Peoples Sports Complex in Karachi

Peoples Sports Complex in Karachi is one of the venues where matches of the PPFL will be played.

KARACHI: A Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) meeting decided that Pakistan’s major football event, the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL), will return in the first week of July.

 The 2011 edition of the PPFL will kick off in the first week of July and conclude in the last week of December, with a 42-day break in Ramzan. Sixteen teams will take part in the 242-match event which will include newly included teams Muslim FC and Police.

 The league will be played in Karachi’s KPT Football Stadium and Peoples Sports Complex, Rawalpindi’s Muncipal Stadium, Lahore’s Wapda Sports Complex Ground, Quetta’s Mali Bagh Ground and PMC Ground.

 In the previous edition of the PPFL, Wapda finished as champions while Young Blood FC and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) were relegated.

24 teams to participate in 4th National Women’s Club Championship

24 teams will participate in the 4th National Women’s Football Club Championship 2011 which will be held from April 6-13. -Online photo Dawn News Updates

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)’s Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has approved 24 teams for the 4th National Women’s Football Club Championship 2011 to be held from April 6-13 at four zones viz Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar.

Faisal told APP that the top two teams of each zone will qualify for the 7th National Women’s Championship which will take place at Islamabad’s Jinnah Stadium from September 17-30.

PFF Women Committee Chairperson, Robina Irfan, hailed the efforts of the PFF president for the promotion of football in the country and for taking steps for promoting women’s football.

“Considering the reality that football is being played less in girls’ schools and women colleges, the appearance of 24 teams in the fourth edition of the National Women’s Club Championship is a great achievement for PFF, which is due to Makhdoom Faisal Hayat’s efforts and his devotion to football,” said Irfan who added that clubs play an important role in football and PFF will provide technical support and guidance on a regular basis to the management of the clubs.

The 24 participants of 4th National Women’s Club Championship are:

Peshawar:
Frontier College United, Peshawar FC, Spark FC, Chamkani FC, Striker FC, Charsadda FC
Lahore:
Model Town Club, LUMS, Sports Sciences, Fatima Club, Lahore Fighters, LGS JT;
Karachi:
Diya, Karachi Women, Marta Women, Karachi Kickers; Vehari (1): Vehari United;
Rawalpindi:
Young Rising Star
Islamabad:
Margala FC
Takht Bhai:
Takht Bhai FC
Abbottabad:
Hazara Star
Nowshera:
GGHSS Dak Ismail Khel
FATA:
FATA FC.