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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.
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.
Hence, no football activity was possible in Pakistan and the men's Pakistan Premier League was yet to start. [6] [7] [8] The Ashfaq-led PFF group anyhow announced that the 2021 edition of PPL would be held from August. [1] The league was ultimately not recognised by FIFA, as it was organized by Ashfaq Hussain Shah. [1]
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.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021. [4] The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22. [5]
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021. [2] The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22, [3] resulting in three Northern ...