2005–06 Pakistan Premier League

The 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League season was the 2nd season of Pakistan Premier League and 51st season of Pakistan domestic football.

Pakistan Premier League
Season2005–06
ChampionsPakistan Army
1st Premier League title
3rd Pakistani title
RelegatedPanther Club
Pakistan Public Work Department
AFC President's CupPakistan Army
Matches played264
Goals scored346 (1.31 per match)
Top goalscorerImran Hussain (21 goals)[1]
Biggest home winPakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib
(12 October 2005)[1]
Biggest away winPakistan Navy 0–5 National Bank
(5 October 2005)[1]
Highest scoringKarachi Port Trust 6–4 Panther Club
(21 August 2005)[1]
Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib
(12 October 2005)[1]
Longest winning run8 games
Pakistan Army
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Pakistan Army
Longest winless run13 games
Pakistan Public Work Department
Longest losing run6 games
Pakistan Public Work Department

WAPDA were the defending champions, winning their 1st Pakistan Premier League and 5th Pakistani title last season.[1]

Pakistan Army won the title on 19 October 2005, after defeating Pakistan Telecommunication 2-0, with 54th and 70th minute goals from Mubassar and Jaffar Hussain, Army had one game to play against WAPDA who were three points away first position. Army won the league regardless of their result against WAPDA due to superior league. Army won the tie against WAPDA 3-1, with a brace from league's and team's top scorer Imran Hussain, Army ended up winning the league by six points.[1]

Panther Club and Pakistan Public Work Department were relegated at the end of the season and will be replaced by Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and Pakistan Railways in the coming season.

Teams

Allied Bank, Baloch Nushki, Mardan, Mauripur Baloch, Naka Mohammaden and Young XI DIK were relegated at the end of 2004-05 season and were replaced by National Bank and Pakistan Public Work Department.[1]

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Afghan ChamanChamanJamal Nasir Stadium12,000
Habib BankKarachiPeoples Football Stadium40,000
Karachi Port TrustKarachiKarachi Port Trust Stadium6,000
Khan Research LaboratoriesRawalpindiKRL Stadium8,000
National BankKarachiKarachi Port Trust Stadium6,000
Pakistan TelecommunicationIslamabadJinnah Sports Stadium42,800
Pakistan ArmyRawalpindiArmy Stadium7,000
Pakistan NavyRawalpindiMunicipal Stadium1,000
Pakistan Public Work DepartmentKarachiKarachi Port Trust Stadium6,000
Panther ClubFaisalabadRailways Ground10,000
WAPDALahoreRailway Stadium5,000
WohaibLahorePunjab Stadium10,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Pakistan Army221633529+4351Qualification to 2006 AFC President's Cup
2WAPDA2213634315+2845
3Khan Research Laboratories2212554124+1741
4Afghan Chaman2211472527−237
5Pakistan Telecommunication2211383626+1036
6National Bank229853119+1235
7Habib Bank2275102426−226
8Karachi Port Trust2266102735−824
9Pakistan Navy2256111726−921
10Wohaib2255121641−2520
11Panther Club2262142044−2420Relegation to 2006 PFF National League
12Pakistan Public Work Department2233161444−3012
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Champions

 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League champions 
Pakistan Army F.C.
First title

Statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Muhammad Essa for Afghan Chaman against Pakistan Public Work Department (31 July 2005).[1]
  • Last goal of the season: Khuda Bakhsh for WAPDA against Pakistan Army (23 October 2005).[1]
  • Fastest goal of the season: 52 secondsFarooq Shah for National Bank against Pakistan Navy (14 January 2013).[1]
  • Largest winning margin: 10 goals
    • Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib (12 October 2005).[1]
  • Highest scoring game: 10 goals.[1]
    • Karachi Port Trust 6–4 Panther (21 August 2005).[1]
    • Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib (12 October 2005).[1]
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
    • Karachi Port Trust 6–4 Panther (21 August 2005).[1]

Top scorers

As of 17 January 2006[1]
RankScorerClubGoals
1Imran HussainPakistan Army21
2Qadeer AhmedKhan Research Laboratories16
3Muhammad EssaAfghan Chaman12
Jaffer HussainPakistan Army
Arif MehmoodWAPDA
6Mohammad EjazPakistan Telecommunication10

Hat-tricks

As of 17 January 2006[1]
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Muhammad EssaAfghan ChamanPakistan Public Work Department3–231 July 2005[1]
Sattar MansuriNational BankKarachi Port Trust3–25 September 2005[1]
Imran HussainPakistan ArmyAfghan Chaman4–021 September 2005[1]
Adeel AhmedPakistan TelecommunicationAfghan Chaman6–224 September 2011[1]

References