Sindh Government Press Football Club serves as the football section of the provincial

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. It is based in

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History

The team first competed as West Pakistan Government Press, later being renamed as Sindh Government Press around 1962. Sindh Government Press debuted in the 1979 Inter-Departmental Championship (now PFF National Challenge Cup), the inaugural edition of the Pakistan National Challenge Cup which they won after defeating Muslim Commercial Bank. In the 1989 National Football Championship, they were runners-up to Pakistan Airlines. In the 2004–05 PFF National League, SGP was in Southern Group. They ended up in the fourth place out of seven team. In the 2005–06 PFF National League, SGP were placed second in Group A . They reached the semi-finals, where the loss against

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also ended their promotion chance. They have played more than five editions of PFF League but still have not been promoted to

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. In 2020, they played PFF League after six years, but still could not win promotion.

Honours

* Inter-Departmental Championship ** Winners (1): 1979

References

External links

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at Global Sports Archive {{Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup Works association football clubs in Pakistan Football in Karachi 1979 establishments in Pakistan Association football clubs established in 1979