Khan Research Laboratories FC

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Khan Research Laboratories
Khan Research Laboratories Ground
Capacity8,000
OwnerKhan Research Laboratories
ChairmanTahir Ikram
Head CoachMuhammad Essa

Khan Research Laboratories Football Club, sometimes abbreviated to KRL F.C. or KRL, serves as the

KRL Stadium. The club used to compete in the Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup
.

The club has won five

Balkan FK).[1]

History

The football team was established in 1995.

Karachi Port Trust.[5] The next season, they topped the group again when they defeated Pakistan Police and Sindh Greens 1–0 and 5–1 respectively. Sajjad of Khan Research Laboratories scored the hat-trick in the latter match. In the round of 16, they thrashed University Grants Commission 6–0, with Allah Nawaz scoring four goals. In the quarter-finals they defeated Allied Bank 3–2 and defeated their group team Pakistan Police 2–1 in the semi-finals. Khan Research Laboratories drew 1–1 to WAPDA in the finals, only to lose 4–3 on penalties.[6] In the 2002 season, Khan Research Laboratories, top of the group again for the fourth consecutive season, defeated University Grants Commission 5–1 and drew 1–1 with Sindh Red. In the Round of 16, they defeated Balochistan Green 1–0. Khan Research Laboratories defeated Federally Administered Tribal Areas 2–1 in the quarter-finals and lost to Pakistan Army in the 1–0 in the semi-finals.[7]

Premier League era

Khan Research Laboratories became a dominant side since the inception of the re-branded

Sui Southern Gas
4–0 on the final match day, making them the most successful club since the inception of the Pakistan Premier League.

Asian competitions

Khan Research Laboratories' first appearance in the Asian competition came in the

Erchim and Taiwan Power Company
, thus qualifying for the final stage where they finished bottom of the group. Their win in the 2012 season qualified them for a spot in the 2013 AFC President's Cup. In the group stage, held in May 2013, they were drawn against Kyrgyzstan-based Dordoi Bishkek, Philippines-based
Hilal Al-Quds and their rivals from the first group stage, Dordoi Bishkek. They won both of their games and progressed to the final, where they lost 1–0 to Turkmen side Balkan.[20] In the 2014 AFC President's Cup
they finished bottom of the group in the first stage.

Honours

Domestic
Champions (5):
2013–14, 2018–19
  • Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup
    :
Champions (6):
2016
  • NBP President's Cup:
Winners (1): 2017

Continental

Runners-up (1): 2013

Competitive record

Overall

The club's competitive record since the 2004–05 season are listed below.

Season Div Tms Pos
National Challenge Cup
 AFC President's Cup AFC Cup
2004–05 Pakistan Premier League 16 3 – DNP DNP
2005–06
 Pakistan Premier League 12 3 Semi-finals DNP DNP
2006–07
 Pakistan Premier League 12 3 – DNP DNP
2007–08
 Pakistan Premier League 14 3 Runners-up DNP DNP
2008–09
 Pakistan Premier League 14 3 Winners DNP DNP
2009–10
 Pakistan Premier League 14 Winners Winners Group stage DNP
2010–11
 Pakistan Premier League 16 2 Winners DNP DNP
2011–12
 Pakistan Premier League 16 Winners Winners Final Group stage DNP
2012–13
 Pakistan Premier League 16 Winners Quarter-finals Runners-up DNP
2013–14
 Pakistan Premier League 16 Winners Quarter-finals Group stage DNP
2014–15
 Pakistan Premier League 12 6 Winners DNP DNP
2016–17
 Pakistan Premier League – No League Held Winners DNP DNP
2018–19
 Pakistan Premier League 16 Winners Group stage DNP DNP

Performance in AFC competitions

  • Asian Cup Winners Cup
    : 1 appearance
2000/01
: First Round
2010: 2° in Group Stage
2012: 3° in Final Group Stage
2013: 3° in Runners Up
2014: 4° in Group Stage

AFC President's Cup matches

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Pakistan Khan Research Laboratories 25 17 7 4 6 24 17 +7

References

  1. ^ "AFC PRESIDENT'S CUP 2013". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ^ "1998 National Football League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  4. ^ "1999 National Football League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  5. ^ "2000 National Football League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  6. ^ "2001 National Football League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  7. ^ "2002 National Football League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  8. ^ "2004 Pakistan Premier League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  9. ^ "2005–06 Pakistan Premier League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  10. ^ "2006–07 Pakistan Premier League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  11. ^ "2007–08 Pakistan Premier League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  12. ^ "2008–09 Pakistan Premier League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  13. ^ "2009–10 Pakistan Premier League" rsssf.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  14. ^ "2010–11 Pakistan Premier League" footballpakistan.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  15. ^ a b "2012–13 Pakistan Premier League" footballpakistan.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  16. ^ "2013–14 Pakistan Premier League" footballpakistan.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  17. ^ "2011 National Challenge Cup" footballpakistan.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  18. ^ "2014–15 Pakistan Premier League" footballpakistan.com. Retrieved December 25th 2018.
  19. ^ "Schedule and Results, 2013 AFC President's Cup" The-AFC.com. Retrieved July 12th 2013.
  20. ^ "Match summary. Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine" The-AFC.com.

External links

  • KRL FC at Global Sports Archive
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