K-Electric FC
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| Full name | K-Electric Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Electricians | ||
| Founded | 1974, as Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Football Club | ||
| Dissolved | 2020 | ||
| Ground | People's Football Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 40,000[1] | ||
| Owner | K-Electric | ||
| Chairman | Zabe Khan[2] | ||
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K-Electric Football Club, commonly referred to as K-Electric F.C., or simply known as 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 Peoples Football Stadium.
History[edit]
Founded in 1974,[3] 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 organised various youth initiatives such as the K-Electric Lyari U16 Football League.
In 2020, K-Electric decided to disband their team.[4][5]
Rivalry[edit]
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.[6][7] 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.[8]
Honours[edit]
Winners[edit]
Runner up[edit]
Continental history[edit]
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Peoples Football Stadium – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Hopes rekindled". The News International (newspaper). 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Huge blow as K-Electric all set to disband football team". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Footballers stage protest against K-Electric disbanding team". The News International (newspaper). 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Safi, Alam Zeb (27 April 2011). "KRL clinch NBP National Challenge Cup 2011". footballpakistan. The News. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Safi, Alam Zeb (24 March 2012). "KRL lift KPT National Challenge Cup". footballpakistan. The News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (21 January 2015). "After four long years, K-Electric lift PPFL trophy [Express Tribune]". footballpakistan. Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
External links[edit]
- K-Electric FC at Global Sports Archive