K-Electric F.C.

K–Electric F.C.
K- الیکٹرک F.C.
Full name K-Electric Football Club
Short name KE
Founded 1913 (1913), as Karachi Electric Supply Corporation F.C.
2014 (2014), as K–Electric F.C.
Ground Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Ground Capacity 25,000[1]
League Pakistan Premier League
2014–15 Pakistan Premier League, 1st

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, KPT FC and Karachi United are among the major football clubs from Karachi.

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 colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are orange and white. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Karachi based Khan Research Laboratories.

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.

Players

Current squad

As of 10 October 2016.[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 Pakistan GK Jahangir Khan
2 Pakistan DF Umar Farooq
3 Pakistan FW Hayatullah Khan
6 Pakistan DF Wali Khan
7 Pakistan FW Abdul Rehman
8 Pakistan MF Muhammad Mossa
9 Pakistan FW Muhammad Rasool (Captain)
14 Pakistan MF Irffan Khan
15 Pakistan FW Habib-ur-Rehman
16 Pakistan DF Shahnoor Qayum
17 Pakistan FW Muhammad Riaz
No. Position Player
24 Pakistan GK Ghulam Nabi
26 Pakistan DF Noor Muhammad
27 Pakistan MF Aurangzeb Baloch
29 Nigeria MF Abayomi Wilson
30 Nigeria FW Abayomi Oludeyi
99 Pakistan GK Orangzeb Shahmir
- Nigeria DF Okpala Michael
11 Pakistan FW kianoush azari
- Pakistan DF Ahsanullah Khan
- Pakistan MF Mahmood Khan
- Pakistan MF Dawood Khan

Honours

Winners

2014–15

Runner up

2012–13, 2013–14
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Continental history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2016 AFC Cup Qualifying PlayOff round Bhutan Druk United 3–3
Mongolia Khoromkhon 1–0
PlayOff stage Bahrain Al-Hidd 0-2

References

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