2019–20 National Women's Football Championship (Pakistan)

2019-2020 National Women's Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryPakistan
CityKarachi
Venue(s)Karachi United Stadium
KPT Stadium
DatesQualifying Round: November–December 2019;
Final Round: 1–12 January 2020
Teams8
Defending championsPakistan Army
Final positions
ChampionsPakistan Army (2nd title)
Runners-upKarachi United
Third placeWAPDA
Fourth placePunjab
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored102 (6.38 per match)
Top goal scorerSahar Zaman (27 goals)
Awards
Suha Herani
Best goalkeeperSyeda Mahpara (4 clean sheets)

The 2019-2020 National Women's Football Championship was the 12th season of the National Women's Football Championship, the top tier of women's football in Pakistan. The tournament took place in two phases: qualifying round in November 2019 and final round from 1 to 12 January 2020 in Karachi.[1]

Defending champions Pakistan Army retained their title by beating Karachi United 7–1 in the final.

Qualifying round

The qualifying round with 20 teams was held in November and December 2019 in three cities: Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The following 8 teams qualified for the final round:

Final round

Teams

For this edition, the qualifying round gathered 20 teams in November and December 2019 in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad[1] and 8 teams were selected for the final competition,[2] instead of 14 during the 2018 edition[3] and 20 during the 2021 edition starting in March.[4]

Football authorities were alleged to favour Karachi United as the competition took place in their home stadium and criticized because the playing field was not suitable for 11-a-side matches[5]

Group stages

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 WAPDA 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Advance to Knockout round
2 Karachi United 3 2 0 1 12 1 +11 6
3 JAFA Soccer Academy 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4 Gilgit-Baltistan FA 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: GSA
JAFA Soccer Academy0–5WAPDA
Report
Karachi United0–8Gilgit-Baltistan FA
Report
WAPDA11-0Gilgit-Baltistan FA
Report
JAFA Soccer Academy0–4Karachi United
Report
JAFA Soccer Academy1–0Gilgit-Baltistan FA
Report
Karachi United0–1WAPDA
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Advance to Knockout round
2 Pakistan Army 3 2 0 1 19 1 +18 6
3 Diya W.F.C. 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 Karachi Kickers 3 0 0 3 0 35 −35 0
Source: GSA
Diya0–11Pakistan Army
Report
Karachi Kickers0–14Punjab
Report
Karachi Kickers0–18Pakistan Army
Report
Diya0–2Punjab
Report
Pakistan Army0–1Punjab
Report
Diya3–0Karachi Kickers
Report

Knockout round

Semi-finals

Punjab0–2Karachi United
Report
WAPDA1–2 (a.e.t.)Pakistan Army
Report

Third place

WAPDA10–0Punjab
Report

Finals

Karachi United1–7Pakistan Army
Report

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "National Women's Football C'ship final round from January 1". The News International. 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ "PFF National Women Football Championship - 2020". Global Sports Archives. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ^ "PFF National Women Football Championship - 2020". Global Sports Archives. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. ^ "Pakistan's only official football competition for women kicks off on March 8". Dawn. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  5. ^ "Muqaddas tops scoring charts in National Women Championship". The News International. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Army trounces Karachi United 7-1 to lift NWFC trophy". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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