2019–20 National Women Football Championship

2019-2020 National Women Football Championship

Tournament details
Country	Pakistan
City	Karachi
Venue(s)	Karachi United Stadium KPT Stadium
Dates	Qualifying Round: November–December 2019; Final Round: 1–12 January 2020
Teams	8
Defending champions	Pakistan Army
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan Army (2nd title)
Runner-up	Karachi United
Third place	WAPDA
Fourth place	Punjab
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	102 (6.38 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Sahar Zaman (27 goals)
Suha Herani
Best goalkeeper	Syeda Mahpara (4 clean sheets)

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]

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:

• Diya
• Gilgit-Baltistan FA
• JAFA Soccer Academy
• Karachi Kickers
• Karachi United
• Pakistan Army
• Punjab
• WAPDA

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

Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2020. Source: GSA

2 January 2020 (2020-01-02)

09:00 (UTC+5)

JAFA Soccer Academy	0–5	WAPDA
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

2 January 2020 (2020-01-02)

11:00 (UTC+5)

Karachi United	0–8	Gilgit-Baltistan FA
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)

09:00 (UTC+5)

WAPDA	11-0	Gilgit-Baltistan FA
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)

11:00 (UTC+5)

JAFA Soccer Academy	0–4	Karachi United
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

7 January 2020 (2020-01-07)

09:00 (UTC+5)

JAFA Soccer Academy	1–0	Gilgit-Baltistan FA
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

7 January 2020 (2020-01-07)

11:00 (UTC+5)

Karachi United	0–1	WAPDA
	Report

KPT Stadium, Karachi

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

Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2020. Source: GSA

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)

09:00 (UTC+5)

Diya	0–11	Pakistan Army
	Report

KPT Stadium, Karachi

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)

11:00 (UTC+5)

Karachi Kickers	0–14	Punjab
	Report

KPT Stadium, Karachi

3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)

09:00 (UTC+5)

Karachi Kickers	0–18	Pakistan Army
	Report

KPT Stadium, Karachi

3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)

11:00 (UTC+5)

Diya	0–2	Punjab
	Report

KPT Stadium, Karachi

7 January 2020 (2020-01-07)

09:00 (UTC+5)

Pakistan Army	0–1	Punjab
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

7 January 2020 (2020-01-07)

11:00 (UTC+5)

Diya	3–0	Karachi Kickers
	Report

KPT Stadium, Karachi

Knockout round

Semi-finals

10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)

06:30 (UTC+5)

Punjab	0–2	Karachi United
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)

12:30 (UTC+5)

WAPDA	1-2 (a.e.t.)	Pakistan Army
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

Third place

12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)

06:30 (UTC+5)

WAPDA	10–0	Punjab
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

Finals

12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)

12:30 (UTC+5)

Karachi United	1–7	Pakistan Army
	Report

Karachi United Stadium, Karachi

Awards

• Best goalkeeper to Syeda Mahpara, WAPDA's captain.
• Golden boot to WAPDA's Sahar Zaman for scoring 27 goals.
• Most valuable player to Suha Herani of Karachi United.[6]

References

1. "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.

External links

• Global Sports Archives - 2020 National Women Football Championship