Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Friday announced draws for the second stage of PFF League 2009, which will get underway from December 7. The champions of departmental and club event will earn slot in 2010's Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL), replacing two relegated teams which finished 13th and 14th berth in PPFL 2009.
The match between two Champions will also be played on 31st December, 2009. The departmental leg was comprised of seven teams with 1979 NFCC Champion SGP, SSGC. PTV and HEC entering the semis, while PPWD, Police and Pakistan Steel eliminated.
The Qualifying Phase of Club leg saw 13 teams in attendance and Quetta's Baloch Football Club, Sahiwal's Young Blood and Islamabad's Ravi Football Club joined directly-placed Lahore's Wohaib Football Club, Chaman's Muslim Football Club and Islamabad's Mehran Football Club into second round. The teams made exit are Kasur's Munir Shaheed, Hyderabad's Qureshi Football Club, Dera Ismail Khan's Dera XI, Quetta's Afghan Football Club, Lahore's City Football Club, Karachi Kickers and Abbottabad's Hazara Zamindar Football Club.
It may be noted that the PFF League - Tier II competition of PFF - went into movement in 2004, under directives of PFF Chief Faisal Saleh Hayat, in order to supply two teams for ensuing Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) and the honours went into hands of NBP and PPWD in 2004. Midfielder Saeed Qureshi's lone goal gave host Railways 1-0 win over KESC at Railway Stadium as both teams qualified to top Division from 2005 edition.
PTV annexed the 2006 edition by beating PMC 4-0 at Faisalabad. The 2007 edition was decided after Super-Six with PEL and Pakistan Steel finishing first and second respectively at Islamabad. The top two teams in 2008 edition were PAF and Nushki's Baloch Football Club.
FOLLOWING ARE DRAWS OF DEPARTMENTAL LEG:
SEMI-FINALS: 7th Dec: SSGC v HEC ( Karachi, 2 PM), 8th Dec: PTV v SGP (Municipal Stadium, Rawalpindi, 2 PM), 14th Dec: Final at Karachi (2 PM).
Following are draws of Club Leg:
GROUP-A: 7th Dec: Young Blood v Muslim FC (PTCL Ground, Islamabad, 2 PM), 9th Dec: Ravi v Young Blood (PTCL Ground, Islamabad, 2 PM), 11 Dec: Muslim FC v Ravi (PTCL Ground, Islamabad, 2 PM).
GROUP-B: 8th Dec: Mehran FC v Baloch FC (Punjab University, Lahore, 2 PM), 10th Dec: Wohaib FC v Mehran FC (Punjab University, Lahore, 2 PM), 12th Dec: Wohaib FC v Baloch FC (Punjab University, Lahore, 2 PM), 15th Dec: First semi-final at PTCL Ground, sector G-8/4, Islamabad, 2 PM, 16th Dec: Second semi-final at Punjab University, Old Campus, Lahore, 2 PM), 20th Dec: Final at PTCL Ground, sector G-8/4, Islamabad, 2 PM, 31st Dec: Grand Final at TBA announced venue between Champions of Departmental and Club Leg.
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