2012 National Women's Football Championship (Pakistan)

2012 National Women's Football Championship

Tournament details
Country	Pakistan
City	Islamabad
Venue(s)	Jinnah Sports Stadium
Dates	28 September 2012 - 9 October 2012
Teams	12
Defending champions	Young Rising Stars
Final positions
Champions	Young Rising Stars (4th title)
Runners-up	WAPDA
Third place	Balochistan United
Fourth place	Islamabad
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Hajra Khan
Awards
Misha Dawood Trophy (Best Player)	Asmara Habib
Best goalkeeper	Syeda Mahpara
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The 2012 National Women's Football Championship was the 8th season of the National Women's Football Championship , the top-tier of women's football in Pakistan. The tournament ran from 28 September to 9 October 2012 in Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad.

Young Rising Stars were able to defend their title and win their fourth national championship by beating WAPDA 2–0 on penalties in the final, ^[1] after the match had ended 1-1. ^{[2] [3]}

Teams

A total of 12 teams took part in the tournament:

• Azad Jammu and Kashmir
• Balochistan United
• Higher Education Commission
• Islamabad
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Lahore School of Economics
• Pakistan Army
• Punjab
• Sindh
• TCS
• WAPDA
• Young Rising Stars

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)

Islamabad	2–1	WAPDA
Eman 15'		Rafia 37' Sheeka 39'

Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)

Young Rising Stars	1–0	Balochistan United
Asmara Habib 39'

Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

Third-place match

8 October 2012 (2012-10-08)

Balochistan United	2–0	Islamabad
Arooj 39' Rifat 61'

Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

Final

9 October 2012 (2012-10-09)

Young Rising Stars	1–1 (a.e.t.)	WAPDA
Penalties
Sana Mehmood Asmara Habib	2-0

Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

Awards

In a special meeting on 25 September 2012, PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat approved the prize money package for the tournament. The following awards were presented in the closing ceremony:

• Winner's trophy plus Rs. 3,00,000 cash: Young Rising Stars
• Runner-up trophy plus Rs. 2,00,000 cash: WAPDA,
• Third position trophy plus Rs. 150,000 cash: Balochistan United
• Fairplay trophy plus Rs 40,000 cash: Vehari United,
• Best Goalkeeper trophy plus Rs. 40,000 cash: Syeda Mahpara (Young Rising Stars)
• Best Player (Misha Dawood Trophy) plus Rs. 50,000 cash: Asmara Habib (Young Rising Stars)
• Top Goal Scorer plus Rs. 40,000 cash: Hajra Khan (Diya)
• Best Referee plus Rs. 30,000 cash: Imran Hussain (Karachi)
• Best assistant referee (female) plus Rs. 15,000 cash: Yasmin Zareen

References

1. "Young Rising retain women soccer title". The Nation. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
2. "Pakistan (Women Tournaments) 2012". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-30.
3. "Young Rising Stars FC retain women's football title". The Express Tribune. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-30.