Geo Super Football League

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Geo Super League
GeoLeague.jpg
Organising body Pakistan Football Federation
Founded2007
First season2007
Folded2010
Country Pakistan
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs5
Last championsKarachi Energy
(2010)
Most championshipsIslamabad United
Karachi Energy
Broadcaster(s) GEO Super
Website Geo SFL 2007 official site
Geo SFL 2010 official site

The Geo Super Football League or SFL was the first professional inter-city football league of Pakistan, with support of the Pakistan Football Federation. It was established in 2007 and telecasted live via GEO Super. The SFL ran separate to the Pakistan Premier League. The league did not continue because the organisers and sponsors reportedly did not want to work with the Pakistan Football Federation again. [1]

Contents

In the first two seasons all matches were played in Karachi's Peoples Football Stadium. [2]

History

Geo TV Network and the Pakistan Football Federation came together in 2006 and began work on establishing Pakistan's first national inter-city football league to be televised on GEO Super. It ran based on franchise model, and as a parallel city-based league to the Pakistan Premier League over a span of two months, and was one of the few televised domestic championship held in the country since its inception. The league attracted record crowds at the Peoples Football Stadium in Karachi. [2] [3]

However, with a lack of long term support from Pakistan Football Federation, the league was discontinued until summer 2010, when K-Electric stepped in to support the venture with another SFL season and merited a second attempt in 2010. [3] Players for each teams were selected through trials. [4]

However, the league did not continue because the organisers and sponsors reportedly did not want to work with the Pakistan Football Federation again. The reason was largely because Geo Super conducted it purely for commercial reasons, while the Pakistan Football Federation failed to cash in on it for the long term betterment of football in the country. [3]

Teams

The league was made up of five teams, representatives of different cities. Each team was composed of national and international players. For the first time the best players of the nation came together under the umbrella of these five cities for the inter-city football league. The names of the teams were the following: [5] [4]

2007 season

Format

The 2007 season spanned from July 20 to September 9. All matches were played in the Peoples Football Stadium in Karachi. The SFL was divided into two rounds. The first round was a round-robin league format in which the 5 teams would play a total of 8 league matches each, twice against their opponents. After the commencement of the league round, the top 4 teams out of 5 were drawn for a knock-out stage round involving single-legged semi finals with the winners meeting in a final to determine the inaugural Geo Super League champion of Pakistan.

League round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Lahore Lajpaals8611156+919Advance to semi-finals
2Quetta Zorawar8521126+617
3Karachi Bazigar8422105+514
4Islamabad United8125716−95
5Tribe FC Peshawar8026718−112
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2023. Source: (Official website)

Fixtures and results

Karachi Bazigar1–0Lahore Lajpaals
(Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar1–1Islamabad United
(Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar1–0Tribe FC Peshawar
Jadid Khan Soccerball shade.svg?' (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Islamabad United0–2Karachi Bazigar
(Report) Zeeshan Ali Soccerball shade.svg?'
Shakir Lashari Soccerball shade.svg?'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar2–3Lahore Lajpaals
Abid Soccerball shade.svg21'
 ? Soccerball shade.svg33'		 (Report) Amir Khan Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
Mehmood Soccerball shade.svg?'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Bazigar0–0Quetta Zorawar
(Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Islamabad United2–1Tribe FC Peshawar
Tajuddeen Soccerball shade.svg13'
Emeka Aliewa Soccerball shade.svg43'		 (Report) Hashmi Soccerball shade.svg4'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals1–0Quetta Zorawar
Muhammad Asif Soccerball shade.svg20' (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar4–1Islamabad United
Nasrullah Soccerball shade.svg45'
Shahid Soccerball shade.svg79'
Essa Soccerball shade.svg?'
Jadid Soccerball shade.svg?'		 (Report) Atiq Ullah Soccerball shade.svg69'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals4–0Tribe FC Peshawar
Akram Soccerball shade.svg8'
Mehmood Soccerball shade.svg19', 60', 88'		 (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Bazigar2–0Islamabad United
Shah Soccerball shade.svg?'
Lashari Soccerball shade.svg40'		 (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar1–2Lahore Lajpaals
Jadid Soccerball shade.svg64' (Report) Bashir Soccerball shade.svg54'
Mehmood Soccerball shade.svg62'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Bazigar4–1Tribe FC Peshawar
Aziz Soccerball shade.svg?'
Lashari Soccerball shade.svg?'
Moosa Soccerball shade.svg?'
Akbar Ali Soccerball shade.svg?'		 (Report) Siraj Hussain Soccerball shade.svg?'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals3–1Islamabad United
Mehmood Soccerball shade.svg?'
Abdul Waqas Soccerball shade.svg?'
Amir Khan Soccerball shade.svg?' (pen.)		 (Report) Qasim Soccerball shade.svg?'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar2–0Karachi Bazigar
Essa Soccerball shade.svg15', ?' (pen.) (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar1–1Karachi Bazigar
Niazi Soccerball shade.svg75' (Report) Shah Soccerball shade.svg24'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals1–0Karachi Bazigar
Zaheer Abbas Soccerball shade.svg?' (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar1–2Quetta Zorawar
Niazi Soccerball shade.svg10' (Report) Essa Soccerball shade.svg?', ?'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals1–1Islamabad United
Atif Hussain Soccerball shade.svg?' (Report) Qasim Soccerball shade.svg?'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi

Semi-finals

Final

Karachi Bazigar0–0
(aet)		Islamabad United
(Report)
Penalties
Abdul Aziz Soccerball shade cross.svg
Misbah-ul-Hassan Soccerball shad check.svg
Farooq Shah Soccerball shade cross.svg
Akhtar Mamol Soccerball shad check.svg
Ali Akbar Soccerball shad check.svg		3–4Soccerball shade cross.svg Yasir Sabir
Soccerball shad check.svg Kamran Khan
Soccerball shad check.svg Nasir Shoaib
Soccerball shad check.svg Atiqullah
Soccerball shad check.svg Ghulam Mohiuddin
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Referee: Jahangir Khan

Awards

AwardRecipientClub
Top Scorer [6] Arif Mehmood (8 goals)Lahore Lajpaals
Player of the Tournament [7] Muhammad EssaQuetta Zorawar
Fair Play Award [7] Lahore Lajpaals

2010 season

Format

The second season of Geo Super Football League, featuring five regional teams, was held from June 12 to August 8 at the Peoples Football Stadium under floodlights.

League round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Karachi Energy8431116+515Advance to semi-finals
2Quetta Zorawar833285+312
3Lahore Lajpaals8332129+312
4Islamabad United814354+17
5Tribe FC Peshawar813446−26
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: (Official website)

Fixtures and results

Karachi Energy2–2Islamabad United
Shakir Lashari Soccerball shade.svg20'
Abdul Aziz Soccerball shade.svg41'		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg59' (o.g.) Akbar Ali
Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.) Muhammad Ramzan
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar3–0Lahore Lajpaals
Nasrullah Khan Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)
Jadid Khan Soccerball shade.svg60'
Mehmood Khan Soccerball shade.svg73'		 (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar2–2Islamabad United
Ibrar Ullah Soccerball shade.svg39'
Sohail Khan Soccerball shade.svg50'		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg6' Yasir Afridi
Soccerball shade.svg10' Muhammad Qasim
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar1–0Tribe FC Peshawar
Jadid Khan Soccerball shade.svg38' (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals0–0Islamabad United
(Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Energy1–0Quetta Zorawar
Saddam Hussain Soccerball shade.svg21' (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar0–3Lahore Lajpaals
(Report) Soccerball shade.svg74' Muhammad Asif
Soccerball shade.svg81'Soccerball shade.svg88' Ghulam Abbas
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Islamabad United1–0Quetta Zorawar
Fahadullah Soccerball shade.svg53' (Report)
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Energy3–1Tribe F.C. Peshawar
Abdul Rehman Soccerball shade.svg2'
Muhammad Rasool Soccerball shade.svg12'Soccerball shade.svg56'		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg6' Adeel Ahmed
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals0–1Karachi Energy
(Report) Soccerball shade.svg19' Saddam Hussain
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar1–0Islamabad United
Imran Niazi Soccerball shade.svg90'
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar2–1Karachi Energy
Kaleemullah Khan Soccerball shade.svg29'
Imran Hashmi Soccerball shade.svg81'		Soccerball shade.svg27' Muhammad Rasool
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar2–2Lahore Lajpaals
Nasrullah Khan Soccerball shade.svg38'Soccerball shade.svg44'Soccerball shade.svg20' Ghulam Abbas
Soccerball shade.svg85' Muhammad Asim
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Islamabad United0–2Karachi Energy
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar0–1Lahore Lajpaals
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Zorawar0–0Islamabad United
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar1–1Karachi Energy
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Islamabad United0–2Lahore Lajpaals
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Tribe FC Peshawar0–0Quetta Zorawar
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Lajpaals0–0Karachi Energy
People's Football Stadium, Karachi

Semi-finals

Lahore Lajpaals1–2Quetta Zorawar
Adil Soccerball shade.svg3' (Report) Soccerball shade.svg26'Soccerball shade.svg33' Kaleemullah Khan
People's Football Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Energy1–1
(a.e.t.)
(4–2 pens.)		Islamabad United
Muhammad Essa Soccerball shade.svg91' (pen.) (Report) Soccerball shade.svg120' (pen.) Muhammad Ramzan
People's Football Stadium, Karachi

Final

Quetta Zorawar0–1Karachi Energy
(Report) Soccerball shade.svg83' Muhammad Rasool
People's Football Stadium, Karachi

Top scorers

PlayerClubGoals [8]
Muhammad Rasool Karachi Energy6
Nasrullah Khan Quetta Zorawar3
Ghulam Abbas Lahore Lajpaals3
Asim Mansoor Lahore Lajpaals3
Saddam Hussain Karachi Energy2
Mehmood Khan Quetta Zorawar1
Yasir Afridi Islamabad United1
Muhammad Qasim Islamabad United1
Ibrar Ullah Tribe FC Peshawar1
Sohail Khan Tribe FC Peshawar1

Awards

AwardRecipient [9] Club
Top Scorer Muhammad Rasool Karachi Energy
Player of the Tournament Muhammad Riaz Islamabad United
Best Goalkeeper Muhammad Omar Karachi Energy
Best match commissionerIqbal Junior
Best refereeKhurram Shehzad

Records & statistics

As of 2 August 2010 [6] [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sohail, Shahrukh (2020-08-09). "FOOTBALL: A LEAGUE FOR PAKISTAN FOOTBALL". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  2. 1 2 Ahsan, Ali (2011-02-02). "A history of football in Pakistan — Final part". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahsan, Ali (2012-11-13). "Time to scrap the premier league?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. 1 2 "Super Football League: PFF announces trial schedule". DAWN.COM. 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan - Foundation Dates of Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. 1 2 "History - Super Football League 2010 - Geo Super | geosuper.tv". 2011-10-17. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  7. 1 2 "NEWS ( 3rd September - 9th September 2007)". 2007-10-08. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  8. ↑ "Top Goal Scorers - Super Football League 2010 - Geo Super | geosuper.tv". 2011-10-17. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Rasool inspires Karachi to SFL glory - Super Football League 2010 - Geo Super | geosuper.tv". 2011-10-17. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Super Football League 2010 - Geo Super | geosuper.tv". 2011-10-17. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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