The National Women's Football Championship is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in Pakistan. It was started in 2005 by the Pakistan Football Federation.
Young Rising Stars has been the most successful team in the history of the competition, winning it five times (including four consecutive wins from 2010 to 2013). The most recent champion is Karachi City, which won in the 2024 edition.
History The first edition was held in 2005, organised by Pakistan Football Federation (PFF).
On 4 August 2010, PFF president Faisal Saleh Hayat dedicated the Best Player Award of the National Women Football Championship to Misha Dawood, the late Diya WFC midfielder. Misha had been on the ill-fated Airblue Flight 202 which crashed in the Margalla Hills on 28 July 2010.
Due to the political and judicial crisis of 2015 at the PFF, the championship was not held from 2015 to 2018.
The 2021 edition was cancelled, no official reason was given, but the decision took place after the Pakistan Football Federation's office was attacked and people inside held hostage by its former president, Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah, and his group. The championship was interrupted before the knockout stage started.
Format The number of teams participating has varied through the years. In the first edition, 8 teams took part. In the 2018 edition, 16 teams participated in the tournament, with three departmental teams, four provincial teams, four regional teams and five club teams, divided into four groups, winner of each group would earn a spot in semi-finals.
Since the 2024 edition, only club sides, excluding the departmental and provincial teams have been eligible to participate in the National Women Football Championship.
Tournament summary EditionYearNo. of teamsWinnersRunners-upThird positionFourth positionMisha Dawood Trophy (best player)Top scorerBest goalkeeperFair-play award1st20058PunjabWAPDABalochistanSindhMunazzeh ShahidKhalida NoorIslamabad2nd200612WAPDAIslamabadBalochistan RedSindh GreensMejzgaan OrakzaiRifat Mehdi3rd200714Sports Sciences DepartmentAfghanistangDiyaBalochistanRifat Mehdi4th200813Young Rising StarsWAPDASports Sciences DepartmentIslamabadNadia BhattiHajra KhanSaba AwanIslamabad5th200913Malavan BAgSports Sciences DepartmentYoung Rising StarsWAPDAMariam Irandost6th201012Young Rising StarsWAPDASports Sciences DepartmentIslamabadHajra KhanMalika-e-NoorSyeda Mahpara7th201116Young Rising StarsDiyaWAPDABalochistan UnitedHajra KhanMalika-e-NoorSyeda MahparaBalochistan United8th201212Young Rising StarsWAPDABalochistan UnitedIslamabadAsmara Habib KianiHajra KhanSyeda MahparaVehari United9th201316Young Rising StarsBalochistan UnitedPakistan ArmyIslamabad10th201416Balochistan UnitedWAPDAPakistan ArmyDiyaMalika-e-NoorHajra KhanSyeda MahparaPakistan Army11th201814Pakistan ArmyWAPDAPunjabKarachi UnitedKhadijaMasooma ChaudhrySyeda MahparaPunjab12th2019–2020 (qual.) 8 (final round)Pakistan ArmyKarachi UnitedWAPDAPunjabSuha HeraniSahar ZamanSyeda Mahparan/a202119Cancelled midway13th202424Karachi CityLegacyKarachi UnitedHazara Quetta Football AcademyNadia KhanEman MustafaNisha AshrafHazara Quetta Football Academy
List of finals EditionYearWinnersScoreRunners upScorersVenue1st2005Punjab1–0WAPDAPunjab: Shika Nazir Masih Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad2nd20061–0IslamabadWAPDA: Misbah SiddiquiJinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad3rd2007Sports Sciences Department1–0AfghanistangSports Sciences Department: Ayesha Khan Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad4th2008Young Rising Stars0–0 (a.e.t)(5–4 pen.)WAPDAJinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad5th2009Malavan BAg11–0Sports Sciences DepartmentMalavan BA: Fereshteh Karimi , Maryam Irandost , Neda Abdollahzadeh , Sara Ghomi Marzdahti , Fatemeh Arzhangi , Hajar Shahmalekpour , Sepideh Nazhati Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad6th2010Young Rising Stars2-0WAPDAYoung Rising Stars: Malika-e-Noor , Asma Yaseen Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad7th2011Young Rising Stars1–1 (a.e.t)(4–3 pen.)DiyaYoung Rising Stars: Malika-e-Noor Diya: Hajra Khan Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad8th2012Young Rising Stars1–1 (a.e.t)(2–0 pen.)WAPDAYoung Rising Stars: Sana Mahmud WAPDA: Mahwish Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad9th2013Young Rising Stars0–0 (a.e.t)(3–2 pen.)Balochistan UnitedPunjab Stadium, Lahore10th2014Balochistan United7–0 WAPDABalochistan United: Hajra Khan , Shahlyla Ahmadzai , Joyana , Nadia Punjab Stadium, Lahore11th2018Pakistan Army1–1 (a.e.t)(3–0 pen.)WAPDAPakistan Army: Khadija WAPDA: Sidra Punjab Stadium, Lahore12th2019-20Pakistan Army7–1 Karachi UnitedPakistan Army: Hajra , Eshal , Alina , Malika , Aliza Karachi United: Suha Hirani Karachi United Stadium, Karachi13th2024Karachi City4–0LegacyKarachi City: Rameen Farid , Sanah Mehdi , Zahmena Malik , Zulfia Nazir Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad g Guest teams invited by Pakistan Football Federation, Afghanistan represented Afghanistan and Malavan BA represented Iran.
Performance by club ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning year(s)Runner-up yearsYoung Rising Stars502008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013Pakistan Army202018, 2019–20WAPDA1620062005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018Balochistan United1120142013Sports Sciences Department, University of the Punjab1120072009Karachi City102024Malavan BAg102009Punjab102005Legacy012024Afghanistang01 –2007Diya01 –2011Islamabad01 –2006Karachi United01 –2019–20 g Guest teams invited by Pakistan Football Federation, Afghanistan women's national football team represented Afghanistan and Malavan BA represented Iran.
See also Football in Pakistan Sport in Pakistan
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