Pakistan Airlines

Pakistan Airlines

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Pakistan - Premier League 22
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Pakistan - Challenge Cup 12/01 05:00 - Saif Tex FC v Pakistan Airlines - View
Pakistan - Premier League 01/18 10:00 1 Pakistan Airlines v WAPDA W 3-0
Pakistan - Premier League 01/13 10:00 1 Pakistan Airlines v Pakistan Army L 0-1
Pakistan - Premier League 01/08 10:00 1 Pakistan Airlines v KRL D 0-0
Pakistan - Premier League 01/05 10:00 1 Pakistan Airlines v Pakistan Railways W 3-0
Pakistan - Premier League 01/02 10:00 1 Pakistan Airlines v Pakistan Air Force D 0-0
Pakistan - Premier League 12/19 10:00 1 Afghan FC v Pakistan Airlines D 2-2
Pakistan - Premier League 12/16 10:00 1 Muslim FC v Pakistan Airlines W 1-2
Pakistan - Premier League 12/13 10:00 1 Baloch Quetta v Pakistan Airlines W 0-4
Pakistan - Premier League 12/10 10:00 1 Pakistan Airlines v NBP L 1-2
Pakistan - Premier League 11/28 09:30 1 Pakistan Airlines v Karachi Electric L 0-2
Pakistan - Premier League 11/25 07:15 1 Pakistan Railways v Pakistan Airlines W 0-1

Wikipedia - PIA F.C.

Pakistan International Airlines Football Club, abbreviated as PIA F.C., served as the football section of Pakistan International Airlines. Based in Karachi, Sindh, the club used to compete in the Pakistan Premier League.

The club is most successful club in Pakistan, in terms of league titles, winning nine titles with their first league title in 1971, and their last title win was in the season of 1998–99.

History

The club was founded in 1958, to represent Pakistan International Airlines in Inter-Departmental League. Their first championship came in 1971 when they defeated Karachi in the finals, the club successfully defended their title in 1972 when they held off Peshawar White. Their third title came in the first of the two 1975 seasons, defeating provincial side Punjab A. In 1976 they retained their title, holding off a challenge from Pakistan Railways FC.

Pakistan Airlines were defending champions in 1978, after there being no football 1977 due to martial law, but they continued to dominate Pakistani football and beat Sindh Red to take the championship for a fifth time. They defeated Pakistan Air Force in 1981 to win their sixth title. They had to wait eight years for their next title win, Sindh Government Press were the team beaten in 1989 (II).

In the season of 1992–93, they won their eighth title, when they defeated Pakistan Army. In the 1997(II) season, they fought off tough competition from Allied Bank to win their ninth national championship.

Pakistan Premier League era

The club was added into 2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, as the league expanded from 12 to 14 teams. In their first season, the club finished at sixth position. The club competed in 2008 National Football Challenge Cup but finished third in their group and failed to qualify.

In the season of 2008–09, the club dropped two places and finished eighth, although the club performed well in the 2009 National Football Challenge Cup, as they finished runners up to Khan Research Laboratories, losing the finals 1–0. In 2011–12 Pakistan Premier League, the club recorded their biggest when they lost 4–0 to Khan Research Laboratories at home.

The club finished their highest position in Pakistan Premier League when they finished fourth in the 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League and were runners-up in 2015 NBP National Challenge Cup, losing again to Khan Research Laboratories. In 2018–19 season, they were eliminated in 2018 National Challenge Cup group stages and withdrew from league due to financial issues, and were relegated.

Disbandment

The club was closed after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.

Pakistan Airlines, ook bekend als PIA FC, is een professionele voetbalclub uit Pakistan die uitkomt in de Pakistan Premier League, de hoogste voetbalcompetitie in het land. De club is gevestigd in Karachi en speelt zijn thuiswedstrijden in het PIA Sports Complex.

PIA FC werd in 1950 opgericht en heeft sindsdien vijf nationale titels gewonnen, de meest recente in 2018. De club heeft ook verschillende nationale bekers gewonnen, waaronder de National Football Challenge Cup en de Pakistan FA Cup.

Oud-speler en coach Mohammad Essa is een van de meest opvallende figuren in de geschiedenis van PIA FC. Hij vertegenwoordigde Pakistan op de Olympische Zomerspelen van 1960 en 1964 en was een sleutelfiguur in het succes van de club in de jaren zestig en zeventig.

PIA FC staat bekend om zijn aanvallende speelstijl en heeft een aantal bekwame aanvallers voortgebracht, zoals Essa, Mohammad Kamal en Zeshan Rehman. De club heeft ook een sterke defensie, met spelers als Ahsan Ullah en Mohammad Bilal die hebben bijgedragen aan het succes van het team.

In de afgelopen jaren heeft PIA FC moeite om zijn eerdere glorie terug te winnen. De club werd in 2020 naar de tweede klasse gedegradeerd, maar keerde na één seizoen terug naar de topklasse. PIA FC hoopt de komende jaren weer mee te doen om de titel in de Pakistan Premier League.