The National Women's Football Championship is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in Pakistan. It was started in 2005 by the Pakistan Football Federation.[1]
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Organising body | Pakistan Football Federation |
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Founded | 2005 |
Country | Pakistan |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 24 (2024) |
Current champions | Karachi City (1rst title) |
Most championships | Young Rising Stars (5 titles) |
TV partners | PTV Sports |
Current: 2024 National Women Football Championship |
Young Rising Stars has been the most successful team in the history of the competition, winning it five times (including four consecutive wins from 2010 to 2013).[2] The most recent champion is Karachi City, which won in the 2024 edition.[3][4]
History
editThe first edition was held in 2005, organised by Pakistan Football Federation.
On 4 August 2010, Pakistan Football Federation president Faisal Saleh Hayat dedicated the Best Player Award of the National Women Football Championship to Misha Dawood, the late Diya WFC midfielder. Misha had been on the ill-fated Airblue Flight 202 which crashed in the Margalla Hills on 28 July 2010.[5]
Due to the political and judicial crisis of 2015 at the PFF, the championship was not held from 2015 to 2018.
The 2021 edition was cancelled, no official reason was given, but the decision took place after the Pakistan Football Federation's office was attacked and people inside held hostage by its former president, Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah, and his group.[6] The championship was interrupted before the knockout stage started.[7]
Format
editThe number of teams participating has varied through the years. In the first edition, 8 teams took part. In the 2018 edition, 16 teams participated in the tournament, with three departmental teams, four provincial teams, four regional teams and five club teams, divided into four groups, winner of each group would earn a spot in semi-finals.[8]
Since the 2024 National Women Football Championship, only club sides, excluding the departmental and provincial teams are able to take part from now on.[9][10]
Tournament summary
editEdition | Year | No. of teams | Winners | Runners-up | Third position | Fourth position | Misha Dawood Trophy (best player) | Top scorer | Best goalkeeper | Fair-play award |
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1st | 2005 | 8 | Punjab | WAPDA | Balochistan | Sindh | Munazzeh Shahid | Khalida Noor | Islamabad | |
2nd | 2006 | 12 | WAPDA | Islamabad | Balochistan Red | Sindh Greens | Mejzgaan Orakzai | Rifat Mehdi | ||
3rd | 2007 | 14 | Sports Sciences Department | Afghanistang | Diya | Balochistan | Rifat Mehdi | |||
4th | 2008 | 13 | Young Rising Stars | WAPDA | Sports Sciences Department | Islamabad | Nadia Bhatti | Hajra Khan | Saba Awan | Islamabad |
5th | 2009 | 13 | Malavan BAg | Sports Sciences Department | Young Rising Stars | WAPDA | Mariam Irandost | |||
6th | 2010 | 12 | Young Rising Stars | WAPDA | Sports Sciences Department | Islamabad | Hajra Khan | Malika-e-Noor | Syeda Mahpara | |
7th | 2011 | 16 | Young Rising Stars | Diya | WAPDA | Balochistan United | Hajra Khan | Malika-e-Noor | Syeda Mahpara | Balochistan United |
8th | 2012 | 12 | Young Rising Stars | WAPDA | Balochistan United | Islamabad | Asmara Habib Kiani | Hajra Khan | Syeda Mahpara | Vehari United |
9th | 2013 | 16 | Young Rising Stars | Balochistan United | Pakistan Army | Islamabad | ||||
10th | 2014 | 16 | Balochistan United | WAPDA | Pakistan Army | Diya | Malika-e-Noor | Hajra Khan | Syeda Mahpara | Pakistan Army |
11th | 2018 | 14 | Pakistan Army | WAPDA | Punjab | Karachi United | Khadija | Masooma Chaudhry | Syeda Mahpara | Punjab |
12th | 2019– 2020 | 20 (qual.)
8 (final round) |
Pakistan Army | Karachi United | WAPDA | Punjab | Suha Herani | Sahar Zaman | Syeda Mahpara | |
n/a | 2021 | 19 | Cancelled midway | |||||||
13th | 2024 | 24 | Karachi City | Legacy | Karachi United | Hazara Quetta | Nadia Khan | Eman Mustafa | Nisha Ashraf | Hazara Quetta |
List of finals
edit- g Guest teams invited by Pakistan Football Federation, Afghanistan represented Afghanistan and Malavan BA represented Iran.
Performance by club
editClub | Winners | Runners-up | Winning year(s) | Runner-up years |
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Young Rising Stars | 5 | 0 | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
Pakistan Army | 2 | 0 | 2018, 2019-2020 | |
WAPDA | 1 | 6 | 2006 | 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 |
Balochistan United | 1 | 1 | 2014 | 2013 |
Sports Sciences Department, University of the Punjab | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2009 |
Karachi City | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
Malavan BAg | 1 | 0 | 2009 | |
Punjab | 1 | 0 | 2005 | |
Legacy | 0 | 1 | 2024 | |
Afghanistang | 0 | 1 | – | 2007 |
Diya | 0 | 1 | – | 2011 |
Islamabad | 0 | 1 | – | 2006 |
Karachi United | 0 | 1 | – | 2019–2020 |
- g Guest teams invited by Pakistan Football Federation, Afghanistan women's national football team represented Afghanistan and Malavan BA represented Iran.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "SPORTS WORLD: Women add glamour to soccer; Punjab lift champ trophy". Brecorder. 15 October 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b natasha.raheel (9 December 2013). "Young Rising Star WFC reaches 4th pinnacle". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b Reporter, Sports (11 August 2024). "Karachi City FC bags National Women's Football Club Championship 2024 title". Association Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Karachi City FC claims National Women's Football Club Championship 2024 title". The Nation. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "PFF dedicates best player trophy to Misha Dawood". Brecorder. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Lakhani, Faizan (28 March 2021). "National Women Football Championship called off after PFF office takeover". Geo Super. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "National Women Football cancelled after teams refuse to play". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "National Women Football commences today". The Nation. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (10 April 2024). "PFF NC announces women's championship for clubs only". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (20 April 2024). "PFF NC faces examination, venue obstacles in holding domestic events". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "WOMEN'S SOCCER: Khadija strikes as Punjab lift title". DAWN.COM. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Wapda lift women soccer trophy". DAWN.COM. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Lahore Club claim women soccer title". DAWN.COM. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Giant-killer Rising Star stun Wapda". The Nation. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Iran win Pakistan National Women Football Championship". Mehr News Agency. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Malavan FC thrash Sports Sciences to clinch football title". DAWN.COM. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Young Rising Stars beat WAPDA to win NWFC". DAWN.COM. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Young Rising Star beat Diya FC to clinch National Women Championship". dawn.com. DAWN. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Army annex National Women Football trophy". The Nation. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Army trounces Karachi United 7-1 to lift NWFC trophy". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 11 January 2022.