Pakistan Premier League
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2021–22 Pakistan Premier League (2021–22 PPL) was the 62nd season of Pakistani domestic football and the 13th season of the Pakistan Premier League. The league was suspended after a few months into the season and then cancelled.[1]

Suspension

On 27 March 2021, the PFF's office was attacked by its former president, Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah and his group, and the ongoing women's championship was cancelled. Major clubs protested: Diya W.F.C. announced following: "...laws laid down by FIFA, PFF NC and the AFC...", Mohsin Gillani W.F.C. announced it pulled out and Karachi United condemned actions taken against the NC and stated to be fully and respectfully supportive of following due process as per FIFA directives.[2][3][4][5][6]

Because of the attack NC lost control of the PFF headquarters in Lahore. Due to the attack FIFA imposed a suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation on 7 April 2021 with immediate effect due to third-party interference, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA statutes. Hence, no football activity was possible in Pakistan and the men's Pakistan Premier League was yet to start.[7][8][9] The Ashfaq-led PFF group anyhow announced that the 2021 edition of PPL would be held from August.[10][11][12]

Teams

2021–22 Pakistan Premier League is located in Pakistan
Karachi United, PCAA, SSGC
Karachi United, PCAA, SSGC
Muslim
Muslim
Lyallpur FC
Lyallpur FC
Army, KRL
Army, KRL
Navy, PAF, Huma
Navy, PAF, Huma
WAPDA
WAPDA
Location of teams in Pakistan Premier League

Disbanded

K-Electric F.C. in 2020 announced that they will be shutting down their department, therefore didn't participate in the tournament.[11]

Teams relegated to PFFL

Karachi Port Trust FC, Baloch Nushki, Ashraf Sugar Mills and Pakistan Airlines were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Teams promoted to Pakistan Premier League

Baloch Quetta got promoted after winning their leg in the 2020 PFF League.[13] Masha United, Karachi United and Gwadar Port Authority also qualified for the league.[14] Huma F.C. from Islamabad made their debut in the top tier, even though they didn't get promoted from the 2020 PFF League. Along with Lyallpur, they replaced the other teams which were not participating in the competition.[15]

Teams not participating

Masha United, which was promoted to the top-tier, and Chaman major team Afghan FC decided to not participate in the event, saying it was being held by a federation which is not recognised by FIFA.[11] National Bank is another team not featuring. Sources told "The News" that the majority of National Bank players had already passed their prime.[11] Promoted sides Gwadar Port Authority and Baloch Quetta also declined to enter.[1]

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Lyallpur Faisalabad Railways Ground 10,000
Civil Aviation Authority Karachi Korangi Baloch Stadium 5,000
Karachi United Karachi Karachi United Stadium 2,000
Khan Research Laboratories Rawalpindi KRL Ground 8,000
Huma Islamabad Jinnah Sports Stadium 48,820
Muslim Chaman Jamal Nasir Stadiium 12,000
Sui Northern Gas Lahore Punjab Stadium 10,000
Pakistan Air Force Peshawar PAF Complex 2,000
Pakistan Army Rawalpindi Army Stadium 7,000
Pakistan Navy Islamabad PNS Karsaz Stadium 5,000
Sui Southern Gas Karachi Karachi Port Trust Stadium 5,000
WAPDA Lahore Punjab Stadium 10,000

Format

Each team was scheduled to play play each other twice for a total of 22 games. The league was not recognised by FIFA.[11] The tournament was suspended after a few months into the season and then cancelled.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pakistan 2021/22". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ↑ Editorial Staff (2021-03-27). "PFF congress authorises Ashfaq to thwart NC's delaying tactics [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ↑ Editorial Staff (2021-03-27). "National Women's Championship cancelled". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. ↑ Editorial Staff (2021-03-28). "Pakistan football on brink of international suspension [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  5. ↑ Maryam, Hajira. "'Dark day': Pakistan football HQ attacked, women's event scrapped". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  6. ↑ "'Hostile takeover' and smashed glass: turmoil in Pakistan's football". the Guardian. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  7. ↑ "FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad football federations over interference". Reuters. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  8. ↑ "FIFA suspends Pakistan football after 'hostile takeover'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  9. ↑ FIFA.com. "Who We Are - News - FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  10. ↑ Editorial Staff (2021-05-31). "Ashfaq's PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Editorial Staff (2021-08-01). "PPFL to begin in Multan from August 14 [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  12. ↑ Editorial Staff (2021-06-07). "Ignoring top teams of B division shows bias: Nasir [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  13. ↑ @pakistanff (October 15, 2020). "BALOCH FC GAIN PROMOTION TO 2021 PPFL! #pffleague #PakistanFootball" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-10-15 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Editorial Staff (2020-10-24). "After debut season, Masha United reach heady heights of PPFL [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  15. ↑ Editorial Staff (2021-08-12). "PPFL set to get underway from 14th in Multan [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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