2018–19 Pakistan Premier League
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 25 September 2018 – 13 January 2019 |
Champions | Khan Research Laboratories 5th Premier League 5th Pakistani title |
Relegated | Karachi Port Trust Baloch Nushki Ashraf Sugar Mills Pakistan Airlines |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 398 (2.19 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ansar Abbas (15 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Tanvir Mumtaz (Khan Research Laboratories) |
Biggest home win | Pakistan Navy 6–1 Baloch Nushki (7 December 2018) National Bank 5–0 Baloch Nushki (19 December 2018) Pakistan Airforce 5–0 Baloch Nushki (9 January 2019) |
Biggest away win | Baloch Nushki 0–5 Pakistan Army (17 November 2018) Karachi Port Trust 0–5 Pakistan Army (17 December 2018) Afghan Chaman 0–5 Khan Research Laboratories (23 December 2018) |
Highest scoring | Pakistan Navy 6–1 Baloch Nushki (7 December 2018) Karachi Port Trust 2–5 Civil Aviation Authority (30 December 2018)[1] Sui Northern Gas 4–3 Afghan Chaman (8 January 2019) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Khan Research Laboratories Pakistan Airforce Sui Southern Gas[2] |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Khan Research Laboratories[2] |
Longest winless run | 26 matches Baloch Nushki[2] |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Baloch Nushki[2] |
Highest attendance | 15,000 Khan Research Laboratories 4–0 Sui Southern Gas (13 January 2019)[3] |
← 2014–15 |
The 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League was the 61st season of Pakistan domestic football and the 12th season of the Pakistan Premier League, and the first season to be played since 2014–15.
The league was ultimately organised by two different federations. Faisal Saleh Hayat-led Pakistan Football Federation, which was internationally recognised, started the league and non-FIFA recognised Ashfaq Hussain Shah group, which formed a parallel PFF in the elections conducted under court orders completed the league after taking charge.[4][5][6]
Format
[edit]The season was held in Multan, Karachi and Lahore between 25 September and 11 January 2019, with 16 teams participating (12 PPL teams and 4 winner teams of second-tier playoffs).[7] Each team would get to play each other twice, meaning in a season they would play 30 games. The bottom four teams got relegated to the second tier. The team that finished first would get qualification in the AFC Cup, but AFC denied entry of Pakistani football clubs in 2019 AFC Cup because of incomplete licensing regulations due to absence of footballing activity since the end of 2014-15 season.[8]
Teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]Teams relegated to FFL
[edit]Baloch Quetta and Pakistan Railways were relegated at the end of 2014–15 season (no league was held until current season).[9]
Teams promoted from FFL
[edit]Pakistan Navy got promoted after winning 2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League, defeating Baloch Nushki 1–0 in the finals.[10]
Teams promoted from PPL Promotion Play-Offs 2018
[edit]Civil Aviation Authority, Sui Southern Gas Company, Ashraf Sugar Mills and Sui Northern Gas Company won their matches and promoted to Pakistan Premier League.
Stadium and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Afghan Chaman | Chaman | Jamal Nasir Stadiium | 12,000 |
Ashraf Sugar Mills | Bahawalpur | Railway Stadium | 5,000 |
Baloch Nushki | Nushki | Nushki Stadium | 10,000 |
Civil Aviation Authority | Karachi | Korangi Baloch Stadium | 5,000 |
K-Electric | Karachi | People's Football Stadium | 40,000 |
Karachi Port Trust | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
Khan Research Laboratories | Rawalpindi | KRL Ground | 8,000 |
Muslim | Quetta | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium | 5,000 |
National Bank | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
Pakistan Airforce | Islamabad | PAF Complex | 2,000 |
Pakistan Army | Rawalpindi | Army Stadium | 7,000 |
Pakistan Navy | Islamabad | PNS Karsaz Stadium | 5,000 |
Pakistan Airlines | Karachi | Korangi Baloch Stadium | 5,000 |
Sui Southern Gas | Karachi | Benazir Sports Complex | 20,000 |
Sui Northern Gas | Lahore | Railway Stadium | 5,000 |
WAPDA | Lahore | Punjab Stadium | 10,000 |
Season summary
[edit]Ashraf Sugar Mills and Pakistan Airlines withdrew from league with former withdrawing after playing first phase in Multan and latter not playing a single match due to financial issues. Baloch Nushki got relegated after failing to win a single match and ended third last in relegation zone with six points from 6 draws. On 9 January 2019, Karachi Port Trust got relegated to Federation League for the first time ever, after they lost 2–0 to Muslim and 12th placed Sui Northern Gas winning their game match 4–3 against Afghan Chaman, leaving Karachi Port Trust 5 points from safe zone with only one match to play.[11]
Khan Research Laboratories won the league on the final match day. Pakistan Airforce were sitting at the top of table with 51 points, one point ahead of Sui Southern Gas and three ahead of Khan Research Laboratories, who both had to face each other on final match day. Sui Southern Gas victory would hand them the title and for Khan Research Laboratories, they to beat the Sui Southern Gas by four goals to secure the title. Khan Research Laboratories the last game of the season, defeating title contenders Sui Southern Gas 4–0, finishing first on goal difference ahead of Pakistan Airforce. This is the smallest title winning margin in the history of Pakistan Premier League, with Khan Research Laboratories winning with a goal difference of just +1, as Pakistan Airforce had a goal difference on +27 and winners Khan Research Laboratories had +28.[12]
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Khan Research Laboratories (C) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 51 | |
2 | Pakistan Airforce | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 51 | |
3 | Sui Southern Gas | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 50 | |
4 | Pakistan Army | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 46 | |
5 | WAPDA | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 45 | |
6 | K-Electric | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 41 | |
7 | Civil Aviation Authority | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 39 | |
8 | National Bank | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 33 | |
9 | Pakistan Navy | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 33 | |
10 | Muslim | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 28 | |
11 | Afghan Chaman | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 28 | |
12 | Sui Northern Gas | 26 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 23 | |
13 | Karachi Port Trust (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 18 | Relegation to 2020 PFF League |
14 | Baloch Nushki (R) | 26 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 69 | −57 | 6 | |
15 | Ashraf Sugar Mills[a] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Pakistan Airlines[b] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Ashraf Sugar Mills withdrew from the league due to financial issues. thus their results were annulled against all the teams, as per rules of Pakistan Football Federation.[13]
- ^ PIA didn't send the team for the league owing to financial reasons, though Pakistan Football Federation have not given walkover to any team.
Results
[edit]^ a: Both Ashraf Sugar Mills and Pakistan Airlines withdrew from the league.[13]
Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season: Ahmed Faheem for WAPDA against Pakistan Army (26 September 2018).[14]
- Last goal of the season: Izharullah for Khan Research Laboratories against Sui Southern Gas (13 January 2018)[4]
- Most goals scored by a single team in a match: 6 goals
- Pakistan Navy 6–1 Baloch Nushki (7 December 2018)
- Highest scoring game: 7 goals[1]
- Pakistan Navy 6–1 Baloch Nushki (7 December 2018)
- Karachi Port Trust 2–5 Civil Aviation Authority (30 December 2018)
- Sui Northern Gas 4–3 Afghan Chaman (8 January 2019)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Sui Northern Gas 4–3 Afghan Chaman (8 January 2019)
Top scorers
[edit]- As of 13 January 2019
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ansar Abbas | Pakistan Army | 15 |
2 | Muhammad Mujahid | Pakistan Airforce | 13 |
Muhammad Naeem | Civil Aviation Authority | ||
3 | Muhammad Rasool | K-Electric | 12 |
Mansoor Khan | Pakistan Airforce | ||
4 | Iftikhar Ali Khan | Khan Research Laboratories | 11 |
5 | Ahmed Faheem | WAPDA | 10 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Iftikhar Ali Khan | Khan Research Laboratories | National Bank | 3–0 (H) | 28 September 2018 | [15] |
Ahmed Faheem | Pakistan Airforce | Pakistan Navy | 4–2 (H) | 18 October 2018 | [16] |
Ansar Abbas4 | Pakistan Army | Baloch Nushki | 5–0 (A) | 17 November 2018 | [17] |
Hassan Faiz | Pakistan Navy | Baloch Nushki | 6–1 (H) | 7 December 2018 | |
Muhammad Waheed 4 | Civil Aviation Authority | Karachi Port Trust | 5–2 (A) | 30 December 2018 | [18] |
4 Player scored four goals
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