{{Short description|Pakistani football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Young Eleven FC | chrtitle = | upright = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Young Eleven Football Club | nickname = Dera Eleven | short name = | founded = | dissolved = | ground = | capacity = | coordinates = | owntitle = | pattern_so1 = | owner = | chairman = | mgrtitle = | manager = | coach = | league = PFF League | season = 2009–10 PFF League | position = Group stage | website = | current = | image = }}
'''Young Eleven Football Club''', also known as '''Dera Eleven''',<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> is a Pakistani football club based in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It last competed in the PFF League, the second-tier competition in the Pakistan football league system. The club is one of the founder members of the Pakistan Premier League, established in 2004. The club also contain youth teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan (Youth Tournaments) 2006 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki-youth06.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-05-26 |title=Dera XI squad |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/194073 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</ref>
== History == In 2004, Young Eleven became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Premier League, qualifying through their provincial qualifying group along with Mardan FC from Mardan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2004 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki04.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-05-14 |title=National soccer league kicks off from May 28 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/359017/national-soccer-league-kicks-off-from-may-28 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-05-20 |title=Revised League schedule announced |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/359458/revised-league-schedule-announced |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</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 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, finishing the season in relegation zone at 12th position with 25 points.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2019-12-18 |title=A football tournament in KP offers hope for the future |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1522836 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</ref> In the 2005–06 PFF National League, the club advanced to the second round after finishing second in the group D behind Pakistan Air Force, but failed to advance to the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2005 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref> The team withdrew from the 2005 National Challenge Cup, the same year.<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=2005-05-11 |title=National Challenge Cup from May 25 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/138766/national-challenge-cup-from-may-25 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</ref>
In the next 2006 PFF League, the club finished last in the group stage, failing to advance to the next round.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2006/07 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki06.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref> It again failed to advance in the 2007–08 PFF League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2007/08 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki07.html |access-date=2024-02-20 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PFF super six league to start from December 31 – Business Recorder |url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2007/12/20071228669544/ |access-date=2026-05-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> After a hiatus in 2008–09, the club participated in the 2009–10 PFF League, finishing third in the group B of the club leg, again failing to advance to the second stage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2009/10 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki09.html#pff |access-date=2024-02-20 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-08-24 |title=Young Blood FC gear up for big task |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/899249/young-blood-fc-gear-up-for-big-task |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, the club won in the final against Karwan FC led by international goalkeeper Saqib Hanif in a local tournament in Mianwali, which included Pakistan internationals as guest players.
== Competitive record == The club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Season !{{abbr|Div|Division}} !{{Abbr|Tms|Number of Teams}} !{{abbr|Pos|Position in League}} !National Challenge Cup ! colspan="1" |AFC President's Cup ! colspan="1" |AFC Cup |- |2004–05 |Pakistan Premier League |16 | bgcolor="Red" align="center" |'''12''' |DNP |DNP |DNP |- |2005–06 |PFF League |12 |Final group stage |DNP |DNP |DNP |- |2006–07 |PFF League |8 |Group stage |DNP |DNP |DNP |- |2007–08 |PFF League |14 |Group stage |DNP |DNP |DNP |- |2009–10 |PFF League |18 |Group stage |DNP |DNP |DNP |}
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Football clubs in Pakistan Category:Sport in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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