The 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League season was the 2nd season of

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 ...

and 51st season of Pakistan domestic football.

WAPDA The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (), colloquially known as WAPDA, is a Pakistani government-owned public utility agency maintaining hydropower and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power plants. WAPDA includes ...

were the defending champions, having won their 1st

and 5th Pakistani title the previous season.

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...

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

who were three points away from first position. Army won the league regardless of their result against WAPDA due to superior goal difference. Army won the tie against WAPDA 3-1, with a brace from the league's top scorer Imran Hussain. Army ended up winning the league by six points. Panther Club and Pakistan Public Work Department were relegated at the end of the season and will be replaced by

Karachi Electric Supply Corporation K-Electric Limited (KE), formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited or Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited, is a Pakistani utility company based in Karachi. Privatised in 2005, KE is the only vertically integrated utili ...

and

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering bot ...

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.

League table

Champions

Statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season:

Muhammad Essa Muhammad Essa Khan (Urdu, Pashto: ; born 20 November 1983) is a Pakistani football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He is the current head coach of Khan Research Laboratories. A former captain of the Pakistan national te ...

for Afghan Chaman against Pakistan Public Work Department (''31 July 2005''). *Last goal of the season: Khuda Bakhsh for WAPDA against Pakistan Army (''23 October 2005''). *Fastest goal of the season: 52 seconds –

Farooq Shah Farooq Shah (; born on 19 October 1985) is a Pakistani former footballer, who played as a midfielder and striker. Club career Shah made his debut in the 2005–06 season of the Pakistan premier League spending most of his career in his homet ...

for National Bank against Pakistan Navy (''14 January 2013''). *Largest winning margin: 10 goals **Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib '. *Highest scoring game: 10 goals. **Karachi Port Trust 6–4 Panther '. **Pakistan Army 10–0 Wohaib '. *Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals **Karachi Port Trust 6–4 Panther '.

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

References

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