2021 Pakistan Premier League

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Pakistan Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates14 August 2021 – TBD
Matches played54
Goals scored156 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerAlamgir Ali Khan
(9 goals)
Biggest home winPakistan Army 6–0 Huma
(21 August 2021)
Khan Research Laboratories 6–0 Karachi United
(10 September 2021)
Biggest away winMuslim 0–8 Khan Research Laboratories
(6 September 2021)
Highest scoringHuma 2–6 Sui Southern Gas
(5 September 2021)
Muslim 0–8 Khan Research Laboratories
(6 September 2021)
Longest winning run4 matches
WAPDA
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Khan Research Laboratories
Longest winless run7 matches
Huma
Longest losing run7 matches
Huma
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 10 September 2021.

2021 Pakistan Premier League (2021 PPL) will be the 62nd season of Pakistani domestic football and the 13th season of Pakistan Premier League.

Suspension[]

On 27 March 2021, the PFF's office was attacked by its former president, Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah and his group, and the ongoing women's championship was cancelled. Major clubs protested: Diya W.F.C. announced following: "...laws laid down by FIFA, PFF NC and the AFC...", Mohsin Gillani W.F.C. announced it pulled out and Karachi United condemned actions taken against the NC and stated to be fully and respectfully supportive of following due process as per FIFA directives.[1][2][3][4][5]

Because of the attack NC lost control of the PFF headquarters in Lahore. Due to the attack FIFA imposed a suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation. Hence, no football activity was possible in Pakistan and the men's Pakistan Premier League was yet to start.[6][7][8] The Ashfaq-led PFF group announced that the 2021 edition of PPL is scheduled to held from August.[9] This PPL won't have any official recognition or status since it is being held under Ashfaq led PFF group which isn't recognized by FIFA and Asian Football Confederation.[10][11]

Teams[]

2021 Pakistan Premier League is located in Pakistan
Karachi United, PCAA, SSGC
Karachi United, PCAA, SSGC
Muslim
Muslim
Lyallpur FC
Lyallpur FC
Army, KRL
Army, KRL
Navy, PAF, Huma F.C
Navy, PAF, Huma F.C
WAPDA,SNGPL
WAPDA,SNGPL
Location of teams in Pakistan Premier League

Disbanded[]

K-Electric F.C. and SNGPL F.C. in 2020 announced that they will be shutting down their departments. This could be SNGPL F.C.'s final competition before shutting down.

Teams relegated to PFFL[]

Karachi Port Trust, Baloch Nushki, Ashraf Sugar Mills and Pakistan Airlines were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Teams promoted to Pakistan Premier League[]

Baloch Quetta got promoted after winning their leg in the 2020 PFF League.[12] Masha United, Karachi United and Gwadar Port Authority also qualified for the league.[13] Huma F.C. from Islamabad will make their debut in the top tier event, even though they didn't get promoted from the 2020 PFF League, they'll replace other teams who are not participating in the competition.

Teams not participating[]

Masha United, which was promoted to the top-tier event, have decided not to feature. Afghan FC, Chaman’s main club, is the other major team not participating in the event, saying it is being held by a federation which is not recognised by FIFA. National Bank is another team not featuring. Sources told "The News" that the majority of National Bank players have passed their prime. Gwadar Port Authority also won't be playing due to financial issues.

Stadiums and locations[]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Lyallpur Faisalabad Railways Ground 10,000
Civil Aviation Authority Karachi Korangi Baloch Stadium 5,000
Karachi United Karachi Karachi United Stadium 2,000
Khan Research Laboratories Rawalpindi KRL Ground 8,000
Huma Islamabad Jinnah Sports Stadium 48,820
Muslim Chaman Jamal Nasir Stadiium 12,000
Sui Northern Gas Lahore Punjab Stadium 10,000
Pakistan Air Force Peshawar PAF Complex 2,000
Pakistan Army Rawalpindi Army Stadium 7,000
Pakistan Navy Islamabad PNS Karsaz Stadium 5,000
Sui Southern Gas Karachi Karachi Port Trust Stadium 5,000
WAPDA Lahore Punjab Stadium 10,000

Format[]

Each team will play each other twice for a total of 22 games for each club. Each team will receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. Teams will be ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points will be crowned as PPL Champion. At the end of the season, the two worst teams will be relegated directly to the PFF League. The first round of the league will be held in Multan. Then it will be moved to Rawalpindi, Quetta and Karachi, in that order.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 WAPDA 11 7 3 1 20 7 +13 24 Qualification for the 2022 SAFF Club Championship
2 Pakistan Air Force 11 7 2 2 23 9 +14 23
3 Khan Research Laboratories 12 4 7 1 27 11 +16 19
4 Lyallpur 11 5 4 2 13 10 +3 19
5 Muslim 13 6 1 6 15 28 −13 19
6 Pakistan Civil Aviation 13 5 3 5 10 14 −4 18
7 Sui Southern Gas 10 5 2 3 18 9 +9 17
8 Pakistan Army 11 4 4 3 16 7 +9 16
9 Karachi United 12 4 1 7 13 25 −12 13
10 Pakistan Navy 13 2 2 9 15 28 −13 8
11 Sui Northern Gas 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Relegation to the PFF League
12 Huma 11 1 0 10 14 33 −19 3
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2021. Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of 6 November 2021
Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 Pakistan Alamgir Ali Khan Khan Research Laboratories 9
2 Pakistan Muhammad Waheed Sui Southern Gas 8
Pakistan Ahmed Faheem WAPDA
Pakistan Samad Khan Sui Northern Gas
5 Pakistan Muhammad Sufyan Lyallpur 5
Pakistan Muhammad Afzaal Pakistan Army
Pakistan Imran Khan Khan Research Laboratories
Pakistan Ashfaquddin Babar Khan WAPDA
Pakistan Muhammad Ibraheem Huma FC
Pakistan Mateen Tariq Pakistan Army

Hat-tricks[]

Player For Against Result Date
Pakistan Muhammad Afzaal Pakistan Army Huma 6–0 (H)[15] 21 August 2021
Pakistan Muhammad Jamil Muslim Karachi United 3–2 (A)[16] 22 August 2021
Pakistan Ahmed Faheem WAPDA Karachi United 5–1 (H)[17] 30 August 2021
Pakistan Alamgir Ali Khan Khan Research Laboratories Pakistan Navy 5–2 (H)[18] 3 September 2021
Pakistan Muhammad Waheed Sui Southern Gas Huma 6–2 (A)[19] 5 September 2021
Pakistan Muhammad Waheed Sui Southern Gas Pakistan Navy 5–2 (H)[20] 10 September 2021
Pakistan Alamgir Ali Khan Khan Research Laboratories Karachi United 6–0 (H)[21] 10 September 2021
Pakistan Khaleeq Uz Zaman Zahid Huma FC Muslim 5–0 (H)[22] 23 October 2021

References[]

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  3. ^ Editorial Staff (2021-03-28). "Pakistan football on brink of international suspension [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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  6. ^ Reuters Staff (2021-04-07). "FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad football federations over interference". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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  8. ^ FIFA.com. "Who We Are - News - FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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  13. ^ Editorial Staff (2020-10-24). "After debut season, Masha United reach heady heights of PPFL [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  14. ^ "Pakistan Premier League". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Pakistan Army FC 6 : 0 Huma". Global Sports Archive. August 21, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "Karachi United 2 : 3 Muslim FC". Global Sports Archive. August 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "WAPDA FC 5 : 1 Karachi United". Global Sports Archive. August 30, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  18. ^ "KRL FC 5 : 2 Pakistan Navy FC". Global Sports Archive. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  19. ^ "Huma FC 2 : 6 Sui Southern Gas Company". Global Sports Archive. September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "Sui Southern Gas Company 5 : 2 Pakistan Navy FC". Global Sports Archive. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  21. ^ "KRL FC 6 : 0 Karachi United". Global Sports Archive. September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "KRL FC 6 : 0 Karachi United". Global Sports Archive. September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

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