Karachi United
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| Full name | Karachi United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | KUFC | ||
| Founded | 1996 | ||
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CDGK Stadium (some matches), Karachi United Stadium,[1] 15,000 and 5,000 capacity, Karachi, Pakistan | ||
| League | Karachi Football League | ||
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Karachi United Football Club is a Pakistani association football club based in the southern city of Karachi. It was established in 1996. As of 2017, Karachi United have 100,000 followers on Facebook, the first football club from Pakistan with that many fans on social media. Formed in 1996 on the lines of top clubs the world over, Karachi United FC were set up with view to providing a platform for achieving football excellence. Now among the premier football teams in Pakistan, KU is dedicated to developing the sport of football in Pakistan.[2] Karachi United use the 5,000-capacity Karachi United Stadium for most of their home games, but they also used other venues, like the 15,000-capacity CDGK Stadium. Karachi United are members of the Karachi Football League, a semi-professional football league with 21 participants. Karachi United competed in the 2016 PFF Cup, the highest football level in Pakistan that year. They reached the quarter-finals, in which they were defeated by PIA FC.
References
- ↑ "Karachi United". karachiunited.com.
- ↑ "Karachi United". karachiunited.com.