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Diya Women Football Club
Full nameDiya Women Football Club
Short nameDiya WFC
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
ChairwomanZeba Bakhtiar
ManagerSadia Sheikh
CoachRukhsar Rashid
LeagueNational Women Football Championship
20144th
WebsiteClub website

Diya Women Football Club, commonly refered as Diya WFC, sometimes as Diya, or Diya FC, or DWFC, is a Pakistani women's football club based in Karachi. Diya means lamp in Urdu.

Background

History

Diya FWC is founded in 2002 by Sadia Sheikh, a physical education teacher[1] becoming in 2011 the first FIFA certified football administrator in Pakistan [2]. It is recognized by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) in 2006[3].

In September 2015, Diya WFC is the first women’s football club to sign an agreement with Aspirations Pakistan Football Alliance (APFA) and follow their certified curriculum to improve standards of training for both coaches and players [4].

Players

In 2018, students and players age range is from 6 to 27[5].

While Misha Dawood, a 19 years old Diya WFC midfielder and a second year UC Berkeley student, died in a plane crash on 28 July 2010, she was considered as a "promising star"[6] and declared on 4 August 2020 the best woman player of the 6th National Women Football Championship by the PFF and the trophy of the annual National Women Championship was named after her[7].

Hajra Khan, captain of Pakistan women's national football team (PWNFT) played with Diya as professional from 2008 to 2014, prior to moving to Balochistan United W.F.C.[8]. Mehwish Khan, also playing for the PWNFT, started playing with Diya WFC[9] prior to joining WAPDA women's club in 2011. Rukhsar Rashid, who joined Diya WFC in 2009 and is now coach for the club[2], was also a national team member. Among the PWNFT, Afshan Altaf[10][11], Qurratulain Ashraf and Fatima Ansari[2] started playing with Diya WFC.

Manizeh Zainli, secretary general of PFF (2020), and first women to hold this position, played football with Diya WFC for two years as amateur[12].

Performance

The club competes within three PFF championship: Under-16, Under-19 and open age[3]:

  • Diya WFC plays within the open age National Women Football Championship and was ranked 2nd in 2009 and 2011, 3rd in 2007 and 4th in 2014[13][3].
  • It earned the 3rd position in 2015[14] and in 2018 within the National Under-16 Women Football Championship[15].

Diya WFC also participates to Leisure Leagues events in Pakistan and earns the Leisure Leagues Women Football's Pink Cup 2020[16].

Social activities

Through sport, Diya WFC’s purpose is to give girls a chance for empowerment, and "transport, education and health fees are entirely covered" by the club[5].

For the International Women's Day of 2015, the PFF holds for the first time an Asian Football Confederation workshop in collaboration with Diya WFC and Balochistan United W.F.C. [17].

In partnership with the United Nations, Diya FC holds on 25 February 2016, a friendly match to promote gender equality, equal rights and to stop violence against women. Diya WFC played with a team made of students from St Patrick’s School, Learning Tree School, Aga Khan School of Kharadar, Karachi Women’s College and Asif Government School[18].

In June 2018, Diya WFC, in collaboration with Right To Play and Women Win, at the invitation of by Thar Foundation, organizes a football discovery session and provides equipment for girls in Tharparkar[19], which is among the poorest as well as the less educated and the less developed districts of Pakistan. A similar operation is conducted in September 2020 in different areas of Karachi, along with Right To Play, Women Win and the US mission in Pakistan[20].

References

  1. ^ "Young women are pioneers for Pakistan". China Daily. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  2. ^ a b c Raheel, Natasha (2014-03-08). "Feature : Empowering women through football". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. ^ a b c "DWFC History". Diya Women Football Club. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. ^ Raheel, Natasha (2015-09-13). "APFA joins hands with Diya FC". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. ^ a b Omam Biyik, Pauline (2018-08-21). "Pakistan, liberté, égalité, balle au centre" [Pakistan, liberty, equality, ball at the center spot]. France Football (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  6. ^ "Sport: Diya dedicates quarter-final passage to Misha Dawood. Pakistan Press International. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  7. ^ "Plane crash victim Misha declared best footballer". The News International. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  8. ^ Wasim, Umaid (2014-08-08). "Balochistan United look to transform women's football in Pakistan". Dawn. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  9. ^ Dawn.com (2010-11-21). "The many goals of a footballer". Dawn. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  10. ^ "T-Diaries: Afshan Altaf". The Express Tribune. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  11. ^ Raheel, Natasha (2011-04-23). "Afshan scores nine goals in Diya FC's win". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  12. ^ Wasim, Umaid (2020-03-04). "'Trained to be stronger', Manizeh looks to put PFF back on track". Dawn. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  13. ^ Editorial staff (2011-09-30). "Young Rising Star retain National Women title in gripping finale". Footballpakistan.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  14. ^ "2nd National U-16 Girls 3rd Position Result - Press Release issued by Pakistan Football Federation". Pakistan Official News. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  15. ^ Our correspondent (2018-07-03). "Diya Women FC crush Islamabad to win bronze". The News International. Retrieved 2020-12-31. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "Diya FC crowned Leisure Leagues Women Football's PINK CUP 2020 Champions!". Khilari. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  17. ^ Our correspondent (2015-03-08). "Intl women's day: PFF honour female footballers". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-29. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ "UN, Diya FC collaborate for one-day event". The Express Tribune. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  19. ^ Raheel, Natasha (2018-06-28). "When football quenched the thirst of Thari girls". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  20. ^ Sports reporter (2020-09-25). "DWFC Focusing on Social change through Football". Daily Messenger. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

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