Lyallpur FC
{{Short description|Pakistani football club}}
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| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2010}} (as University FC)
{{Start date and age|df=yes|2014}} (as Lyallpur FC)
| ground = Railways Ground
| capacity = 2,000
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| manager = Mohammad Habib
| league = Pakistan Premier League
| season = 2021
| position = Football Federation League, Champions
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Lyallpur Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Faisalabad, Punjab.
History
The club was founded in 2010 as University Football Club. After advancing to the second round of the 2010 PFF League club phase, the team finished third in the table behind Muslim FC and Wohaib.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2010/11 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki2010.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}
The club changed their name to Lyallpur FC before the start of the 2013–14 Pakistan Premier League after getting promoted from the 2012 PFF League.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2013/14 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki2013.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}{{Cite web |date=2013-09-20 |title=Lyallpur hold Army in goalless draw |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1044071 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} The club was relegated at the end of the season, finishing 14th in the table.
In the 2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League, the club finished as leader in the group A of the club phase ahead of Huma and Mardan Blue Star. However, they ended as last in the final club stage behind Baloch Nushki and Almo Mohammedan.{{Cite web |title=B. Division League 2014 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/b-division-league-2014/championship-final/4658/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=globalsportsarchive.com}}
Lyallpur was included in the 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League, replacing other teams which skipped participation.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-12 |title=PPFL set to get underway from 14th in Multan |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/877044-ppfl-set-to-get-underway-from-14th-in-multan |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The News International |language=en}} The league was suspended a few months into the season and then cancelled.
Players
=Current squad=
{{updated|1 August 2023{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/lyallpur-fc/14174/ |title=Lyallpur FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=September 9, 2021 |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=September 9, 2021}}}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=GK|name=Zulqarnain Haider}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=GK|name=Umair Naseeb}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=GK|name=Talha Tahir}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=GK|name=Hassan Ali}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Shahram Babar}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Rehan Munir}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Haq Nawaz}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Muhammad Waqas}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Mubashir Ali}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Sajid Mehmood}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Rajab Ali}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Atta Muhammad}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Saqib Nadeem}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Sajjad Anwar}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=DF|name=Umar Javed}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Hassnain Abbas}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Muhammad Adil}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Zahid Majeed}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Muhammad Idrees}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Usman Manzoor}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Naeem Ullah}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Adeel Ali}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Zaid Ahmed}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Yaseen Nawaz}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Wajid Hussain}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Haider Ali}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Haseeb Arshad}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=MF|name=Abu Al Kalam}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=FW|name=Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=FW|name=Sagar}}
{{Fs player||nat=PAK|pos=FW|name=Junaid Tariq}}
{{Fs end}}
Personnel
= Current technical staff =
{{updated|1 August 2023{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/lyallpur-fc/14174/ |title=Lyallpur FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=September 9, 2021 |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=September 9, 2021}}}}
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!Position !Name |
Head Coach
|{{flagicon|PAK}} Mohammad Habib |
Assistant Coach
|{{flagicon|PAK}} Nadeem Sarwar |
Team Manager
|{{flagicon|PAK}} Tahir Hussain |
Assistant Team Manager
|{{flagicon|PAK}} Sajid Ishaq |
Goalkeeper Coach
|{{flagicon|PAK}} Umer Daraz |
Fitness Coach
|{{flagicon|PAK}} Nasir Hussain |
Physiotherapist
|{{flagicon|PAK}} Abid Hussain |
Competitive record
The club's competitive records since the 2010–11 season are listed below.
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!Season !{{abbr|Div|Division}} !{{Abbr|Tms|Number of Teams}} !{{abbr|Pos|Position in League}} ! colspan="1" |AFC President's Cup ! colspan="1" |AFC Cup |
2010–11
|16 |Final group stage |DNP |DNP |DNP |
2011–12
|PFF League |17 | align="center"|Final group stage |DNP |DNP |DNP |
2012–13
|PFF League |20 | align="center" bgcolor="Gold" |1 |DNP |DNP |DNP |
2013–14
|16 | align="center" bgcolor="Red" |14 |DNP |DNP |DNP |
2014–15
|30 | align="center" |Final group stage |DNP |DNP |DNP |
align="center" |2020–21
| align="center" |PFF League | align="center" |19 | align="center" |Group stage | align="center" |Group stage | align="center" |DNP | align="center" |DNP |
Honours
- PFF League
- Champions (1): 2012–13
Notable players
{{Category see also|Lyallpur FC players}}
The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Lyallpur FC.
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- {{flagicon|PAK}} Naveed Akram
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Muhammad Tauseef Ahmed
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Muhammad Adil
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Hassnain Abbas
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Mohammad Umar Hayat
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Shayak Dost
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/lyallpur-fc/14174/ Lyallpur FC] at Global Sports Archive
{{Pakistan Premier League}}
Category:Football clubs in Pakistan
Category:Football in Faisalabad
Category:Association football clubs established in 2014
Category:2014 establishments in Pakistan
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