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'''Naka Muhammadan Football Club''' is a Pakistani football club based in the locality of Lyari in Karachi, Sindh. The club is one of the founder members of the Pakistan Premier League, and played at the top tier in 2004. It has also participated in the Karachi Football League, winning the 2015–16 edition.
== History == In the early 2000s, the team was recorded participating in national inter-club tournaments of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2002 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki02.html |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2003 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki03.html#kasb |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-05-24 |title=Shock results |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/36987/shock-results |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-05-25 |title=Baloch Mujahid in semifinal |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/37255/baloch-mujahid-in-semifinal |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref>
In 2004, Naka Muhammadan became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Premier League, qualifying by winning all three matches in the provincial qualifying group.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2004 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki04.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref> It was one of local clubs of Pakistan to appear in Pakistan Premier League, in a tournament dominated by departmental teams during that time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-08-25|title=Young blood gear up for Pakistan Premier League|url=https://nation.com.pk/25-Aug-2010/Young-blood-gear-up-for-Pakistan-Premier-League|access-date=2026-05-10|website=The Nation|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-08-24|title=Young Blood FC gear up for big task|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/899249/young-blood-fc-gear-up-for-big-task|access-date=2026-05-10|website=Dawn|language=en}}</ref> It made its professional debut in the inaugural 2004 National League. The team suffered financial problems and withdrew from the league, but subsequently came back to complete the remaining matches.<ref name=":1" /> The club finisbed second-last at 15th position with 15 points, hence becoming relegated.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-06-27 |title=Mauripur Baloch hold HBL |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/395196/mauripur-baloch-hold-hbl |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</ref> The team also participated in the 2005 National Challenge Cup, the top tier national cup competition finishing last in the group 2 of pool D.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2005 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-06-24 |title=Elimination phase starts from today |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/144942/elimination-phase-starts-from-today |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-05-25 |title=Challenge Cup kicks off on June 1 |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/140716/challenge-cup-kicks-off-on-june-1 |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref>
The next season, marred in financial constraints, the team decided not to enter the second tier 2005–06 PFF League.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-02 |title=PPL soccer from Dec 1 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/164051/ppl-soccer-from-dec-1 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, the team participated in the Coca Cola Lyari Football Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Editorial |date=2014-03-27 |title=COCA COLA LYARI CHAMPIONSHIP - 2014: Karachi City, Young Umer Lane and Naka Mohammedan grab wins |url=https://footballpakistan.com/2014/03/coca-cola-lyari-championship-2014-karachi-city-young-umer-lane-and-naka-mohammedan-grab-wins/ |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=FootballPakistan.com (FPDC) |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Editorial |date=2014-04-07 |title=Coca Cola Lyari Football Championship: Naka Mohammedan, Lyari Brothers, Baloch Mohammedan and Bijli Sports grab wins |url=https://footballpakistan.com/2014/04/coca-cola-lyari-football-championship-naka-mohammedan-lyari-brothers-baloch-mohammedan-and-bijli-sports-grab-wins/ |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=FootballPakistan.com (FPDC) |language=en-US}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/team/naka-muhammadan/12928 Naka Muhammadan] on Global Sports Archive
Category:Football clubs in Pakistan Category:Football in Karachi
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