2005–06 Pakistan Premier League
The 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League season was the 2nd season of Pakistan Premier League and 51st season of Pakistan domestic football.
WAPDA were the defending champions, winning their 1st Pakistan Premier League and 5th Pakistani title last season.
Pakistan Army won the title on 19 October 2005, after defeating Pakistan Telecommunication 2-0, with 54th and 70th minute goals from Mubassar and Jaffar Hussain, Army had one game to play against WAPDA who were three points away first position. Army won the league regardless of their result against WAPDA due to superior league. Army won the tie against WAPDA 3-1, with a brace from league's and team's top scorer Imran Hussain, Army ended up winning the league by six points.
Panther and Pakistan Public Work Department were relegated at the end of the season and will be replaced by Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and Pakistan Railways in the coming season.
Teams
Allied Bank, Baloch Nushki, Mardan, Mauripur Baloch, Naka Mohammaden and Young XI DIK were relegated at the end of 2004-05 season and were replaced by National Bank and Pakistan Public Work Department.Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
Afghan Chaman | Chaman | Jamal Nasir Stadium | 12,000 |
Habib Bank | Karachi | Peoples Football Stadium | 40,000 |
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | Karachi | Peoples Football Stadium | 40,000 |
Karachi Port Trust | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
Khan Research Laboratories | Rawalpindi | KRL Stadium | 8,000 |
National Bank | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
Pakistan Telecommunication | Islamabad | Jinnah Sports Stadium | 42,800 |
Pakistan Army | Rawalpindi | Army Stadium | 7,000 |
Pakistan Navy | Rawalpindi | Municipal Stadium | 1,000 |
Pakistan Public Work Department | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
Panther | Faisalabad | Railways Ground | 10,000 |
WAPDA | Lahore | Railway Stadium | 5,000 |
Wohaib | Lahore | Punjab Stadium | 10,000 |
League table
Champions
Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Muhammad Essa for Afghan Chaman against Pakistan Public Work Department.
- Last goal of the season: Khuda Bakhsh for WAPDA against Pakistan Army.
- Fastest goal of the season: 52 seconds – Farooq Shah for National Bank against Pakistan Navy.
- Largest winning margin: 10 goals
- *Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib '.
- Highest scoring game: 10 goals.
- *Karachi Port Trust 6–4 Panther '.
- *Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib '.
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
- *Karachi Port Trust 6–4 Panther '.
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
1 | Imran Hussain | Pakistan Army | 21 |
2 | Qadeer Ahmed | Khan Research Laboratories | 16 |
3 | Muhammad Essa | Afghan Chaman | 12 |
3 | Jaffer Hussain | Pakistan Army | 12 |
3 | Arif Mehmood | WAPDA | 12 |
6 | Mohammad Ejaz | Pakistan Telecommunication | 10 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
Muhammad Essa | Afghan Chaman | Pakistan Public Work Department | 3–2 | 31 07 2005 | |
Sattar Mansuri | National Bank | Karachi Port Trust | 3–2 | 05 09 2005 | |
Imran Hussain | Pakistan Army | Afghan Chaman | 4–0 | 21 09 2005 | |
Adeel Ahmed | Pakistan Telecommunication | Afghan Chaman | 6–2 | 24 09 2011 |