2021 National Women Football Championship

The 2021 National Women's Football Championship is the 13th edition of the National Women Football Championship, the top-tier of Women's association football in Pakistan. It is being staged in Karachi from 8 March to 3 April 2021. All matches are being held at the KMC and KPT stadiums with the later scheduled to hold the finals.[1] On 27 March 2021, the Championship was cancelled with only the group stage held.[2] The development stage tournament was also cancelled. Another group is continuing to organise it, but it will not be officially recognised as a national level tournament.

2021 National Women Football Championship
CountryPakistan
Dates8 March to 3 April 2021
Championship venueKMC and KPT stadiums, Karachi
Teams19
Defending championsPakistan Army

Format

This year's championship is divided into two parts: the main tournament and a development stage tournament. The main tournament consists of group stage matches with the top two teams from each group moving forward to the next stage. The development stage tournament will feature the remaining three teams from each group in a knock out tournament.[1] There are eight referees for this tournament, and only one is a woman.[3]

Awards

The total amount to be awarded for this championship is PKR 3.2 million. It is divided into team and individual awards. The monetary awards are as follows:[1]

Team
  • Winner: Rs. 1 million
  • Runner-up: Rs. 750,000
  • Third-placed: Rs. 500,000
  • Development stage winners: Rs. 50,000

Individual

Total prize money for players, coaches and referees is Rs. 925,000.

Teams

Initially a total of 20 teams were set to participate in the tournament. However, due to differences on the grant allocation, Model Town W.F.C. pulled out, leaving 19 teams in the field.[4]:

  • Diya W.F.C.
  • F.C. Karachi
  • Gilgit W.F.C.
  • Hazara Girls F.A.
  • Hazara Quetta F.A.
  • Higher Education Commission (HEC)
  • Highlanders F.C.
  • Jafa Soccer Academy
  • Karachi United
  • Karachi W.F.C.
  • Masha United
  • Model Town W.F.C. (withdrew)
  • Mohsin Gillani W.F.C.
  • MUK W.F.C.
  • Nawanshehr United F.C.
  • Pakistan Army(TH)
  • Riaz Kamil FC
  • Sialkot City W.F.C.
  • WAPDA
  • Young Rising W.F.C. (Layyah)
Notes
TH = Championship title holders

Seven teams including Masha United, Hazara Quetta Football Academy and Hazara Girls Football Academy made their debuts. For the second time in the championship's history, foreign players are included as part of a local team.[5] Some players are very young, such as those of Hazara Girls F.A., who are all under 15 years old, and one of them is 11.[6]

Covid-19

Mitigation protocol

The championship is being conducted with a few protocols including mandatory wearing of masks, temperature screening and a ban on handshakes and team scrums.[4] However, there is no testing of the players or officials including the foreign players who joined Masha United in Karachi.[4]

Suspension of matches

On 15 March, PFF announced that all group 'B' matches were suspended following a positive test of a Karachi United player.[7] All players and officials from Karachi United as well as all those from teams having first and second contact i.e Karachi WFC, Sialkot City WFC and HEC underwent covid test. On 19 March, it was reported that Karachi WFC and HEC had returned negative tests while results of the other two teams were still waited on. Matches involving the former two teams and the remaining 5th team, Masha United, are set to resume on 20 March 2021. The other two teams will not be involved in any matches until all members return negative test results.

Broadcasting

Like the previous championship, this year's tournament is streamed live operated by MyCujoo.[1]

AFC Women’s Football Day

The championship opened on 8 March 2021 with a celebration of AFC Women's Football Day at KPT Stadium, Karachi. Around 50 schoolgirls were introduced to the basis of football by members of the national team including Hajra Khan.[4]

Tournament cancellation

On 27 March 2021, the championship 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.[2]

Group stage

Group A
Points table
Pos. Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 WAPDA 3 3 0 0 37 0 +37 9
2 Hazara Girls F.A. 3 1 1 1 1 14 -13 4
3 Gilgit W.F.C. 3 1 0 2 5 15 -10 3
4 Hazara Quetta F.C. 3 0 1 2 0 11 -11 1
5 Model Town W.F.C. Withdrew
Group Stage
WAPDA14–0Gilgit W.F.C.
Syeda Dua Gillani  6', 47'
Maria Khan  9', 43', 75', 84'
Fatima Ansari  10', 29'
Sanober  55', 76', 79', 81'
Sahar Zaman  57'
Shanzay Nazir  59'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Hazara Girls F.A.0–0Hazara Quetta F.C.
K.P.T., Karachi
Group Stage
Hazara Quetta0–5Gilgit WFC
Zahra  17'
Samreen  22'
Shahzadi  53'
Misbah  84', 90+4'
KMC., Karachi
Group Stage
WAPDAvModel Town WFC
K.P.T., Karachi
Group Stage
WAPDA6–0Hazara Quetta F.A.
Shanzay Nazir  13', 71'
Mehnaz Shah  15'
Sanober  33'
Fatima Ansari  70'
Kainat Gul  92+2'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Model Town WFCvGilgit WFC
K.P.T., Karachi
Group Stage
Model Town WFCvHazar Girls F.A.
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
WAPDAvHazara Quetta F.A.
K.P.T., Karachi

Group B
Points table
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Masha United 4 3 1 0 60 2 +58 10
2 Karachi United 4 3 1 0 34 2 +32 10
3 HEC 4 2 0 2 18 7 -11 6
4 Sialkot City W.F.C. 4 0 1 3 2 42 -10 1
5 Karachi W.F.C. 4 0 1 3 2 64 -61 1
Group Stage
Karachi United19–0Karachi W.F.C.
Zulfia Nazir  4', 15', 36', 38', 46', 50', 56', 58', 58', 60'
Suha Hirani  6', 23', 57', 73', 76'
Eshal Shaikh  9'
Nina Zehri  32', 90'
Naqia  82'
K.P.T., Karachi
Group Stage
Masha United19–0Sialkot City W.F.C.
Sara Limbu  12', 18', 25', 40', 42', 45+2', 54', 67', 85', 89'
Anita KC  29', 49', 53', 58', 72', 73'
Zara Iqbal  37'
Samroz Samreena Limbu  44'
Gita Rana  63'
K.P.T., Karachi
Group Stage
Sialkot City WFC2–2Karachi WFC
Noor  5'
Cinderella  15'		 Hania Naveed  21', 28'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Karachi United2–0HEC
Zulfia Nazir  47', 63'
K.P.T., Karachi
Group Stage
HEC0–4Masha United
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Sialkot City WFC0–11Karachi United
Soha  12', 35', 63'
Zulfia Nazir  17', 24', 44', 59', 90', 90+2'
Eshal  48', 49'
K.P.T., Karachi
Group Stage
HEC8–1Karachi WFC
Sidra  10', 21', 65', 78'
Shumaila  52'
Anmol  54', 81', 89'		 Mehak Amin  3'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Karachi United2–2Masha United
Zulfia Nazir  47'
Aliha Aladin  57'		 Ariba  41'
Sara Limbu  54'
K.P.T., Karachi

Group C
Points table
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Army 4 4 0 0 52 0 52 12
2 Jafa Soccer Academy 4 2 1 1 12 4 8 7
3 F.C. Karachi 4 1 1 2 5 35 -30 4
4 Riaz Kamil F.C. 4 0 3 1 2 11 -9 3
5 Young Rising W.F.C. (Layyah) 4 0 3 1 2 23 -21 1
Group Stage
Pakistan Army3–0Jafa Soccer Academy
Swaiba Sarfraz  16', 32'
Hajra Khan  40'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Riaz Kamil F.C.1–1F.C. Karachi
Areeba  19' Wania Hasan  4'
K.P.T, Karachi
Group Stage
Jafa Soccer Academy8–1F.C. Karachi
Sara Abdul Majeed  21', 39', 68', 80' (88)
Fatima  19'
Kiran Fatima  59'
Marwa  90'		 Zoha Adnan  79'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Pakistan Army15–0Young Rising WFC (Layyah)
Hajra Khan  8', 12', 77'
Aliza  16', 24', 45+2'
Swaiba  21', 35', 42'
Rameen  4', 66'
Khadija  11'
Mishal  39'
Eeshal  46'
Rishail  89'
KPT, Karachi
Group Stage
Pakistan Army9–0Riaz Kamil FC
Hajra Khan  5', 26', 90+4'
Rameen Fareed  11', 28', 53'
Eeshal Fayyaz  16'
Swaiba Sarfraz  20'
Rishail 69’ 69'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Jafa Soccer Academy4–0Young Rising WFC (District Layyah)
Fatima  29', 63'
Bisma  61'
Kiran Fatima  66'
KPT, Karachi
Group Stage
Riaz Kamil FC1–1Young Rising WFC (District Layyah)
Areeba 20' Tooba 90'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Pakistan Army25–0FC Karachi
Aliza Sabir 15', 20', 21', 34' (45+2), 57', 59'
Swaiba Sarfraz 1', 14', 22', 54', 63', 78'
Hajra Khan 17', 24', 90'
Alina 13', 36'
Rameen Fareed 40', 48'
Roshnan Ali 79', 85'
Mishal Bhatti 60'
KPT, Karachi
Group Stage
Jafa Soccer Academy0–0Riaz Kamil FC
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
FC Karachi3–1Young Rising WFC (District Layyah)
Zoha Adnan 63', 87'
Alina Mirza 14'		 Saima Parveen 29'
KPT, Karachi

Group D
Points table
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Highlanders FC 4 4 0 0 42 0 +41 12
2 Diya W.F.C. 4 3 0 1 37 4 +33 9
3 Mohsen Gillani W.F.C. 4 2 0 2 9 22 -13 6
4 Nawanshehr United 4 0 1 3 1 29 -28 1
5 MUK W.F.C. 4 0 1 3 0 33 -33 1
Group Stage
Diya W.F.C.13–0Mohsen Gillani W.F.C.
Zunaira Shah  25', 52', 71', 72', 85'
Shumaila Gulab Hussain  14', 57'
Marium Zehri  45+1', 60'
Ameerah Haq  64', 81'
Aliya Jalka  41'
Kiran Qureshi  87'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Nawanshehr United0–16Highlanders F.C.
Nazalia  14', 29', 39', 44', 52', 55'
Asmara Habib  2', 4', 16', 22'
Kafia Karim  7', 13', 33'
Abiha Haidar  37', 61'
Fatima Qayyum  24'
K.P.T, Karachi
Group Stage
Diya W.F.C.15–0MUK W.F.C.
Shumaila Gulab Hussain  3', 11', 64', 68'
Rabia Javaid  15', 70'
Aliya Jalka  23', 31'
Zunaira Shah  45', 60'
Marium Zehri  45+3', 50', 85', 89'
Ameerah Haq  58'
K.P.T, Karachi
Group Stage
Highlanders F.C.8–0Mohsen Gillani W.F.C.
Fariha  23'
Nazalia  56', 58', 64', 78', 88'
Asmara Habib  70', 93', 16', 22'
KMC, Karachi
Group Stage
Nawanshehr United0–9Diya W.F.C.
Zunaira Shah  18', 90+2'
Rukhsar Rashid  26', 72', 90'
Kiran Qureshi  37'
Aliya Jhallka  43'
Ubeer  60'
Shumaila Gulab Hussain  78'
Group Stage
Mohsen Gillani W.F.C.5–0MUK W.F.C.
Ayesha Shafiq  21', 63'
Shanzay  39'
Arisha  44', 69'

Knock out stage

The top two teams from each group moved into the knock out stage. The remaining three teams from each group moved in to the development stage tournament. As the NWFC was cancelled on 27 March 2021 the knockout stages which were to begin on 28 March 2021 were not held.

Development stage tournament

This tournament comprised the 11 teams which did not move into the knockout stages. The pre-quarter final matches were held at the Aga Khan Gymkhana ground before the tournament was cancelled. The following teams were included:

  1. FC Karachi
  2. Gilgit WFC
  3. Hazara Quetta Football Academy
  4. HEC
  5. Karachi WFC
  6. Mohsen Gillani WFC
  7. MUK FC
  8. Nawanshehr United FC
  9. Riaz Kamil
  10. Sialkot City WFC
  11. Young Rising WFC (District Layyah)


Pre-Quarter-Finals
Hazara Quetta Football Academy1–0Young Rising WFC (District Layyah)
Farzana Ghulam Nabi  57'
Aga Khan Gymkhana, Karachi
Pre-Quarter-Finals
Sialkot City WFC2–0MUK FC
Alizay Asad  28'
Fatima Shahzad  53'
Aga Khan Gymkhana, Karachi
Pre-Quarter-Finals
Nawanshehr United FC0–3Karachi WFC
Hania Naveed  38', 49', 60'
Aga Khan Gymkhana, Karachi

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