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Karachi Football League

Karachi Football League

Football league

The Karachi Football League is a city based football league held in Karachi, in Pakistan's Sindh province.[2][3][4]

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History

On a few known occasions, city league championships were played in Pakistan in Lahore stretching back to 1937 before the independence of Pakistan.[5] A league was organized in Karachi in 1962 as KDFA League, by the Karachi Division Football Association between 20 participants throughout the city.[6] Baloch XI from Lyari ultimately won the title after finishing at the top with 33 points.[6]

It wasn't until 2003 when the second edition of the league was held again, this time organised by Karachi United and sponsored by KASB Bank as the KASB Premier League.[7] From 2003 until 2008, the league was sponsored by "KASB Group of Companies" which was the Title Sponsor of the event for the first six editions. Coca-Cola Pakistan became the consequent league sponsor.[8]

The league although regional and semi-professional, it has been compared to the top flight Pakistan Premier League, which has a dominance of department and armed forces teams, which have resulted in poor attendances, with the best supported teams being the Balochistan clubs Afghan FC Chaman, Baloch Nushki and Muslim FC.[9] In stark contrast, the Karachi Football League, despite being a third level division, routinely attracts healthy audiences with the highlight being the 2008–09 final between Shahzad Mohammadan and Nazimabad FC where a huge crowd of over 18,000 witnessed proceedings at the KMC Stadium.[9]

Format

In 2003, the season saw 10 clubs competing on a single league basis with the famous Lyari based Hyderi Baluch crowned as champions. In the first five seasons, five different clubs won the championship until Shazad Muhammadan won back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008 seasons. In the 2008 season, the league expanded to 16 clubs, with the top eight clubs competing in a playoff.[10] In 2014 season, 20 teams were divided into two groups. After league matches, top four teams from each group progressed into the round-robin Super League phase. The top four teams of the Super League phase then made it to the semi-finals.[11]

Winners

  • 1962: Baloch XI[6]
  • 2003: Hyderi Baloch Club[12]
  • 2004–05: Lyari Labour Welfare Centre[13]
  • 2005–06: Young Ansari[14]
  • 2006–07: Keamari Mohammedan[15]
  • 2007–08: Shahzad Mohammedan[16]
  • 2008–09: Keamari Mohammedan[17]
  • 2009–10: N/A
  • 2010–11: Baloch Youth Garden[18]
  • 2011–12: Burma Mohammedan[19]
  • 2012–13: N/A
  • 2013–14: Khyber Muslim[8]
  • 2014–15: Burma Mohammedan[20]
  • 2015–16: Mauripur Baloch[21]
  • 2016–17: N/A

See also

References

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    http://kufootballfoundation.org/
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    "KASB Premier League (Karachi) 2003". RSSSF. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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    "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2004". RSSSF. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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    "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2005". RSSSF. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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    "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2006". RSSSF. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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    "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2007". RSSSF. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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    "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2008". RSSSF. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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    Editorial Staff (2011-03-28). "KFL 2010-11: Baloch Youth Garden crowned champs". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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    "Burma Mohammadan crowned Karachi Football League champions". 7 May 2012.
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    Naveed, Malik Riaz Hai (2015-05-11). "Burma Clinch The Karachi Champion Title". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  21. [21]
    Naveed, Malik Riaz Hai (2016-11-08). "Mauripur Baloch won Karachi Football League". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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