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| Full name | Water & Power Development Authority Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Watermen | |||
| Short name | WAP | |||
| Founded | 1983 | |||
| Ground | Punjab Stadium, Lahore[1] | |||
| Capacity | 15,000 | |||
| Chairman | Munawar Malik | |||
| Manager | Tanveer Ahmed | |||
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WAPDA Lahore Football Club serves as the football section of Water & Power Development Authority. It is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.
WAPDA has been Pakistan champions 8 times, winning five titles in the Pakistan Premier League. They won their first league title in 1983, beating Habib Bank, and repeated this in 1991.[2] In 2001, they overcame Khan Research Laboratories to win their third title, and retained their title in 2003 against Pakistan Army.[2] In 2004 in the revamped Pakistan Premier League, they became the inaugural champions when they pushed Pakistan Army into the second spot in the final-day decider.[2]
Their biggest achievement came in 2007–08 when they finished the season unbeaten after defeating Pakistan Army on the final day. They are the only Pakistani club to finish the season unbeaten and earning the title of Invincibles.[2]
- ^ "Football Grounds in Pakistan | Football Ground Map". Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
- ^ a b c d Express, Tribune (13 December 2010). "WAPDA clinch Pakistan Premier League". Express Tribune. Natasha Raheel. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.