The Pakistan Army Football Club serves as the

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section of the

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...

. The club was established in 1950 by Pakistan Army and is the third oldest existing club in Pakistan after

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(1887) and

Pakistan Navy The Pakistan Navy (PN) (; ''romanized'': Pākistān Bahrí'a; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Com ...

(1948). The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and

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. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.

History

The club was established in 1950 by the

. In the 1980 National Football Championship, it finished as runner-up after falling against Karachi Red in the final. In the season of 1992–93 of the Lifebuoy Soap sponsored league structured National Football Championship, the club finished as runner-up after Pakistan Airlines. The club clinched their first league the next season. Muhammad Nauman Khan was team captain in the in 1993 and the second title in 1995. The Pakistan Army represented Pakistan in the AFC President's Cup 2006 after winning the 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League, and again in

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as 2006–07 season national champions. In both instances, Army showed poor performances, finishing bottom of their groups and failing to qualify for the next rounds of the tournaments. In 2016, Pakistan Army defeated Pakistan Airlines in the All-Pakistan Football Tournament at the Peoples Football Stadium in Karachi. Army also won the National Football Challenge Cup in 2000, 2001, and recently in

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Competitive record

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

Honours

Domestic

* National Football Championship: ** Winners (2): 1993–94, 1995–96 *

: **Winners (2): 2005–06, 2006–07 *

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: **Winners (3): 2000, 2001,

*Quaid-i-Azam Shield: 5 **Winners (5): 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007

Performance in AFC competitions

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: 2 appearances ::

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: Group Stage ::

: Group Stage

Notable players

References

External links

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