Karachi United
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| Full name | Karachi United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | KU | ||
| Short name | KUFC | ||
| Founded | 1996 | ||
| Ground | Karachi United Stadium[1] , CDGK Stadium (alternate) | ||
| Capacity | Karachi United Stadium (2,000), CDGK Stadium (15,000) | ||
| League | Karachi Football League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Karachi United Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Clifton, Karachi. The United compete in the Karachi Football League, one of the top leagues of Karachi and Pakistan football. Formed in 1996 on the lines of top clubs the world over, Karachi United F.C. were set up with view to providing a platform for achieving football excellence. Now among the premier football teams in Pakistan, KU is dedicated to developing the sport of football in Pakistan.[2] As of 2017, Karachi United have 100,000 followers on Facebook, the first football club from Pakistan with that many fans on social media. Karachi United use the 2,000-capacity Karachi United Stadium for most of their home games, but they also used other venues, like the 15,000-capacity CDGK Stadium. Karachi United are members of the Karachi Football League, a semi-professional football league with 21 participants. Karachi United competed in the 2016 PFF Cup, the highest football level in Pakistan that year. They reached the quarter-finals, in which they were defeated by PIA FC.
Men's Pro Team
In 2013, Karachi United launched their professional team to compete in Pakistan's second tier of league football and progressed to the top tier Pakistan Premier League by the end of season, with the youngest squad in the league with an average age of 17 years.[3]
Women's Pro Team
The women's team was established in 2010, in order to create a national team capable of representing the nation in FIFA Women's World Cup.[4]
References
- ↑ "Karachi United". karachiunited.com.
- ↑ "Karachi United". karachiunited.com.
- ↑ http://karachiunited.com/teams/mens-pro-team-2/
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2018-02-06.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Karachi United F.C. Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
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