Pakistani football club
Football club
Pakistan Police| Full name | Pakistan Police Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Policemen |
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| Short name | PPFC |
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| Founded | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) |
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| Ground | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium |
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| Capacity | 5,000 |
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| Owner | Pakistan Police |
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Pakistan Police Football Club is a Pakistani departmental football club based in Quetta, Balochistan.[1] Founded in 1962, it is one of the oldest Pakistani football clubs. The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of national football league system. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.
Pakistan Police first participated in KDFA League in 1962.[2] In 1984, the club entered the Interprovincial Championship, where they topped their group which included the NWFP, Habib Bank and Pakistan Navy, they lost 4–0 to Balochistan in semi-finals.[3] In 1985, they finished bottom of their group in the Interprovincial Championship.[4] In 1996, the club participated in the 1996 PFF President's Cup, where they lost all three of their matches, to Quetta Metropolitan, Muslim Commercial Bank and Pakistan Railways.[5] In the 1998 PFF President's Cup, the club reached the semi-finals, losing 1–0 to Karachi Port Trust.[6] In 1999, the club finished bottom of their group in the National Football Championship.[7] The same year, they participated in PFF President's Cup, losing 1–0 to Pakistan Army in the quarter-finals. In 2000, the club reached the quarter-finals of the National Football Championship, again losing (3–1) to Pakistan Army.[8] In the 2001 season, the club reached their highest position in top-division, when they reached semi-finals of 2001 National Football Championship, losing 2–1 to Khan Research Laboratories. In 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup, the club reached quarter-finals after defeating Asia Ghee Mills 5–0 in their final group stage match.[9] They got knocked out by Khan Research Laboratories with a 6–1 defeat.
The club then entered the Football Federation League following the domestic revamp in the country from the 2004–05 season, they finished bottom of their group. In 2005, the club participated in 2005 National Football Challenge Cup, topping their preliminary group. In 2010–11 Pakistan Football Federation League, they won the tournament after defeating local rivals, Muslim 2–1 in the finals, earning promotion to 2011–12 Pakistan Premier League. The club stayed in the Pakistan Premier League for one season, as they got relegated at the end of 2011–12 season. The club failed to earn promotion in three back-to-back season, with their league appearance coming back in the 2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League. In the 2020-21 Football Federation League, they topped the Group B table.
Following the domestic football revamp in the country in 2023, departmental clubs including Police remained competing in the PFF National Challenge Cup.[10][11]
