Zarai Taraqiati Football Club served as the football section of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited, formerly known as Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan. In its brief history, the club won the Football Federation League, the second tier of Pakistani football in the second year after its inception.
Based in Islamabad, the club played their home games at Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad.
In 2010, the club competed in the 2010 Pakistan Football Federation League; they were placed in the group B with Ashraf Sugar Mills, Pakistan Railways and Pakistan Television. On 29 November 2010, the club played its first-ever competitive match, ending in a 2âÂÂ0 loss to Pakistan Television. Four days later they lost to Pakistan Railways with a similar scoreline. On 1 December 2010, the club recorded its first ever victory when they defeated Ashraf Sugar Mills 2âÂÂ1. The club finished third in their group and failed to qualify for the final stages.
In 2011âÂÂ12 the club once again competed in the Football Federation League. The club finished second in their group, winning three consecutive matches against Higher Education Commission, Mecca Flour Mills and Pakistan Railways before losing the final league game to rivals Pakistan Television. Both Zarai Taraqiati and Pakistan Television advanced to final stage, Zarai Taraqiati won topped their group two points ahead of Pakistan Television and got promotion to Pakistan Premier League winning 2 out of 3 games, losing their only game to rival Pakistan Television. They defeated Wohaib 3âÂÂ1 in the finals of 2011âÂÂ12 Pakistan Football Federation League to win the second division title.
On 7 September 2012, the club played their first ever 2012âÂÂ13 Pakistan Premier League match against title-holders Khan Research Laboratories in a 0âÂÂ3 loss at home. The club went 7 matches without any win, drawing four and losing three matches. The club recorded their first win of the season against Baloch Quetta in a 1âÂÂ0 victory. On 17 September, the defeated Karachi Port Trust 2âÂÂ0, causing a major upset, and on 25 December, completed the double over Karachi Port Trust when they defeated them 2âÂÂ1 away. The club ended its first top-flight season with just victories from 30 matches and finished at 14th place, two points above relegation zone.
Zarai Taraqiati started their 2013âÂÂ14 Pakistan Premier League with 3âÂÂ0 defeat to Pakistan Air Force. Their first victory of the campaign came against Pakistan Navy with a 2âÂÂ0 away win. The club recorded their biggest victory after defeating newly promoted Pak Afghan Clearing 3âÂÂ0 away.
They withdrew after playing just seventeen games. After ZTBLâÂÂs top authorities learned that the team would be relegated to the second-tier league, they stopped them from playing any more matches. Thus they forfeited 13 matches which was against the rules. Soon after withdrawing from the league, the parental organisation dissolved the team.