Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways FC logo
Full namePakistan Railways Football Club
Nickname(s)The Railwaymen
Short namePRFC
Founded1950 (1950)
GroundRailway Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerPakistan Railways
ChairmanJavaid Anwar Bobak
Head coachMuhammad Rasheed

Pakistan Railways FC are a Pakistani football club based in Lahore They play at the Railway Stadium.[1] Nicknamed the Railwaymen, they are one of the oldest football clubs in Pakistan and were created by the railway workers on the Pakistan Railway. The club used to compete in the Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.

History

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 eight times. In 2005, they returned to the top flight when they won the Pakistan Football Federation League. They were relegated from Pakistan Premier League after two years in 2007. Chaudhary Asghar was Pakistan Railways football coach till that time. The coaching was then passed to Muhammad Rasheed, the ex-national player and Pakistan Railways legend who scored the only goal in the National Championship 1984 final.

Railways again qualified in the premier league 2014 by winning their departmental leg of the Pakistan Football Federation League 2013.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Asian

References

  1. ↑ Pakistan Railways | Soccerway
  2. ↑ Ali Wahidi, Syed Akber (March 17, 2016). "Pakistan - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Tom Lewis; Neil Morrison; Novan Herfiyana; Karel Stokkermans (2003). "Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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