FIFA House Lahore

FIFA house

General information
Location| Lahore, Pakistan
Address| Opposite Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road
Coordinates| 31°30′39″N 74°19′55″E﻿ / ﻿31.51083°N 74.33194°E﻿ / 31.51083; 74.33194
Construction started| 2004
Owner| Pakistan Football Federation

FIFA House, Lahore is looking after the sports of Football in Pakistan and provides guidance on international football standards. The main purpose of the FIFA House is to educate coaches, referees, women's football, beach soccer, and administrative and medical matters.[1]

## History

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The year 2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with a new administration in place. The FIFA House was consequently built through FIFA GOAL Project in Ferozepur Road in Lahore.[2] It replaced the Lyari Football House in Lyari which was built in 1976 by former PFF president Abdul Sattar Gabol.[3][4]

Amidst a crisis within the Pakistan Football Federation starting from 2015, the FIFA House was controversially occupied by a rival faction.[5][6][7][8][9] After regaining control in 2018, the Asian Football Confederation issued a grant for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the house which had been badly damaged.[10][11]

By the end of 2018, the house was handed over to Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah, elected as the PFF chief by elections ordered by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, albeit to Fifa’s wrath for this being third-party interference again.[12] In 2019, it was handled to a normalisation committee installed by FIFA whose task was to hold elections of the country's football governing body and bring it would bring an end to a four-year crisis.[13][14]

On 27 March 2021, the office was again attacked and people inside held hostage by its former president, Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah, and his group.[15][16][17] A year later, the normalisation committee regained control of the house which resulted in the ban on the Pakistan Football Federation lifted.[18]

## References

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1. ^ "FIFA Referee Course begins in Lahore | Pakistan Press International". ppinewsagency.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
2. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
3. ^ Hasan, Shazia (2020-04-19). "FOOTBALL: LYARI'S HOUSE OF FOOTBALL". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
4. ^ Shaikh, Amna Atif (2022-03-30). "A Sliver Of Solace For Soccer In Pakistan Burns Brightly". First And Pen. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
5. ^ our.correspondent (2015-11-28). "Inordinate delay: Police reply sought in plea over PFF office attack". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-11-21. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
6. ^ "Faisal-led body gets PFF control back". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
7. ^ Wasim, Mohammad Yaqoob | Umaid (2018-03-02). "Hayat group gets PFF HQ back, hopeful over FIFA ban being lifted". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
8. ^ "PFF headquarters in 'utterly bad shape'". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
9. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2018-03-06). "PFF expresses concerns over condition of headquarters". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
10. ^ "AFC approves $300,000 grant for PFF". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
11. ^ "Assessment of damage to PFF head office completed". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
12. ^ "Control of PFF headquarters, accounts: Ashfaq group convenes meeting". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
13. ^ "Ashfaq-led body decides to hand over PFF office, accounts". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
14. ^ Yaqoob, Mohammad (2019-09-28). "Normalisation Committee gets control of PFF headquarters". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
15. ^ Maryam, Hajira. "'Dark day': Pakistan football HQ attacked, women's event scrapped". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
16. ^ Duerden, John (2021-04-14). "'Hostile takeover' and smashed glass: turmoil in Pakistan's football". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
17. ^ "FIFA suspends Pakistan football after 'hostile takeover'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
18. ^ "FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan Football Federation". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

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