HBL F.C.
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| Full name | Habib Bank Limited Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bankers | ||
| Short name | HBL | ||
| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Ground | People's Football Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 40,000 | ||
| Owner | Habib Bank Limited | ||
| Chairman | Raqeeb | ||
| Coach | Yousuf Khan | ||
| League | Football Federation League | ||
| 2014–15 | Group stage | ||
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Habib Bank Limited Football Club or commonly known as Habib Bank Football Club and HBL F.C. were a Pakistani football club based in Karachi, Sindh, which play in the Football Federation League. The club was formed in 1975 by the Habib Bank, hence the nickname, the Bankers.
HBL won the National championship in 1982, beating Pakistan Railways into second place. They have also been runners up three times.
They were founding members of the Pakistan Premier League. They were relegated in the 2006–07 season, but were elected to return following expansion of the league alongside Pakistan Airlines.
Honours[]
- 1982
- Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup: (1)
- 1985
Performance in AFC competitions[]
- Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
- 1987 – Qualifying Stage
Categories:
- Football clubs in Pakistan
- 1975 establishments in Pakistan
- Financial services association football clubs in Pakistan
- Football in Karachi
- South Asian football club stubs
- Pakistani sport stubs