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Wikipedia - Pakistan Railways F.C.
Pakistan Railways FC serves as the football section of Pakistan Railways, a state-owned railway company. Based in Lahore, the club play at the Railway Stadium. Nicknamed the Railwaymen, they are one of the oldest football clubs in Pakistan and were created by Pakistan Railway workers. The club used to compete in the Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the PFF National Challenge Cup.
History
In 1969, they beat Karachi to win the first of their two national titles. The second was in 1984, when they pushed WAPDA FC into second. They have also been runners-up eight times. In 2005, they returned to the top flight when they won the Pakistan Football Federation League. They were relegated from Pakistan Premier League after two years in 2007. Chaudhary Asghar was Pakistan Railways football coach till that time. The coaching was then passed to Muhammad Rasheed, the ex-national player and Pakistan Railways legend who scored the only goal in the National Championship 1984 final.
Railways again qualified in the premier league 2014 by winning their departmental leg of the Pakistan Football Federation League 2013.
Il Railway FC è famoso per il suo stile di gioco offensivo e per il suo impegno nel promuovere il calcio in Pakistan. Ha una vasta base di tifosi in tutto il paese ed è considerata una delle squadre di maggior successo nella storia del calcio pakistano.
Negli ultimi anni, il Railway FC ha attraversato un periodo di declino, ma rimane una delle squadre più popolari del Pakistan. Nel 2019, il club è stato rifondato e ha iniziato a giocare nella seconda divisione pakistana. Nella stagione 2020-21, il Railway FC ha vinto il campionato di seconda divisione ed è stato promosso in prima divisione.
I colori sociali del Railway FC sono il bianco e il verde. Il soprannome della squadra è "The Railwaymen".