Early years (1960s) WAPDA football team was established shortly after the formation of WAPDA Sports Board in 1960. In 1961, they already started featuring in several domestic matches, including participating in the Lahore District Football League.
Early success (1980s–1990s) WAPDA emerged as a departmental power in the early 1980s, winning the
National Football Championship title in their maiden appearance in the national competition after defeating
Habib Bank in the final. In
1991, WAPDA won their second National Football Championship title defeating Habib Bank in the final. Hence, WAPDA's first ever Asian competition appearance was in the
1991 Asian Club Championship, where they lost 5–0 to
Dhaka Mohammedan SC away, and drew 0–0 at home, thus losing 5–0 on aggregate. In 1992, WAPDA won the
National Games of Pakistan football competition under head coach
Muhammad Aslam Japani, defeating Punjab Reds in the final at
Minto Park in
Lahore.
Rise to domestic dominance (2000–2011) In the early 2000s, WAPDA won two consecutive National Football Championship titles in 2001 and 2003. The team subsequently represented Pakistan in the
AFC President's Cup 2005, losing both of their games against
Blue Star SC and
Hello United and defeated
Dordoi Bishkek 1–0 in their last group stage match as they were knocked-out of out the group stages. In the
2007 Pakistan Premier League, WAPDA finished the season
unbeaten after defeating Pakistan Army on the final day. They became the first Pakistani club to finish the season unbeaten, earning the title of
the Invincibles. In 2012, WAPDA again clinched gold at the National Games after defeating
Pakistan Police.
Decline and turbulence (2013–2019) In 2017, with the Pakistan Football Federation still paralysed by internal disputes and official competitions suspended,
National Bank of Pakistan organised a separate
2017 NBP President's Cup, which KRL won after defeating WAPDA 1–0 in the final. The team returned for the
2018–19 Pakistan Premier League season after years of federation turmoil and football inactivity, ending fifth in the table.
Resurgence (2020–present) In 2020, former international defender
Tanveer Ahmed took over as WAPDA head coach. subsequently in
2020, WAPDA won their first
National Challenge Cup title after defeating
Sui Southern Gas, this was WAPDA's first major trophy in almost a decade since the 2010 Pakistan Premier League title. In the
2023–24 National Football Challenge Cup, WAPDA won the title after defeating
SA Gardens in the final. The team won its third consecutive title after defeating
Khan Research Laboratories at the
2026 National Football Challenge Cup. == Club administration and structure ==