2021–22 Pakistan Premier League (2021–22 PPL) was to be the 62nd season of Pakistani domestic football and the 13th season of the

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. Each team was scheduled to play every other team twice, for a total of 22 games. The league was not recognised by

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, as it was organized by the then PFF President, Ashfaq Hussain Shah, who came to power after forcibly taking control of the PFF office. The tournament was suspended after a few months into the season and then cancelled.

Overview

On 27 March 2021, the PFF's office was attacked and people inside held hostage by its former controversially elected president, Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah, and his group, who again came to power after attacking and taking charge of the PFF office. Due to the attack

imposed a suspension on the

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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. The Ashfaq-led PFF group anyhow announced that the 2021 edition of PPL would be held from August. The league was ultimately not recognised by

, as it was organized by Ashfaq Hussain Shah. The tournament was suspended after a few months into the season and then cancelled. With only around a dozen of matches played by each team,

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was the leading team with 24 points.

Teams

Disbanded

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in 2020 announced that they will be shutting down their department, therefore didn't participate in the tournament.

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

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. Masha United,

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and

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also qualified for the league. Huma F.C. from

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made their debut in the top tier, even though they didn't get promoted from the 2020 PFF League. Along with

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, they replaced the other teams which were not participating in the competition.

Teams not participating

Masha United, which was promoted to the top-tier, and

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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. National Bank was another team not featuring. Sources told " The News" that the majority of National Bank players ''had already passed their prime.'' Promoted sides

and Baloch Quetta also declined to enter.

Stadiums and locations

Standings 2021-22

The final 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League standings:https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki2022.html

References

External links

RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021 Pakistan Premier League Pakistan Premier League seasons 1

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Cancelled association football competitions