Karachi United
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Karachi United Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Clifton, Karachi. Karachi United competed in the Karachi Football League, one of the top leagues of Karachi. It currently competes in the Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of the Pakistani football league system.
Full name | Karachi United Football Club | ||
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Short name | KUFC | ||
Founded | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) | ||
Ground | Karachi United Stadium | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Coordinates | 24°48′51.3″N 67°00′05.5″E | ||
Manager | Shaikh Hamdan | ||
League | Pakistan Premier League | ||
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Formed in 1996, the club turned professional in 2013. In October 2020, the club was promoted to the Pakistan Premier League for the first time, courtesy of a second-place finish in the 2020 PFF League.[1] It therefore made its top-flight debut in the 2021 Pakistan Premier League.[2]
They were also members of the Karachi Football League, a semi-professional regional competition. Club has also competed in the 2016 PFF Cup, the highest football level in Pakistan that year. They reached the quarter-finals, in which they were defeated by PIA FC.
Karachi United uses the 2,000-capacity Karachi United Stadium for most of their home games.[3] The team is sponsored by Engro Corporation.[4][5]