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The Pakistan football league system consists of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Pakistan. The two-tier system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues. The top-tier Pakistan Premier League features 12 teams, while the second-tier PFFL B Division comprises 18 teams.
Pakistan's first top-tier football competition began on 28 May 1948 as the National Football Championship, which ended with Sindh Red being crowned champions.The league was a knock-out competition, which remained the top football league in the country until 2004 when the Pakistan Premier League was introduced. [6]
Football is among the most popular team sports in Pakistan, together with long time number one cricket and field hockey. [1] [2] [3] Pakistan's current top domestic football league is the Pakistan Premier League, recognised by the AFC as the official national football league.
In its early years, football in Pakistan was mainly dominated by non-traditional teams instead of private football clubs at the National Football Championship, which was the men's highest level football competition from 1948 to 2003. The provincial and divisional teams became obsolete following the introduction of the Pakistan Premier League in
Pakistan fielded the under-21 side which previously featured at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers, resulting in FIFA not regarding the games as full ‘A’ international matches. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Palestine reportedly played only with the West Bank based players, as players from Gaza couldn’t get clearance from the government and the ...
A cricket match between Pakistan and Australia at Lord's.. Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. Pakistan has won international cricket events, which include the 1992 Cricket World Cup, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy besides finishing as runner-up in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2022 T20 World Cup.
The Pakistan Football Federation League B Division (Urdu: پاکستان فٹ بال فیڈریشن لیگ; abbreviated: PFFL) is a Pakistani professional league for men's football departments and clubs which are in the Pakistan football league system, and is the country's second-tier competition.
Northern Premier League Division One West: 38 39 1.026 Retention at Step 4: 10 Lancing: Isthmian League South East Division: 38 36 0.947 Relegation match with a Step 5 team 11 Sheffield: Northern Premier League Division One East: 36 33 0.917 Retention at Step 4 12 Witham Town: Isthmian League North Division: 38 33 0.863 Relegation match with a ...