K-Electric FC

K-Electric Football Club, commonly referred to as K-Electric F.C., or simply KE, served as the football section of K-Electric. The club played in the Pakistan Premier League. Based in Karachi, Sindh, the club's home stadium was People's Football Stadium. The club colors, reflected in their crest and kit, were blue and orange.

K-Electric F.C.
K-الیکٹرک F.C.

Full name	K-Electric Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Electricians
Founded	1974; 51 years ago (1974), as Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Football Club
Dissolved	2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Ground	People's Football Stadium
Capacity	40,000[1]
Owner	K-Electric
Home colours Away colours

History

Founded in 1974,^[2] K-Electric won promotion in 2005 from the Pakistan Football Federation League when they finished runners-up to Pakistan Railways. The club won their first league title in the 2014–15 season, having finished as runners-up in the two previous seasons. They became the first club from Pakistan to qualify for AFC Cup.^[3]

In August 2015, K-Electric F.C. made Pakistan football history by becoming the first Pakistan football club to progress into the AFC Cup play-offs after overcoming the champions of Bhutan and Mongolia. They drew 3–3 with Druk United before beating Khoromkhon 1–0. However, in the play-offs, they lost 2–0 to Al-Hidd from Bahrain.

In October that same year, K-Electric F.C. competed in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh. Their striker Muhammad Rasool scored 4 goals in 3 games.

K-Electric also organised various youth initiatives, such as the K-Electric Lyari U16 Football League.

In 2020, K-Electric dissolved the football team.^[4][5]

Rivalry

The club had a long-standing rivalry with Rawalpindi-based Khan Research Laboratories. The rivalry started when K-Electric and Khan Research Laboratories faced off in two back-to-back Pakistan National Challenge Cup finals, in 2011 and 2012, with Khan Research Laboratories winning both the finals 1–0 and 3–1 on penalties with game drawn 0–0 after extra time respectively. K-Electric won the league in the 2014-15 season, ending the reign of Khan Research Laboratories as domestic champions.

Honours

Domestic

• Pakistan Premier League:

• • Winners (1): 2014–15
  • Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14

• Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup:
  • Winners (4): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Continental history

Further information: Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2016	AFC Cup	Qualifying Playoff round	Druk United	3–3
			Khoromkhon	1–0
		Playoff stage	Al-Hidd	0–2

Notable players

See also: Category:K-Electric FC players