{{Short description|Pakistani football club}}{{Infobox football club | clubname = Quaid-e-Azam FC | image = Quaid-e-Azam Football Club Logo.png | nickname = QFC | founded = 1971 | ground = Embassy Road G 6/4 <br /> islamabad, Pakistan | capacity = 1,000 | chairman = Muhammad Saleem | manager = Ghulam Rasool | league = IFA 'A' League | season = | position = | website = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _thinbluesides | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = _bluesides | pattern_so1 = _color_3_stripes_yellow | leftarm1 = FFFF00 | body1 = FFFF00 | rightarm1 = FFFF00 | shorts1 = FFFF00 | socks1 = 00008B | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _thinyellowsides | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = _yellowsides | pattern_so2 = _color_3_stripes_blue | leftarm2 = 00008B | body2 = 00008B | rightarm2 = 00008B | shorts2 = 00008B | socks2 = FFFF00 | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = _manutd_09-10_home | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = _color_3_stripes_white | leftarm3 = E20E0E | body3 = E20E0E | rightarm3 = E20E0E | shorts3 = FFFFFF | socks3 = EE2200 | kit_alt3 = Red socks with white striped tops. }} '''Quaid-e-Azam Football Club''', is a Pakistani football club based in Islamabad, Pakistan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Khilari |title=Quaid-e-Azam Football Club - Sports Facility - Khilari |url=https://www.khilari.com.pk/facilities/football/islamabad/quaid-e-azam-football-club/235 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=www.khilari.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-07 |title=Champions of Pakistan Bent on Ruling the World |url=https://www.redbull.com/pk-en/meet-black-fc-champions-of-pakistan-bent-on-ruling-the-world |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=Red Bull |language=en-pk}}</ref>
== History == The club was founded in 1971.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Quaid-e-Azam FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/quaid-e-azam-fc/14514/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref> It regularly featured in the regional Islamabad Football League in the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-01-22 |title=Akbar, PTV win |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/78796/akbar-ptv-win |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2004 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki3-04.html |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
In 2010, during a Pakistan Football Federation scrutiny of Islamabad clubs, Quaid-e-Azam was listed among the 34 active clubs of the Islamabad Football Association.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-11-02 |title=Islamabad football scrutiny concludes |url=https://nation.com.pk/02-Nov-2010/Islamabad-football-scrutiny-concludes |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> It continued featuring in the Islamabad Football League,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-16 |title=IFA Football League |url=https://nation.com.pk/17-Sep-2012/ifa-football-league |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-21 |title=IFA league |url=https://nation.com.pk/21-Sep-2012/ifa-league |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-29 |title=IFA League |url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Sep-2012/ifa-league |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-06 |title=Falcon FC outclass Quaid FC 2-0 |url=https://nation.com.pk/06-Oct-2013/falcon-fc-outclass-quaid-fc-2-0 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> and several tournaments in Islamabad in the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-22 |title=Waseems help Quaid FC to enter semis |url=https://nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2013/waseems-help-quaid-fc-to-enter-semis |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-29 |title=Quaid FC enter Football Cup final |url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Jun-2013/quaid-fc-enter-football-cup-final |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-03 |title=Quaid FC beat Ramna FC 2-1 |url=https://nation.com.pk/03-Sep-2013/quaid-fc-beat-ramna-fc-2-1 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> On 9 January 2014, The Nation reported allegations of rules violations by the Islamabad Football Association, naming Quaid-e-Azam FC secretary Ghulam Rasool as having been appointed to supervise a lower-division match despite lacking formal qualifications.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-09 |title=PFF keeps mum on IFA rules violation |url=https://nation.com.pk/09-Jan-2014/pff-keeps-mum-on-ifa-rules-violation |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2018, Quaid-e-Azam FC moved into the final of the Islamabad A-Division Meridian Football League pertaining to the Islamabad Football Association, after winning against Poona FC 1–0 in the semifinal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-01 |title=Sports Briefs |url=https://nation.com.pk/01-May-2018/sports-briefs |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> The team lost in the final to Kiran FC on penalties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khilari |title=Kiran Club win Islamabad Meridian A-Division Football League - Khilari |url=https://www.khilari.com.pk/news/1861/kiran-club-win-islamabad-meridian-a-division-football-league |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=www.khilari.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/quaid-e-azam-fc/14514/ Quaid-e-Azam FC] at Global Sports Archive * {{Facebook|QFCislamabad}}
Category:Football clubs in Pakistan Category:1971 establishments in Pakistan Category:Association football clubs established in 1971 Category:Football in Islamabad
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