Sindh Government Press Football Club serves as the
football section of the provincial
Government of Sindh. It is based in
Karachi,
Pakistan.
History
The team first competed as West Pakistan Government Press, later being renamed as Sindh Government Press around 1962.
Sindh Government Press debuted in the 1979 Inter-Departmental Championship (now
PFF National Challenge Cup
The PFF National Challenge Cup is an annual semi-professional knockout football competition in men's domestic Pakistani football within the Pakistan football league system. It is organized by and named after the Pakistan Football Federation.
...
), the first ever edition of the
Pakistan National Challenge Cup which they won after defeating Muslim Commercial Bank. In the 1989
National Football Championship, they finished runner-up next to
Pakistan Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines ( ur, ; abbreviated PIA, ur, ) is an international airline that serves as the national flag carrier of Pakistan under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation. It ...
.
In the
2004–05 PFF National League
The 2004–05 PFF National League (now known as PFF League) was the 1st season of second tier of Pakistan Football Federation. The season was scheduled to start on 22 November 2004 and concluded on 1 February 2005. The league's name was origi ...
in the "Southern" group. They ended up at fourth place out of seven. In the
2005–06 PFF National League The 2005–06 PFF National League (now known as PFF League) was the 2nd season of Pakistan Football Federation League
The Pakistan Football Federation League ( ur, پاکستان فٹ بال فیڈریشن لیگ ; abbreviated: PFFL), also known ...
, SGP were placed second in Group A . They reached the semi-finals, losing not only against
Pakistan Railways, but also ending their promotion chance. They have played more than five editions of
PFF League but still have not been promoted to
Pakistan Premier League. In 2020, they played PFF League after six years, but still could not win promotion.
Honours
*
Inter-Departmental Championship (now PFF National Challenge Cup) (1)
** 1979
References
External links
Sindh Government Press FCat Global Sports Archive
{{Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup
Works association football clubs in Pakistan
Football in Karachi
1979 establishments in Pakistan
Association football clubs established in 1979