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Football tournament season
2008 National Women Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryPakistan
CityIslamabad
Venue(s)Jinnah Sports Stadium
Dates20 August 2008 - 30 August 2008
Teams13
Defending championsMalavan FC
Final positions
ChampionsYoung Rising Stars (1st title)
Runner-upWAPDA
Third placeSports Sciences
Fourth placeIslamabad
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored74 (3.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Hajra Khan (Diya)
Nadia Bhatti (Young Rising Stars)
Best goalkeeperSaba Awan (Sports Sciences)
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The 2008 National Women Football Championship was the fourth season of the National Women Football Championship, the top-tier of women's football in Pakistan.

The tournament took place from 20 to 30 August 2008 at Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad, and was organized by the Islamabad Football Association under the directives of the Pakistan Football Federation.

Young Rising Stars won their first title by beating WAPDA 5-3 on penalties in the final after the match had ended goalless in regular time.

Teams

Thirteen teams took park in the event:

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Islamabad3–1 (a.e.t.)Vehari United
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
Sports Sciences2–0Balochistan
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
Diya1–2Young Rising Stars
Marium Laghari 46' (pen.) Report Nadia Bhatti 23' (pen.), 42' (pen.)
Jinnah Sports Stadium, IslamabadReferee: Hidayat Ullah
WAPDA4–0Higher Education of Pakistan
Azra Nasir 26'
Humera 34'
Shabana Kausar 40'
Aqeela Nasim 86'		 Report
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Semi-finals

Young Rising Stars0–0 (a.e.t.)Sports Sciences
Report
Penalties
Nadia Bhatti soccer ball with check mark 1-0
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
WAPDA1–0Islamabad
Naila Rani 86' Report
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Third-place match

Sports Sciences2–0Islamabad
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Final

Young Rising Stars0–0 (a.e.t.)WAPDA
Report
Penalties
5-4
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

References

  1. "National Women's Football starts today". DAWN.COM. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. Agencies (2010-12-07). "Pakistan's women team for SAFF Championship announced". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. "Giant-killer Rising Star stun Wapda". The Nation. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  4. "Pakistan (Women Tournaments) 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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