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LAHORE: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Thursday announced the draws for the 32-matches of PFF-KESC Lyari Football League 2011.
Recognising Lyari’s potential and contribution to football in the country, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has engaged in a strategic partnership with the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) to groom the young talent of the football-loving people living in the area. The 32-game event will have 24 league and eight elmination fixtures.
Sixteen teams of under-14 footballers will participate in the Lyari Football League to kick off here at the Peoples Sports Complex from Jan 8. Of them 12 teams are from Lyari itself while four are from Uthal, Bela, Vindal and the Hub.
The opening match will be staged at the Peoples Sports Complex while the rest of the matches will be held at the Gabol Park in Lyari with the final to be played at the Peoples Sports Complex on Jan 24.
The eleven Union Councils of Lyari Town namely UC-01 (Agra Taj), UC-02 (Daryabad), UC-03 (Nayabad) UC-04 (Khada), UC-05 (Baghdadi), UC-06 (Kalri), UC-07 (Bihar Colony), UC-8 (Rangiwara), UC-09 (Singolane), UC-10 (Kalakot) and UC-11 (Nawalane) – will show their mettle with Lyari Town and five outstation outfits Hub, Winder Gaddani, Uthal and Bela in 17-day show.
According to KESC Head of Sports Marketing, Muhammad Zabe Khan, Lyari Town is in Group- D with Bela (Lasbela), Bihar Colony and Khada. The visiting team from Lasbela District of the Balochistan, Hub will clash with Rangiwara, Nayabad, Nawalane in Group-A.
Baghdadi,Kalri and Singolane will locks horns with another outfit from Balochistan viz Winder Gadani in Group-B while Agra Taj, Daryabad, Kalakot will be pitted against another industrial estates in Balochistan, Uthal, in Group-C.
The draws of 32-match PFF-KESC Lyari Football League 2011 are as follows:
LEAGUE PHASE 8 Jan : Kalakot v Daryabad (3 PM)
9 Jan: Rangiwara v Nayabad (2.30 PM) , Kalri v Baghdadi (4 PM)
10 Jan: Bihar Colony v Khada (2 PM), Nawalane v Hub (4 PM)
11 Jan: Singolane v Winder (2.30 PM), Agra Taj v Uthal (4 PM)
12 Jan: Lyari Town v Bela (2.30 PM), Rangiwara v Nawalane (4 PM)
13 Jan: Kalri v Singolane (2.30 PM), Kalakot v Uthal (4 PM)
14 Jan:Bihar Colony v Lyari Town (2.30 PM), Nayabad v Hub (4 PM)
15 Jan: Baghdadi v Winder (2.30 PM), Agra Taj v Daryabad (4 PM)
16 Jan: Khada v Bela (12.30 PM), Rangiwara v Hub (2.30 PM), Kalri v Winder (4 PM)
17 Jan: Kalakot v Agra Taj (2.30 PM), Bihar Colony v Bela (4 PM)
18 Jan: Nayabad v Nawalane (2.30 PM), Baghdadi v Singolane (4 PM)
19 Jan : Daryabad v Uthal (2.30 PM), Khada v Lyari Town (4 PM)
QUARTER FINALS 20 Jan: WGroup A v RUGroup D (2 PM), WGroupB v RUGroupC (4 PM)
21 Jan: WGroup D v RUGroup A (2 PM), WGroupC v RUGroupB (4 PM)
SEMI FINALS 22 Jan: 2 and 4 PM
THIRD POSITION MATCH 23 Jan : Loser of semi finals (3 PM)
FINAL 24 Jan: Winner of semi-finals (3 PM)
