This is a list of football clubs located in Pakistan which have competed within the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system . For a complete list of clubs as of 2024, see Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 1 Voting Clubs list and Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 2 Voting Clubs list .
By league and division [ edit ]
List of clubs grouped by league and province [ edit ]
Defunct and inactive clubs [ edit ]
The following is a list of clubs that have competed within the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system , but have been disbanded or inactive for a long while as evidenced by the Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 1 Voting Clubs list and Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 2 Voting Clubs list .
The following clubs competed in the franchise based Geo Super Football League .[ 1] [ 2]
In its early years, football in Pakistan was mainly dominated by departmental and armed forces teams, which hired footballers as employees and provided them with a basic wage to play for their sides and work full time in the off-season.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Majority of the departmental clubs were disbanded following the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Departmental sports in Pakistan were restored in August 2022.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Since 2023, departmental clubs became restricted to the PFF National Challenge Cup.[ 15] [ 16] For a complete list of departmental clubs, see Category:Works association football clubs in Pakistan and PFF National Challenge Cup .
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^ Sohail, Shahrukh (2020-08-09). "FOOTBALL: A LEAGUE FOR PAKISTAN FOOTBALL" . DAWN.COM . Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-28 .
^ "Rising Popularity of Football in Pakistan Reflects Growing Interest in the Sport" . Daily Times . 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-08-11 .
^ Ahsan, Ali (2011-02-02). "A history of football in Pakistan — Final part" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 2024-07-02 .
^ "In-depth: Pakistan football" . DAWN.COM . 2013-01-13. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 2023-06-28 .
^ "Department players, officials remain apprehensive" . www.thenews.com.pk . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .
^ "Footballers plan protest to get departmental teams back" . www.thenews.com.pk . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .
^ Sohail, Shahrukh (2022-07-10). "FOOTBALL: GETTING THE BALL ROLLING" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 2024-09-07 .
^ Sohail, Shahrukh (2022-03-27). "FOOTBALL: FOOTBALL'S FORWARD PASS?" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 2024-09-07 .
^ "Departmental sports restoration widely welcomed" . www.thenews.com.pk . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .
^ "Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar" . www.thenews.com.pk . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .
^ "Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials" . www.thenews.com.pk . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .
^ Wasim, Umaid (2023-01-25). "Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .
^ "PFF National Challenge Cup kicks off today" . www.thenews.com.pk . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .