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Karachi Port Trust football team
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Karachi Port Trust Football Club served as the football section of Karachi Port Trust. Founded in 1887 during the British Raj, it is the oldest football club in Pakistan.[2][3] Based in Kharadar, Karachi, the club played their home matches at KPT Stadium.[4] The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and Pakistan Premier League.
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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][3]
In 1959, the team captained by Pakistan national team left winger Ibrahim, toured Goa in India, where they played two test matches.[5][6][7] In 1964, the team jointly won Aga Khan Gold Cup along with Dhaka Mohammedan.[8] In the 1987 National Football Championship, the club finished as runner-up after falling against Crescent Textiles Mills in the final.[9] KPT won the National Challenge Cup in 1990, becoming one of the most popular football clubs from Karachi along with Karachi United.
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. In 2012, the club was hit hard in middle of a crisis as KESC and NBP signed its key players, and the consequent disappointing results and ongoing struggle with the management.[3]
The club was closed after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.[10][11][12] In 2023, the parental organization hinted at the revive the sport clubs after the restoration of departmental sports in Pakistan in 2022,[13] however no progress was made.[14]
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Honours
Domestic
- Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 1990[8]
- Runner-up (4): 1987, 1991, 1998, 2003
Invitational
- Aga Khan Gold Cup
- Winners (1): 1964 (shared)[15]
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