Football Federation League


Football Federation League is the second division of Pakistani football and second-highest overall in the Pakistan football league system, after the Premier League. Each season, the two top-finishing teams from club-phase and departmental-phase in the Federation League are automatically promoted to the Pakistan Premier League and winner of the final between club-phase and departmental-phase in crowned as the Federation League champion.
Pakistan Railways is the only club to have won the Federation League two times, their first in 2005–06 and second in 2013–14. Current champions, Pakistan Navy are the only club to gain promotion to Pakistan Premier League after just one season in the Federation League, as they were relegated at the end of 2013–14 and won the Federation League in 2014–15.

History

Football Federation League was founded in the 2004 to serve as the second division for newly re-branded Pakistan Premier League. Its inaugural season was won by National Bank and Pakistan Public Work Department were the runners-up. A total of 10 different teams have won the Federation League, and Baloch Quetta is the team having spent most time in the Federation League, a total of 9 nine seasons in the league. After six years, Pakistan Football Federation announced the 2020–21 edition for the Football Federation League.

Promotion

The team which wins the Football Federation League would promote to the Pakistan Premier League.

Structure of the league

The league comprises 30 teams, 10 city-based teams plays through club phase group stages and 20 department-based teams plays 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 Federation League.

Names

Current clubs (2020-21)

Results

Champions and runners-up

Relegated teams (from PPL to FFL)