2018 National Women Football Championship

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2018 National Women Football Championship
Tournament details
Country Pakistan
City Lahore
Venue(s) Punjab Stadium
LCWU Ground
MTFA Ground
Dates16–25 October 2018
Teams14
Defending champions Balochistan United
Final positions
Champions Pakistan Army (1st title)
Runner-upWAPDA
Third placePunjab
Fourth place Karachi United
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored104 (4.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Masooma Chaudhry
Khadija
Best goalkeeper Syeda Mahpara (2 clean sheets)
  2014
2020  

The 2018 National Women's Football Championship was the 11th season of the National Women Football Championship , the top tier of women's football in Pakistan.

Pakistan Army won their maiden title after beating WAPDA 3–0 on penalties after the match had ended 1–1 after extra time at the Punjab Stadium. [1]

Teams

This edition was the first one to be held since 2014, and 14 teams were selected for the competition: [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Army annex National Women Football trophy". The Nation. 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. "PFF National Women Football Championship - 2018". Global Sports Archives. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. "National Women Football commences today". The Nation. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2022-01-10.