PFF League

The Pakistan Football Federation League B Division (Urdu: پاکستان فٹ بال فیڈریشن لیگ; abbreviated: PFFL) is a Pakistani professional league for men's football departments and clubs which are in the Pakistan football league system, and is the country's second-tier competition. Contested by 18 departments and clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the top-tier Pakistan Premier League.

PFFL B Division

Organising body	Pakistan Football Federation
Founded	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Country	Pakistan
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	18
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Pakistan Premier League
Domestic cup(s)	PFF National Challenge Cup
Current champions	Baloch Quetta (club phase) Masha United (departmental phase) (2020)
Most championships	Pakistan Railways (2 titles)
Current: 2020

Each season, the two top-finishing teams from the PFFL's club phase and the departmental phase are automatically promoted to the Pakistan Premier League, and the winner of the final between club phase and departmental phase is crowned the PFF League champion.

History

The PFF League was founded in 2004 to serve as the second division for the newly re-branded Pakistan Premier League. The league's name was originally planned as 'National League Division B'.

Its inaugural season was won by National Bank and Pakistan Public Works Department were the runners-up. Baloch Quetta is the team that has spent the most time in the PFF League, a total of 9 nine seasons.

In February 2020, after six years, Pakistan Football Federation announced the 2020 edition of the PFF League to be held across 4 cities (Quetta, Faisalabad, Karachi, and Lahore).

Promotion

The teams which win the PFF League are promoted to the Pakistan Premier League, the first division of Pakistani football.

Structure of the league

The league comprises more than 10 teams with club teams playing in the club leg while the departmental clubs which play through department phase group stages. Winner from both the phases earns promotion to upcoming season of Pakistan Premier League and face each other in the finals to determine the winner of PFF League.

Names

Season	Name
2004–2007	PFF National League
2007–present	PFF League

2020 clubs

Team	Location
Aqua Pure Water FC	Lahore
Atletico Academy Lahore	Lahore
Gwadar Port Authority	Gwadar
Hazara Coal	Karachi
Insaf Afghan Goods	Lahore
Jeay Laal	Thatta
Karachi United	Karachi
Lyallpur	Faisalabad
Masha United	Faisalabad
PACA	Chaman
Pakistan Police	Quetta
Pakistan Railways	Lahore
Pakistan Steel	Karachi
Sindh Government Press	Karachi
Social Welfare	Karachi
Wohaib	Lahore
Young Ittefaq	Chaman

Results

Champions and runners-up

Season	Champions	Score	Runner-up
2004–05[1]	National Bank	1–1[a]	Pakistan Public Works Department
2005–06[2]	Pakistan Railways	1–0	K-Electric
2006[3]	Pakistan Television	4–0	PMC Athletico Faisalabad
2007–08[4]	Pak Elektron	1–1[b]	Pakistan Steel
2008–09[5]	Baloch Nushki	1–0	Pakistan Air Force
2009–10[6]	Sui Southern Gas	1–0	Young Blood
2010[7]	Pakistan Police	2–1	Muslim
2011	Zarai Taraqiati	3–1	Wohaib
2012	Pak Afghan Clearing	0–0 (4–3p)	Lyallpur
2013[8]	Pakistan Railways	2–0	Baloch Quetta
2014[9]	Pakistan Navy	1–0	Baloch Nushki
Qualified
2020	Baloch Quetta, Masha United, Karachi United, Gwadar Port Authority

Relegated teams (from PPL to PFFL)

Season	Clubs
2004–05	Allied Bank (48)[c], Young Eleven FC (25), Mauripur Baloch (22), Baloch Quetta (20), Naka Muhammaden (15), Mardan (10)
2005–06	Panther Club (20), Pakistan Public Works Department (12)
2006–07	Habib Bank (12)[d], Pakistan Telecommunication (0)[e]
2007–08	Pakistan Railways (19), Wohaib (8)
2008–09	Pakistan Steel (26), Pakistan Television (5)
2009–10	PMC Athletico (21), Baloch Nushki (8)
2010–11	Sui Southern Gas (20), Young Blood (18)
2011–12	Pakistan Police (24), Pak Elektron (8)
2012–13	PMC Athletico (25), Wohaib (8)
2013–14	Habib Bank (35), Pakistan Navy (35), Lyallpur (26), Pak Afghan Clearing (24), Baloch Nushki (20), Zarai Tarqiati (17)
2014–15	Pakistan Railways (10), Baloch Quetta (4)
2018–19	Karachi Port Trust (18), Baloch Nushki (6), Ashraf Sugar Mills (0)[f], Pakistan Airlines (0)[g]

Notes

1. National Bank declared winners on league position.
2. Pak Elektron declared winners on league position.
3. Originally, Panther Club finished in the relegation zone 12th and Allied Bank finished 8th, four places above relegation, but Allied Bank were to be dissolved after the end of the season therefore they got relegated in place of Panther Club as Panther were the best placed team in the relegation zone.
4. The Pakistan Football Federation expanded the 2007–08 Pakistan Premier League from 14 to 16 teams, therefore Habib Bank was saved from relegation, even though they finished in the relegation zone
5. Pakistan Telecommunication was dissolved by the parent organisation PTCL, therefore they got relegated without playing a game.
6. Ashraf Sugar Mills withdrew from league after playing 10 games, therefore all of their matches results were annulled and got relegated.
7. Pakistan Airlines withdrew from league and got relegated.

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