{{Short description|Pakistani association football team}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Gwadar Port Authority | image = Gwadar Port Authority FC logo.png | fullname = Gwadar Port Authority Football Club | nickname = | short name = GPA F.C. | founded = | league = | season = }}
'''Gwadar Port Authority Football Club''' serves as the football section of the Gwadar Port Authority. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.
== History == Gwadar Port Authority debuted in the 2011 PFF League, where they finished last in their group. They continued in the 2012 PFF League where they came second in their group.
In 2020, the team began facing internal instability and financial problems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2020-06-05 |title=We are suffering: Pakistani footballers |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2236098/suffering-pakistani-footballers |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2021-02-21 |title=‘Gwadar’s identity is football, not cricket’ |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2285394/gwadars-identity-is-football-not-cricket |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> However in the 2020 PFF League, they were second in their group and qualified for the final stage. They defeated Pakistan Police in their second match of the final stage. Gwadar Port Authority ended up in the third place on the group points table and gained promotion to the eventually cancelled 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League. However, they did not compete in the league due to personal decision.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2021/22 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki2022.html |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
Following the return of domestic football in the country in 2023, the team withdrew from the 2023–24 National Football Challenge Cup due to internal instability.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tatheer |date=2023-01-31 |title=Police edge Navy in Challenge Cup |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1035963-police-edge-navy-in-challenge-cup |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/gwadar-port-authority/20115/ Gwadar Port Authority] at Global Sports Archive
Category:Works football clubs in Pakistan Category:Sport in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:Gwadar