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Karachi Kickers
Karachi Kickers is a Pakistani association football, football club based in Karachi. Karachi United competed in the Karachi Football League, one of the top leagues of Karachi. It last competed in the 2009–10 PFF League. The club was one of the most successful teams in the early football history of Pakistan, winning the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament in 1955 and 1956, and the Aga Khan Gold Cup in 1958. It has also included early football players of Pakistan such as Muhammad Umer, Qayyum Changezi and Abdul Ghafoor (footballer), Abdul Ghafoor. The club also has a women's team. History The club participated in the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament, winning consecutively in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 under the captaincy of ''Dad Muhammad'' and a side which included Muhammad Umer, the team did a tour in south India, returning unbeaten after 32 games with 24 wins and 8 draws. Karachi Kickers also took part in various invitation tournaments including the Chakola Trophy in Ernakulam, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Umer
Muhammad Umer Baloch Pride of Performance, PP Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, TI ( ur, ; 1935 – 21 March 2004), alternatively spelled Mohammad Omer, was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Renowned for his goal-scoring abilities, prolific finishing, and Hat-trick, hat-tricks, he is widely considered as one of the greatest Pakistani footballers of all time. Starting his career in clubs in Karachi, Umer later represented Mohammedan SC (Kolkata), Kolkata Mohammedan in the late 1950s. In his first year, he became the Calcutta Football League, Calcutta League's top scorer, while also guiding Mohammedan to the title, also captaining the side to win the 1960 Aga Khan Gold Cup. He continued his professional career in various clubs in East Pakistan, winning various titles across his spells. Umer represented the Pakistan national football team from 1956 to 1968, and was the country's 13th international captain. He also represented Pakistan at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFF League
The Pakistan Football Federation League ( ur, پاکستان فٹ بال فیڈریشن لیگ ; abbreviated: PFFL), also known as the 'B' Division League, is a Pakistani semi-professional league for men's association football departments and clubs which are in the Pakistan football league system, and is the country's second-tier semi-professional football competition. Contested by 18 departments and clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the top-tier Pakistan Premier League. Each season, the two top-finishing teams from the PFFL's club phase and the departmental phase are automatically promoted to the Pakistan Premier League, and the winner of the final between club phase and departmental phase is crowned as the PFF League champion. Pakistan Railways is the only club to have won the PFF League two times - their first in 2005–06 and the second in 2013–14. Current champions, Pakistan Navy are the only club to gain promotion to Pakistan Premier League a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi Kickers 1958 Aga Khan Gold Cup Winners
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion ( PPP) . Karachi paid $9billion (25% of whole country) as tax during fiscal year July 2021 to May 2022 according to FBR report. Karachi is Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse, as well as one of Pakistan's most secular and socially liberal cities. Karachi serves as a transport hub, and contains Pakistan’s two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim, as well as Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport. Karachi is also a media center, home to news channels, film and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSSSF
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around the world. History This enterprise, according to its founders, was created in January 1994 by three regulars of the Rec.Sport.Soccer (RSS) Usenet newsgroup: Lars Aarhus, Kent Hedlundh, and Karel Stokkermans. It was originally known as the "North European Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation", but the geographical reference was dropped as its membership from other regions grew. The RSSSF has members and contributors from all around the world and has spawned seven spin-off projects to more closely follow the leagues of that project's home country. The spin-off projects are dedicated to Albania, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Poland (90minut.pl), Romania, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Gafur Baloch
Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound names, names made of two words. For example, , ', usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid'', which means "servant of The Praised" (God). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. The meaning of ''Abdul'' literally and normally means "Slave of the", but English translations also often translate it to "Servant of the". Spelling variations Variations in spelling are primarily because of the variation in pronunciation. Arabic speakers normally pronounce and transcribe their names of Arabic orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots in the top-tier AFC Champions League, based on the AFC Club Competitions Ranking. Al-Kuwait SC and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won three titles each. Clubs from Kuwait have won four titles, making them the most successful nation in the competition. Ever since the inauguration of the competition in 2004, the finalists of each edition have been dominated by clubs from West Asia except for 2011 and 2015 when Uzbekistani team FC Nasaf from Central Asia and Malaysian team Johor Darul Ta'zim from Southeast Asia became champions that respective year. Al-Seeb are the current champions after defeating Kuala Lumpur City in the 2022 final. Since 2021 season the team who won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC President's Cup
The AFC President's Cup was an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held between 2005 and 2014. The competition targeted emerging football nations, and was set below the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup competitions. Competition format Between 8 and 12 teams participated in each edition of the competition. From 2005 to 2007, 8 clubs were placed into two groups of 4 teams. The winners and runners up would advance to the semi-final stage. All the matches were held in a single host country. From 2008 to 2010, the tournament was increased to 11 clubs. A qualification round was created and the 11 clubs were split into three groups of 3 or 4 clubs. Each group was played in a different country. The three group winners and the best ranked runner up qualified for the finals stage, hosted in another country. From 2011 to 2014, the tournament was increased to 12 clubs. In the qualification round, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football Challenge Cup
The PFF National Challenge Cup is an annual semi-professional knockout football competition in men's domestic Pakistani football within the Pakistan football league system. It is organized by and named after the Pakistan Football Federation. Khan Research Laboratories have won the most titles (six). WAPDA are the current champions, winning the 2020 edition courtesy of a 1-0 win against SSGC F.C. in the final. Background Although it is an annual competition, it has not been held on a few occasions. The competition was not held from (1980–83, 1986, 1988–89, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2006–07, 2017, 2021–22). The tournament has seen various name changes throughout its establishment. Names Finals ;Wins by club Results by team Since its establishment, the National Challenge Cup has been won by 15 different teams. Teams shown in ''italics'' are no longer in existence. Giant killings The possibility of unlikely victories in the earlier rounds of the competition, where lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi FC
Ravi Football Club is a Pakistani football club based in Islamabad. It last competed in the PFF League. History in 2003, the club played a friendly against Akbar FC, losing by 2–0. From 2004, the club participated in the Islamabad Football Association league. In the 2005 edition, the club recorded a win in the final by 2–1 against Mehran FC. The club made its professional debut in the 2009–10 PFF League. It finished first in the group C of the club leg, after winning by 2–0 against Hazara Zamindar, and 1–0 against Karachi Kickers. In the next stage, the club didn't qualify in a group comprising Muslim FC and Young Blood. In the next 2010 PFF League, the club clinched the region phase, after Gilgit FC failed to turn up for their match against Azad Kashmir club Star FC. In the group B of the consequent round, the club finished last behind Afghan Sports and Pakpattan Pakpattan (Punjabi and ), often referred to as Pākpattan Sharīf (; ''"Noble Pakpattan"''), is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Premier League
The Pakistan Premier League (PPL; ur, پاکستان پریمیئر لیگ) is a Pakistani professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Pakistan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Football Federation League. Since inception of the Pakistan Premier League in 2004, four clubs have won the title: Khan Research Laboratories (5) WAPDA (4), Pakistan Army (2) and K-Electric (1). The current champions are Khan Research Laboratories, who won the title in 2018–19. History Pakistan's first professional football league began on 28 May 1948 as the "National Football Championship". The league was a knock-out competition, which remained as the top football league in the country until 2004 with the introduction of the Pakistan Premier League. National Football Championship featured teams representing cities or provinces, unlike curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehran FC
Mehran Football Club is a Pakistani football club based in Islamabad. It last competed in the PFF League. History The club was founded in 1980. In 2003, the club participated in the Islamabad Football Association league. In 2004, the club recorded a win in the final of the league against Pakistan Television in the penalties. In 2005, the club participated in the PFF National Challenge Cup, where it finished second in the group A, winning by 3–0 against Pakistan Ordnance Factory, 5–3 against DFA XI from Gilgit, and 5–1 against Pilot FC from Azad Kashmir. The club failed to advance to the playoff by goal difference behind POF. In the Islamabad Football Association League the same year, the club recorded a 1–2 defeat in the final against Ravi FC. In the third-tier National C-Division Soccer League 2005–06, the club lost the third place match by 1–2 against Bannu Red, failing to advance to the 2006 PFF National League. The club made its professional debut in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baloch FC Nushki
Baloch FC Nushki is a professional football club based in the city of Nushki, Balochistan. It currently competes in the PFF League after getting relegated in the 2018–19 season of the Pakistan Premier League. History Baloch Nushki played in the 2006 National Club League and won the tournament. They were promoted to the second-tier 2006 PFF National League. In the 2008–09 PFF League, they won by 1–0 against PAF F.C. in the final of the club leg, gaining their promotion to the Pakistan Premier League for the first time. In their first season in the top tier league, they finished last in the table, but their relegation along with PMC Athletico Faisalabad was revoked as the next season was extended to 16 teams. The club was rated among the worst teams in the world, after finishing in the bottom of the league with two wins, two draws and 22 defeats from their 26 games. In the 2013–14 season, they were relegated after finishing 15 in the table. In the 2014 PFF L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
