Karachi United
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Karachi United Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Clifton, Karachi. It currently competes in the Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of the Pakistani football league system.
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Full name | Karachi United Football Club | ||
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Short name | KUFC | ||
Founded | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) | ||
Ground | Karachi United Stadium | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Coordinates | 24°48′51.3″N 67°00′05.5″E | ||
Chairman | Taha Alizai | ||
Manager | Shaikh Hamdan | ||
League | Pakistan Premier League | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Formed in 1996, the club turned professional in 2013. In October 2020, the club was promoted to the Pakistan Premier League for the first time, courtesy of a second-place finish in the 2020 PFF League.[1] It therefore made its top-flight debut in the 2021 Pakistan Premier League.[2]
They were also members of the Karachi Football League, a semi-professional regional competition. The club has also competed in the 2016 PFF Cup, the highest cup competition in Pakistan that year. They reached the quarter-finals, in which they were defeated by PIA FC.
Karachi United uses the 2,000-capacity Karachi United Stadium for most of their home games.[3] The team is sponsored by Engro Corporation.[4][5]