The 2010 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 and finished on 30 December 2010. Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions.
WAPDA won the league, it was their 4th Premier League and 8th Pakistani league title.
Besides the title and the winner's trophy, WAPDA F.C. received Rs 600,000, while the last edition's winners KRL received Rs 400,000 as runners-up. PIA F.C. came in third and received Rs 300,000. 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 Rs 100,000 as winners of the Fair Play trophy. Rs 50,000 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
Club City Stadium Afghan Chaman Chaman Jamal Nasir Stadium Baloch Nushki Nushki Nushki Stadium Habib Bank Karachi Peoples Football Stadium Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Karachi Peoples Football Stadium Pak Elektron Lahore Model Town Football Ground Karachi Port Trust Karachi Karachi Port Trust Stadium Khan Research Laboratories Rawalpindi KRL Football Stadium National Bank of Pakistan Karachi Korangi Baloch Stadium Pakistan Air Force Peshawar PAF Sports Complex Pakistan Army Rawalpindi Army Stadium Pakistan International Airlines Karachi Korangi Baloch Stadium Pakistan Navy Quetta Naval Sports Complex PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad Faisalabad Railways Ground SSGC Karachi WAPDA Lahore Railway Stadium Young Blood Sahiwal Ali Rai Nawaz Stadium
League table
Results
Statistics Scoring First hat-trick of the season: Arif Mehmood for WAPDA against Young Blood (22 September 2010) Widest winning margin: 6 goals – WAPDA Pakistan Navy 6–0 Sui Southern Gas (25 October 2010) Most goals against one team: 6 WAPDA 6–1 Young Blood (24 September 2010) Pakistan Navy 6–0 Sui Southern Gas (25 October 2010) Sui Southern Gas 6–2 Young Blood (26 November 2010) Karachi Port Trust 6–1 Young Blood (30 November 2010) Afghan Chaman 6–1 Young Blood (25 December 2010) Sui Southern Gas 1–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (1 November 2010) Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 6–1 Sui Southern Gas (14 November 2010) This is the first time in the Premier League that any team has scored 6 goals against same team twice in one season. Most hat-tricks scored by one player: 2 Arif Mehmood for WAPDA Young Blood 0–4 WAPDA (21 September 2010) WAPDA 6–1 Young Blood (24 September 2010) This is the first time in the Premier League that any player has scored a hat-trick against the same team twice in one season. Most hat-tricks by a team: 3 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Muhammad Essa v Sui Southern Gas (1 November 2010) Muhammad Rasool v Afghan Chaman (8 November 2010) Abdul Rehman v Sui Southern Gas (14 November 2010) WAPDA Arif Mehmood v Young Blood (21 September 2010) Arif Mehmood v Young Blood (24 September 2010) Khuda Bakhsh v Karachi Port Trust (22 October 2010) Team with most goals scored: 60 goals – WAPDA Team with fewest goals scored: 20 goals – Sui Southern Gas Team with fewest goals conceded: 16 goals – Khan Research Laboratories Team with most goals conceded: 73 goals – Young Blood
Top goalscorers
RankScorerClubGoals1 Arif Mehmood WAPDA212 Asim Faiz Sui Southern Gas163 Abdul Rehman Karachi Electric Supply Corporation13 Muhammad bin Younus Karachi Port Trust4 Muhammad Essa Karachi Electric Supply Corporation125 Muhammad Qasim Khan Research Laboratories11
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Venue WAPDA Young Blood 4–0 Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, Sahiwal WAPDA Young Blood / 6–1 Railway Stadium, LahoreZafar Majeed Karachi Port Trust National Bank 4–2 Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi Afghan Chaman Young Blood 3–0 Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, SahiwalKhuda Bakhsh WAPDA Karachi Port Trust 5–2 Railway Stadium, LahoreNomi 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, KarachiAsim Faiz4 Sui Southern Gas Young Blood [ 6–2] KPT Sports Complex, KarachiMohammad bin Younus Karachi Port Trust Young Blood [6–1] KPT Sports Complex, KarachiMuhammad Ashfaq National Bank Young Blood [ 4–1] Korangi Baloch Stadium, KarachiSattar Mansuri National Bank Pak Elektron [ 4–2] Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
4 Player scored four goals
Awards
AwardPlayerClubTop ScorerArif MehmoodWAPDAMost Valuable PlayerMuhammad HajiPakistan AirlinesBest GoalkeeperMuhammad OmarKarachi Electric Supply CorporationFair Play —Afghan Chaman
See also Football in Pakistan List of football clubs in Pakistan
References
External links 2010 Pakistan Premier League season at RSSSF