Mehran Football Club is a Pakistani

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club based in Islamabad. It last competed in the PFF League.

History

The club was founded in 1980. In 2003, the club participated in the

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league. In 2004, the club recorded a win in the final of the league against

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in the penalties. In

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, the club participated in the

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, where it finished second in the group A, winning by 3–0 against Pakistan Ordnance Factory, 5–3 against DFA XI from Gilgit, and 5–1 against Pilot FC from Azad Kashmir. The club failed to advance to the playoff by goal difference behind POF. In the Islamabad Football Association League the same year, the club recorded a 1–2 defeat in the final against Ravi FC. In the third-tier National C-Division Soccer League 2005–06, the club lost the third place match by 1–2 against Bannu Red, failing to advance to the

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. The club made its professional debut in the

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. It finished first in the group A of the club leg, losing by 0–3 against Baloch Nushki, and winning 3–0 against

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. The club lost in the semifinals by 1–2 against

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. In October 2009, the secretary general of the club was suspended by the

due to confrontation with the Pakistan Football Federation. In the next

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, the club finished last in the group A of the second stage of club phase, comprising

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and Wohaib. In 2013, the club won

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Challenge Cup. In 2014, the club participated in the ''Naveed ul Hassan Memorial Tournament'' against Huma, with a team comprising international defender Kamran Khan as captain, who played in the youth for the team. In 2018, the club won the Unity Football Cup in the Jinnah Sports Stadium.

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2008–09 season are listed below.

Notable players

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for ''Mehran FC''. * Kamran Khan *

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* Alamgir Ghazi *

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References

External links

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