Pakistan Navy Football Team serves as the football section of the Pakistan Navy. The club was founded in 1948 and mostly plays their home games at the Naval Sports Complex in Islamabad. The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and the Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the National Football Challenge Cup.
The club was established in 1948 by the Pakistan Navy. It then regularly featured at the National Football Championship of Pakistan.
They reached the final of 1999 National Football Championship, losing 4âÂÂ3 on penalties to Allied Bank. In 2000 National Football Championship Pakistan Navy reached the semi-finals, although the match was abandoned after Pakistan Navy refused to continue the match after receiving a red card and match was awarded in the favor of their opponents Habib Bank.
In 2002, Pakistan Navy reached the quarter-finals of 2002 President PFF Cup, they were knocked out by Karachi Electric Supply Corporation after losing 1âÂÂ0. They reached the 2003 National Football Championship, losing to Habib Bank 4âÂÂ2 on penalties after the match ended 1âÂÂ1, they also reached the 2003 President PFF Cup semi-finals, where they lost 3âÂÂ0 to Karachi Port Trust. Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Army competed for "Inter-services Championship" as Pakistan Navy lost 6âÂÂ1 to Pakistan Army.
Pakistan Navy were among the founding members of newly formed Pakistan Premier League. They finished 6th in the league in 2004 season. They record some of the biggest victories in the season, defeating Young Eleven and Mardan 8âÂÂ1 and 10âÂÂ0 respectively. In the second season, Pakistan Navy survived relegation by one point, ending the season with 21 points.
Pakistan Navy won their first title in 2008, winning the 2008 National Football Challenge Cup, defeating Khan Research Laboratories 3âÂÂ1 in the final. In the 2009âÂÂ10 season Pakistan Navy got their highest ever position in Pakistan Premier League, finishing in 4th position with 57 points. They reached the finals of 2010 National Football Challenge Cup, where they lost 4âÂÂ0 to defending champions Khan Research Laboratories.
In 2011âÂÂ12 season, the club reached the semi-finals of 2012 KPT Challenge Cup, where they once again lost 1âÂÂ0 to Khan Research Laboratories. They then lost the third-place match to WAPDA on penalties.
The club got relegated in 2013âÂÂ14 season, when the Pakistan Football Federation decided to reduce the teams from 16 to 12 for the 2014âÂÂ15 Pakistan Premier League. Pakistan Navy were the joint-highest placed team in the relegation zone with Habib Bank, sharing 35 points each. Pakistan Navy were knocked out of the group stage in the 2014 National Football Challenge Cup.
After getting relegated in the 2013âÂÂ14 season, they competed in the second division, 2014 PFF League. Pakistan Navy defeated Falcon Company and Pakistan Steel 2âÂÂ1 and 3âÂÂ1 respectively and finished top in their group. In the second phase, they again topped their group after defeating Pakistan Television and Sui Southern Gas 5âÂÂ0 and 1âÂÂ0 respectively. Pakistan Navy faced Higher Education Commission in the final of departmental leg, winning 2âÂÂ1 and earning promotion back to the Pakistan Premier League. They faced Baloch Nushki in the final of the second division, which they won 1âÂÂ0 and were crowned the champions.
After winning the 2014 Pakistan Football Federation League, Pakistan Navy were to play in the 2015âÂÂ16 Pakistan Premier League, but no league was held in the country until the 2018âÂÂ19. They competed in the National Football Challenge Cup as it was the only top-tier of Pakistani football. They competed in the 2015 and 2016, reaching quarter-finals of the former and were knocked out at the group stage in the latter one. Domestic football returned to Pakistan in 2018âÂÂ19. Pakistan Navy participated in the 2018 National Challenge Cup, reaching quarter-finals where they lost 2âÂÂ0 to WAPDA. In 2018âÂÂ19 Pakistan Premier League, they finished 9th. During the season the club recorded one of the bigges home victories when they defeated Baloch Nushki 6âÂÂ1.
Following the domestic football revamp in the country in 2023, departmental clubs including Navy remained competing in the National Football Challenge Cup.
The Naval Sports Complex in Islamabad serve as the team own ground. It has regularly hosted several Pakistan Premier League and National Challenge Cup fixtures.