Muslim FC

Muslim Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Chaman, Balochistan that competes in the Pakistan Premier League. The players during the club's initial years were semi-professional, most having another source of income besides playing football.^[2]

Muslim

Full name	Muslim Football Club
Short name	MFC
Founded	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Ground	Jamal Nasir Stadium[1]
Capacity	12,000
Manager	Muhammad Eshaq
League	Pakistan Premier League
Home colours Away colours

History

Formation and promotion

The club was formed in 2010,^[3] and played in the Football Federation League, the second division of Pakistani football. In 2010–11 Pakistan Football Federation League, the club was placed with local rivals Afghan Sports and Baloch Quetta, along with University Football Club and Wohaib. The club won their first game defeating University Football Club 1–0. In their second and third matches, the club defeated local rivals Afghan Sports and Baloch Quetta 3–2 and 3–0, respectively. The club's last group stage match ended in a 1–1 draw against Wohaib. The club topped their group and earned promotion to 2011–12 Pakistan Premier League. On 15 December 2010, the club faced winner of departmental leg, Pakistan Police to determine the winner of 2010–11 Pakistan Football Federation League. Muslim Football Club lost the match.^[4]

In 2017, Muslim Football Club defeated Chashma Green to win the All Pakistan Peace Tournament.^[5]

Rivalries

Chaman Derby

Muslim FC shares rivalry with fellow hometown club Afghan Chaman, which have managed to command the highest crowds in Pakistani domestic football.^[6][7][8][9]

Players

Current squad

As of 14 August 2021^[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  PAK Naqeebullah 2 DF  PAK Raheemullah 3 DF  PAK Hazrat Umar Khan 4 DF  PAK Wali Khan 5 DF  PAK Mairaj-ud-Din 6 DF  PAK Abdul Khaliq 7 MF  PAK Hikmatullah 8 MF  PAK Asmatullah (captain) 9 MF  PAK Muhammad Jamil

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  PAK Fareed Ullah 12 DF  PAK Mohammad Arif 13 MF  PAK Abdul Qahir 14 DF  PAK Parvaiz Khan 20 MF  PAK Siraj-ud-Din 22 GK  PAK Raheemullah 23 MF  PAK Syed Sanaullah 25 MF  PAK Kaleemullah

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of August 2023^[10]

Position	Name
Assistant Coach	Abdul Qadeer Sr
Team Manager	Muhammad Eshaq
Assistant Team Manager	Mohammad Rafique

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2010–11 season are listed below.

Season	Div	Tms	Pos	National Challenge Cup	AFC President's Cup	AFC Cup
2010–11	Football Federation League	22	2	DNP	DNP	DNP
2011–12	Pakistan Premier League	16	6	DNP	DNP	DNP
2012–13	Pakistan Premier League	16	3	DNP	DNP	DNP
2013–14	Pakistan Premier League	16	7	DNP	DNP	DNP
2014–15	Pakistan Premier League	12	9	DNP	DNP	DNP
2018–19	Pakistan Premier League	16	10	DNP	DNP	DNP

Honours

• All Pakistan Peace Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2017

Notable players

See also: Category:Muslim FC players

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 Muslim FC.

• Saeed Ahmed
• Yasir Afridi
• Fareed Ullah