POPO_FC
POPO FC
Pakistani football club
POPO Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Islamabad, Pakistan.
| Full name | POPO Football Club | ||
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| Short name | PFC | ||
| Founded | 2012; 12 years ago (2012) | ||
| Chairman | Haris Haroon | ||
| Coach | Shahzad Anwar | ||
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The club has U-13 and U-19 youth teams.[1]
The club was founded in 2012 by a lecturer at Islamic University’s business programme Haris Haroon. The club was named after his nickname given to him by his students during his tutoring days.[1] Initially the team took part in various local tournaments in Islamabad, but later on settled up an academy for young players.[1][2]
The club produced a number of players for both the Pakistan U-19 and U-16 teams, for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification and the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification respectively in 2019.[1] The club subsequently hired Pakistan’s first AFC Pro License holding coach Shahzad Anwar.[1]
POPO made his professional debut in the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup. The club impressed as a youth club, winning by 2-1 against Saif Tex in their first match.[3] The club exited the tournament finishing third in the group stage.[4]
In 2022, the club developed a partnership with Futebol Clube SKA Brasil, where two of the players from the squad, Waleed Khan and Mohammad Rizwan joined the under 20 side of the Brazilian club on a temporary basis along with the coach Shahzad Anwar.[1][5][6][7]
Current squad
- As of 1 December 2023[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for POPO FC.
- Editorial Staff (6 February 2022). "FOOTBALL: THE DREAMS OF POPO FC [EOS]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- Editorial Staff (19 June 2015). "International organisation plans to develop football in Pakistan [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- Editorial Staff (1 December 2020). "Waheed PCAA hattrick hero, Popo get first win in NFCC". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- Editorial Staff (8 December 2020). "KRL score 9 past hapless POPO in Challenge Cup". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- Editorial Staff (3 January 2022). "Former Pak football coach to join Brazilian club [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- Editorial Staff (7 March 2022). "Shehzad to coach Brazilian football club [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- Editorial Staff (18 April 2022). "Goalie Basit inks deal with football club in Maldives [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- "Instagram". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
