Masha United

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Masha United
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Full nameMasha United
Nickname(s)United We Win
Short nameMU
Founded2019;5 years ago (2019)
PresidentRana Muhammad Ashraf
Head coachNasir Ismail
League Pakistan Premier League
2021–22 Withdrew

Masha United is a Pakistani professional football club based in Faisalabad, Punjab.

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The men's team plays in the Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of Pakistani football and was promoted to PPL after winning the department phase of the 2020 PFF League. [1]

The women's team plays in the National Women Football Championship, the top cup competition for women's football clubs in Pakistan, and made its debut in 2021.

Rai Ali Intikhab is the team owner, while Rana Muhammad Ashraf serves as the club president. Nasir Ismail is the head coach. [2] The team is supported by the Shahid Afridi Foundation. [3]

History

Masha United was formed in 2019 when the Pakistan Football Federation announced the 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup in which Masha United would make its debut. [4] However, Masha United could not participate in the event.

In February 2020, the 2020 PFF League was announced by Pakistan Football Federation and Masha United was in Group C along with Pakistan Railways, Atletico Madrid Lahore and Hazara Coal. On 14 March 2020, Masha United was to make its debut against Hazara Coal, but this was abandoned due to the CoVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. After PFF League resumed, Masha United defeated Hazara Coal and Pakistan Railways to advance to the departmental final leg. In the departmental final leg, they were undefeated and were promoted to the 2021 Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of Pakistan Football Federation.

Nasir Ismail was announced as the head coach of Masha United for the 2021 Pakistan Premier League. [1]

In December 2020, Masha United debuted in the PFF National Challenge Cup, the top cup of Pakistan football.

Women's team

Masha United's women's team made its debut at the 13th National Women Football Championship held in Karachi in March 2021 as a last-minute entrant. [5] To form a competitive team, it recruited four players from the 2021 Nepalese champions Armed Police Force (APF), which included the league's best player, Saru Limbu. [5]

It finished top of its group, scoring 60 goals in four matches. [6] It included a 19–0 win over Sialkot, [7] a 4–0 triumph over Higher Education Commission, [8] a 35–0 victory over Karachi, [3] and a 2–2 draw with Karachi United. They reached the semifinals before the tournament was cancelled. [9]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 August 2023 [10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Abu Al Hassan
— GK Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Zeeshan Rasool
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Faisal Ghaffar
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Umer
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Shair Jahan
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Sabir Jan
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Omer Khan
— DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Abdul Rehman
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Osama
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jawad Javed
— MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Zeeshan Ali
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Shakir Lashari
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Fareed Ahmed
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Farukh Zia
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Aqib Javaid
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Muhammad Faizan
— FW Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Musadiq Afzal

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2020–21 season are listed below.

SeasonDivTmsPos National Challenge Cup AFC President's Cup AFC Cup
2020–21 Football Federation League 61Group StageDNPDNP

Notable players

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Masha United.

Honours

Domestic

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  2. ↑ "Masha United to bring in six African players for PPFL". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. 1 2 "Masha United whip Karachi Women FC 35-0". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. ↑ Tribune.com.pk (2019-07-17). "PFF National Challenge Football Cup to kick off on July 19". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  5. 1 2 National Women’s Football Championship set to kick off amid Covid cloud Archived 2021-03-09 at the Wayback Machine Umaid Wasim 9 March 2021 Dawn Retrieved 9 March 2021
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