# National Women Football Championship

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

| Edition | Year | No. of teams | Winners | Runners-up | Third position | Fourth position | Misha Dawood Trophy (best player) | Top scorer | Best goalkeeper | Fair-play award |
| 1st | 2005 | 8 | Punjab | WAPDA | Balochistan | Sindh | Munazzeh Shahid | Khalida Noor | | Islamabad |
| 2nd | 2006 | 12 | WAPDA | Islamabad | Balochistan Red | Sindh Greens | Mejzgaan Orakzai | Rifat Mehdi | | |
| 3rd | 2007 | 14 | Sports Sciences Department | Afghanistan$^g$ | Diya | Balochistan | | Rifat Mehdi | | |
| 4th | 2008 | 13 | Young Rising Stars | WAPDA | Sports Sciences Department | Islamabad | Nadia Bhatti | Hajra Khan | Saba Awan | Islamabad |
| 5th | 2009 | 13 | Malavan BA$^g$ | Sports Sciences Department | Young Rising Stars | WAPDA | Mariam Irandost | | | |
| 6th | 2010 | 12 | Young Rising Stars | WAPDA | Sports Sciences Department | Islamabad | Hajra Khan | Malika-e-Noor | Syeda Mahpara | |
| 7th | 2011 | 16 | Young Rising Stars | Diya | WAPDA | Balochistan United | Hajra Khan | Malika-e-Noor | Syeda Mahpara | Balochistan United |
| 8th | 2012 | 12 | Young Rising Stars | WAPDA | Balochistan United | Islamabad | Asmara Habib Kiani | Hajra Khan | Syeda Mahpara | Vehari United |
| 9th | 2013 | 16 | Young Rising Stars | Balochistan United | Pakistan Army | Islamabad | | | | |
| 10th | 2014 | 16 | Balochistan United | WAPDA | Pakistan Army | Diya | Malika-e-Noor | Hajra Khan | Syeda Mahpara | Pakistan Army |
| 11th | 2018 | 14 | Pakistan Army | WAPDA | Punjab | Karachi United | Khadija | Masooma Chaudhry | Syeda Mahpara | Punjab |
| 12th | 2019– 2020 | 20 (qual.) 8 (final round) | Pakistan Army | Karachi United | WAPDA | Punjab | Suha Herani | Sahar Zaman | Syeda Mahpara | |
| n/a | 2021 | 19 | Cancelled midway | Cancelled midway | Cancelled midway | Cancelled midway | Cancelled midway | Cancelled midway | Cancelled midway | Cancelled midway |
| 13th | 2024 | 24 | Karachi City | Legacy | Karachi United | Hazara Quetta | Nadia Khan | Eman Mustafa | Nisha Ashraf | Hazara Quetta |

## List of finals

| Edition | Year | Winners | Score | Runners up | Scorers | Venue |
| 1st | 2005 | Punjab | 1–0 | WAPDA | Punjab: Shika Nazir Masih 53' | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 2nd | 2006 | WAPDA | 1–0 | Islamabad | WAPDA: Misbah Siddiqui | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 3rd | 2007 | Sports Sciences Department | 1–0 | Afghanistan$^g$ | Sports Sciences Department: Ayesha Khan 26' | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 4th | 2008 | Young Rising Stars | 0–0 (a.e.t) (5–4 pen.) | WAPDA | | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 5th | 2009 | Malavan BA$^g$ | 11–0 | Sports Sciences Department | Malavan BA: Fereshteh Karimi 2', 5', Maryam Irandost 26', 37', Neda Abdollahzadeh 30', Sara Ghomi Marzdahti 35', Fatemeh Arzhangi 43', Hajar Shahmalekpour 56', 59', 68', Sepideh Nazhati 70' | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 6th | 2010 | Young Rising Stars | 2-0 | WAPDA | Young Rising Stars: Malika-e-Noor 20', Asma Yaseen 55' | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 7th | 2011 | Young Rising Stars | 1–1 (a.e.t) (4–3 pen.) | Diya | Young Rising Stars: Malika-e-Noor 50' (pen.) Diya: Hajra Khan 18' | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 8th | 2012 | Young Rising Stars | 1–1 (a.e.t) (2–0 pen.) | WAPDA | Young Rising Stars: Sana Mahmud 45' WAPDA: Mahwish 49' | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 9th | 2013 | Young Rising Stars | 0–0 (a.e.t) (3–2 pen.) | Balochistan United | | Punjab Stadium, Lahore |
| 10th | 2014 | Balochistan United | 7–0 | WAPDA | Balochistan United: Hajra Khan 4', 24', 39', Shahlyla Ahmadzai 54', Joyana 50', 90+2', Nadia 60' | Punjab Stadium, Lahore |
| 11th | 2018 | Pakistan Army | 1–1 (a.e.t) (3–0 pen.) | WAPDA | Pakistan Army: Khadija 41' WAPDA: Sidra 44' | Punjab Stadium, Lahore |
| 12th | 2019- 2020 | Pakistan Army | 7–1 | Karachi United | Pakistan Army: Hajra 3', Eshal 25', 81', Alina 37', 90+3', Malika 40', Aliza 80' Karachi United: Suha Hirani 49' | Karachi United Stadium, Karachi |
| 13th | 2024 | Karachi City | 4–0 | Legacy | Karachi City: Rameen Farid 14', Sanah Mehdi 28', Zahmena Malik 52', Zulfia Nazir 75' | Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad |
* $^g$ Guest teams invited by Pakistan Football Federation, Afghanistan represented Afghanistan and Malavan BA represented Iran.

## Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning year(s) | Runner-up years |
| Young Rising Stars | 5 | 0 | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| Pakistan Army | 2 | 0 | 2018, 2019-2020 | |
| WAPDA | 1 | 6 | 2006 | 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 |
| Balochistan United | 1 | 1 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Sports Sciences Department, University of the Punjab | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2009 |
| Karachi City | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
| Malavan BA$^g$ | 1 | 0 | 2009 | |
| Punjab | 1 | 0 | 2005 | |
| Legacy | 0 | 1 | | 2024 |
| Afghanistan$^g$ | 0 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| Diya | 0 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| Islamabad | 0 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| Karachi United | 0 | 1 | – | 2019–2020 |
* $^g$ Guest teams invited by Pakistan Football Federation, Afghanistan women's national football team represented Afghanistan and Malavan BA represented Iran.