Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions

Pakistani football clubs have entered Asian association football competitions (AFC Champions League and AFC Cup) since the 1950s. The Asian Champion Club Tournament started in 1967, but there was no Pakistan representative during that inaugural season. Pakistani teams have participated every year in Asia, except for the early years between the mid-1990s and early 2000s.[1][2]

## Who qualifies for Asian club championships

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Competition  | Who Qualifies  | Teams

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AFC Cup qualifier  | Pakistan Premier League winner  | 1

## Full Asian Record

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### AFC Champions League/Asian Club Championship/Asian Champion Club Tournament

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Year  | Team  | Progress  | Score  | Opponents  | Venue(s)

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Asian Champion Club Tournament
1985–86 | Pakistan Airlines | 4th in Qualifying round  | N/A  |  Abahani Krira Chakra,  Club Valencia,  East Bengal,  New Road Team,  Saunders SC
1986–87 | Habib Bank | 3rd in Qualifying round  | N/A  |  Malavan,  Saunders SC,  Victory SC
1987–88 | Pakistan Airforce | 5th in Qualifying round  | N/A  |  Al Rasheed,  Manang Marsyangdi,  Mohammedan SC,  Mohun Bagan
1988–89 | Crescent Textiles Mills  | 3rd in Qualifying round  | N/A  |  Fanja,  Kathmandu SC,  Mohun Bagan
1989–90 | Punjab  | 3rd in Qualifying round  | N/A  |  Fanja,  Kathmandu,  Salgaocar
1990–91 | Pakistan Airlines | 2nd in Qualifying round  | N/A  |  Al-Nasr,  Ranipokhari
1991-92 | WAPDA | Qualifying first round  | 0–5  |  Mohammedan | 5–0 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
0–0 at Punjab Stadium, Lahore
1992–93 | Wohaib | 3rd in Group Stage  | N/A  |  Al-Wasl,  PAS Tehran
1993–94 | Defence Club  | Qualifying first round  | 0–5  |  Oman Club | 5–0 at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Single leg due to civil unrest in Pakistan.
1994–95 | None Entered
1995–96 | Crescent Textile Mills  | Qualifying second round  | 12–1  |  Verdy Kawasaki | 9–1 in First Match
Crescent withdrew in 2nd leg, default 3–0 to Verdy Kawasaki.
1996–97 | None Entered
1997–98 | None Entered
1998–99 | None Entered
1999–00 | None Entered
2000–01 | None Entered
2001–02 | None Entered
AFC Champions League
2002–03 | None Entered
2004 | None Entered

### Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Year  | Team  | Progress  | Score  | Opponents  | Venue(s)

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1990–91 | Punjab  | First Round  | 2–13 (agg.)  |  Persepolis
1991–92 | Karachi Port Trust | First Round  | 0–9 (agg.)  |  Pupuk Kaltim
1992–93 | Pakistan Airlines | First Round  | w/o1 |  York Sporting Club
1993–94 | Youth League Club  | First Round  | 0–5 (agg.)  |  New Radiant
1994–95 | None Entered
1995
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99 | Pakistan Airlines | First Round  | w/o2 |  Happy Valley
1999–2000 | None Entered
2000–01
2001–02

1 Pakistan Airlines and York Sporting Club both withdrew.[3]
2 Pakistan Airlines withdrew.[4]

### AFC President's Cup

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Year  | Team  | Progress  | Score  | Opponents  | Venue(s)

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AFC President's Cup
2005 | WAPDA | 3rd in Group stage  | N/A  |  Blue Star,  Dordoi Bishkek,  Hello United
2006 | Pakistan Army | 4th in Group stage  | N/A  |  Khemara Keila,  Tatung,  Transport United
2007 | Pakistan Army | 4th in Group stage  | N/A  |  Ratnam Sports Club,  Regar-TadAZ,  Transport United
2008 | WAPDA | 4th in Group stage  | N/A  |  Abahani Limited,  Nepal Police Club,  Regar-TadAZ
2009 | WAPDA | Semi-final  | 4–3 (a.e.t) |  Regar-TadAZ | at Metallurg Stadium, Tajikistan
2010 | Khan Research Laboratories | 2nd in Group stage  | N/A  |  Naga Corp,  Renown,  Vakhsh Qurghonteppa
2011 | WAPDA | 3rd in Group stage  | N/A  |  Balkan,  Nepal Police Club,  Taipower
2012 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3rd in Final's group  | N/A  |  Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari,  Taipower
2013 | Khan Research Laboratories | Runners up  | 1–0  |  Balkan | at Hang Jebat Stadium, Malaysia
2014 | Khan Research Laboratories | 4th in Group stage  | N/A  |  Sheikh Russel,  Air Force,  Ugyen Academy

### AFC Cup

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Year  | Team  | Progress  | Score  | Opponents  | Venue(s)

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AFC Cup
2015 | None Entered
2016 | K-Electric | Qualifying Play-off round  | 2–0  |  Al-Hidd | at Bahrain National Stadium, Bahrain
2017 | No League Held
2018 | No League Held
2019 | Entry denied

## Top scorers

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As of 16 May 2018
Pos  | Player  | Team  | AC  | ACL/ACC  | ACWC  | APC  | Total  | Ref.

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1  |  Kaleemullah Khan | Khan Research Laboratories | —  | —  | —  | 8  | 8  | [5]

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2  |  Arif Mehmood | WAPDA | —  | —  | —  | 6  | 6  | [7]

[8] [9]

3  |  Shabbir Muhammad  | Pakistan Army | —  | —  | —  | 3  | 3  | [10]
Umar Daraz  | Pakistan Army | —  | —  | —  | 3  | 3  | [10]
Muhammad Adil | Khan Research Laboratories | —  | —  | —  | 3  | 3  | [11]

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6  |  Saadullah Khan | Khan Research Laboratories | —  | —  | —  | 2  | 2  | [11]

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Muhammad Rasool | K-Electric | 2  | —  | —  | —  | 2  | [12]

## See also

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* AFC Champions League
* AFC Cup
* AFC President's Cup
* Asian Cup Winners' Cup
* Pakistan Premier League

## References

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1. ^ "Soccer: Army to represent Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
2. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
3. ^ "Cup Winners' Cup 1992/93". RSSSF.
4. ^ "Cup Winners' Cup 1998/99". RSSSF.
5. ^ "AFC President's Cup 2010". RSSSF.
6. ^ a b c "AFC President's Cup 2013". RSSSF.
7. ^ "AFC President's Cup 2005". RSSSF.
8. ^ "AFC President's Cup 2009". RSSSF.
9. ^ "AFC President's Cup 2011". RSSSF.
10. ^ a b "AFC President's Cup 2006". RSSSF.
11. ^ a b "AFC President's Cup 2012". RSSSF.
12. ^ "AFC Cup 2016". RSSSF.

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