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Young Blood F.C.

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Young Blood
Full nameYoung Blood Football Club
Nickname(s)Youngs
Short nameYB
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
GroundAli Nawaz Stadium
Capacity5,000

Young Blood F.C. is a football club from Sahiwal, Pakistan. They play at the 5,000-capacity Ali Nawaz Stadium.

History

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The club was founded in 1983.[1] Former Pakistan national football team goalkeeper Noman Ibrahim's father played a key role in establishing the club. Noman also later served as goalkeeping coach of the club.[1]

In the 2009–10 PFF League, the club was promoted to the Pakistan Premier League after finishing champions.[2] In 17 December 2010, the club struck twice in the last 19 minutes to edge out Baloch Quetta by 3–1 in the club phase final at Punjab University Ground.[3] The club also came close to winning the overall PFF League final but lost to Sui Southern Gas at home venue on 6 January 2010. It became the eleventh local club of Pakistan to appear in Pakistan Premier League in a tournament dominated by departmental teams during that time, with others being Afghan Chaman, Wohaib, Panther FC, PMC Club Athletico, Young Eleven, Naka Muhammadan, Mauripur Baloch, Baloch Quetta, Mardan FC and Baloch Nushki.[1] The feat resulted in nine players of the squad to make it to the different age Pakistan national teams.[1]

However, the club ended at the bottom of the table in their first year in the top flight, being relegated straight away to the second-tier division.[4]

Competitive record

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The club's competitive records since the 2009–10 season are listed below.

Season Div Tms Pos National Challenge Cup AFC President's Cup AFC Cup
2009–10 PFF League 18 1 DNP DNP DNP
2010–11 Pakistan Premier League 16 16 DNP DNP DNP
2011–12 PFF League 17 Final group stage DNP DNP DNP
2012–13 PFF League 20 Final group stage DNP DNP DNP
2013–14 PFF League 24 Group stage DNP DNP DNP

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Young Blood FC gear up for big task". DAWN.COM. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ "Pakistan 2009/10". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. ^ "Sahiwal Club defeat Baloch Club in PFF League". Brecorder. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ^ "Pakistan 2010/11". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
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