2014–15 Pakistan Premier League Explained

Winners:K-Electric F.C.
1st Premier League title
1st Pakistani title
Relegated:Pakistan Railways
Baloch Quetta
Continentalcup1:AFC Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:K-Electric
Matches:132
Total Goals:308
League Topscorer:Muhammad Rasool (22)
Biggest Home Win:[1]
Biggest Away Win:[2]
Longest Wins:9 games
K-Electric
Longest Unbeaten:9 games
K-Electric
Longest Winless:18 games
Baloch Quetta
Longest Losses:8 games
Baloch Quetta
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2018–19
Dates:22 October 2014 – 21 January 2015

The 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League is the 60th season of Pakistan domestic football and the 11th season of the Pakistan Premier League. The league began on 20 September 2014. Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions, having won the league championship for the last three seasons.

The season also sees the league reduce to 12 teams from 16 after six sides were relegated in the previous season with two promoted.

Teams

Pakistan Navy, HBL, Baloch Nushki, Pak Afghan Clearing, ZTBL and Lyallpur were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 campaign. They were replaced by Baloch Quetta and Pakistan Railways.

Location and stadia

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Afghan ChamanChamanJamal Nasir Stadium12,000
Baloch QuettaQuettaSadiq Shaheed Stadium5,000
K-ElectricKarachiPeoples Football Stadium30,000
Karachi Port TrustKarachiKarachi Port Trust Stadium6,000
Khan Research LaboratoriesRawalpindiKRL Stadium8,000
MuslimQuettaSadiq Shaheed Stadium5,000
National BankKarachiKarachi Port Trust Stadium6,000
Pakistan AirforcePeshawarPAF Complex1,000
Pakistan ArmyRawalpindiArmy Stadium7,000
Pakistan RailwaysLahoreRailway Stadium3,000
Pakistan AirlinesKarachiKorangi Baloch Stadium5,000
WAPDALahoreRailway Stadium3,000

Final standings

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1Muhammad RasoolK-Electric22
2Muhammad MujahidPakistan Airforce12
Muhammad AsifNational Bank
4Mansoor KhanPakistan Airforce11
5Muhammad SarfarazPakistan Army9
6Zeeshan AliPakistan Airlines8
Arif MehmoodWAPDA
Muhammad HanifMuslim
Abayomi OludeyiK-Electric

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Muhammad Hanif MuslimBaloch Quetta3–0[3]
Muhammad Asif 4Karachi Port TrustNational Bank4–0
WAPDABaloch Quetta6–0[4]
Jadeed KhanAfghan ChamanBaloch Quetta6–1
K-ElectricPakistan Railways5–2[5]
Muhammad RasoolK-ElectricMuslim5–1
Muhammad Mujahid 4 Pakistan AirforceBaloch Quetta9–0[6]
Pakistan AirforceBaloch Quetta9–0
4 Player scored four goals
Note: Baloch Quetta played with only 7 players on 2 November 2014 against Afghan Chaman, as most of the players returned home after losing several family members in 2014 Quetta Airbase attack, Pakistan Football Federation did not rescheduled the match, which earned them the negative criticism. Baloch Quetta lost the match 6–1.

Awards

Following is the list of annual award winners.

AwardPlayerClub
Top scorerMuhammad RasoolK-Electric
Best goalkeeperMuzammil HussainWAPDA
Best Player of the Season
(shared)
Mansoor Khan
Muhammad Mujahid
Pakistan Airforce

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WFCvBQFC . August 15, 2018.
  2. Web site: BQFCvPAFFC . August 15, 2018.
  3. Web site: Baloch FC Quetta 0:3 Muslim FC . Global Sports Archive . footballpakistan . March 20, 2018.
  4. Web site: WAPDA FC 6:0 Baloch FC Quetta . Global Sports Archive . footballpakistan . March 20, 2018.
  5. Web site: Pakistan Railways FC 2:5 K-Electric FC . Global Sports Archive . footballpakistan . March 20, 2018.
  6. Web site: Baloch FC Quetta 0:9 Pakistan Air Force FC . Global Sports Archive . footballpakistan . March 20, 2018.