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.
Format 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
Club City Stadium Afghan Chaman Chaman Government High School Ground Baloch Nushki Nushki Nushki Stadium Habib Bank Limited Karachi Peoples Football Stadium Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Karachi Peoples Football Stadium Karachi Port Trust Karachi Karachi Port Trust Stadium Khan Research Laboratories Rawalpindi KRL Football Stadium Muslim Quetta Government High School Ground National Bank of Pakistan Karachi Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground Pakistan Air Force Islamabad Jinnah Sports Stadium Pakistan Army Rawalpindi Army Stadium Pakistan International Airlines Karachi Korangi Baloch Stadium Pakistan Navy Karachi Karachi Port Trust Stadium PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad Faisalabad PMC Football Ground WAPDA Lahore Railway Stadium Wohaib Lahore UMT Football Ground Zarai Taraqiati Islamabad Jinnah Sports Stadium
League table
Fixtures and results
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 Kaleemullah Khan 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
RankPlayerClubGoals1Kaleemullah Khan Khan Research Laboratories352 Muhammad RasoolKarachi Electric Supply Corporation253 Ansar AbbasPakistan Army164 Muhammad Bin Younus Karachi Port Trust13
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.Muhammad RasoolKarachi Electric Supply CompanyBaloch Nushki5–0Arif MehmoodWAPDAZarai Taraqiati4–1Kaleemullah KhanKhan Research LaboratoriesHabib Bank4–0Kaleemullah KhanKhan Research LaboratoriesMuslim4–1Kaleemullah KhanKhan Research LaboratoriesAfghan Chaman4–0Kaleemullah KhanKhan Research LaboratoriesBaloch Nushki4–0Kaleemullah KhanKhan Research LaboratoriesWohaib3–0SanaullahBaloch NushkiNational Bank4–1Kaleemullah KhanKhan Research LaboratoriesPMC Athletico3–0Muhammad Rasool4Karachi Electric Supply CompanyKarachi Port Trust6–4Kaleemullah KhanKhan Research LaboratoriesWAPDA4–1Aurangzeb BabaKarachi Electric Supply CompanyPMC Athletico4–0
4 Player scored four goals
Awards
AwardPlayerClubTop ScorerKaleemullah KhanKhan Research LaboratoriesMost Valuable PlayerSaeed AhmedMuslimBest GoalkeeperJaffar KhanPakistan ArmyFair Play —Zarai Taraqiati
References