Karachi Port Trust FC
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| Full name | Karachi Port Trust Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Portmen | ||
| Short name | KPT | ||
| Founded | 1887 | ||
| Ground | KPT Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000[1] | ||
| Owner | Karachi Port Trust | ||
| Chairman | Shah Naeem | ||
| Manager | Mohammad Asif | ||
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Karachi Port Trust Football Club serves as the football section of Karachi Port Trust. Founded in 1887 during the British Raj, it is the oldest football club in Pakistan.[2] Based in Kharadar, Karachi, the club plays their home matches at KPT Stadium.[3] The club used to compete in the Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.
History[edit]
Founded in 1887 during the British Raj right after the establishment of the Karachi Port Trust, it is the oldest football club in Pakistan.[2]
In 1964, the team jointly won Aga Khan Gold Cup along with Dhaka Mohammedan.[4]
The club is one of the founding members of current top-flight Pakistan Premier League, appearing in every season since the first edition in 2004, until their relegation in the 2018-19 Pakistan Premier League.
KPT won the Challenge Cup in 1990. KPT FC and Karachi United became the most popular football clubs from Karachi.
The club was closed after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.[5][6][7] However in 2023, the parental organization hinted to revive the sport clubs after the restoration of departmental sports in Pakistan in 2022 .[8]
Honours[edit]
- Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 1990[4]
- Runner-up (4): 1987, 1991, 1998, 2003
- Aga Khan Gold Cup
- Winners (1): 1964 (shared)[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Karachi Port Trust | Soccerway
- ^ a b "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Karachi Port Trust football club information at Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ a b "Pakistan - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2021-09-29). "Department players, officials remain apprehensive [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2022-04-12). "Footballers plan protest to get departmental teams back [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2023-07-15). "Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2023-02-02). "KPT set to revive cricket, football teams [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Tom Lewis; Neil Morrison; Novan Herfiyana; Karel Stokkermans (2003). "Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links[edit]
- Karachi Port Trust FC at Global Sports Archive
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