2010–11 Pakistan Premier League Explained

Competition:Pakistan Premier League
Season:2010–11
Winners:WAPDA
4th Premier League title
8th Pakistani title
Relegated:Sui Southern Gas
Young Blood
Continentalcup1:AFC President's Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:WAPDA
Matches:240
Total Goals:615
League Topscorer:Arif Mehmood (21 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Pakistan Navy 6–0 Sui Southern Gas
(25 October 2011)[1]
Biggest Away Win:Sui Southern Gas 1–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
(1 November 2011)
Highest Scoring:Sui Southern Gas 6–2 Young Blood
(26 November 2011)
Longest Wins:12 games
WAPDA
Longest Unbeaten:13 games
WAPDA
Longest Winless:15 games
Young Blood
Longest Losses:7 games
Young Blood
Prevseason:2009–10
Nextseason:2011–12

The 2010–11 Pakistan Premier League for professional association football, was the 7th season of the Pakistan Premier League, since its establishment in 2004, and the 56th season of Pakistan domestic league. The season began on 16 September 2010. Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions.

WAPDA won the league, it was their 4th Premier League and 8th Pakistani league title.

WAPDA F.C. triumphed and lifted the winner's trophy in addition to Rs600,000 while the last edition's winners KRL had to be content with being runners up and Rs400,000. PIA F.C. came third and received Rs300,000. PIA shot-stopper Muhammad Haji was adjudged the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and pocketed Rs 100,000 while leading marksman Arif Mehmood and best goalkeeper Muhammad Omer (KESC F.C.) took Rs50,000 each Chaman's Afghan F.C. were given Rs100,000 as winners of the Fair Play trophy. Rs50,000 each went to the best referee Jehangir Khan and the best match commissioner Gohar Zaman while the best assistant referee Irshad-ul-Haq received Rs25,000.

Format

Teams play each other on a home and away basis

The winners will represent Pakistan at the 2011 AFC President's Cup. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League.

Location and stadia

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Afghan F.C.ChamanJamal Nasir Stadium12,000
Baloch F.C.NushkiNushki Stadium3,000
Habib Bank Limited F.C.KarachiPeoples Football Stadium40,000
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation F.C.KarachiPeoples Football Stadium40,000
Pak Elektron Limited Football Club.LahorePunjab Stadium10,000
Karachi Port Trust F.CKarachiCDGK Stadium6,000
Khan Research Laboratories F.C.RawalpindiKRL Stadium8,000
National Bank of Pakistan F.C.KarachiCDGK Stadium6,000
Pakistan Air Force F.C.PeshawarPAF Complex 1,000
Pakistan Army F.C.RawalpindiArmy Stadium7,000
Pakistan International Airlines F.C.KarachiCDGK Stadium6,000
Pakistan Navy F.C.QuettaNaval Sports Complex10,000
PMC Club Athletico FaisalabadFaisalabadRailways Ground20,000
SSGC F.C.KarachiCDGK Stadium6,000
Water & Power Development Authority F.C.LahoreRailway Stadium5,000
Young Blood F.C.SahiwalAli Rai Nawaz Stadium5,000

League table

Statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers

RankScorerClubGoals[2]
1 Arif MehmoodWAPDA21
2 Asim FaizSui Southern Gas16
3 Abdul RehmanKarachi Electric Supply Corporation13
Muhammad bin YounusKarachi Port Trust
4 Muhammad EssaKarachi Electric Supply Corporation12
5 Muhammad QasimKhan Research Laboratories11

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date Venue
WAPDAYoung Blood 4–0 Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, Sahiwal
WAPDAYoung Blood / 6–1Railway Stadium, Lahore
Zafar Majeed Karachi Port TrustNational Bank 4–2 Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi
Afghan Chaman Young Blood 3–0 Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, Sahiwal
WAPDA Karachi Port Trust 5–2 Railway Stadium, Lahore
Nomi Martin Gill Pakistan Navy Sui Southern Gas 6–0 Naval Sports Complex, Islamabad
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Sui Southern Gas 6–1 CDGK Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Afghan Chaman [3–0] Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Khan Research Laboratories Pak Elektron [4–0] MFTA Ground, Lahore
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Sui Southern Gas [6–1] Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Asim Faiz4 Sui Southern Gas Young Blood [6–2] KPT Sports Complex, Karachi
Mohammad bin Younus Karachi Port Trust Young Blood [6–1] KPT Sports Complex, Karachi
Muhammad Ashfaq National Bank Young Blood [4–1] Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi
Sattar Mansuri National Bank Pak Elektron [4–2] Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi

Awards

AwardPlayerClub
Top ScorerArif MehmoodWAPDA
Most Valuable PlayerMuhammad HajiPakistan Airlines
Best GoalkeeperMuhammad OmarKarachi Electric Supply Corporation
Fair Play Afghan Chaman

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan 2010/11 (National Tournaments) . RSSSF . January 10, 2013 . rsssf . November 29, 2018.
  2. Web site: Pakistan 2010/11 (National Tournaments) . Ali Wahidi . Syed Akber . January 10, 2013 . RSSSF . December 1, 2018.