Wohaib FC
Full nameHafiz Wohaib Butt Memorial Football Club
Founded1982 (1982)
GroundPunjab Stadium
Capacity15,000
ChairmanHafiz Salman Butt
LeaguePFF League Division B

Hafiz Wohaib Butt Memorial Football Club or simply Wohaib FC is a professional football club based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Wohaib is the first Pakistani club to participate Asian Club Championship, where it qualified in the 1992–93 edition.[1][2]

History

The club was formed in December 1982 by former Pakistan Football Federation president and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Hafiz Salman Butt in the memory of his younger brother Hafiz Wohaib Butt.[2][3][4]

The club participated in the 1992–93 Asian Club Championship, where they earned victories over clubs from Bahrain and Bangladesh to qualify for Group B.[1] After losing by 10–1 to Al-Wasl in the opening fixture, they came back and drew 1–1 with PAS Tehran FC in their final group game. For their efforts, Wohaib FC was ranked 5th place in Asian Club Championship that year.[2]

Pakistan Premier League era

Wohaib F.C. was among the first privately operated football teams in Pakistan as well as being a founding member club of the Pakistan Premier League back in the inaugural 2004–05 season.[5] The club developed a youth system providing players for the Pakistan national team such as Qazi Ashfaq.[6]

In the 2006–07 season, Wohaib FC narrowly missed out on being relegated after finishing just one point above the relegated Habib Bank. In the 2007–08 season, they were relegated after losing 8 players to other clubs and internal destabilisation.[3]

Wohaib F.C. won the 2011–12 PFF League, earning promotion to the 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League under the captaincy of Fouad Nisar. However, they were relegated once again at the end of the season.[7]

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below.

Season Div Tms Pos National Challenge Cup AFC President's Cup AFC Cup
2004–05 Pakistan Premier League 16 10 DNP DNP DNP
2005–06 Pakistan Premier League 12 10 DNP DNP DNP
2006–07 Pakistan Premier League 12 10 DNP DNP DNP
2007–08 Pakistan Premier League 14 14 DNP DNP DNP
2008–09 PFF League 8 3 DNP DNP DNP
2009–10 PFF League 10 4 DNP DNP DNP
2010–11 PFF League 5 2 DNP DNP DNP
2011–12 PFF League 7 1 DNP DNP DNP
2012–13 Pakistan Premier League 16 16 DNP DNP DNP
2013–14 PFF League 9 4 DNP DNP DNP
2014–15 PFF League DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2020–21 PFF League 6 5 DNP DNP DNP

Performance in AFC competitions

Wohaib F.C. are the first Pakistani club to have qualified for the group stages of Asian Club Championship in 1992-93 season, where they finished in the last position. Al Wasl hammered them 10-0, and they drew 1-1 to the eventual champions PAS Tehran.

1992-93: Group Stage

References

  1. 1 2 Editorial Staff (2021-01-30). "OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football's influential firebrand [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. 1 2 3 Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. 1 2 Azeem, Gauhar Mahmood (2010-12-12). "FPDC Special: Interview with Hafiz Salman Butt Ex Secretary PFF". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ↑ Editorial Staff (2016-09-13). "Hafiz Salman recalls good old days of Pakistan football [The Nation]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan 2004". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  6. ↑ Editorial Staff (2013-02-13). "Qazi Ashfaq, Abdul Ghafoor profiled". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  7. ↑ Editorial Staff (2012-12-27). "Wohaib relegated, KESC rise to 2nd place". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
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