Categories
The 21st edition of the Karachi United School Championship had five categories.
1) Senior Boys Karachi
2) Senior Boys Lahore
3) Senior Girls
4) Junior Boys
5) Junior Girls
Senior Girls
Seeding
The seeding of the schools/colleges were based on their previous years performance and was as follows –
1) Karachi Grammar School – Defending champions
2) Cedar College DHA
3) SMB Fatima Jinnah
4) Nixor College
5) Generation’s School
Groups
The groups for the senior girls’s category were as follows –
Group A – Nixor College, Aga Khan HSS Karimabad, Sceptre College, The Social Bond
Group B – Cedar College DHA, Aga Khan HSS Garden, Happy Palace Grammar School, Highbrow College
Group C – SMB Fatima Jinnah, SMS Aga Khan – M, The Lyceum, Karachi Public School
Group D – Karachi Grammar School, Alpha College, Bahria College NORE, The CAS
Group E – Generation’s School, SMS Aga Khan – E, Wahaj Hussain Schooling System, Credo College
Group Stages
The group stage matches were held at the Karachi United Stadium. The teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams, with the top team from each group and the 3 2nd best teams moving forward into the quarter finals.
Group A
Aga Khan HSS Karimabad were the highlight of the group scoring 11 times, the second highest in the group stages.
Group B
An evenly contested group, where HPGS overcame Cedar College DHA to progress into the next round and became the joint lowest scorers amongst the group toppers.
Group C
SMB Fatima Jinnah were the highlight of the group stages scoring 16 goals without reply.
Group D
The 3-time defending champions, KGS, were off to a great start winning all their group stage matches.
Group E
An evenly contested group, SMS Aga Khan – E came out on top becoming the joint lowest scorers amongst the group toppers.
Knockouts
With the KOs sorted, the bracket was as such that the top 8 teams were to face off against each other. The five group toppers alongside the next 3 best teams. The KO matches were held at Karachi United Stadium. The standings of the group toppers and runners-up were as follows –
| Rank | Team Name | Points | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SMB | 9 | +16 |
| 2nd | KGS | 9 | +9 |
| 3rd | Aga Khan HSS | 7 | +9 |
| 4th | HPGS | 7 | +4 |
| 5th | SMS Evening | 7 | +4 |
| 6th | Alpha | 6 | 0 |
| 7th | Nixor | 6 | -1 |
| 8th | Generation’s | 5 | 3 |
| 9th | Cedar DHA | 5 | 3 |
| 10th | SMS Morning | 2 | -1 |
Quarterfinals
The quarter final matches were as follows –
SMB Fatima Jinnah 4 – 0 Generation’s School
Karachi Grammar School 2 – 0 Nixor School
Aga Khan HSS Karimbad 0 (3) – 0 (2) Alpha College
Happy Palace Grammar School 1 – 0 SMS Aga Khan – Evening
Semifinals
SMB Fatima Jinnah 1 (5) – 1 (6) Aga Khan HSS Karimbad
Karachi Grammar School 2 (3) – 2 (0) Happy Palace Grammar School
3rd Place Playoff
SMB Fatima Jinnah 1 – 0 Happy Palace Grammar School
Final
Aga Khan HSS Karimbad 0 – 1 Karachi Grammar School
Awards
Team Awards
Winners – Karachi Grammar School
Runners-up – Aga Khan HSS Karimabad
3rd Place – SMB Fatima Jinnah
Fair Play Award – Aga Khan HSS Karimabad
Individual Awards
MVP – Naqiyah Ali (Karachi Grammar School)
Golden Boot – Harmain Shoukat (SMB Fatima Jinnah) and Malina Shah (Aga Khan HSS Karimabad)
Golden Glove – Soha Zain (Karachi Grammar School)
Emerging Player – Malina Shah (Aga Khan HSS Karimabad)
Best Coach – Ghulam Akbar (Karachi Grammar School)
People’s Choice Award – Malina Shah (Aga Khan HSS Karimabad)
Junior Boys
Seeding
The seeding of the schools/colleges were based on their previous years performance and was as follows –
1) Happy Palace Grammar School – Defending champions
2) Kiran Foundation
3) Karachi Grammar School
4) Alpha Core
5) The CAS – Orange
6) The CAS – Grey
7) Foundation Public School
8) Aga Khan Garden
Groups
The groups for the junior boy’s category were as follows –
Group A – Happy Palace Grammar School, Bahria NORE, SMS Aga Khan – E
Group B – Alpha Core, Generation’s School, SMS Aga Khan – M
Group C – The CAS Orange, Cedar PECHS, Wahaj Hussain Schooling System
Group D – Kiran Foundation, Karachi Public School, Vali Asr
Group E – Karachi Grammar School, Haque Academy, Bay View High
Group F – Aga Khan Garden, Cedar DHA, Montessori Complex
Group G – The CAS Grey, Bahria Karsaz, Bay View Academy A
Group H – Foundation Public School, The Learning House, Bay View Academy B
Group Stages
The group stage matches were held at the Karachi United Stadium. The teams were divided into 8 groups of 3 teams, with the top team from each group moving forward into the quarter finals.
Knockouts
Following the intense group stage battles, the knockout round matchups were finalized with A1 facing off against D2 and B1 against C2, and so on.
Round of 16
The Ro16 matches were as follows –
Happy Palace Grammar School 2 (3) – 2 (2) Kiran Foundation
SMS Aga Khan – M 7 – 1 Wahaj Hussain Schooling System
Haque Academy 1 (2) – 1 (1) Foundation Public School
Aga Khan Garden 1 – 0 The CAS (Grey)
Vali Asr 0 – 1 Bahria NORE
The CAS (Orange) 2 (2) – 2 (1) Alpha Core
Bay View Academy B 0 (3) – 0 (2) Karachi Grammar School
Bahria Karsaz 2 (0) – 2 (2) Cedar Clifton
Quarterfinals
Happy Palace Grammar School 0 (3) – 0 (2) SMS Aga Khan – M
Haque Academy 0 – 4 Aga Khan Garden
Bahria NORE 3 – 2 The CAS (Orange)
Bay View Academy B 4 – 0 Cedar Clifton
Semifinals
Happy Palace Grammar School 2 – 0 Aga Khan Garden
Bahria NORE 0 – 2 Bay View Academy B
3rd Place Playoff
Aga Khan Garden 0 – 1 Bahria NORE
Final
Happy Palace Grammar School 0 (2) – 0 (3) Bay View Academy B
Awards
Team Awards
Winners – Bay View Academy B
Runners-up – Happy Palace Grammar School
3rd Place – Bahria NORE
Fair Play Award – Bahria NORE
Individual Awards
MVP – Ilhan Khan Ali (Bay View Academy B)
Golden Boot – Ahsan (SMS Aga Khan – M)
Golden Glove – Maaz (Bay View Academy B)
Emerging Player – Hussain (Bay View Academy B)
Best Coach – Azam (Bay View Academy B)
People’s Choice Award – Abdul Wasay (Bahria NORE)
Junior Girls
Seeding
The seeding of the schools/colleges were based on their previous years performance and was as follows –
1) Karachi Grammar School – Defending champions
2) Generation’s School
3) SMS Aga Khan – E
4) SMS Aga Khan – M
Groups
The groups for the junior girl’s category were as follows –
Group A – SMS Aga Khan – E, Happy Palace Grammar School, The Social Bond
Group B – SMS Aga Khan – M, Bay View Academy, SMB Fatima Jinnah
Group C – Generation’s School, Karachi Public School, Aga Khan Garden
Group D – Karachi Grammar School, Foundation Public School, Bahria NORE, Haque Academy
Knockouts
The group stage matches were held at the Karachi United Stadium. The teams were divided into 4 groups with 2 groups having 3 teams and the other 2 having 4 teams, with the top 2 teams from each group moving forward into the quarter finals. The bracket was such that A1 faced off against D2 and B1 faced against C2, and so on.
Quarterfinals
The quarter final matches were as follows –
SMS Aga Khan – E 1 – 0 Bay View Academy
SMB Fatima Jinnah 0 – 2 Karachi Public School
The CAS 1 (2) – 1 (1) SMS Aga Khan – M
Karachi Grammar School 0 (2) – 0 (1) Happy Palace Grammar School
Semifinals
SMS Aga Khan – E 0 – 1 The CAS
Karachi Public School 0 – 3 Karachi Grammar School
3rd Place Playoff
SMS Aga Khan – E 3 – 0 Karachi Public School
Final
The CAS 1 – 5 Karachi Grammar School
Awards
Team Awards
Winners – Karachi Grammar School
Runners-up – The CAS
3rd Place – SMS Aga Khan – E
Fair Play Award – Karachi Public School
Individual Awards
MVP – Mashal Sajjad (Karachi Grammar School)
Golden Boot – Mashal Sajjad and Alaina Parwani (both Karachi Grammar School)
Golden Glove – Raha Soomro (Karachi Grammar School)
Emerging Player – Anabia (SMS Aga Khan – E)
Best Coach – Wajid Baloch (The CAS)
People’s Choice Award – Alaina Parwani (Karachi Grammar School)
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