Pakistan Army F.C.

The Pakistan Army Football Club is a Pakistani football club based in Rawalpindi, Punjab. The club was established in 1950 by Pakistan Army and is third oldest existing club in Pakistan after K-Electric (1913) and Pakistan Navy (1948). The club plays in Pakistan Premier League under the licence from Pakistan Football Federation (PFF).

Pakistan Army
Full namePakistan Army Football Club
Nickname(s)Army, Greens
Short nameARM
Founded1950 (1950)
GroundPunjab Stadium
Capacity10,000
OwnersPakistan Army
ChairmanBrig. Gen. Saleem Nawaz
ManagerGhayoor Ali Hamdani
CoachSanaullah
LeaguePakistan Premier League
2018–19Pakistan Premier League, 4th of 16

Pakistan Army has won won the top-flight football league in Pakistan 4 times, National Football Challenge Cup 2 times and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 5 times.


The Pakistan Army represented Pakistan in the AFC President's Cup 2006, and again 2007 as last seasons 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.[1]

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

Performance in AFC competitions
  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
1994: Qualifying – 2nd round
2006: Group Stage
2007: Group Stage

Squad

Current squad
As of 13 January 2019[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Jaffar Khan (Vice-captain)
2 DF Shoaib Nasir
3 DF Nisar Ahmed
4 DF Shahid Iqbal
5 DF Shahbaz Younas
6 MF Umair Ali
7 MF Zil Hasnain
8 MF Anjum Ali
9 MF Najeeb-ur-Rehman
10 MF Ansar Abbas (captain)
11 FW Zahid Naveed
12 DF Shahid Zameer
13 DF Muhammad Zahid
14 FW Tariq Mateen
15 FW Ali Raza
16 MF Azad Ali
No. Position Player
17 DF Shahzad Ahmed
18 GK Mehmood Ahmed
19 FW Muhammad Afzaal
21 DF Mudassar Ali
22 GK Mubarak Ali
23 DF Muhammad Irfan
24 DF Anu Sufyan
25 GK Shahbaz Ahmed
26 FW Umar Waqar
27 DF Sheraz-ud-Din
28 DF Muhammad Ijaz
29 DF Muhammad Arif
30 FW Zafar Ali
31 FW Muhammad Ali
32 MF Abu Bakar Saddique
36 FW Abdur Rehman

Honours
1993–94, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2006–07
2000, 2001, 2019
  • Quaid-i-Azam Shield : 5
1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007

References
  1. "Rangers All-Pakistan Football Tournament: Rehman, Hasnain guide Army to title – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. "Khan Research Laboratories Football Club". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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