Pakistan Police Football Club is a

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departmental football club based in

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. Founded in 1962, it is one of the oldest Pakistani football clubs. The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and

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, the top tier of national

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. The club regularly participates in the

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History

Early history

Pakistan Police first participated in

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in 1962. In 1984, the club entered the Interprovincial Championship, where they topped their group which included the NWFP, Habib Bank and

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, they lost 4–0 to Balochistan in semi-finals. In 1985, they finished bottom of their group in the Interprovincial Championship. In 1996, the club participated in the 1996 PFF President's Cup, where they lost all three of their matches, to Quetta Metropolitan, Muslim Commercial Bank and

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. In the 1998 PFF President's Cup, the club reached the semi-finals, losing 1–0 to Karachi Port Trust. In 1999, the club finished bottom of their group in the National Football Championship. The same year, they participated in PFF President's Cup, losing 1–0 to

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in the quarter-finals. In 2000, the club reached the quarter-finals of the National Football Championship, again losing (3–1) to

. In the 2001 season, the club reached their highest position in top-division, when they reached semi-finals of 2001 National Football Championship, losing 2–1 to Khan Research Laboratories. In 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup, the club reached quarter-finals after defeating Asia Ghee Mills 5–0 in their final group stage match. They got knocked out by

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with a 6–1 defeat.

Football Federation League

The club then entered the

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following the domestic revamp in the country from the 2004–05 season, they finished bottom of their group. In 2005, the club participated in

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, topping their preliminary group. In

2010–11 Pakistan Football Federation League The 2010 PFF League (PFFL) was the 7th season of second tier of Pakistan Football Federation. The season started on 22 November 2010 and concluded on 17 December 2010. Teams A total of 18 teams contested the league. 8 teams played via Departmental ...

, they won the tournament after defeating local rivals,

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2–1 in the finals, earning promotion to

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. The club stayed in the Pakistan Premier League for one season, as they got relegated at the end of 2011–12 season. The club failed to earn promotion in three back-to-back season, with their league appearance coming back in the

2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League The 2014 PFF League (PFFL) was the 11th season of the second tier of Pakistani football league system. The season started on 27 November 2014 and concluded on 27 December 2014. Teams A total of 30 teams contested the league. 21 teams played via ...

. In the 2020-21 Football Federation League, they topped the Group B table.

2023–present

Following the domestic football revamp in the country in 2023, departmental clubs including Police remained competing in the

Honours

* Pakistan Football Federation League ** Champions (1):

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References

External links

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