2005–06 Pakistan Premier League Explained

Season:2005–06
Relegated:Panther Club
Pakistan Public Work Department
Matches:264
Total Goals:346
League Topscorer:Imran Hussain (21 goals)[1]
Biggest Home Win:Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib
Biggest Away Win:Pakistan Navy 0–5 National Bank
Highest Scoring:Karachi Port Trust 6–4 Panther Club

Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib
Longest Winless:13 games
Pakistan Public Work Department
Longest Losses:6 games
Pakistan Public Work Department
Nextseason:2006–07

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.[1]

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.[1]

Panther Club 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.[1]

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Afghan ChamanChamanJamal Nasir Stadium12,000
Habib BankKarachiPeoples Football Stadium40,000
Karachi Port TrustKarachiKarachi Port Trust Stadium6,000
Khan Research LaboratoriesRawalpindiKRL Stadium8,000
National BankKarachiKarachi Port Trust Stadium6,000
Pakistan TelecommunicationIslamabad42,800
Pakistan ArmyRawalpindiArmy Stadium7,000
Pakistan NavyRawalpindiMunicipal Stadium 1,000
Pakistan Public Work DepartmentKarachiKarachi Port Trust Stadium6,000
Panther ClubFaisalabadRailways Ground10,000
WAPDALahoreRailway Stadium5,000
WohaibLahorePunjab Stadium10,000

League table

Champions

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

[1]

RankScorerClubGoals
1Imran HussainPakistan Army21
2Qadeer AhmedKhan Research Laboratories16
3Muhammad EssaAfghan Chaman12
Jaffer HussainPakistan Army
Arif MehmoodWAPDA
6Mohammad EjazPakistan Telecommunication10

Hat-tricks

[1]

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Muhammad EssaAfghan ChamanPakistan Public Work Department3–2
Sattar MansuriNational BankKarachi Port Trust3–2
Imran HussainPakistan ArmyAfghan Chaman4–0
Adeel AhmedPakistan TelecommunicationAfghan Chaman6–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan 2005 (National Tournaments) . RSSSF . August 17, 2006 . rsssf . December 3, 2018.