2008 National Women Football Championship

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2008 National Women Football Championship
Country Pakistan
Dates20 August 2008 - 30 August 2008
City Islamabad
Championship venue Jinnah Sports Stadium
Teams13
Defending champions Malavan FC
Champions Young Rising Stars (1st title)
Runners-upWAPDA
Third placeSports Sciences
Fourth place Islamabad
Championship match score0–0 (a.e.t) (5–4 pen.)
Matches played23
Goals scored74 (3.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Hajra Khan (Diya)
Best playerNadia Bhatti (Young Rising Stars)
Best goalkeeper Saba Awan (Sports Sciences)
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The 2008National Women Football Championship was the fourth season of the National Women Football Championship , the top-tier of women's football in Pakistan.

Contents

The tournament took place from 20 to 30 August 2008 at Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad, and was organized by the Islamabad Football Association under directives of the Pakistan Football Federation. [1]

Young Rising Stars won their first title [2] by beating the WAPDA 5-3 on penalties in the final after the match had ended goalless in regular time. [3]

Teams

Thirteen teams took park in the event: [4]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Islamabad 3–1 (a.e.t.)Vehari United
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad
Sports Sciences2–0Balochistan
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad
Diya 1–2 Young Rising Stars
Marium Laghari Soccerball shade.svg46' (pen.) Report Nadia Bhatti Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.), 42' (pen.)
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad
Referee: Hidayat Ullah
WAPDA4–0 Higher Education of Pakistan
Azra Nasir Soccerball shade.svg26'
Humera Soccerball shade.svg34'
Shabana Kausar Soccerball shade.svg40'
Aqeela Nasim Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

Semi-finals

Young Rising Stars 0–0 (a.e.t.)Sports Sciences
Report
Penalties
Nadia Bhatti Soccerball shad check.svg1-0
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad
WAPDA1–0 Islamabad
Naila Rani Soccerball shade.svg86' Report
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

Third-place match

Sports Sciences2–0 Islamabad
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

Final

Young Rising Stars 0–0 (a.e.t.)WAPDA
Report
Penalties
5-4
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

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References

  1. ↑ "National Women's Football starts today". DAWN.COM. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. ↑ Agencies (2010-12-07). "Pakistan's women team for SAFF Championship announced". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Giant-killer Rising Star stun Wapda". The Nation. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan (Women Tournaments) 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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