[2][3] Based in Kharadar, Karachi, the club played their home matches at KPT Stadium.

Founded in 1887 during the British Raj right after the establishment of the Karachi Port Trust, it is the oldest football club in Pakistan.

[2][3] In 1964, the team jointly won Aga Khan Gold Cup along with Dhaka Mohammedan.

[5] In the 1987 National Football Championship, the club finished as runner-up after falling against Crescent Textiles Mills in the final.

In 2012, the club was hit hard in middle of a crisis as KESC and NBP signed its key players, and the consequent disappointing results and ongoing struggle with the management.