{{Short description|Pakistani football club}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = National Bank | image = Nbp loglo.png | image_size = | upright = 0.65 | alt = NBP F.C. logo | caption = | fullname = National Bank of Pakistan Football Club | nickname = The Bankers | short name = NBP | founded = 1966 | dissolved = {{Start date and age|2021}} | ground = Korangi Baloch Stadium<br>Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground | capacity = 5,000 | coordinates = | owntitle = | owner = National Bank of Pakistan | chrtitle = | chairman = | mgrtitle = | manager = | coach = | league = | season = | position = | website = | kit_alt1 = | pattern_la1 = _greensquares | pattern_b1 = _greencollar | pattern_ra1 = _greensquares | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = _whitetop | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 008000 | pattern_name1 = <!--optional, default: Home colours --> | kit_alt2 = | pattern_la2 = _whitetop | pattern_b2 = _bowongreen | pattern_ra2 = _whitetop | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 008000 | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = 008000 | shorts2 = 008000 | socks2 = FFFF00 | pattern_name2 = <!--optional, default: Away colours --> | kit_alt3 = | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = | body3 = | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = | socks3 = | pattern_name3 = <!--optional, default: Third colours --> | current = }}
'''National Bank of Pakistan Football Club,''' commonly known as '''National Bank''' or '''NBP FC''', served as the football section of National Bank of Pakistan until its dissolution in 2021. Based in Karachi, Sindh, the club used to compete in the top-tier Pakistan Premier League.
== History == The National Bank football team was founded by National Bank of Pakistan, one of Pakistan's largest banks, in 1966 when the bank created a formal sports setup and began fielding departmental teams in national sports competitions including football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBP - Sports |url=https://nbp.com.pk/sports/index.aspx |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=nbp.com.pk}}</ref>
The club has won Football Federation League twice, first in 1993 and again in 2004–05. They have also won National Football Challenge Cup twice, in 1993 and 2013.
The club was dissolved after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department players, officials remain apprehensive |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/896068-department-players-officials-remain-apprehensive |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1090593-pakistan-premier-football-league-must-be-held-now-demand-officials |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=No progress in departmental sports revival |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1267077-no-progress-in-departmental-sports-revival |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
== Rivalry == National Bank and Habib Bank developed a noted rivalry often referred to as the "Bank derby." In August 2008, Habib Bank recorded their first ever Pakistan Premier League win against National Bank in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-08-23 |title=HBL outplay NBP 3-0 in all-Bank show |url=https://nation.com.pk/23-Aug-2008/HBL-outplay-NBP-30--in-allBank-show |access-date=2025-09-20 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Stadium == Like several Pakistan domestic football teams, National Bank did not own a dedicated ground. Hence the team used several municipal venues in Karachi for its home fixtures.<ref>{{Cite web |last=InpaperMagazine |first=From |date=2013-01-13 |title=No competition! |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/778372/no-competition |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrew |first=Marylou |date=2014-07-01 |title=Beyond cricket |url=https://aurora.dawn.com/news/1140582 |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=Aurora Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The club usually used Korangi Baloch Stadium in Sharafi Goth for its home fixtures for the Pakistan Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-07-22 |title=Pakistan Premier League kicks off today: Six cities to hold matches simultaneously |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/312854/pakistan-premier-league-kicks-off-today-six-cities-to-hold-matches-simultaneously |access-date=2025-09-20 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-04 |title=PFF approves eight cities and 13 venues for sixth PPFL |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/475611/pff-approves-eight-cities-and-13-venues-for-sixth-ppfl |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-15 |title=PFF approves 13 venues for Pakistan Premier Football |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/900700/pff-approves-13-venues-for-pakistan-premier-football |access-date=2025-09-20 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref> In the 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League, the team used Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground in Karachi.
==Honours== '''Domestic''' *'''Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup''' ** Winners: 2013 *'''National B-Division Football Championship''' ** Winners: 1993<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pakichamp.html |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> *'''Football Federation League''' ** Winners: 2004
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==External links== *[https://www.nbp.com.pk/ NBP website] *[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/nbp-fc/14162/ NBP FC] at Global Sports Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Bank Of Pakistan (Football Club)}} Category:Financial services football clubs in Pakistan Category:Football in Karachi Category:1966 establishments in Pakistan Category:Association football clubs established in 1966 Category:Defunct football clubs in Pakistan