Pakistan Football Federation controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Constitutional compliance dispute
FIFA suspended the PFF after it failed to adopt a FIFA- and AFC-approved constitution intended to support fair elections.
2021
PFF office takeover
The federation's office was taken over by former president Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah and supporters, with people inside reportedly held hostage. FIFA subsequently suspended the PFF.
2017
FIFA suspension for third-party interference
FIFA suspended the PFF after concluding that outside interference represented a serious breach of FIFA statutes.
2015
Contested elections and court intervention
Competing groups challenged the legitimacy of the PFF's electoral process. The Lahore High Court halted polling and appointed an administrator while the dispute was examined.
1994
Rival factions and competing youth teams
A dispute between rival PFF factions led each side to send its own youth team to the 1994 AFC Youth Championship, prompting FIFA intervention and a ban affecting the federation.
1968
FIFA suspension over unpaid affiliation fees
FIFA suspended the PFF on 19 September 1968 because annual affiliation fees had not been paid. The suspension ended after the delayed payment was made.