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Mauripur Baloch

Mauripur Baloch is a Pakistani football club based in the locality of Mauripur in Karachi, Sindh. It last competed in the PFF League. The club is one of the founder members of the Pakistan Premier League, at its establishment in 2004. It has also participated in the Karachi Football League, winning the 2015–16 edition.

Mauripur Baloch
Full nameMauripur Baloch
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
LeaguePFF League
2007–08 PFF League7th

The club also contain youth teams.[1]

History

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The club was founded in 1945, two years year before the independence of Pakistan.

In 2002, the club participated in the All-Karachi Quaid-e-Azam Cup Floodlit Football Tournament, losing by 0–1 against Tanzeem Sports.[2] The tournament was eventually abandoned around 18 December due to a conflict between two factions in the Sindh Football Association.[2]

In 2004, Mauripur Baloch became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Premier League, qualifying by winning all three matches in the provincial qualifying group.[3] It made its professional debut in 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, finishing the season in relegation zone at 13th position with 22 points.[3][4] In the 2005–06 PFF National League, the club failed to advance to the next round after finishing third in the group A behind K-Electric and Sindh Government Press.[5] The team participated in the 2005 National Challenge Cup, finishing last in the group 1 of pool D.[6] The club also participated the same year in a local tournament in Karachi winning by 4–3 against Golden Star.[7]

In the next 2006 PFF League, the club again finished third in the group stage behind SSGC and PMC, failing to advance to the next round.[8] It again failed to advance in the 2007–08 PFF League.[9]

The club subsequently participated in the Karachi Football League, losing in the final in the 2010–11 season by 1–2 against Baloch Youth Garden.[10] In 2016, the club won the title after winning 4–2 in the penalties after a goalless draw against Baloch Mujahid.

In 2023, the team participated in the KPT Football Challenge Cup, featuring Pakistan international cricketers Javed Miandad and Younis Khan as guests.[11]

Competitive record

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The club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below.

Season Div Tms Pos National Challenge Cup AFC President's Cup AFC Cup
2004–05 Pakistan Premier League 16 13 DNP DNP DNP
2005–06 PFF League 12 Group stage Group stage DNP DNP
2006–07 PFF League 8 Group stage DNP DNP DNP
2007–08 PFF League 14 Group stage DNP DNP DNP

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan (Youth Tournaments) 2006". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Pakistan 2002". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Pakistan 2004". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Mauripur Baloch hold HBL". DAWN.COM. 27 June 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Pakistan 2005". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Pakistan 2005". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2005". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Pakistan 2006/07". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Pakistan 2007/08". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ Newspaper, From the (28 March 2011). "Baloch Youth lift trophy". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  11. ^ "KPT Football Challenge Cup begins tomorrow". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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