2012 National Women Football Championship

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2012 National Women Football Championship
Tournament details
Country Pakistan
City Islamabad
Venue(s) Jinnah Sports Stadium
Dates28 September 2012 - 9 October 2012
Teams12
Defending champions Young Rising Stars
Final positions
Champions Young Rising Stars (4th title)
Runner-upWAPDA
Third place Balochistan United
Fourth placeIslamabad
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s) Hajra Khan
Misha Dawood Trophy (Best Player)Asmara Habib
Best goalkeeper Syeda Mahpara
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The 2012 National Women Football Championship was the 8th season of the National Women 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. [1]

Contents

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, [2] after the match had ended 1-1. [3] [4] [5]

Teams

A total of 12 teams took part in the tournament: [6]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Islamabad 2–1WAPDA
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Sheeka Soccerball shade.svg39'
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad
Young Rising Stars 1–0 Balochistan United
Asmara Habib Soccerball shade.svg39' Report
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

Third-place match

Balochistan United 2–0 Islamabad
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Rifat Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report
Jinnah Sports Stadium , Islamabad

Final

Young Rising Stars 1–1 (a.e.t.)WAPDA
Report
Penalties
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Asmara Habib Soccerball shad check.svg		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. [7] The following awards were presented in the closing ceremony: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Editorial Staff (2012-09-25). "Committee named for 8th National Women Championship". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Young Rising retain women soccer title". The Nation. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. 1 2 Editorial Staff (2012-10-09). "Young Rising Star fight hard to retain Women Championship". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan (Women Tournaments) 2012". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  5. ↑ "Young Rising Stars FC retain women's football title". The Express Tribune. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  6. ↑ Editorial Staff (2012-09-29). "Army, Islamabad, YRS win in Womens Championship". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  7. ↑ Editorial Staff (2012-09-26). "National Women Championship prize money raised". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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