Keamari Muhammadan FC

Keamari Muhammadan
Full nameKeamari Muhammadan Football Club
Short nameKMFC
Founded1907 (1907)

Keamari Muhammadan Football Club is a football club based in Keamari, Karachi, Pakistan.

History

Founded in 1907, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Pakistan.[1]

At the inaugural 1958 Aga Khan Gold Cup, Keamari Muhammadan finished runner-up after falling against Karachi Kickers by 0–2 in the final.[2][3] In 1958 and 1959, the team won the Ronaldshay Shield in Dhaka consecutively.[4] In 1958, the team also participated in the Rovers Cup in India.[5][6][7][8]

In the 1950s and 1960s, the team had the services of Pakistan international players such as Moosa Ghazi, Abid Hussain Ghazi and Abdullah Rahi.[9][10][11] The team competed in the Karachi First Division Football League.[11]

The team won the 2006–07 edition of the Karachi Football League.[12][13]

Honours

Domestic

  • Ronaldshay Shield
    • Champions (2): 1958, 1959

International

Notes

  1. ^ The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

References

  1. ^ "Zeeshan drives PIA to revengeful win over NBP". Brecorder. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  2. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 28 October 1958". p. 6. Retrieved 2024-07-15 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup goes to Karachi Kickers". The Pakistan Observer. 28 October 1958. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  5. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 12 November 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 14 November 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 16 November 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 18 November 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 16 March 1955" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا: عابد غازی کے پائے کا رائٹ ہاف آج تک پیدا نہیں ہوا" [World of Football Heroes: Another right-half as Abid Ghazi has not yet been born]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  11. ^ a b "Pakistan Observer 1970.06.05 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  12. ^ "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2006". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  13. ^ InpaperMagazine, From (2013-01-13). "In-depth: Pakistan football". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
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