List of football clubs in Pakistan

This article is about men's football clubs. For women's football clubs, see Category:Women's 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

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Main article: Pakistani football league system

* Pakistan Premier League
* PFF League
* Regional Leagues

## List of clubs grouped by league and province

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### Azad Kashmir

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Club | Town or City | League

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Pilot FC[a] | Mirpur | TBA

### Balochistan

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Club | Town or City | League

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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

### Gilgit Baltistan

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Club | Town or City | League

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Gilgit FC[h] | Gilgit | TBA

### Islamabad Capital Territory

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Club | Town or City | League

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Huma FC | Islamabad | TBA
POPO FC | Islamabad | TBA
Mehran FC | Islamabad | TBA
Ravi FC | Islamabad | TBA
Quaid-e-Azam FC | Islamabad | TBA

### Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Club | Town or City | League

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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

### Punjab

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Club | Town or City | League

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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

### Sindh

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Club | Town or City | League

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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

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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.

Club | Town or City

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Panther FC | Faisalabad
PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad | Faisalabad
Bannu Red[s] | Bannu
FATA FC[t] | Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Eleven Star[u] | Muzaffarabad
Star FC[v] | Azad Kashmir
Baloch FC Dera Badin[w] | N/A

## Franchise clubs

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### Defunct

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

Club | Town or City

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Islamabad United FC | Islamabad
Karachi Energy FC (Karachi Bazigar)  | Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals FC | Lahore
Quetta Zorawar FC  | Quetta
Tribe FC  | Peshawar

## Other teams

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The National Football Championship contested among the regional provincial and division association teams, as well as departmental and armed forces representing government institutions under the Pakistan Football Federation served as the premier football tournament in the country for over five decades until 2004, when the Pakistan Premier League was introduced.[3] With the inception of the newly formed league, provincial and divisional teams were phased out from the top tier and continued their participation in the National Games of Pakistan. In contrast, departmental and armed forces teams, which hired footballers as employees and provided them with a basic wage to play for their sides and work full time in the off-season, remained active in the new league format.[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

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* Punjab football team
* Sindh football team
* Balochistan football team
* North-West Frontier Province football team
* East Pakistan football team

### Divisional teams

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* 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

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* 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

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* Pakistan Premier League
* PFF League
* National Football Championship
* Geo Super Football League
* Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions

## Notes

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1. ^ Participated at the 2005 National Football Challenge Cup
2. ^ Participated at the 2014 PFF League
3. ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
4. ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, 2011 PFF League, and 2012 PFF League
5. ^ Participated at the 2012 PFF League
6. ^ Participated at the 2011 PFF League
7. ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
8. ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
9. ^ Participated at the 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, and 2005–06 PFF National League
10. ^ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League, but withdrew at the end
11. ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
12. ^ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League
13. ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
14. ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League
15. ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
16. ^ Participated at the 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League
17. ^ Participated at the 2009–10 PFF League
18. ^ Participated at the 2008–09 PFF League
19. ^ Participated at the 2006 PFF National League, and 2007–08 PFF League
20. ^ Participated at the 2011 PFF League
21. ^ Participated at the 2012 PFF League
22. ^ Participated at the 2010 PFF League
23. ^ Participated at the 2013 PFF League, and 2014 PFF League

## References

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1. ^ "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
2. ^ "Super Football League: PFF announces trial schedule". DAWN.COM. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
3. ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN News. DAWN. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
4. ^ "In-depth: Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Rising Popularity of Football in Pakistan Reflects Growing Interest in the Sport". Daily Times. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
7. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2 February 2011). "A history of football in Pakistan — Final part". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
8. ^ "Department players, officials remain apprehensive". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
9. ^ "Footballers plan protest to get departmental teams back". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
10. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (10 July 2022). "FOOTBALL: GETTING THE BALL ROLLING". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
11. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (27 March 2022). "FOOTBALL: FOOTBALL'S FORWARD PASS?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
12. ^ "Departmental sports restoration widely welcomed". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
13. ^ "Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
14. ^ "Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
15. ^ Wasim, Umaid (25 January 2023). "Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
16. ^ "PFF National Challenge Cup kicks off today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

## External links

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