HBL F.C.

Early years (1970s)

The Habib Bank Limited football team was founded by Habib Bank Limited, one of Pakistan's largest banks, in 1975 when the bank created a formal sports setup and began fielding departmental teams in national sports competitions including football.

Rise and national titles (1980s)

In the 1982 National Football Championship, the team won its first national title after defeating Pakistan Railways in the final. The next year, the team finished runner-ups after falling against WAPDA in the final.

Continental debut (1986–87 Asian Club Championship)

The team notably participated at the 1986 Asian Club Championship after winning the 1985 Inter-Provincial Championship final against Punjab. At the Asian top tier, with former Pakistan international Moosa Ghazi as coach, the team was drawn in Group 4 held in Colombo as venue. The team recorded a 0–7 loss against Malavan (Iran), 1–2 loss against Saunders (Sri Lanka), and drew 2–2 against Victory (Maldives). This was the second continental appearance for a Pakistani club side. After the finalisation of the 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament, Habib Bank was also chosen to play two exhibition matches against China in 4 May and against Sri Lanka in 5 May at the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium in Multan. The team drew by 1–1 in their match against Sri Lanka.

Perennial contenders (1990s–2000)

Habib Bank remained competitive through frequent restructures of the National Football…

National Football Championship: Champions (1): 1982 Inter-Provincial Championship Winners (1): 1985