Pakistan football league system

The Pakistan football league system consists of 4 interconnected leagues for football clubs in Pakistan. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues.

Pakistan Premier League

The PPL is composed of 16 clubs. Each season, the bottom two clubs are relegated and are replaced by the top two clubs from the PFFL.

Pakistan Football Federation League

The PFFL is composed of 12 clubs. Each season, the top two clubs are promoted to the PPL while the bottom two clubs are relegated and are replaced by the top two clubs from the National Club Championship.

National Club Championship

The National Club Championship is composed of 8 clubs. Each season, the top two clubs are promoted to the PFFL while the bottom two clubs are relegated and are replaced by the top two clubs from the D Division.

D Division

The league is made up of teams who have been selected from the 8 provincial D Divisions. Each season, the top two clubs are promoted to the National Club Championship while the remaining clubs play in the D Division.

The system

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Pakistan Premier League A Division - 16 clubs
2	Pakistan Football Federation League B Division - 12 clubs
3	National Club Championship C Division - 8 clubs
4	District Football League D Division - various clubs (8 provincial leagues)

External links

www.pff.com.pk - Official website

Football in Pakistan

League competitions	Pakistan Premier League Pakistan Football Federation League (B Division) National Club Championship (C Division) D Division (Karachi Football League)

Cup competitions	Challenge Cup Women's Championship

National teams	Men's B-team Women's U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15

List and categories	League system Champions Clubs Stadia

Pakistan Football Federation

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football associations of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan (AFF) Australia (FFA) Bahrain (BFA) Bangladesh (BFF) Bhutan (BFF) Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) Cambodia (FFC) China PR (CFA) Timor-Leste (FFTL) Guam (GFA) Hong Kong (HKFA) India (AIFF) Indonesia (PSSI) Iran (FFIRI) Iraq (IFA) Japan (JFA) Jordan (JFA) Korea DPR (PRKFA) Korea Republic (KFA) Kuwait (KFA) Kyrgyzstan (FFKR) Laos (LFF) Lebanon (LFA) Macau (MFA) Malaysia (FAM) Maldives (FAM) Mongolia (MFF) Myanmar (MFF) Nepal (ANFA) Northern Mariana Islands (NMIFA) Oman (OFA) Pakistan (PFF) Palestine (PFA) Philippines (PFF) Qatar (QFA) Saudi Arabia (SAFF) Singapore (FAS) Sri Lanka (FFSL) Syria (FASF) Chinese Taipei (CTFA) Tajikistan (FFT) Thailand (FAT) Turkmenistan (TFF) United Arab Emirates (UAEFA) Uzbekistan (UFF) Vietnam (VFF) Yemen (YFA)

Italics denote provisional Associate Member Association - Not a member of FIFA

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CONCACAF	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominican Republic El Salvador French Guiana Guadeloupe Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Martin Sint Maarten Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States United States Virgin Islands

CONMEBOL	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

OFC	New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tahiti Tuvalu

UEFA	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England (women's) Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany (women's) Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

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