Atish FC Tank

Atish FC Tank
Full nameAtish Football Club Tank
Short nameAFCT
LeaguePFF League
2014 PFF LeagueGroup stage

Atish Football Club Tank is a Pakistani football club based in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It last competed in the 2014 PFF League.

History

Atish Tank was founded by a group of 10 individuals, including club manager Hizbullah.[1]

The club participated in the Peshawar District Football League in 2005, losing by 0–2 against United Club.[2]

The club made its professional debut in the 2014 PFF League. It was one of the two clubs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who qualified, along with Mardan Blue Star, both qualifying by virtue of winning the inter-district tournaments.[1] The club finished last in the group stage, after losing by 1–2 and 0–1 to Young Ittefaq and Baloch Nushki respectively.[3][4]

The club subsequently missed league exposure for the next years, as Pakistan was suspended from all football activities by FIFA in 2015 due to the Pakistan Football Federation crisis.[1][5]

In 2019, the club was ousted from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup organised by Ufone held at Tehmas Khan Football Stadium in Peshawar, after losing by 0–1 to DFA Chitral.[6][7] In 2020, the club lost by 0–3 against Eleven Star from Bannu in the final of a tournament organised by the Frontier Corps.[8] In 2021, the club again participated in the Ufone 4G Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup 2021,[9] again losing to DFA Chitral by 2–4 in the penalties after both sides failed to score a goal.[10][11] In 2022, the club clinched a record victory of 7–1 over POPO FC in final of the Peshawar Football League.[12][13] In the subsequent edition of the Peshawar Football League in 2023, the club failed to defend the title after losing to Ideal FC Chitral by 3–4 in the final.[14][15]

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2014 season are listed below.

Season Div Tms Pos National Challenge Cup AFC President's Cup AFC Cup
2014–15 Football Federation League 30 Group stage DNP DNP DNP

References

  1. ^ a b c Wasim, Umaid (18 December 2019). "A football tournament in KP offers hope for the future". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Pakistan (Other Tournaments) 2005". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Match Report of Ittefaq FC vs Tank Atish FC - 2014-12-03 - B. Division League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Match Report of Baloch FC Noushki vs Tank Atish FC - 2014-12-05 - B. Division League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ Din, Tusdiq. "Three years without any football - can Pakistan recover?". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Kohat, Peshawar, Chitral, Swabi clubs in KP Football Cup semis". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Ufone Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup trophy unveiled". Daily Times. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ Correspondent, A. (11 November 2020). "Bannu club wins football tournament in Tank". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 February 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Football fever grips KP, Balochistan as Ufone Cup in full swing". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Charsadda, Chitral move into Ufone Cup semis". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  11. ^ "KP Football Cup Trophy unveiled". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Spirited Atish Toriyali Tank clinches Peshawar Football League Season 5 title". PakistanToday. 10 October 2022.
  13. ^ Web Desk (6 October 2022). "Popo FC Islamabad, Atish Toriyali Tank advance in Peshawar Football League Season-5". Daily Lead Pakistan. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  14. ^ by. "Ideal Chitral Football club wins Peshawar Football League". Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Atish Tank Club, Ideal Chitral And Popo Football Club Secure Wins". UrduPoint. Retrieved 18 February 2024.


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