Pakistan Television Football Club or commonly referred as PTV F.C. is a Pakistani football based in

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. The club has won 1

Football Federation 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 clu ...

title, winning the second division in 2006–07 season. Pakistan Television play their home matches at

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, the club used to share the stadium with their rivals Zarai Taraqiati from 2010 to 2013. The stadium also is the home to

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History

The club was formed in 2002 to represent

Pakistan Television Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical c ...

. In the year of their inception, the club played Humma Club in the finals of Jashn-e-Azadi Sports Festival, winning the match 2–1.

Pakistan Premier League Era

Success and promotion

In 2005–06 the club entered the newly formed second division, the

, they were placed in the "Group C" with

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servic ...

and Pakistan Ordnance Factory, they failed to progress after finishing bottom of the group, losing 3 drawing 1 game. In the 2006–07, Pakistan Television topped their group in the Football Federation League and defeated Dera XI 3–1 in the finals to progress to second stage. They finished second in their group in the second stage and qualified for semi-finals of the tournament. They defeated Sui Southern Gas 1–0 in the semi-finals and routed PMC Athletico 4–0 in the finals, winning the

and got promoted to

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 compe ...

Top-flight and downfall: 2007 to 2009

The club's first match in the top-division was a 3–0 loss to

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. On 4 November, the club defeated

2–1 to record their first ever top-division victory. On 24 November, the club suffered their biggest defeat, losing 6–0 to

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. The club ended their first season in

at 11th position with 23 points, just 2 points above the relegated rivals

. The club was selected for

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but withdrew from the competition. for unknown reasons. In the 2008–09 season, the club went on to 15 consecutive defeats before defeating

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2–1 on the 16th match-day. After finishing two more matches as the 2–2 and 0–0 draw, the club went on to lose remaining seven matches as they finished bottom of the table with just 5 points (from 1 win and 2 draws), it is also the lowest points ever earned by team in the history of

Second division

In 2009–10 season, the club topped their group in the

to qualify for the finals. They lost 1–0 to Sui Southern Gas and failed to get promoted back to

. The club qualified for the final stages of

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, they finished third in their group, failing to get promotion. In the

2011–12 Pakistan Football Federation League The 2011 PFF League (PFFL) was the 8th season of second tier of Pakistan Football Federation. The season started on 22 November 2011 and concluded on 20 December 2011. Teams A total of 17 teams will contest the league. 10 teams played via depa ...

the club topped their initial group to qualify for final stages, however the club finished two point behind rivals Zarai Taraqiati. The 2012–13 Football Federation League season was their worst second division ever as they lost 3 and draw 1 out of 4 matches, with scoring 2 goals and conceding 8 as they finished bottom of the initial group. In 2013–14, Pakistan Television were placed in group with Higher Education Commission and Bhatti United, and were favorites to top the group, however the club lost both the matches and finished bottom of the group. In 2014–15 season the club topped their initial group, winning both their games, in the final stages they lost all three matches, conceding 10 goals and scoring zero.

Rivalry

The club shares rivalry with

as both of the club have spent most of their seasons in the second division. The club also shared a brief rivalry with Zarai Taraqiati due to both clubs sharing same home ground. Zarai Taraqiati got dissolved in the mid-2013 season.

Pakistan Railways

The clubs first met in 2005–06 Football Federation League season. Both the clubs were placed in the same group, Pakistan Railways the first game 3–1 and lost the second 1–0. The most recent meeting between the both sides was in the

, with Pakistan Television defeating Pakistan Railways 3–0.

All-time results

Summary of results

Zarai Taraqiati

Pakistan Television's rivalry with Zarai Taraqiati was due to both clubs sharing the same home ground. The rivalry was not an intense rivalry like

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or the Punjab derby (including

and

All-time results

Summary of results

Current players

Honours

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