2019–20 National Women Football Championship Explained

National Women Football Championship
Year:2019-2020
Country:Pakistan
Dates:Qualifying Round: November–December 2019;
Final Round: 1–12 January 2020
Venue:Karachi United Stadium
KPT Stadium
Num Teams:8
Defending Champions:Pakistan Army
Winners:Pakistan Army
Count:2
Second:Karachi United
Third:WAPDA
Fourth:Punjab
Matches:16
Goals:102
Scoring Leader:Sahar Zaman (27 goals)
Award:Suha Herani
Prev Season:2018
Next Season:2021
Goalkeeper:Syeda Mahpara (4 clean sheets)
City:Karachi

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]

Pakistan Army were able to defend 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 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 B

Knockout round

Finals

Awards

External links

Notes and References

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