2013–14 Pakistan Premier League

The 2013–14 Pakistan Premier League was the 10th season of the Pakistan Premier League and the 59th season of Pakistan domestic football. The league began on 1 September 2013 and ended on 8 February 2014. Khan Research Laboratories ended up winning the championship for the third consecutive season and fourth title overall. Zarai Taraqiati, playing their first season after promotion, withdrew from the league after playing 17 games.

Pakistan Premier League
Season2013–14
ChampionsKhan Research Laboratories
4th Premier League title
4th Pakistani title
RelegatedHabib Bank
Pakistan Navy
Lyallpur
Pak Afghan Clearing
Baloch Nushki
Zarai Taraqiati
AFC President's CupKhan Research Laboratories
Matches played240
Goals scored559 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorerMuhammad (27 goals)
Biggest home winKarachi Port Trust 7–0 Baloch Nushki
(1 November 2013)[1]
Biggest away winPak Afghan Clearing 2–7 Karachi Port Trust
(10 January 2014)[2]
Highest scoringPak Afghan Clearing 2–7 Karachi Port Trust
(10 January 2014)[2]
Longest winning run10 games
Khan Research Laboratories
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Khan Research Laboratories
Longest winless run11 games
Zarai Taraqiati
Longest losing run7 games
Baloch Nushki

Teams

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PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad and Wohaib were relegated at the end of the 2012–13 campaign. They were replaced by Pak Afghan Clearing and Lyallpur.

Location and stadia

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Club City Stadium Capacity
Afghan Chaman Chaman Jamal Nasir Stadium 12,000
Baloch Nushki Nushki Nushki Stadium 3,000
Habib Bank Karachi Peoples Football Stadium 40,000
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Karachi Peoples Football Stadium 40,000
Karachi Port Trust Karachi Karachi Port Trust Stadium 6,000
Khan Research Laboratories Rawalpindi KRL Stadium 8,000
Lyallpur Faisalabad Railways Ground 10,000
Muslim Quetta Sadiq Shaheed Stadium 5,000
National Bank Karachi Karachi Port Trust Stadium 6,000
Pak Afghan Clearing Chaman Jamal Nasir Stadium 12,000
Pakistan Airforce Peshawar PAF Complex 1,000
Pakistan Army Rawalpindi Army Stadium 7,000
Pakistan Airlines Karachi Korangi Baloch Stadium 5,000
Pakistan Navy Karachi PNS Karsaz Stadium 3,000
WAPDA Lahore Railway Stadium 3,000
Zarai Taraqiati Islamabad Jinnah Sports Stadium 48,800

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Khan Research Laboratories 30 20 6 4 52 10 +42 66 2014 AFC President's Cup
2 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 30 18 10 2 47 20 +27 64
3 WAPDA 30 17 12 1 43 14 +29 63
4 Pakistan Airforce 30 14 8 8 41 29 +12 50
5 Pakistan Army 30 13 9 8 35 23 +12 48
6 Pakistan Airlines 30 13 7 10 45 40 +5 46
7 Muslim 30 12 8 10 33 32 +1 44
8 Karachi Port Trust 30 11 7 12 63 50 +13 40
9 National Bank 30 9 10 11 25 25 0 37
10 Afghan Chaman 30 9 9 12 35 36 −1 36
11 Habib Bank 30 9 8 13 26 33 −7 35 Relegation to 2014-15 Pakistan Football Federation League
12 Pakistan Navy 30 9 8 13 28 37 −9 35
13 Lyallpur 30 6 8 16 27 45 −18 26
14 Pak Afghan Clearing 30 4 12 14 22 45 −23 24
15 Baloch Nushki 30 5 5 20 21 58 −37 20
16 Zarai Taraqiati 30 4 5 21 16 62 −46 17
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Awards

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Award Player Club
Top scorer Muhammad Karachi Port Trust
Best goalkeeper Muzammil Hussain WAPDA
Best Player of the Season Kaleemullah Khan Khan Research Laboratories
Fairplay award Khan Research Laboratories

References

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  1. ^ "Karachi Port Trust 7:0 Baloch FC Noushki". globalsportsarchive. Global Sports Archive. November 1, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Pak Afghan Clearing FC 2:7 Karachi Port Trusti". globalsportsarchive. Global Sports Archive. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2019.