawar FCQuetta
Tribe FCPeshawar

Departmental clubs

The following is a list of departmental and armed forces teams.[3] [4] Majority of the clubs were disbanded following the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.[5] [6] Departmental sports in Pakistan were restored in August 2022.[7] [8] As of July 2023, only the armed forces, KRL, WAPDA and Police reportedly remained active in football.[9] Departmental clubs are currently restricted to the PFF National Challenge Cup.[10] [11]

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Pak Afghan Clearing AgencyChaman
Gwadar Port AuthorityGwadar
Pakistan PoliceQuetta
Pakistan NavyIslamabad
Pakistan TelevisionIslamabad
ZTBLIslamabad
Pakistan Air ForceIslamabad
Khan Research LaboratoriesRawalpindi
Pakistan ArmyRawalpindi
Sui Northern Gas Pipeline LimitedLahore
WAPDALahore
Ashraf Sugar MillsLahore
Pak Electron LimitedLahore
Pakistan RailwaysLahore
Masha UnitedFaisalabad
Civil Aviation AuthorityKarachi
Karachi Port TrustKarachi
National BankKarachi
Pakistan International AirlinesKarachi
Sui Southern GasKarachi
Habib BankKarachi
Pakistan SteelKarachi
Sindh Government PressKarachi
Social Welfare FTKarachi
K-ElectricKarachi

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs . 2024-04-30 . www.rsssf.org.
  2. Web site: 2010-05-16 . Super Football League: PFF announces trial schedule . 2024-04-30 . DAWN.COM . en.
  3. Web site: 2013-01-13 . In-depth: Pakistan football . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130525043530/http://dawn.com/2013/01/13/in-depth-pakistan-football/ . 25 May 2013 . 2023-06-28 . DAWN.COM . en.
  4. Web site: Sohail . Shahrukh . 2020-08-09 . FOOTBALL: A LEAGUE FOR PAKISTAN FOOTBALL . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628233042/https://www.dawn.com/news/1573329 . 28 June 2023 . 2023-06-28 . DAWN.COM . en.
  5. Web site: Department players, officials remain apprehensive . 2024-05-30 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  6. Web site: Footballers plan protest to get departmental teams back . 2024-05-30 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  7. Web site: Departmental sports restoration widely welcomed . 2024-05-30 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  8. Web site: Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar . 2024-05-30 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  9. Web site: Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials . 2024-05-30 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  10. Web site: Wasim . Umaid . 2023-01-25 . Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off . 2024-05-30 . DAWN.COM . en.
  11. Web site: PFF National Challenge Cup kicks off today . 2024-05-30 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.