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.
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:
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]