Pakistan Railways FC
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Full name | Pakistan Railways Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | The Railwaymen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Founded | 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Railway Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan (Capacity 5,000) |
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Chairman | Cpt. Asif Ali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Chaudhary Asghar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Pakistan Football Federation League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PPL 2007/8 | 13th (relegated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Pakistan Railways are a Pakistani football club from Lahore who play in the Pakistan Premier League and play at the Railway Stadium. Nicknamed the Railwaymen, they are one of the oldest football clubs in Pakistan and were created by the railway workers on the Pakistan Railway.
In 1969, they beat Karachi to win the first of their two national titles. The second was in 1984 when pushed WAPDA FC into second. They also were runners up 8 times. In 2005, they returned to the top flight when they won the Pakistan Football Federation League.
[edit] Achievements
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- 1969, 1984.
- Pakistan Football Federation League: 1
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- 2005
[edit] Current Players
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