2012–13 Pakistan Premier League
The 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League was the 9th season of the Pakistan Premier League, the Pakistani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2004. The season began on 5 September 2012 and ended on 15 January 2013.
Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions, having won their second Premier League title the previous season. This was their second top division league title.
On 13 January 2013, Khan Research Laboratories won their third Premier League title and Pakistani titles after drawing 0–0 with Pakistan Airlines at KPT Stadium.
Kaleemullah Khan became the first player to score 30+ goals in a Pakistan Premier League season, after scoring 35 goals.
Format
Teams play each other on a home and away basisThe winners will represent Pakistan at the 2013 AFC President's Cup. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League.
Teams
Pakistan Police and Pak Elektron were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season and were replaced by Wohaib and Zarai Taraqiati.The Pakistan Navy on the other hand have vacated their previous home ground, the Municipal Stadium in Rawalpindi for the Karachi Port Trust Stadium in Karachi due to the former ground having various issues with the pitch condition, thus KPT Stadium will be used by three teams this season, other two being Karachi Port Trust and National Bank, both has used KPT Stadium as their home ground since the start of Pakistan Premier League.
Location and stadia
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Afghan F.C. | Chaman | Jamal Nasir Stadium | 12,000 |
| Baloch F.C. | Nushki | Nushki Stadium | 3,000 |
| Habib Bank Limited F.C. | Karachi | Peoples Football Stadium | 40,000 |
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation F.C. | Karachi | Peoples Football Stadium | 40,000 |
| Karachi Port Trust F.C | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
| Khan Research Laboratories F.C. | Rawalpindi | KRL Stadium | 8,000 |
| Muslim F.C. | Quetta | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium | 5,000 |
| National Bank of Pakistan F.C. | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
| Pakistan Air Force F.C. | Peshawar | PAF Complex | 1,000 |
| Pakistan Army F.C. | Rawalpindi | Army Stadium | 7,000 |
| Pakistan International Airlines F.C. | Karachi | Korangi Baloch Stadium | 5,000 |
| Pakistan Navy F.C. | Karachi | PNS Karsaz Stadium | 3,000 |
| PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad | Faisalabad | Railways Ground | 20,000 |
| Water & Power Development Authority F.C | Lahore | Railway Stadium | 3,000 |
| Hafiz Wohaib Butt Memorial F.C. | Lahore | UMT Football Ground | 1,000 |
| Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited F.C. | Islamabad | Jinnah Sports Stadium | 48,800 |
League table
Fixtures and results
Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Sajjad Ahmed for Pakistan Navy against Karachi Port Trust.
- Last goal of the season: Muhammad Adnan for Pakistan Navy against Khan Research Laboratories.
- Fastest goal of the season: 59 seconds – Abdus Salam for Karachi Electric Supply Corporation against WAPDA.
- Most hat-trick by a single player: 7
- *Kaleemullah Khan
- Largest winning margin: 6 goals
- *Habib Bank 6–0 Wohaib
- Highest scoring game: 10 goals
- *Karachi Port Trust 4–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- *Habib Bank 6–0 Wohaib
- *Karachi Port Trust 4–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
- *Karachi Port Trust 4–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kaleemullah Khan | Khan Research Laboratories | 35 |
| 2 | Muhammad Rasool | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 25 |
| 3 | Ansar Abbas | Pakistan Army | 16 |
| 4 | Muhammad | Karachi Port Trust | 13 |
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goalsAwards
| Award | Player | Club |
| Top Scorer | Kaleemullah Khan | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Most Valuable Player | Saeed Ahmed | Muslim |
| Best Goalkeeper | Jaffar Khan | Pakistan Army |
| Fair Play | — | Zarai Taraqiati |