Pakistan Premier League
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| Pakistan Premier League |
|---|
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| Founded |
| 2004 |
| Current member clubs |
| 12 |
| Current Champion |
| Pakistan Army (2005) |
| League system |
| 12 teams, team that finishes first are national champions.
Bottom two teams are relegated |
The Pakistan Premier League (PPL) is the first division of Pakistani football. It was established in 2004, in place of the National Championship by the Pakistan Football Federation.
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[edit] History
Pakistan’s first National Football Championship was played between May 28 to June 5 in 1948 at Karachi. The winners were Sindh Red, beating their fellow provincial team Sindh Blue.
It was a knock-out competition, which remained this way until it was replaced by the Football League in 2004.
Football in Pakistan remained underdeveloped for decades due to mismanagement, lack of support and corruption.
However in August 2003, with the support of FIFA under their ‘Goal Project’, and new management within the Pakistan Football Federation, Pakistan restructured the national football system.
The National Football Championship was replaced in 2004 by the national football league, called the National Division A Football League. This contained 16 teams from around Pakistan, the first time Pakistan had a national league.
A second division was also created, formally known as National League Division B Football League before being named the PFF National League. This contained 5 teams. The two bottom teams from the A league would to be relegated to the PFF league, while the top 2 teams in the PFF league would be promoted in their place.
During the transitional year the national knock-out competition, at the time known as the President PFF Cup, was put on hold.
WAPDA were the first national league winners, pushing Pakistan Army in second place.
Because of funding problems, relegation and promotion was an issue, as was the teams continued participation. This led to further changes in Pakistani football.
The following year, after more reconstruction of the national game, the National Division A, was renamed the Pakistan Premier League, and the President PFF Cup was reintroduced as the National Football Challenge Cup.
The Pakistan Premier League now became a 12 club league, with the bottom two being relegated, and the National Football Challenge Cup becoming a round-robin competition.
[edit] Current Clubs 2006
- KRL
- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan Railways
- KPT
- NBP
- Wohaib FC
- Pakistan Navy
- HBL
- Afghan FC
- KESC
- WAPDA
[edit] Pakistan Premier League Championships
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | WAPDA | Pakistan Army | KRL |
| 2005 | Pakistan Army | WAPDA | KRL |
[edit] Pakistan National Championships
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Sindh Red | Sindh Blue |
| 1950 | Balochistan Red | Sindh |
| 1952 | Punjab | NWFP |
| 1953 | Punjab | NWFP Blue |
| 1954 | Punjab Blue | Pakistan Railways |
| 1955 | Punjab | NWFP |
| 1956 | Balochistan | Pakistan Railways White |
| 1957 | Punjab | East Pakistan White |
| 1958 | Punjab Blue | Pakistan Railways |
| 1959 | Balochistan | East Pakistan |
| 1960 | East Pakistan | Karachi White |
| 1961/62 | Dacca | Karachi Blue |
| 1962 | Dacca | Karachi |
| 1963 | Karachi | Pakistan Railways |
| 1964/65 | Karachi | Pakistan Railways |
| 1966 | Karachi | Pakistan Railways |
| 1968 | Peshawar | Lahore |
| 1969 | Railways | Karachi |
| 1969/70 | Chittagong | Peshawar |
| 1971 | PIA | Karachi |
| 1972 | PIA | Peshawar White |
| 1973 | Karachi Yellow | Rawalpindi |
| 1975 (1) | PIA | Punjab A |
| 1975 (2) | Sindh Red | Balochistan Red |
| 1976 | PIA | Pakistan Railways |
| 1978 | PIA | Sindh Red |
| 1979 | Karachi Red | PIA |
| 1980 | Karachi Red | Pakistan Army |
| 1981 | PIA | PAF |
| 1982 | HBL | Pakistan Railways |
| 1983 | WAPDA | HBL |
| 1984 | Pakistan Railways | WAPDA |
| 1985 | Quetta | PIA |
| 1986 | PAF | PIA |
| 1987 | CTM | KPT |
| 1989 (1) | Punjab Red | Pakistan Railways |
| 1989 (2) | PIA | SGP |
| 1990 | Punjab Red | PIA |
| 1991 | WAPDA | HBL |
| 1992/93 | PIA | Pakistan Army |
| 1993/94 | Pakistan Army | WAPDA |
| 1994 | CTM | WAPDA |
| 1995 | Pakistan Army | ABL |
| 1997 (1) | ABL | PIA |
| 1997 (2) | PIA | ABL |
| 1999 | ABL | Pakistan Navy |
| 2000 | ABL | HBL |
| 2001 | WAPDA | KRL |
| 2003 | WAPDA | Pakistan Army |
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