KPT F.C.

Early years

The football team was established during the British Raj, and is believed to have been founded in 1887, the year the Karachi Port Trust was established. By the 1930s, the team was reported playing in several tournaments in Karachi.

Post-independence (1947–1960s)

In 1959, the team captained by Pakistan national team left winger Ibrahim, and including other internationals such as goalkeeper Shamoo Abdul Ghani, toured Portuguese-ruled Goa for two friendlies. An opening game in Panaji against a local Goa XI ended in a 1–1 draw, and a second match in Margão against a Goa Selection ending in a 0–1 loss for KPT. Some sources state a win for KPT in the first match.

National success and continental debut (1960s–1992)

In 1964, the team jointly won 1964 Aga Khan Gold Cup along with Dhaka Mohammedan, after drawing the final match by nil, and the replay match by 1–1. In October 1971, KPT won the Iranian Monarchy Celebration Football Tournament held in Karachi, defeating PIA in the final by 2–0. In the 1987 National Football Championship, the club finished as runner-up after falling against Crescent Textile Mills in the final. KPT won the National Departmental Championship in 1990. Subsequently the team played at the 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners’ Cup, where they lost 0–9 on aggregate to Indonesia’'s Pupuk Kaltim (6–0, 3–0) in the first round.

Entry to the Pakistan Premier League (2004–2011)

The club is one of the founding members of current…

Domestic

National Departmental Championship/PFF President's Cup Winners (1): 1990 Runner-up (2): 1998, 2003 KPT-PFF Cup Winners (1): 2010

Invitational

Aga Khan Gold Cup Winners (1): 1964 (shared)