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.[1] 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)
The Mazar-e-Quaid monument in Karachi is featured on the club crest
The club was formed in 2021 by football coach Adeel Rizki,[2] along with businessman and co-founder Shahzaib Ahmed Khan in Karachi.[1][3] Primarily focused on grassroots football development, the club rapidly emerged as one of the top talent-nurturing academies in Pakistan.[1][4]
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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11] 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,[12][13] the team reached the semifinals,[14] consequently winning against Hazara Quetta by 8–0.[10][15] The team clinched the title after winning against Legacy WFC by 4–0.[16]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.[17][18]
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.
