Football in Pakistan

Football in Pakistan
Football in Pakistan
	Jinnah Sports Stadium
Country	Pakistan
Governing body	Pakistan Football Federation
National team(s)	Men's national team
First played	1950
National competitions
	FIFA World Cup; AFC Asian Cup; SAFF Championship; ECO Cup (defunct); Quaid-e-Azam International Cup (defunct); Philippine Peace Cup; AFC U-20 Asian Cup; SAFF U-20 Championship; AFC U-17 Asian Cup; SAFF U-17 Championship; FIFA Futsal World Cup; AFC Futsal Championship; AMC Cup; WMF World Cup/Socca World Cup;
Club competitions
	League: ; Pakistan Premier League ; PFF League B Division ; National Football Championship (defunct) ; Geo Super Football League (defunct); Cups: ; National Football Challenge Cup; AFC Cup; AFC Challenge League; AFC Challenge Cup (defunct); AFC Futsal Club Championship; SAFF Club Championship;

Football is among the most popular team sports in Pakistan, together with long time number one cricket and field hockey. Pakistan's current top domestic football league is the Pakistan Premier League, formed with sixteen clubs to promote football in the country. The first national league began in 2003 and was immediately recognised by the AFC as the official national football league. Football in general is run by the Pakistan Football Federation.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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^ "Football Reclaims Lives of Pakistani Street Kids - India Real Time - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part II". www.dawn.com. Karachi, Pakistan: Dawn. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[1] Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part I". www.dawn.com. Karachi, Pakistan: Dawn. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[2] "Football Reclaims Lives of Pakistani Street Kids - India Real Time - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[3] "FIFA, AFC committed to promoting soccer in Pakistan: PFF president". Nation.com.pk. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[4] Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part II". www.dawn.com. Karachi, Pakistan: Dawn. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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