POPO FC
Full namePOPO Football Club
Short namePFC
Founded2012 (2012)
ChairmanHaris Haroon
colours

POPO Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The club has U-13 and U-19 youth teams.[1]

History

The club was founded in 2012 by a lecturer at Islamic University’s business programme Haris Haroon. The club was named after his nickname given to him by his students during his tutoring days.[1] Initially the team took part in various local tournaments in Islamabad, but later on settled up an academy for young players.[1][2]

The club produced a number of players for both the Pakistan U-19 and U-16 teams, for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification and the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification respectively in 2019.[1] The club subsequently hired Pakistan’s first AFC Pro License holding coach Shahzad Anwar.[1]

POPO made his professional debut in the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup. The club impressed as a youth club, winning by 2-1 against Saif Tex in their first match.[3] The club exited the tournament finishing third in the group stage.[4]

In 2022, the club developed a partnership with Futebol Clube SKA Brasil, where two of the players from the squad, Waleed Khan and Mohammad Rizwan joined the under 20 side of the Brazilian club on a temporary basis along with the coach Shahzad Anwar.[1][5][6][7]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 December 2023[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Pakistan PAK Usman Ali
— GK Pakistan PAK Haroon
— GK Pakistan PAK Saqib
— DF Pakistan PAK Muhammad Saddam
— DF Pakistan PAK Mamoon Moosa Khan
— DF Pakistan PAK Abdul Razzak
— DF Pakistan PAK Muhammad Raheel
— DF Pakistan PAK Kamil Ahmad Khan
— DF Pakistan PAK Ibrahim
— MF Pakistan PAK Mohammad Taha
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Pakistan PAK Mohammad Hayyan Khattak
— MF Pakistan PAK Hanif
— MF Pakistan PAK Nasir
— MF Pakistan PAK Naqeeb
— FW Pakistan PAK Waleed Khan
— FW Pakistan PAK Adeel Younas
— FW Pakistan PAK Faraz
— FW Pakistan PAK Khurshid Alam
— FW Pakistan PAK Tajir
— FW Pakistan PAK Adnan

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Editorial Staff (6 February 2022). "FOOTBALL: THE DREAMS OF POPO FC [EOS]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Editorial Staff (19 June 2015). "International organisation plans to develop football in Pakistan [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Editorial Staff (1 December 2020). "Waheed PCAA hattrick hero, Popo get first win in NFCC". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Editorial Staff (8 December 2020). "KRL score 9 past hapless POPO in Challenge Cup". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Editorial Staff (3 January 2022). "Former Pak football coach to join Brazilian club [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Editorial Staff (7 March 2022). "Shehzad to coach Brazilian football club [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Editorial Staff (18 April 2022). "Goalie Basit inks deal with football club in Maldives [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Instagram". Retrieved 1 December 2023.


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