Karachi City WFC

{{About|the women's football team|the men's team|Karachi City FC}}

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| manager = Shahzaib Ahmed Khan

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Karachi City Women Football Club is a Pakistani professional women's association football club based in Karachi.

Founded in 2021, the club is affiliated with Karachi City men team. Primarily focused on grassroots football development, the club rapidly emerged as one of the top talent-nurturing academies in Pakistan.{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=2023-06-21 |title=Kaleemullah, Shahzaib Ahmed Khan partner to launch football facility in DHA, Clifton |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40249050 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Brecorder |language=en}} The club won the 2024 National Women Football Championship in their first participation in the country's top flight domestic circuit.

History

= Early years (2021–2024) =

File:Jinnah Mausoleum.JPG monument in Karachi is featured on the club crest]]

The club was formed in 2021 by football coach Adeel Rizki,{{Cite web |title=Karachi City Football Club |url=https://www.karachicityfc.com/about.php |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.karachicityfc.com}} along with businessman and co-founder Shahzaib Ahmed Khan in Karachi.{{Cite web |last=Admin |title=Shahzaib Ahmed Khan: Embarks on a Professional Coaching Journey with UEFA and Barcelona University Certifications |url=https://www.24newshd.tv/4-Jun-2023/footballer-shahzaib-achieves-milestone-by-obtaining-uefa-c-coaching-certification |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.24newshd.tv |language=en}} Primarily focused on grassroots football development, the club rapidly emerged as one of the top talent-nurturing academies in Pakistan.{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Zara |title=The ‘Queen’ of the field |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/us/961139-the-queen-of-the-field |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}

After the appointment of Adeel Rizki as coach of the Pakistan women's national team in 2022, most of the players of the club featured internationally.{{Cite web |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=2023-02-10 |title=The case of a missing passport |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2400460/the-case-of-a-missing-passport |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=2023-07-16 |title=Challenges plague Pakistan women's football |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2426539/challenges-plague-pakistan-womens-football |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=2023-02-27 |title=Women footballers accuse PFF NC of mistreatment |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2403513/women-footballers-accuse-pff-nc-of-mistreatment |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Under-19 team being ignored: Nasir |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1102521-under-19-team-being-ignored-nasir |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}

In April 2024, the women futsal section of the team secured the Women's Futsal Championship title in Karachi, after an 11–0 victory over fellow city rivals Karachi United.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=Forza FC, Karachi City secure Men's and Women's Futsal Championship title in Karachi |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Apr-2024/forza-fc-karachi-city-secure-men-s-and-women-s-futsal-championship-title-in-karachi |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}

= Top-flight (2024–present) =

Karachi City won the title their first participation at the top-tier women competition at the 2024 National Women Football Championship. The team included several notable international players such as Zulfia Nazir, and several overseas players including Nadia Khan and Zahmena Malik. In their first match in the group stage, Karachi City achieved a historic victory by defeating Jahangir Memorial WFC with a score of 44–0.{{Cite web |title=2024 National Women's Football Club Championship Begins Across Four Cities |url=https://wenewsenglish.pk/2024-national-womens-football-club-championship-begins-across-four-cities/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=WE News English |language=en}} In their next match, the club hammered Mohsen Gillani WFC by 33–0. The win resulted in Karachi City winning their three-team group with 6 points and a staggering +77 goal difference in two matches. After several goal dominated wins,{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Karachi City, Karachi United triumph in final group stage matches |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/06-Aug-2024/karachi-city-karachi-united-triumph-in-final-group-stage-matches |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-02 |title=Karachi teams win National Women's Football Club Championship openers |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Aug-2024/karachi-teams-win-national-women-s-football-club-championship-openers |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}} the team reached the semifinals,{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=Karachi City, Karachi United book spots for semifinal |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/05-Aug-2024/karachi-city-karachi-united-book-spots-for-semifinal |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}} consequently winning against Hazara Quetta by 8–0.{{Cite web |title=Legacy FC, Karachi City to battle for football title |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1218316-legacy-fc-karachi-city-to-battle-for-football-title |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Legacy FC, Karachi City clinch spots in National Women's Club Championship Final 2024 |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/09-Aug-2024/legacy-fc-karachi-city-clinch-spots-in-national-women-s-club-championship-final-2024 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}} The team clinched the title after winning against Legacy WFC by 4–0.{{Cite web |author=News Desk |date=2024-08-11 |title=Karachi City FC bags National Women’s Football Club Championship 2024 title |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2487251/karachi-city-fc-bags-national-womens-football-club-championship-2024-title |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} British Pakistani player Nadia Khan was declared player of the tournament, along with the women national team goalkeeper Nisha Ashraf, who was awarded the best goalkeeper award.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Sports |date=2024-08-11 |title=Karachi City FC bags National Women's Football Club Championship 2024 title |url=https://www.app.com.pk/sports/karachi-city-fc-bags-national-womens-football-club-championship-2024-title/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Association Press of Pakistan |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Karachi City FC claims National Women's Football Club Championship 2024 title |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/12-Aug-2024/karachi-city-fc-claims-national-women-s-football-club-championship-2024-title |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}

Crest and colors

Karachi City's colors are blue, white and black. Traditionally blue is used as the home color and white is used as the away color. The club represents Mazar-e-Quaid on their logo, one of the most popular monuments in Pakistan in honour of the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.