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Habib Bank
Full nameHabib Bank Limited Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bankers
Short nameHBL
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
GroundPeople's Football Stadium
Capacity40,000
OwnerHabib Bank Limited
ChairmanRaqeeb
CoachYousuf Khan
LeagueFootball Federation League
2014–15Group stage

Habib Bank Limited Football Club or commonly known as Habib Bank Football Club and HBL F.C. are a Pakistani football club based in Karachi, Sindh, who play in the Football Federation League. The club was formed in 1975 by the Habib Bank, hence the nickname, the Bankers.

HBL won the National championship in 1982, beating Pakistan Railways into second place. They have also been runners up three times.

They were founding members of the Pakistan Premier League. They were relegated in the 2006–07 season, but were elected to return following expansion of the league alongside Pakistan Airlines.

Honours

1982
1985

Performance in AFC competitions

1987 – Qualifying Stage

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Pakistan PAK Muhammad Shehzad
3 DF Cameroon CMR Thomas Libih
4 DF Pakistan PAK Habib Ullah
6 MF Pakistan PAK Aadil Sakhi
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Pakistan PAK Zakir Lashari
9 FW Pakistan PAK Muhammad Faraz baloch
10 FW Pakistan PAK Muhammad Ishtiaq Ahmed
14 GK Pakistan PAK Aqeel Ahmad