The 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League was the 9th season of the

Pakistan Premier League The Pakistan Premier League (PPL; ) is a Pakistani semi-professional league for men's football clubs. The top tier of the Pakistan football league system, the PPL operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the PFFL B Division. The ...

, 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 The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories (shortened as KRL), is a federally funded research and development laboratory located in Kahuta at a short distance from Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1976, the laboratory is best know ...

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,

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

season, after scoring 35 goals.

Format

Teams play each other on a home and away basis The winners will represent Pakistan at the

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. 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 The Pakistan Navy (PN) (; ''romanized'': Pākistān Bahrí'a; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Com ...

vacated their previous home ground, the Municipal Stadium in

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...

, for the Karachi Port Trust Stadium in

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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 The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) () is a Government of Pakistan, Pakistani federal government agency, under the administrative control of the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan, Federal Maritime Secretary that oversees the operations of the Port of Ka ...

and National Bank, both had used KPT Stadium as their home ground since the start of

Location and stadia

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

Hat-tricks

⁴ Player scored four goals

Awards

References

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