The Pakistan Football Federation League B Division () commonly known and abbreviated as PFF League, was the second tier of the Pakistani football league system from 2004 to 2020. It operated on a system of promotion and relegation with the Pakistan Premier League. The league was held regularly from 2004 until 2014, when a crisis within the Pakistan Football Federation led to the suspension of domestic football competitions. After a long hiatus, the league returned for the 2020 season.
Each season, the two top-finishing teams from the PFFL's club phase and the departmental phase were automatically promoted to the Pakistan Premier League, and the winner of the final between club phase and departmental phase was crowned the PFF League champion.
History The PFF League was founded in 2004 to serve as the second division for the newly re-branded Pakistan Premier League. The league's name was originally planned as 'National League Division B', however it was ultimately branded as PFF League since its formation.
Its inaugural season was won by National Bank and Pakistan Public Works Department were the runners-up. Baloch Quetta is the team that has spent the most time in the PFF League, a total of nine seasons.
In 2006, the Pakistan Football Federation introduced the National Club Championship as a third tier beneath the PFF League, although it is unknown whether it was held again as a third-tier competition.
In February 2020, after six years, Pakistan Football Federation announced the 2020 edition of the PFF League to be held across 4 cities (Quetta, Faisalabad, Karachi, and Lahore).
Structure of the league The league comprised more than 10 teams with club teams playing in the club leg while the departmental clubs played through department phase group stages. Winner from both the phases earned promotion to upcoming season of Pakistan Premier League and face each other in the finals to determine the winner of PFF League.
Results Champions and runners-up SeasonChampionsScoreRunner-up2004–05National Bank1–1Pakistan Public Works Department2005–06Pakistan Railways1–0K-Electric2006Pakistan Television4–0PMC Athletico Faisalabad2007–08Pak Elektron1–1Pakistan Steel2008–09Baloch Nushki1–0Pakistan Air Force2009–10Sui Southern Gas1–0Young Blood2010Pakistan Police2–1Muslim2011Zarai Taraqiati3–1Wohaib2012Pak Afghan Clearing0–0 (4–3p)Lyallpur2013Pakistan Railways2–0Baloch Quetta2014Pakistan Navy1–0Baloch NushkiQualified2020Baloch Quetta, Masha United, Karachi United, Gwadar Port Authority
Relegated teams (from PPL to PFFL) SeasonClubs2004Allied Bank (48), Young Eleven FC (25), Mauripur Baloch (22), Baloch Quetta (20), Naka Muhammaden (15), Mardan (10)2005Panther Club (20), Pakistan Public Works Department (12)2006–07 Habib Bank (12), Pakistan Telecommunication (0)2007–08Pakistan Railways (19), Wohaib (8)2008Pakistan Steel (26), Pakistan Television (5)2009PMC Athletico (21), Baloch Nushki (8)2010Sui Southern Gas (20), Young Blood (18)2011Pakistan Police (24), Pak Elektron (8)2012–13PMC Athletico (25), Wohaib (8)2013–14Habib Bank (35), Pakistan Navy (35), Lyallpur (26), Pak Afghan Clearing (24), Baloch Nushki (20), Zarai Tarqiati (17)2014–15Pakistan Railways (10), Baloch Quetta (4)2018–19 Karachi Port Trust (18), Baloch Nushki (6), Ashraf Sugar Mills (0), Pakistan Airlines (0)
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