Quaid-e-Azam Football Club, is a Pakistani football club based in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1][2]

Quaid-e-Azam FC
NicknameQFC
Founded1971
GroundEmbassy Road G 6/4
islamabad, Pakistan
Capacity1,000
ChairmanMuhammad Saleem
ManagerGhulam Rasool
LeagueIFA 'A' League

History

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The club was founded in 1971.[1][3] It regularly featured in the regional Islamabad Football League in the early 2000s.[4][5]

In 2010, during a Pakistan Football Federation scrutiny of Islamabad clubs, Quaid-e-Azam was listed among the 34 active clubs of the Islamabad Football Association.[6] It continued featuring in the Islamabad Football League,[7][8][9][10] and several tournaments in Islamabad in the 2010s.[11][12][13] On 9 January 2014, The Nation reported allegations of rules violations by the Islamabad Football Association, naming Quaid-e-Azam FC secretary Ghulam Rasool as having been appointed to supervise a lower-division match despite lacking formal qualifications.[14]

In 2018, Quaid-e-Azam FC moved into the final of the Islamabad A-Division Meridian Football League pertaining to the Islamabad Football Association, after winning against Poona FC 1–0 in the semifinal.[15] The team lost in the final to Kiran FC on penalties.[16]

References

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  1. 1 2 Khilari. "Quaid-e-Azam Football Club - Sports Facility - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  2. "Champions of Pakistan Bent on Ruling the World". Red Bull. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  3. "Quaid-e-Azam FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. "Akbar, PTV win". Dawn. 2003-01-22. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  5. "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2004". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  6. "Islamabad football scrutiny concludes". The Nation. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  7. "IFA Football League". The Nation. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  8. "IFA league". The Nation. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  9. "IFA League". The Nation. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  10. "Falcon FC outclass Quaid FC 2-0". The Nation. 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  11. "Waseems help Quaid FC to enter semis". The Nation. 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  12. "Quaid FC enter Football Cup final". The Nation. 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  13. "Quaid FC beat Ramna FC 2-1". The Nation. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  14. "PFF keeps mum on IFA rules violation". The Nation. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  15. "Sports Briefs". The Nation. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  16. Khilari. "Kiran Club win Islamabad Meridian A-Division Football League - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
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