Karachi City WFC
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| Full name | Karachi City Women Football Club | ||
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| Short name | KCWFC | ||
| Founded | 2021 | ||
| Chairman | Adeel Rizki | ||
| Manager | Shahzaib Ahmed Khan | ||
| League | National Women Football Championship | ||
| 2024 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Karachi City Women Football Club is a Pakistani professional women's association football club based in Karachi.
Founded in 2021, the club is affiliated with Karachi City men team. Primarily focused on grassroots football development, the club rapidly emerged as one of the top talent-nurturing academies in Pakistan.[1] The club won the 2024 National Women Football Championship in their first participation in the country's top flight domestic circuit.
History
[edit]Early years (2021–2024)
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The club was formed in 2021 by football coach Adeel Rizki,[2] along with businessman and co-founder Shahzaib Ahmed Khan in Karachi.[1][3] Primarily focused on grassroots football development, the club rapidly emerged as one of the top talent-nurturing academies in Pakistan.[1][4]
After the appointment of Adeel Rizki as coach of the Pakistan women's national team in 2022, most of the players of the club featured internationally.[5][6][7][8]
In April 2024, the women futsal section of the team secured the Women's Futsal Championship title in Karachi, after an 11–0 victory over fellow city rivals Karachi United.[9]
Top-flight (2024–present)
[edit]Karachi City won the title their first participation at the top-tier women competition at the 2024 National Women Football Championship. The team included several notable international players such as Zulfia Nazir, and several overseas players including Nadia Khan and Zahmena Malik.[10] In their first match in the group stage, Karachi City achieved a historic victory by defeating Jahangir Memorial WFC with a score of 44-0.[11] In their next match, the club hammered Mohsen Gillani WFC by 33–0. The win resulted in Karachi City winning their three-team group with 6 points and a staggering +77 goal difference in two matches. After several goal dominated wins,[12][13] the team reached the semifinals,[14] consequently winning against Hazara Quetta by 8–0.[10][15] The team clinched the title after winning against Legacy WFC by 4–0.[16] British Pakistani player Nadia Khan was declared player of the tournament, along with the women national team goalkeeper Nisha Ashraf, who was awarded the best goalkeeper award.[17][18]
Crest and colors
[edit]Karachi City's colors are blue, white and black. Traditionally blue is used as the home color and white is used as the away color. The club represents Mazar-e-Quaid on their logo, one of the most popular monuments in Pakistan in honour of the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Personnel
[edit]Current technical staff
[edit]| Position | Name[19] |
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| CEO |  Adeel Rizki
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| Team manager | Shahzaib Ahmed Khan
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Honours
[edit]Cup
- National Women Football Championship
- Champions: 2024
References
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- ^ Admin. "Shahzaib Ahmed Khan: Embarks on a Professional Coaching Journey with UEFA and Barcelona University Certifications". www.24newshd.tv. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Ahmed, Zara. "The 'Queen' of the field". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (10 February 2023). "The case of a missing passport". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (16 July 2023). "Challenges plague Pakistan women's football". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (27 February 2023). "Women footballers accuse PFF NC of mistreatment". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Under-19 team being ignored: Nasir". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Forza FC, Karachi City secure Men's and Women's Futsal Championship title in Karachi". The Nation. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Legacy FC, Karachi City to battle for football title". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "2024 National Women's Football Club Championship Begins Across Four Cities". WE News English. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Karachi City, Karachi United triumph in final group stage matches". The Nation. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Karachi teams win National Women's Football Club Championship openers". The Nation. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Karachi City, Karachi United book spots for semifinal". The Nation. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Legacy FC, Karachi City clinch spots in National Women's Club Championship Final 2024". The Nation. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Desk, News (11 August 2024). "Karachi City FC bags National Women's Football Club Championship 2024 title". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Reporter, Sports (11 August 2024). "Karachi City FC bags National Women's Football Club Championship 2024 title". Association Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Karachi City FC claims National Women's Football Club Championship 2024 title". The Nation. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Karachi City Football Club". www.karachicityfc.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.