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Pakistani football club
Football club
Karachi Port Trust
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Full name
| Karachi Port Trust Football Club
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Nickname(s)
| The Portmen
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Short name
| KPT
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Founded
| 1887
; 137 years ago
(
1887
)
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Ground
| KPT Stadium
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Capacity
| 15,000
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Owner
| Karachi Port Trust
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Chairman
| Shah Naeem
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Manager
| Mohammad Asif
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Karachi Port Trust Football Club
serves as the
football section
of
Karachi Port Trust
. Founded in 1887 during the
British Raj
, it is the oldest football club in Pakistan.
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Based in
Kharadar
,
Karachi
, the club plays their home matches at
KPT Stadium
.
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The club used to compete in the
Pakistan Premier League
. The club regularly participates in the
PFF National Challenge Cup
.
History
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Founded in 1887 during the
British Raj
right after the establishment of the
Karachi Port Trust
, it is the oldest football club in Pakistan.
[2]
In 1964, the team jointly won
Aga Khan Gold Cup
along with
Dhaka Mohammedan
.
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The club is one of the founding members of current top-flight
Pakistan Premier League
, appearing in every season since the
first edition
in 2004, until their relegation in the
2018-19 Pakistan Premier League
.
KPT won the Challenge Cup in 1990. KPT FC and
Karachi United
became the most popular football clubs from Karachi.
The club was closed after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.
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However in 2023, the parental organization hinted to revive the sport clubs after the restoration of departmental sports in Pakistan in 2022.
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Honours
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References
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