The Karachi Division football team is a Pakistani football team representing Karachi Division in regional football competitions. The team has competed at the National Football Championship on several occasions, the premier football competition of Pakistan from 1948 till 2003.[1]
| Full name | Karachi Division football team |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1961 |
| Ground | Various |
| Owner | Karachi Division Football Association |
| League | National Football Championship |
History
editIn 1961, under Pakistan Football Federation newly elected president Asghar Khan, the National Football Championship structure in Pakistan transitioned from provincial to divisional-based teams.[2][3][4][5][6] The team was hence formed, and on 17 November 1961, former Pakistan national team captain Osman Jan was also appointed as a member of the selection committee.[7]
Between 1961 and 1966, Karachi Division and Dacca Division began dominating when the two teams won five consecutive national championships between 1960 and 1966.[8][9] The team won six National Championship titles, including the 1972–73 season under the name Karachi Yellow and the 1978–79 & 1979–80 seasons under the label Karachi Red.[1]
In September 1985, the Karachi Division team under the captainship of Abdul Wahid, visited China, where they lost their first match to Nanjiang by 2–3. The second match ended in a 1–2 loss against Zhejiang, and the last match ended in a 2–8 defeat against Shanghai.[10][a]
Honours
editNotes
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Pakistan - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 05 May 1961" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 14 June 1961" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 11 July 1961" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 10 December 1961" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 21 December 1961" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 18 November 1961" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN News. DAWN. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ↑ Iqbal, Ayaz Khan | Nayir (22 September 2024). "FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ 中国体育年鉴 (in Chinese). 人民体育出版社. 1986. p. 526.
- ↑ Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1986. p. 164.
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