Pakistan Army F.C.

This article is about men's team. For the women's team, see Pakistan Army (women's football team).

The Pakistan Army Football Club serves as the football section of the Pakistan Army. The club was established in 1950 by Pakistan Army and is the third oldest existing club in Pakistan after Karachi Port Trust (1887) and Pakistan Navy (1948).^[1] The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.

Pakistan Army

Full name	Pakistan Army Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Army The Greens
Short name	ARM
Founded	1950; 75 years ago (1950)
Ground	Army Stadium, Rawalpindi
Capacity	7,000
Owners	Pakistan Army
Chairman	Brig. Gen. Saleem Nawaz
Head Coach	Jaffar Khan
Home colours Away colours

History

Pakistan Army football team, winners of the 1975 Inter-Services Football Championship

The club was established in 1950 by the Pakistan Army.^[1] In the 1980 National Football Championship, it finished as runner-up after falling against Karachi Red in the final.^[2]

In the season of 1992–93 of the Lifebuoy Soap sponsored league structured National Football Championship, the club finished as runner-up after Pakistan Airlines. The club clinched their first league the next season.^[3] Muhammad Nauman Khan was team captain in the in 1993 and the second title in 1995.^[4]

The Pakistan Army represented Pakistan in the AFC President's Cup 2006 after winning the 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League, and again in 2007 as 2006–07 season national champions. In both instances, Army showed poor performances, finishing bottom of their groups and failing to qualify for the next rounds of the tournaments. In 2016, Pakistan Army defeated Pakistan Airlines in the All-Pakistan Football Tournament at the Peoples Football Stadium in Karachi.^[5]

Army also won the National Football Challenge Cup in 2000, 2001, and recently in 2019.^[6]

Competitive record

The club's competitive record since the 2004–05 season are listed below.

Season	Div	Tms	Pos	National Challenge Cup	AFC President's Cup	AFC Cup
2004–05	Pakistan Premier League	16	2	–	DNP	DNP
2005–06	Pakistan Premier League	12	1	Semi-finals	DNP	DNP
2006–07	Pakistan Premier League	12	1	–	Group stage	DNP
2007–08	Pakistan Premier League	14	2	–	Group stage	DNP
2008–09	Pakistan Premier League	14	2	–	DNP	DNP
2009–10	Pakistan Premier League	14	2	Quarter-finals	DNP	DNP
2010–11	Pakistan Premier League	16	5	Semi-finals	DNP	DNP
2011–12	Pakistan Premier League	16	3	Semi-finals	DNP	DNP
2012–13	Pakistan Premier League	16	4	Quarter-finals	DNP	DNP
2013–14	Pakistan Premier League	16	5	Quarter-finals	DNP	DNP
2014–15	Pakistan Premier League	12	2	–	DNP	DNP
2015–16	Pakistan Premier League	–	No League Held	Semi-finals	DNP	DNP
2016–17	Pakistan Premier League	–	No League Held	Semi-finals	DNP	DNP
2018–19	Pakistan Premier League	16	4	Quarter-finals	DNP	DNP

Honours

Domestic

• National Football Championship:

• • Winners (2): 1993–94, 1995–96

• Pakistan Premier League:
  • Winners (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
• Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup:
  • Winners (3): 2000, 2001, 2019
• Quaid-i-Azam Shield: 5
  • Winners (5): 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007
• Inter-Services Football Championship (1): 1975

Performance in AFC competitions

Further information: Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions

• AFC President's Cup: 2 appearances

2006: Group Stage

2007: Group Stage

Notable players

See also: Category:Pakistan Army F.C. players