2009–10 Pakistan Premier League


The 2009–10 season Pakistan Premier League was the 6th season of Pakistan Premier League and 55th season of Pakistan football league. A total of 14 teams competed in the league, with Khan Research Laboratories unseating the two-time defending champions WAPDA. The league started on 25 July and ended on 13 December.
The race for the title went to the final day of the season with Khan Research Laboratoires and Pakistan Army tied on 57 points. Khan Research Laboratories won their final game defeating Pakistan Airlines 1–0, which meant Pakistan Army has to defeat Karachi Port Trust by at least the 11 goals to win the league. Pakistan Army defeated Karachi Port Trust 2–1, tying both teams on 60 points although Khan Research Laboratories won the league on goal difference, as Khan Research Laboratories finished the season with 10 goals ahead of Pakistan Army; Khan Research Laboratories finished with goal difference of +32 as compared to Pakistan Army's +22. It was the first time a team other than Army or WAPDA won the league since its inception in 2004. PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad and Baloch Nushki faced relegation after finishing in bottom two.

Format

Teams play each other on a home and away basis
The winners will represent Pakistan at the 2010 AFC President's Cup. The bottom two teams were expected to have been relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League, but the league was expanded at the end of the season and the bottom two teams survived relegation. Two teams will be promoted to the PPL.

Teams

and PTV were relegated to 2009-10 Pakistan Football Federation League after finishing at bottom two in 2008-09 Pakistan Premier League. The two relegated teams were replaced by Baloch Nushki who won the Pakistan Football Federation League and Pakistan Airforce who came second to Baloch Nushki.
The league comprised five teams from Karachi ; two from Islamabad, one from Faisalabad, one from Nushki and one from Chaman.

Location and stadia

ClubCity/StateStadiumCapacity
Afghan ChamanChamanJamal Nasir Stadium12,000
Baloch NushkiNushkiNushki Stadium3,000
Habib BankKarachiPeople's Sports Complex40,000
Karachi Electric Supply CorporationKarachiPeople's Sports Complex40,000
Karachi Port TrustKarachiCDGK Stadium15,000
Khan Research LaboratoriesRawalpindiMunicipal Stadium35,000
National BankKarachiKorangi Baloch Stadium5,000
Pak ElektronLahoreModel Town Football Academy Ground1,000
Pakistan AirforcePeshawarQayyum Stadium15,000
Pakistan ArmyRawalpindiArmy Stadium7,000
Navy F.C.IslamabadNaval Sports Complex1,000
Pakistan AirlinesKarachiCDGK Stadium15,000
PMC AthleticoFaisalabadRailways Ground10,000
WAPDALahoreRailway Stadium3,000

League table

Fixtures and results

Statistics

Scoring

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Arif MehmoodWAPDA20
2 Muhammad IshtiaqHabib Bank11
2 AsmatullahPak Elektron11
3 Bilal AhmedHabib Bank10
3 Zahid AhmedKarachi Port Trust10
3 Nomi Martin GillPakistan Navy10
3 Abdul RehmanKarachi Electric Supply Corporation10

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
WAPDAPMC Athletico5–126 07 2009
Nomi Martin GillPakistan NavyKarachi Electric Supply Corporation3–007 08 2009
WAPDAPakistan Airlines3–221 08 2009
WAPDAPakistan Navy5–004 10 2009
Pakistan AirlinesBaloch Nushki4–021 10 2009
Bilal AhmedHabib BankBaloch Nushki4–023 10 2009
Zeeshan AliPakistan AirlinesAfghan Chaman5–027 10 2009
Karachi Electric Supply CorporationBaloch Nushki4–027 10 2009

Awards