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Balochistan United
Full nameBalochistan United Women Football Club
Short nameBUFC
Founded2004; 22 years ago (2004)
Dissolved2018; 8 years ago (2018)
OwnerRubina Irfan
ChairmanRaheela Zarmeen
LeagueNational Women Football Championship
Websitehttp://balochistanunitedwfc.wixsite.com/buwfc

Balochistan United Women Football Club was a Pakistani women's football club based in Quetta. The club competed in the National Women Football Championship.

History

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In 2004 Rubina Irfan founded Balochistan United around her three daughters and entered the team into the Pakistani women's football championship.[1] The Club accepts players from all religious and ethnic backgrounds, including Baloch, Ismailis, Hazaras and Christians: "For women to progress in Pakistan, we do not need to draw even more lines between them," said Irfan.[2]

The team won the 2014 National Women's Football Championship after defeating WAPDA in the final.[3] The team last played in the 2018 National Women's Football Championship.

Players

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Retired numbers

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7 Pakistan Shahlyla Baloch, Forward (2005–2016)

Honours

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  • National Women Football Championship

References

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  1. ^ Wasim, Umaid (8 August 2014). "Balochistan United look to transform women's football in Pakistan". DAWN. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ Khan, Myra (24 November 2013). "Fair game: Female footballers". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. ^ natasha.raheel (2014-08-29). "Balochistan United win national championship". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
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