K-Electric F.C.
K-Electric Football Club, commonly referred to as K-Electric F.C., or simply known as KE, is a Pakistani football club located in Karachi, Sindh, that plays in the Pakistan Premier League. ]]. The club's home stadium is Peoples Football Stadium and is affiliated with K-Electric. K-Electric, along with Karachi Port Trust and Karachi United are among the major football clubs from Karachi.
| Full name | K-Electric Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Electricians | ||
| Founded | 1913, as Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Football Club | ||
| Ground | People's Football Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 40,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Zabe Khan | ||
| Head coach | Hassan Baloch | ||
| League | Pakistan Premier League | ||
| 2018–19 | Pakistan Premier League, 6th of 16 | ||
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Founded in 1913, 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 2014–15 season, previously finishing as runners-up in the past two seasons, becoming the first club from Pakistan to have qualified for AFC Cup.
The club colors, reflected in their crest and kit, are back and yellow.
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.
In October that same year, K-Electric F.C. competed in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. Their striker Muhammad Rasool scored 4 goals in 3 games.
K-Electric also organise various youth initiatives such as the K-Electric Lyari U16 Football League.
Rivalry
The club has 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.[2][3] Although it was K-Electric, that ended the reign of Khan Research Laboratories as domestic champions when they won the league in 2014-15 season.[4]
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 November 2018[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Hassan Baloch[5] |
| Assistant Coach | Muhammad Essa[5] |
| Assistant Coach | Akbar Ali[5] |
Honours
Runner up
Continental history
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2016 | AFC Cup | Qualifying PlayOff round |  |
3–3 | ||
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1–0 | |||||
| PlayOff stage |  |
0-2 |
References
- "Peoples Football Stadium - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- Safi, Alam Zeb (27 April 2011). "KRL clinch NBP National Challenge Cup 2011". footballpakistan. The News. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- Safi, Alam Zeb (24 March 2012). "KRL lift KPT National Challenge Cup". footballpakistan. The News. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- Raheel, Natasha (21 January 2015). "After four long years, K-Electric lift PPFL trophy [Express Tribune]". footballpakistan. Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "K-Electric FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.