Mehran Football Club is a Pakistani

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club based in

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. It last competed in the

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History

The club was founded in 1980. In 2003, the club participated in the

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league. In 2004, the club won in the final of the league, on penalties, against

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. In

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, the club participated in the

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, where it finished second in 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 as it trailed POF on goal difference. 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

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. It finished first in the group A of the club leg, losing by 0–3 against Baloch Nushki, and winning 3–0 against Karachi Kickers. The club lost in the semifinals by 1–2 against

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. In October 2009, the secretary general of the club was suspended by the

due to confrontation with the

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. In the next 2009–10 PFF League, the club finished last in the group A of the second stage of club phase, comprising Baloch Quetta and Wohaib. In 2013, the club won

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Challenge Cup. In 2014, the club participated in the ''Naveed ul Hassan Memorial Tournament'' against Huma, with a team comprising international defender Kamran Khan as captain, who played in the youth for the team. In 2018, the club won the Unity Football Cup in the

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Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2008–09 season are listed below.

Notable players

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for ''Mehran FC''. * Kamran Khan * Abdullah Shah *

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Yasir Afridi Yasir Afridi (born 27 July 1988) is a Pakistani association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mehran FC, Mehran. Khan has been with Khan Research Laboratories F.C., Khan Research Laboratories where he won three Pakistan Premier ...

References

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