2021 Pakistan Premier League (2021 PPL) is the 62nd season of Pakistani domestic football and the 13th season of

Pakistan Premier League The Pakistan Premier League (PPL; ur, پاکستان پریمیئر لیگ) is a Pakistani professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Pakistan football league system, it is the country's primary football compe ...

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.'' Because of the attack NC lost control of the PFF headquarters in Lahore. Due to the attack FIFA imposed a suspension on the

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. Hence, no football activity was possible in Pakistan and the men's Pakistan Premier League was yet to start. The Ashfaq-led PFF group announced that the 2021 edition of PPL is scheduled to held from August. This PPL won't have any official recognition or status since it is being held under Ashfaq led PFF group which isn't recognized by FIFA and

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Teams

Disbanded

K-Electric F.C. K-Electric Football Club, commonly referred to as K-Electric F.C., or simply known as KE, was a Pakistani football club located in Karachi, Sindh, that played in the Pakistan Premier League. The club's home stadium was Peoples Football Stadium ...

and SNGPL F.C. in 2020 announced that they will be shutting down their departments. This could be SNGPL F.C.'s final competition before shutting down.

Teams relegated to PFFL

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, 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. Masha United,

Karachi United Karachi United Football Club is a Pakistani professional football club based in Clifton, Karachi. Karachi United competed in the Karachi Football League, one of the top leagues of Karachi. It currently competes in the Pakistan Premier League, ...

and Gwadar Port Authority also qualified for the league. Huma F.C. from

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will make their debut in the top tier event, even though they didn't get promoted from the 2020 PFF League, they'll replace other teams who are not participating in the competition.

Teams not participating

Masha United, which was promoted to the top-tier event, have decided not to feature.

Afghan FC Afghan Football Club Chaman or simply Afghan F.C. is a Pakistani professional football club based in Chaman, Balochistan, a border city near Afghanistan. The club last competed in the Pakistan Premier League. In 2000, Afghan FC Chaman played in ...

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’s main club, is the other major team not participating in the event, saying it is being held by a federation which is not recognised by FIFA.

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is another team not featuring. Sources told "The News" that the majority of National Bank players have ''passed their prime''. Gwadar Port Authority also won't be playing due to financial issues.

Stadiums and locations

Format

Each team will play each other twice for a total of 22 games for each club. Each team will receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. Teams will be ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points will be crowned as PPL Champion. At the end of the season, the two worst teams will be relegated directly to the

PFF League The Pakistan Football Federation League ( ur, پاکستان فٹ بال فیڈریشن لیگ ; abbreviated: PFFL), also known as the 'B' Division League, is a Pakistani semi-professional league for men's association football departments and club ...

. The first round of the league will be held in Multan. Then it will be moved to Rawalpindi, Quetta and Karachi, in that order.

League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

References

External links

* https://pff.com.pk/ {{DEFAULTSORT:2021 Pakistan Premier League Pakistan Premier League seasons 1

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