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| Full name | Pakistan Television Football Club | ||
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| Short name | PTV | ||
| Dissolved | 2021; 5 years ago (2021) | ||
| Owner | Pakistan Television | ||
Pakistan Television Football Club, commonly referred to asPTV F.C., served as thefootball section of the state-ownedPakistan Television Corporation. The club used to compete in thePakistan Premier League.
In 2002, the club playedHuma FC in the finals ofJashn-e-Azadi Sports Festival, winning the match 2–1.
In 2005–06 the club entered the newly formed second division, theFootball Federation League. Placed in Group C withPakistan Railways and Pakistan Ordnance Factory, they failed to progress after finishing bottom of the group, losing three games and drawing one.
In2006–07, Pakistan Television topped their group in the Football Federation League and defeatedDera XI 3–1 in the finals to progress to the second stage. They finished second in their group in the second stage and qualified for semi-finals of the tournament. They defeatedSui Southern Gas 1–0 in the semi-finals and routedPMC Athletico 4–0 in the finals, winning theFootball Federation League and getting promoted toPakistan Premier League.
The club's first match in the top-division was a 3–0 loss toWAPDA. On 4 November, the club defeatedPakistan Railways 2–1 to record their first ever top-division victory. On 24 November, the club suffered their biggest defeat, losing 6–0 toPakistan Army. The club ended their first season inPakistan Premier League at 11th position with 23 points, just 2 points above the relegated rivalsPakistan Railways. The club was selected for2008 National Football Challenge Cup but withdrew from the competition. for unknown reasons.
In the2008–09 season, the club went on to 15 consecutive defeats before defeatingPakistan Navy 2–1 on the 16th match-day. After finishing two more matches as the 2–2 and 0–0 draw, the club went on to lose remaining seven matches as they finished bottom of the table with just 5 points (from 1 win and 2 draws), it is also the lowest points ever earned by team in the history ofPakistan Premier League.
In 2009–10 season, the club topped their group in theFootball Federation League to qualify for the finals. They lost 1–0 toSui Southern Gas and failed to get promoted back toPakistan Premier League. The club qualified for the final stages of2010–11 Pakistan Football Federation League, they finished third in their group, failing to get promotion. In the2011–12 Pakistan Football Federation League the club topped their initial group to qualify for final stages, however the club finished two point behind rivalsZarai Taraqiati. The 2012–13 Football Federation League season was their worst second division ever as they lost 3 and draw 1 out of 4 matches, with scoring 2 goals and conceding 8 as they finished bottom of the initial group. In 2013–14, Pakistan Television were placed in group with Higher Education Commission and Bhatti United, and were favorites to top the group, however the club lost both the matches and finished bottom of the group. In2014–15 season the club topped their initial group, winning both their games, in the final stages they lost all three matches, conceding 10 goals and scoring zero. The club last competed at the2019 PFF National Challenge Cup.
The club was closed after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in September 2021.[1]
The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing forPakistan Television.
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