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'''Hafiz Wohaib Butt Memorial Football Club''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|حافظ وہیب بٹ میموریل فٹ بال کلب}}}}), commonly known as '''Wohaib FC''', is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. The club last competed in the [[2020 PFF League]], the second tier of Pakistani football.
In the early 1990s, Wohaib was one of the leading football clubs in Pakistan, experiencing its height between 1991 and 1994, when club's chairman Hafiz Salman Butt had a successful tenure as general secretary of the [[Pakistan Football Federation]]. Wohaib is the [[Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions|first Pakistani club]] to pass the qualifying round of the [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]], doing so in the [[1992–93 Asian Club Championship|1992–93]] edition. The club also contains youth teams.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2009-01-27 |title=PEL, Fata win matches in U-21 football |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/340592/pel-fata-win-matches-in-u-21-football |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2009-02-01 |title=Luckless Dir go down fighting |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/341333/luckless-dir-go-down-fighting |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-04-30 |title=Football: Army thrash Wohaib club |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/372235/football-army-thrash-wohaib-club |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2007-08-30 |title=U-18 soccer championship: Faisalabad record emphatic win |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3429111 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=2006-02-02 |title=Two-goal Hikmat lifts Fata |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/176921/two-goal-hikmat-lifts-fata |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Lahore topple Pindi in U-15 Football match |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/362775-lahore-topple-pindi-in-u-15-football-match |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
== History == === Establishment and early years === [[File:Hafiz Salman Butt.png|left|thumb|200x200px|Hafiz Salman Butt, the club's founder and chairman from 1982 till 2021]]
The club was formed in December 1982 by member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] Hafiz Salman Butt in memory of his deceased younger brother Hafiz Wohaib Butt.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part III |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/593100/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-iii |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-12 |title=Hafiz Salman recalls good old days of Pakistan football |url=https://nation.com.pk/13-Sep-2016/hafiz-salman-recalls-good-old-days-of-pakistan-football |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Short-lived glory (1990s) === By the early 1990s, Wohaib FC had established itself as the leading football club in Lahore. It offered aspiring footballers the opportunity to compete at the [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]] and secure full-time positions in various leading domestic departmental teams such as [[WAPDA F.C.|WAPDA]], [[Pakistan International Airlines FC|Pakistan Airlines]], among others.<ref name=":0" /> The team experienced its height between 1992 and 1994, when club's chairman Hafiz Salman Butt had a successful tenure as general secretary of the [[Pakistan Football Federation]] participating in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons of the revamped National Football Championship by Salman on a proper league-style basis and spread over a number of months, along with several sponsorships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2021-01-30 |title=OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football’s influential firebrand |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1604378 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> However in these years, Salman was also accused of being biased towards players who were not from Lahore, and often preferring his club players to represent the national team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2015-04-16 |title=ANALYSIS: Shades of past in present tussle for PFF stranglehold |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1176109 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
==== Asian Club Championship (1992–93) ==== The club participated in the [[1992–93 Asian Club Championship]], where it managed to become the first Pakistani club to pass the qualifying round of an Asian competition.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2021-01-30 |title=OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football’s influential firebrand |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1604378 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> A reason of Wohaib’s success in the qualifying stage was the sheer recruiting of Pakistani international footballers. Before the implementation of stricter rules and regulations for player registrations by the [[Asian Football Confederation]], it was common for several club sides across Asia to borrow the premiere players from other teams for registration to compete at Asian club competitions. The club borrowed five regular starters of the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] for the tournament; [[Zafar Iqbal (footballer)|Zafar Iqbal]] and [[Saleem Patni]] from [[PIA F.C.|PIA]], [[Mateen Akhtar]] and [[Shabbir Hussain]] from [[WAPDA F.C.|WAPDA]], and [[Muhammad Nauman Khan|Nauman Khan]] from [[Pakistan Army F.C.|Pakistan Army]], who combined with Wohaib's best talent. [[Tariq Lutfi]] was also appointed honorary head coach for the competition.<ref name=":0" />
The team first lost against [[Club Valencia]] from [[Maldives]] by 1–2 in their first away match in [[Malé]] on 19 September 1992, however the club managed to overcome the score in the return leg after defeating the Maldivian side at the [[Railway Stadium, Lahore|Railway Stadium]] in Lahore on 27 September. The next day, the match officials from Nepal died on the way home after the match in the [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268|PIA Flight 268]] crash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gurung, Lama feted with Rupak Memorial Award |url=https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2016/05/07/gurung-lama-feted-with-rupak-memorial-award |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranjitkar honoured for his unfazed love for football |url=https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2016/07/22/ranjitkar-honoured-for-his-unfazed-love-for-football |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref> Wohaib faced [[Brothers Union]] from [[Bangladesh]] in the next round; the match held on 10 October 1992 at the [[Mirpur Stadium]] in Dhaka ended in a goalless draw. The return leg on 17 October at the Railway Stadium in Lahore ended in a 2–0 victory for Wohaib. Muhammad Nauman Khan and substitute Saleem Patni scored the decisive goals at the 83rd and 90th minute respectively, sealing the historic qualification. This was a time when Pakistan's domestic competitions were largely dominated by the departmental teams, yet many of them struggled to deliver strong performances in Asian competitions. Some even chose not to participate due to the additional costs involved.<ref name=":0" />
The borrowed players returned to their respective departments before the start of the 1992–1993 [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]], held in several venues at [[Rawalpindi]], [[Karachi]] and [[Lahore]] from 20 October 1992 to 14 February 1993 and where the club managed to finish sixth out of nine teams under the coaching of Salman's sibling Hafiz Sohaib Butt and the captainship of defender [[Aamir Mahmood]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 1992/93 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki92.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> Tariq Lutfi however returned as head of the team for the group stage at the Asian top flight in [[Bahrain]]. After a humiliating defeat by 10–0 to [[Al Wasl SC|Al-Wasl]] in the opening fixture on 15 January 1993,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Double Digits International |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ddi.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> they came back and drew 1–1 with the eventual champions of the competition [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] in their final group game on 17 January, with [[Tanveer ul Hasnain]] scoring the lone goal. For their efforts, Wohaib FC was ranked 5th place in Asian Club Championship that year.<ref name=":0" />
==== 1993–99 ==== At the 1993–1994 National Football Championship played at [[Quetta]], Lahore, [[Faisalabad]], Rawalpindi, [[Peshawar]] and Karachi from 17 August 1993 to 9 February 1994, the club again finished sixth, this time with 15 points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 1993/94 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki93.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> At the next 1994 National Football Championship played at the [[Tehmas Khan Football Stadium|Tehmas Khan Stadium]], Peshawar in a single year from 16 April till 2 May 1994, the club finished seventh securing five points in the single leg format.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 1994 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki94.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
Later on, Hafiz Salman's sacking from the Pakistan Football Federation affected the club as departmental clubs took away their best talent and the ones that stayed behind were not given the chances they deserved for selection in national team for the upcoming years.<ref name=":0" />
The team later participated in minor competitions, winning the city based 1998 Lahore League, played in September 1998 at [[Railway Stadium, Lahore|Railway Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 1998 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki98.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
=== Pakistan Premier League era (2004–2008) === [[File:Muhammad Ahmed 2013.jpg|thumb|250x250px|[[Muhammad Ahmed (footballer, born 1988)|Muhammad Ahmed]] played for Wohaib from 2003 till 2008]] Wohaib became one of the founding members of the [[Pakistan Premier League]] in the inaugural [[2004–05 Pakistan Premier League|2004–05 season]] after topping the Punjab Inter-District Club Football Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2004 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki04.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> This time however as was the case of all of the private owned clubs of Pakistan, the team was severely strapped for cash and barely surviving a season, contrasting with the departmental teams who continued to dominate the domestic structure of Pakistan.<ref name=":2" /> The club also continued to use its youth system that continued to provide players for Pakistani youth teams at various age groups as well winning many national youth competitions in the past.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" /> Notable players produced by the club during this period became goalkeeper [[Bilal Rafiq]], forward [[Rizwan Asif]], and eventual international captain [[Muhammad Ahmed (footballer, born 1988)|Muhammad Ahmed]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-09 |title=Former skippers hail PFF chief over biggest win |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3499913 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-03-09 |title=Five more join camp |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/236596/five-more-join-camp |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
The team finished in the 10th position out of 16 teams accumulating 30 points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2004 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki04.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> On 12 June 2004 during a match against [[WAPDA F.C.|WAPDA]] at the [[Punjab Stadium, Pakistan|Punjab Stadium]], national football referee Essa Khan and manager of Wohaib Tanvir Zia Butt had an altercation and beat up referee Dil Nawaz minutes before the start of the match. The incident occurred after Wohaib chairman Hafiz Salman Butt abused Dil Nawaz and later beat him up. When Dil Nawaz tried to escape, both Essa and Tanvir caught up with him at the main gate and started beating him. The two were eventually suspended by the Pakistan Football Federation for indiscipline.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-06-20 |title=PFF suspends officials |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/394950/pff-suspends-officials |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-06-17 |title=PFF threatens disciplinary action against its official |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/362060/newspaper/column |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
The [[2005–06 Pakistan Premier League|next season]], the club survived relegation finishing tenth out of 12 teams, with only one goal difference ahead of [[Panther FC]], where both earned 20 points.<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=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2005 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> The club also a heavy 10–0 defeat against the eventual champions [[Pakistan Army F.C.|Pakistan Army]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-10-16 |title=Soccer: Wohaib and Navy share spoils |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/161422/soccer-wohaib-and-navy-share-spoils |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The team also participated in the [[2005 National Football Challenge Cup]], failing to pass through the group stage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-16 |title=Tanveer named Wapda skipper |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/148055/tanveer-named-wapda-skipper |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" />
In the [[2006-07 Pakistan Premier League|2006–07 season]], Wohaib again narrowly missed out on being relegated after finishing just one point above the relegated [[HBL FC|Habib Bank]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2006/07 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki06.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
=== Downfall (2007–present) === In the [[2007-08 Pakistan Premier League|2007–08 season]], the club was relegated after losing 8 players to other clubs and internal destabilisation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2007/08 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki07.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> The football club stirred controversy after inaccurately registering the Nigerian player ''Akeem Abbas Olajuwon'', neglecting to secure the necessary [[No Objection Certificate]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-03-20 |title=PFF penalises Wohaib Club for violation of rules |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/294554/pff-penalises-wohaib-club-for-violation-of-rules |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The player received minimal compensation from Wohaib and became stuck in the country as a result, ultimately resulting in his visa overstay for months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Shazad |date=2008-02-17 |title=Wohaib Club foul-play leaves Nigerian player badly stranded |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/289749/wohaib-club-foul-play-leaves-nigerian-player-badly-stranded |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Stranded without support from the federation and the club itself, Akeem found assistance from former referee [[Ahmed Jan (referee)|Ahmed Jan]], who offered him shelter and covered the expenses for his flight back home.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-11 |title=Stranded Nigerian footballer heads home after long ordeal |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/302258/stranded-nigerian-footballer-heads-home-after-long-ordeal |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2012-11-05 |title=PPFL: Dribbling with mediocrity |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/761746/ppfl-dribbling-with-mediocrity |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A welcome addition {{!}} Sports {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/554360-a-welcome-addition |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
In their first season at the second tier in the [[2008–09 PFF League]], the team reached the semifinals until failing to show up against [[Baloch Nushki F.C.|Baloch Nushki]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2008/09 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki08.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> In 2008, the team won the Lahore League after winning in the final against City FC Lahore.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pakichamp.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2008 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki3-08.html#lah |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
After two more unsuccessful seasons, Wohaib was again promoted to the top tier after finishing runner-ups at the [[2011 PFF League]] under the captaincy of Fouad Nisar and with young players such as [[Ahmed Faheem]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2011-12-13 |title=KRL defeat National Bank 3-1 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/680297 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2011-11-24 |title=Muslim FC, Wapda claim victories |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/675686/code.jquery.com |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The final against [[Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited FC|Zarai Taraqiati]] ended in a goalless draw, and the eventual 1–3 defeat in the penalty shootout.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2011-12-20 |title=ZTBL clinch football PFFL title |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/681963/newspaper/newspaper/column |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=express |date=2011-12-20 |title=Football: No goals in Navy, PIA league game |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/309403/football-no-goals-in-navy-pia-league-game |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
However, the club was relegated once again at the end of the [[2012-13 Pakistan Premier League|2012–13 Pakistan Premier League]] after collecting only eight points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2012-12-26 |title=Woeful Wohaib relegated from PPFL |url=https://www.dawn.com/2012/12/26/woeful-wohaib-relegated-from-ppfl/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=InpaperMagazine |first=From |date=2013-01-13 |title=In-depth: Pakistan football |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/778489/in-depth-pakistan-football |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2013-01-09 |title=KRL lift second straight PPFL title |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/491707/krl-lift-second-straight-ppfl-title |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2013-01-15 |title=PPFL: KRL crowned league champions |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/494428/ppfl-krl-crowned-league-champions |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> The team already having secured the relegation, also missed some last matches against [[Muslim FC|Muslim Chaman]] and [[Baloch FC Nushki|Baloch Nushki]] by walkover.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2013-01-02 |title=Clinical KRL oust KESC from PPFL title race |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/775819/clinical-krl-oust-kesc-from-ppfl-title-race |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2013-01-07 |title=KRL move to within one point of PPFL title |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/490647/krl-move-to-within-one-point-of-ppfl-title |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2013-01-02 |title=PPFL: KRL consolidate top spot with 3-0 win |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/488091/ppfl-krl-consolidate-top-spot-with-3-0-win |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2013-01-13 |title=KESC secure 2nd position in PPFL |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/493539/kesc-secure-2nd-position-in-ppfl |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
After a long period of inactivity due to the lack of football activities within Pakistan at both international and domestic level due to the internal crisis within the Pakistan Football Federation coupled by several FIFA bans,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campaigns for football election gain momentum |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/702113-campaigns-for-football-election-gain-momentum |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> the team participated in the [[2020 PFF League]], failing to advance from the group stage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Young Ittefaq thrash Wohaib FC 4-1 |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/723202-young-ittefaq-thrash-wohaib-fc-4-1 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-05 |title=Baloch FC, Young Ittefaq FC register wins |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/724751-baloch-fc-young-ittefaq-fc-register-wins |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The News International |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Baloch FC qualify for top-tier football league |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/730485 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> It also participated at the [[2020 PFF National Challenge Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SSGC, PAF reach National Football Challenge Cup pre-quarters |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/754816-ssgc-paf-reach-national-football-challenge-cup-pre-quarters |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KPT, Afghan FC reach National Football Challenge Cup pre-quarter-finals |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/755782-kpt-afghan-fc-reach-national-football-challenge-cup-pre-quarter-finals |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Challenge Cup from November 30 |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/746718-national-challenge-cup-from-november-30 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WAPDA come from behind to crush Asia Ghee Mills |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/756337-wapda-come-from-behind-to-crush-asia-ghee-mills |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KRL start Challenge Cup campaign with 2-0 win over KPT |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/752302-krl-start-challenge-cup-campaign-with-2-0-win-over-kpt |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> These were the lone domestic competitions held during the year, until the PFF received another ban and consequent disruption of the domestic structure followed.
== Club crest and kits == The traditional kit of Wohaib is white with green edges in the shoulders and arms, along with white shorts and socks. Between 1991 and 1994, the team kit also usually featured green as the primary colour with white edges. The secondary kit was usually red with white edges.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Team Colours |url=https://www.rsssf.org/colours/pakistan.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> The [[Pakistan national football team]] also featured a nearly identical design as the Wohaib kit in 1992 and 1993, coinciding with Wohaib club chairman Hafiz Salman Butt's tenure as general secretary of the [[Pakistan Football Federation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Kit History |url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/pakistan-kits/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Football Kit Archive |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Stadium == Wohaib Club's home ground is Punjab University Old Campus Ground situated at Lake Road near [[Chauburji]] in Lahore.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2007-08-02 |title=AFC team inspects venues for President's Cup |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3420012 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-09-26 |title=Trials to select U-19 football teams today |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3682800/trials-to-select-u-19-football-teams-today-20090926964082 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref> It was one of the venues considered by the Pakistan Football Federation to host the [[2007 AFC President's Cup]].<ref name=":4" />
== Rivalries == Wohaib had a rivalry with [[Faisalabad]] club [[Panther FC]] during the [[2005–06 Pakistan Premier League|2005–06 season]] when both teams were fighting for relegation. In October 2005, match referee Abdul Jabbar was manhandled by angered Wohaib club players after he gave a goal to Panthers Club in the 87th minute. Under pressure, the referee reversed the decision and disallowed the goal but was beaten again by spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-10-02 |title=PFF president to meet Bahrain’s top sports official |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/159270/pff-president-to-meet-bahrain-s-top-sports-official |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The first leg of the season saw Wohaib winning by 3–1.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2005-10-20 |title=Crucial win for Panthers |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/162036/crucial-win-for-panthers |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> On 19 October 2005, Panther recorded a crucial win against Wohaib in the relegation battle by a lone goal.<ref name=":02" />
== Competitive record == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; ! rowspan="2" |Season ! rowspan="2" |'''Division''' ! colspan="8" |League ! rowspan="2" |[[National Football Challenge Cup|National Challenge Cup]] ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Asian club competition |- !{{tooltip|P|Games played}} !{{tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{tooltip|L|Games lossed}} !{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{tooltip|Pts|Points}} !{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}} |- |1992–93 |[[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National A-Division Football Championship]] |16 |5 |4 |7 |16 |18 |14 |6th | rowspan="4" |DNE |[[1992–93 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]] |Group stage |- |1993–94 |National A-Division Football Championship |21 |4 |7 |10 |14 |27 |15 |6th | colspan="2" rowspan="14" |DNQ |- |1994 |National A-Division Football Championship |7 |2 |1 |4 |7 |13 |5 |7th |- |[[2004–05 Pakistan Premier League|2004–05]] |[[Pakistan Premier League]] |30 |9 |3 |18 |37 |53 |30 |10th |- |[[2005–06 Pakistan Premier League|2005–06]] |Pakistan Premier League |22 |5 |5 |12 |16 |41 |20 |10th |[[2005 National Football Challenge Cup|Group stage]] |- |[[2006–07 Pakistan Premier League|2006–07]] |Pakistan Premier League |20 |3 |4 |13 |10 |33 |13 |10th | rowspan="9" |DNE |- |[[2007–08 Pakistan Premier League|2007–08]] |Pakistan Premier League |26 |1 |5 |20 |11 |60 |8 | align="center" bgcolor=#FFCCCC |'''14th''' |- |[[2008–09 PFF League|2008–09]] |[[PFF League]] |3 |2 |0 |1 |6 |5 |4 |Semi-finals |- |[[2009–10 PFF League|2009–10]] |PFF League |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |Semi-finals |- |[[2010 PFF League|2010–11]] |PFF League |4 |2 |2 |0 |3 |1 |8 |Final group stage |- |[[2011 PFF League|2011–12]] |PFF League |7 |4 |1 |2 |15 |6 |13 | align="center" bgcolor="Silver" |'''2nd''' |- |[[2012-13 Pakistan Premier League|2012–13]] |[[Pakistan Premier League]] |30 |1 |5 |24 |8 |75 |8 | align="center" bgcolor=#FFCCCC |'''16th''' |- |[[2013 PFF League|2013–14]] |PFF League |2 |1 |0 |1 |1 |1 |3 |Group stage |- |[[2014 PFF League|2014–15]] |PFF League | colspan="8" |DNE |- |[[2020 PFF League|2020–21]] |PFF League |5 |1 |0 |4 |2 |11 |3 |Group stage |[[2020 PFF National Challenge Cup|Group stage]] |}
; Key {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" |- ! bgcolor="#FFD700" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Winners |- ! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Runners-up |- ! bgcolor="#CC9966" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | 3rd place |- ! bgcolor="#ffcccc" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Relegated |} {{col-4}} * Pld = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * GF = Goals for * GA = Goals against * Pts = Points * Pos. = Final position {{col-4}} * DNQ = Did not qualify * DNE = Did not enter * NH = Not held * – = Did not exist/Unknown {{col-end}}
== Performance in AFC competitions == {{See|Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions}} {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {| class="wikitable" !Season !Competition !Round !Club !First leg !Second leg !Aggregate |- | rowspan="4" |[[1992-93 Asian Club Championship|1992–93]] | rowspan="4" |[[Asian Club Championship]] | rowspan="2" |Qualifying Playoff round |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Club Valencia]] | style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 1–2 | style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 6–2 | style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC" | 7–4 |- |{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Brothers Union]] | style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 0–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC" | 2–0 |- | rowspan="2" |Group stage |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Wasl FC|Al-Wasl]] | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC" | 0–10 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC" | 1–1 |}
== Honours == '''League''' * [[PFF League]] ** Runners-up: [[2011 PFF League|2011]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/wohaib-club/14171/ Wohaib FC] at Global Sports Archive * [https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/pakistan/wohaib-fc/8086/ Wohaib FC] at Soccerway
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