Football league season
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.
Teams play each other on a home and away basis
The 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 .
During the season, the Pakistan Navy vacated their previous home ground, the Municipal Stadium in Rawalpindi , for the Karachi Port Trust Stadium in Karachi due to the pitch condition at the former ground, thus KPT Stadium was used by three teams this season, the other two being Karachi Port Trust and National Bank , both had used KPT Stadium as their home ground since the start of Pakistan Premier League .
Location and stadia
Locations of teams in the 2012–13 PPL
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
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2013. Source:
RSSSF.com Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lots
[ 1] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Fixtures and results
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2013. Source:
FIFA.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Scoring
First goal of the season: Sajjad Ahmed for Pakistan Navy against Karachi Port Trust (5 September 2012 ).
Last goal of the season: Muhammad Adnan for Pakistan Navy against Khan Research Laboratories (14 January 2013 ).
Fastest goal of the season: 59 seconds – Abdus Salam for Karachi Electric Supply Corporation against WAPDA (14 January 2013 ).
Most hat-trick by a single player: 7
Largest winning margin: 6 goals
Habib Bank 6–0 Wohaib (28 December 2012 )
Highest scoring game: 10 goals
Karachi Port Trust 4–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (11 December 2012 )
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
Habib Bank 6–0 Wohaib (28 December 2012 )
Karachi Port Trust 4–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (11 December 2012 )
Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
Karachi Port Trust 4–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (11 December 2012 )
Top scorers
As of 15 January 2013
Hat-tricks
Player
For
Against
Result
Date
Ref.
Muhammad Rasool
Karachi Electric Supply Company
Baloch Nushki
5–0
20 September 2012
Arif Mehmood
WAPDA
Zarai Taraqiati
4–1
1 October 2012
Kaleemullah Khan
Khan Research Laboratories
Habib Bank
4–0
11 October 2012
Kaleemullah Khan
Khan Research Laboratories
Muslim
4–1
16 October 2012
Kaleemullah Khan
Khan Research Laboratories
Afghan Chaman
4–0
18 October 2012
Kaleemullah Khan
Khan Research Laboratories
Baloch Nushki
4–0
21 October 2012
Kaleemullah Khan
Khan Research Laboratories
Wohaib
3–0
6 November 2012
Sanaullah
Baloch Nushki
National Bank
4–1
9 November 2012
Kaleemullah Khan
Khan Research Laboratories
PMC Athletico
3–0
9 November 2012
Muhammad Rasool 4
Karachi Electric Supply Company
Karachi Port Trust
6–4
11 December 2012
Kaleemullah Khan
Khan Research Laboratories
WAPDA
4–1
17 December 2012
Aurangzeb Baba
Karachi Electric Supply Company
PMC Athletico
4–0
26 December 2012
4 Player scored four goals
Awards
As of 15 January 2013 [ 2]
References
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions National team results
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Super Cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions National team results