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SA Gardens
Full nameSA Gardens Football Club
Short nameSAG
Founded2020; 6 years ago (2020)
Technical DirectorSaud Yousaf
Head CoachZafar Iqbal

SA Gardens Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Lahore, Punjab. The club has featured thrice in the National Challenge Cup.

The club also has a futsal section.[1]

History

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The club was founded in 2020. Shortly after, it made its debut in national competition. In the 2020 National Football Challenge Cup. They were drawn in group F with SSGC, Wohaib and Masha United. The club started the campaign with a 1–1 draw against Wohaib. The club advanced until the semifinals before falling to WAPDA by 3–0.

The club finished as runner-up of the 2023–24 National Football Challenge Cup, after falling against WAPDA by 0–1 in the final.[2][3][4]

In February 2026, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) announced the 2026 National Challenge Cup. SA Gardens was drawn into Group D, alongside NIMSO and Pak Afghan Clearing Agency. In the opening game, SA Gardens drew with PACA, via a 93rd minute equalizer from the captain Umer Javed. In the second group game, the club defeated NIMSO, with Shahzaib scoring in the 53rd minute.

In the Quarter-finals, they were drawn against International Supply Company. SA Gardens won on 4-2 on penalties, after ending 1-1 at the end of normal time. Umer Javed scored his second goal of the tournament. In the Semi-finals, the 2024 edition winners, WAPDA, faced off SA Gardens in a repeat of the 2024 final. The match remained one-sided, as WAPDA eased pass 4-0.

In the Third-place playoff, the team took on Pakistan Army, which ended in a 2-2 draw, forcing a penalty shootout. SA Gardens took home third place, winning 4-2 on penalties.

The tournament saw Umer Javed score twice. While, Fahad, Ubah and Shahzaib scored one time each.

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future match have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2026

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4 February 2026 2026 National Challenge Cup - Group Stage SA Gardens 1–1 PACA Karachi, Pakistan
Umar Javed 90+3' Sharaf Khan 45+7' Stadium: KMC Stadium
8 February 2026 2026 National Challenge Cup - Group Stage SA Gardens 1–0 NIMSO Karachi, Pakistan
Shahzaib 53' Stadium: KMC Stadium
11 February 2026 2026 National Challenge Cup - Quarter-finals SA Gardens 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4-2 p)		 International Supply Company Karachi, Pakistan
Umer Javed 35' (pen.) Salman Umer 73' Stadium: KPT Stadium
Penalties
  • football with red X
  • Mohib Afridi football with check mark
  • Umer Javed football with check mark
  • football with red X
  • football with red X Salman Umer
  • football with red X Anas Nazeer
  • football with check mark Akhter
  • football with check mark Hussain Latif
13 February 2026 2026 National Challenge Cup - Semi-finals SA Gardens 0–4 WAPDA Karachi, Pakistan
Raza 31', 53' (pen.)
Mohib Ullah red-colored football 36' (o.g.)
Hammad Hassan 90'		 Stadium: KPT Stadium
15 February 2026 2026 National Challenge Cup - Third place playoff SA Gardens 2-2 (a.e.t.)
(4-2 p)		 Army Karachi, Pakistan
  • Fahad 13'
  • Ubah 37'
  • Abrar Ahmed 11'
  • Qadeer 21'
 Stadium: KPT Stadium

Players (2023)

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[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  PAK Muhammed Rafay
— GK  PAK Muhammad Azhar
— GK  PAK Israr Hussain
— DF  PAK Bakht Ali
— DF  PAK Hamza Munir
— DF  PAK Kamran Yaseen
— DF  PAK Taimoor Ahmed
— DF  PAK Kamran Ali
— DF  PAK Hamza Nawaz
— DF  PAK Aamir Sohail
— MF  PAK Umer Saeed
— MF  PAK Naik Alam
— MF  PAK Toqeer Ul Hassan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  PAK Zaid Mehmood
— MF  PAK Saqib Nizam
— MF  PAK Hussnain Abbas
— MF  PAK Shahzaib Hassan
— MF  PAK Saud Yousaf
— MF  PAK Faran Nasir
— FW  PAK Rawal Mahfooz
— FW  PAK Haider Ali
— FW  PAK Saif Ali
— FW  PAK Muhammad Mustafa
— FW  PAK Zohair Altaf
— FW  PAK Daniel Azeem
— FW  PAK Abdullah Malik
— FW  PAK Essa Bahader

Staff (2026)

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Position Name
Head coach Pakistan Zafar Iqbal
Team manager Pakistan Saud Yousaf
Assistant Coach Pakistan Mohammad Hamza
Physio Pakistan Majid

Honours

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Domestic

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Futsal

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  • PFF National Futsal Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2023

References

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  1. ↑ "SA Garden and MRF crowned champions of 1st Men, Women PFF National Futsal Cup 2023". The Nation. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  2. ↑ "WAPDA retain Challenge Cup". The News International. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  3. ↑ "WAPDA, SA Gardens secure spots in National Challenge Cup 2023-24 semis". The Nation. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ↑ "SA Garden, WAPDA enter National Challenge Cup final". The News International. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  5. 1 2 "SA Gardens FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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