Habib Bank Limited Football Club, abbreviated as HBL F.C., served as the football section of

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. Based in

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, the club competed in the National Football Championship and

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History

Early years

The club was formed in 1975 by Habib Bank, hence giving it the nickname, The Bankers. In the 1982 National Football Championship, the club won its first national title after defeating Pakistan Railways in the final. They have also been runners up three times, in the next season, 1991 and 2000. HBL won the National Football Championship in 1985, beating

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into second place. It also represented Pakistan at the Asian Club Championship (now the

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) in

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Pakistan Premier League era

They were one of the founding members of the

. They were relegated in the 2006–07 season, but were elected to return, alongside Pakistan Airlines, following expansion of the league to 14 clubs.

Disbandment

The team was disbanded by the parental organisation in December 2015.

Honours

* National Football Championship: **Champions (1): 1982 *

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: **Winners (1): 1985

Performance in AFC competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

– Qualifying Stage

References

External links

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