2019–20 National Women Football Championship

The 2019-2020 National Women Football Championship was the 12th season of the National Women 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]

2019-2020 National Women 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)
Runner-upKarachi United
Third placeWAPDA
Fourth placePunjab
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored102 (6.38 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sahar Zaman (27 goals)
Suha Herani
Best goalkeeperSyeda Mahpara (4 clean sheets)
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Pakistan Army were able to defend their title by beating Karachi United 7-1 in the final.[2]

Qualifying round edit

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 edit

Teams edit

For this edition, the qualifying round gathered 20 teams in November and December 2019 in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad[1][3] and 8 teams were selected for the final competition,[4] instead of 14 during the 2018 edition[5] and 20 during the 2021 edition starting in March.[6]

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[7]

Group stages edit

Group A edit

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
Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2020. Source: GSA
JAFA Soccer Academy0–5WAPDA
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Karachi United0–8Gilgit-Baltistan FA
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WAPDA11-0Gilgit-Baltistan FA
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JAFA Soccer Academy0–4Karachi United
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JAFA Soccer Academy1–0Gilgit-Baltistan FA
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Karachi United0–1WAPDA
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Group B edit

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
Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2020. Source: GSA
Diya0–11Pakistan Army
Report
Karachi Kickers0–14Punjab
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Karachi Kickers0–18Pakistan Army
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Diya0–2Punjab
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Pakistan Army0–1Punjab
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Diya3–0Karachi Kickers
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Knockout round edit

Semi-finals edit

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

Third place edit

WAPDA10–0Punjab
Report

Finals edit

Karachi United1–7Pakistan Army
Report

Awards edit

References edit

  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. ^ Editorial Staff (2020-01-13). "Pak Army trounces Karachi United 7-1 to lift NWFC trophy [Geo]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  3. ^ "Pakistan's only official football competition for women kicks off on March 8". footballpakistan.com. 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. ^ "PFF National Women Football Championship - 2020". Global Sports Archives. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  5. ^ "PFF National Women Football Championship - 2020". Global Sports Archives. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  6. ^ "Pakistan's only official football competition for women kicks off on March 8". Dawn. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  7. ^ "Muqaddas tops scoring charts in National Women Championship". The News International. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  8. ^ "Pakistan Army trounces Karachi United 7-1 to lift NWFC trophy". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

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