Karachi United

This article is about the men's football team. For the women's team, see Karachi United WFC.

Karachi United FC
Full nameKarachi United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Reds
Short nameKUFC
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
GroundKarachi United Stadium
Capacity2,000
Coordinates24°48′51.3″N 67°00′05.5″E / 24.814250°N 67.001528°E / 24.814250; 67.001528
ChairmanTaha Alizai
ManagerShaikh Hamdan
LeaguePakistan Premier League
Websitehttps://karachiunited.com/

Karachi United Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Clifton, Karachi. It last competed in the Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of the Pakistani football league system.

Formed in 1996, the club turned professional in 2013. In October 2020, the club was promoted to the Pakistan Premier League for the first time, courtesy of a second-place finish in the 2020 PFF League.[1] It therefore made its top-flight debut in the 2021 Pakistan Premier League.[2]

They were also members of the Karachi Football League, a semi-professional regional competition. The club has also competed in the 2016 PFF Cup, the highest cup competition in Pakistan that year. They reached the quarter-finals, in which they were defeated by PIA FC.

Karachi United uses the 2,000-capacity Karachi United Stadium for most of their home games.[3] The team is sponsored by Engro Corporation.[4][5]

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  4. ^ Siddiqi (19 March 2021). "Engro becomes Karachi United's Official Team Sponsor". Trade Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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