Karachi Football League
| Country |
 Pakistan
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|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Promotion to | D Division |
| Most championships | Shahzad Mohammedan (3 times) |
| TV partners | Ten Sports Pakistan |
The Karachi Football League is a semi-professional football league based in Karachi in Sindh province and is on tier-one of the Pakistan football league system. It is currently the most popular football league in Pakistan and the country's most popular sports league after the Pakistan Super League. Karachi United are the league's most popular club. In 2015, the final standings were 1) Burma Mohammedan, 2) Korangi Baloch Sharafi, 3) Salar Welfare Centre. The 40,000-capacityPeoples Football Stadium in Karachi is used for some major games.
The Karachi Football League was created by Karachi United and began its inaugural season in 2003-04 as the "All Karachi Clubs League". From 2003-04 until 2008-09, the league was sponsored by "KASB Group of Companies" which was the Title Sponsor of the event for the first six editions. Coca-Cola Pakistan is now the league sponsor.
In 2003-04, the inaugural season saw 10 clubs competing on a single league basis with the famous Lyari based Hyderi Baluch crowned as champions. In the first five seasons, five different clubs won the championship until Shazad Muhammadan won back-to-back titles in 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. In the 2008-09 season, the league expanded to 16 clubs, with the top eight clubs competing in a playoff. In 2014-15 season, 20 teams were divided into two groups. After league matches, top four teams from each group progressed into the round-robin Super League phase. The top four teams of the Super League phase then made it to the semi-finals.
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