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Young Eleven FC
Young Eleven Football Club, also known as Dera Eleven,[1][2] is a Pakistani football club based in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It last competed in the PFF League, the second-tier competition in the Pakistan football league system. The club is one of the founder members of the Pakistan Premier League, established in 2004. The club also contain youth teams.[3][4] HistoryIn 2004, Young Eleven became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Premier League, qualifying through their provincial qualifying group along with Mardan FC from Mardan.[5][6][7] It made its professional debut in 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League, finishing the season in relegation zone at 12th position with 25 points.[5][8] In the 2005–06 PFF National League, the club advanced to the second round after finishing second in the group D behind Pakistan Air Force, but failed to advance to the semifinals.[9] The team withdrew from the 2005 National Challenge Cup, the same year.[1][10] In the next 2006 PFF League, the club finished last in the group stage, failing to advance to the next round.[2] It again failed to advance in the 2007–08 PFF League.[11] After a hiatus in 2008–09, the club participated in the 2009–10 PFF League, finishing third in the group B of the club leg, again failing to advance to the second stage.[12][13] In 2014, the club won in the final against Karwan FC led by international goalkeeper Saqib Hanif in a local tournament in Mianwali, which included Pakistan internationals as guest players. Competitive recordThe club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below.
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