Geo Super Football League

Geo Super League
Organising body	Pakistan Football Federation
Founded	2007
First season	2007
Folded	2010
Country	Pakistan
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	5
Last champions	Karachi Energy ; (2010)
Most championships	Islamabad United; Karachi Energy
TV partners	GEO Super
Website	Geo SFL official site

The Geo Super Football League or SFL was the first professional inter-city football league of Pakistan, with support of the Pakistan Football Federation. It was established in 2007 and telecasted live via GEO Super. The SFL ran separate to the Pakistan Premier League.

In the first two seasons all matches were played in Karachi's Peoples Football Stadium.

Introduction

Geo TV Network and the Pakistan Football Federation came together in 2006 and began work on establishing Pakistan’s first national inter-city football league to be televised on GEO Super.

The Geo Super Football League (SFL) was created as a way to fuse Pakistan's football talent and to further develop football in the country.

The teams were privately owned and non departmental, they representing Pakistan's major cities. Aspiring stars were selected after a gruelling nationwide scouting actions. Over a hundred matches were held in all the locations in varying weather conditions. Each player was given an ample chance to prove through these matches, which revealed ability to perform.

Training camps

Thirty players for each of the five teams were tested for their football skills, as well as mental and physical toughness. Individual and team drills with conditioning were the main focus of the training camps, to prepare the teams for their first ever national exposure.

Teams

The league was made up of five teams, representatives of different cities. Each team was composed of national and international players. For the first time the best players of the nation came together under the umbrella of these five cities for the inter-city football league. The names of the teams were the following:

Tribe F.C. Peshawar
Islamabad United
Lahore Lajpaals F.C.
Quetta Zorawar
Karachi Bazigar

Records & statistics

First match: Karachi Bazigars v Lahore Lajpaals (20 July 2007)
Biggest winning margin: 4 goals
- Lahore Lajpaals 4–0 Tribe FC Peshawar (16 August 2007)
Most wins in a season: 6 matches – Lahore Lajpaals
Most losses in a season: 6 matches – Tribe FC Peshawar
Most goals in a match: 6 goals
- Karachi Energy 4–2 Islamabad United (28 July 2010)
Most goals in a match by a single player: 3 goals – Mohammad Shoaib (Lahore Lajpaals)
- Lahore Lajpaals 4–0 Tribe FC Peshawar (16 August 2007)
Most goals in a season by a single player: 8 goals
- Mohammad Shoaib (Lahore Lajpaals)
- Haroon Arshad (Lahore Lajpaals)
Most goals scored by a team in a season: 15 goals – Lahore Lajaals
Fewest goals scored by a team in a season: 2 goals – Tribe FC Peshawar
Most goals conceded by a team in a season: 16 goals – Tribe FC Peshawar
Fewest goals conceded by a team in a season: 5 goals – Karachi Bazigars
Player of the season: Haroon Arshad – 2007 and 2010

Top scorer

2007: Arif Mehmood (8 goals)
2010: Muhammad Rasool (6 goals)

Results

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Losing semifinalists (no third place match)
2007 Details	Karachi	Islamabad United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pens.)	Karachi Bazigar	Quetta Zorawar Lahore Lajpaals F.C.
2010 Details	Karachi	Karachi Energy	1–0	Quetta Zorawar	Islamabad United Lahore Lajpaals F.C.

External links

Geo Super Football League official site

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