Women's football in Pakistan

Women's football in Pakistan is growing in popularity.[1]

Women's football in Pakistan
CountryPakistan
Governing bodyPakistan Football Federation
National team(s)Women's national team
National competitions
National Women Football Championship
PFF National Under-19 Women’s Football Championship
Shahlyla Baloch National Women U-16 Championship
Club competitions
National Inter-Club Women Football Championship
International competitions
Olympics
FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team)
AFC Women's Asian Cup (National Team)

One the barriers of the sport growing is it coached by men so the Pakistan FA are trying to get more women involved in coaching and refereeing.[2][3]

The first club to be established was Diya W.F.C. in 2002,[4] while the first edition of National Women Football Championship was held three years later.

National-level tournaments

Two national level tournaments are organised by Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). These are the Inter-Club Championships and National Women Football Championship. An under-16 championship and under-19 championship have also been organised.

Inter-Club Championship

The National Inter-Club Women Football Championship was organised to provide competition to the country's club teams. It purposely excludes all departmental teams. So far, 6 editions have been held with the last one in 2014.

National Women Football Championship

The National Women Football Championship was first organised in 2005. Since then, a total of 13 editions have been organised with both clubs and departmental teams (including Army, WAPDA and HEC) participating in it. Rawalpindi-based Young Rising Stars has won the most titles (5), with four consecutive wins between 2010 and 2013. WAPDA has reached the most finals (7), winning once. From the 12th edition, the competition is being live streamed by MyCujoo.[5]

No Year City Winner Runners-up
1 2005 Islamabad Punjab WAPDA
2 2006 Islamabad WAPDA Islamabad
3 2007 Islamabad Sports Sciences Department, University of Punjab Afghanistan
4 2008 Islamabad Young Rising Stars WAPDA
5 2009 Islamabad Malavan BA Sports Sciences Department, University of Punjab
6 2010 Islamabad Young Rising Stars WAPDA
7 2011 Islamabad Young Rising Stars Diya W.F.C.
8 2012 Islamabad Young Rising Stars WAPDA
9 2013 Lahore Young Rising Stars Balochistan United
10 2014 Lahore Balochistan United WAPDA
11 2018 Lahore Pakistan Army WAPDA
12 2019-2020 Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore (qualifying round) Pakistan Army Karachi United
Karachi (final round)
13 2021 Karachi cancelled cancelled

Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Young Rising Stars 5 0 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Pakistan Army 2 0 2018, 2020
WAPDA 1 6 2006
Balochistan United 1 1 2014
Sports Science 1 1 2007
Malavan BAg 1 0 2009
Punjab 1 0 2005
Afghanistang 0 1 -
Diya 0 1 -
Islamabad 0 1 -
Karachi United 0 1 -

Teams

The following clubs and provincial, city-based and departmental teams have played in the Inter-Club Championship and/or NWFC at least once since these tournaments were established.

Team Status City Participation
Inter-Club NWFC
Diya W.F.C. Club Karachi 2005 to date
WAPDA Department -- 2005 to date
Islamabad F.A. City Islamabad
Pakistan Army Department --
HEC Department --
Young Rising Stars Club Rawalpindi
Young Rising W.F.C. (District Layyah) Club
Model Town W.F.C. Club Lahore
Jafa Soccer Academy Club Karachi
Karachi Kickers W.F.C. Club Karachi
Royal Eagles W.F.C. Club
F.C. Karachi Club Karachi
Karachi W.F.C. Club Karachi
Hazara Girls Football Academy Club Karachi 2021
Hazara Quetta Football Academy Club Quetta 2021
Balochistan United Club Quetta ? - 2014
Sialkot City F.C. Club Sialkot 2021
Karachi United Club Karachi
Masha United Club 2021
Gilgit W.F.C. Club Gilgit
Muhammad Umar Khan (MUK) F.C. Club Karachi
Highlanders F.C. Club Islamabad
Sindh Province --
Punjab Province --
Mohsen Gillani W.F.C. Club Karachi
Nawanshehr United F.C. Club Abbottabad 2021
Riaz Kamil Football Academy Club Karachi
Frontier College W.F.C. Club Peshawar
Hawks F.C. Club
Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa (formerly NWFP) Province
Punjab University's Sports Sciences Department Lahore
Lahore Fighter W.F.C. Club Lahore
Rubaisha W.F.C. Club
Shaheen W.F.C. Club
Vehari United F.C. Vehari
CJM Soccer Club Club
Women Star FC Club
Winning Stars W.F.C. Club
FATA W.F.C.
Margala W.F.C. Club Islamabad
Soccer Queens W.F.C. Club

See also

References
  1. "Football United: Women's Football In Pakistan Has Progressed But There Is Still A Long Way To Go". Goal.com. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  2. "Female referees important as football's popularity grows: Lodhi". Dawn. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. "Pakistan's first female football club breaks down cultural barriers". UNICEF. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  4. Wasim, Umaid (2014-08-08). "Balochistan United look to transform women's football in Pakistan". Dawn. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. "National Women's Football Championship set to kick off amid Covid cloud". The News International. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-09.


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