Mauripur Baloch is a Pakistani

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club based in the locality of

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. It last competed in the

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. The club is one of the founder members of the

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, established in

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. It has also participated in the

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, winning the 2015–16 edition. The club also contain youth teams.

History

The club was founded in 1945, two years before the

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. In 2002, the club participated in the ''All-Karachi Quaid-e-Azam Cup Floodlit Football Tournament'', losing by 0–1 against Tanzeem Sports. The tournament was eventually abandoned around 18 December due to a conflict between two factions in the Sindh Football Association. In 2004, Mauripur Baloch became one of the founding members of the

, qualifying by winning all three matches in the provincial qualifying group. It made its professional debut in

2004–05 Pakistan Premier League The 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League season was the inaugural season of Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of Football in Pakistan, Pakistani football. The season started on 28 May 2004 and concluded on 13 October 2004. Formation The league ...

, finishing the season in relegation zone at 13th position with 22 points. In the

2005–06 PFF National League The 2005–06 PFF National League (now known as PFF League) was the 2nd season of Pakistan Football Federation League, second tier of Pakistan Football Federation The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is the national governing body of a ...

, the club failed to advance to the next round after finishing third in the group A behind

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and Sindh Government Press. The team participated in the 2005 National Challenge Cup, finishing last in the group 1 of pool D. The club also participated the same year in a local tournament in Karachi winning by 4–3 against Golden Star. In the next 2006 PFF League, the club again finished third in the group stage behind SSGC and PMC, failing to advance to the next round. It again failed to advance in the

2007–08 PFF League The 2007–08 PFF League was the 4th season of PFF League, second tier of Pakistan Football Federation. The season started on 7 November 2007 concluded on 30 January 2008. Pak Electron were declared the champions, and gained promotion to the 2008 ...

. The club subsequently participated in the

, losing in the final in the 2010–11 season by 1–2 against Baloch Youth Garden. In 2016, the club won the title after winning 4–2 in the penalties after a goalless draw against Baloch Mujahid. In 2023, the team participated in the KPT Football Challenge Cup, featuring Pakistan international cricketers

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and

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as guests.

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below.

Honours

: ** 2015–16

References

External links

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