# 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League

The 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League was the 60th season of Pakistan domestic football and the 11th season of the Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of the Pakistan football league system. The league began on 20 September 2014. Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions, having won the league championship for the last three seasons.
The season saw the league reduced to 12 teams from 16 after six sides were relegated and two promoted in the previous season.

## Teams

Pakistan Navy, HBL, Baloch Nushki, Pak Afghan Clearing, ZTBL and Lyallpur were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 campaign. They were replaced by Baloch Quetta and Pakistan Railways.

### Location and stadia

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Afghan Chaman | Chaman | Jamal Nasir Stadium | 12,000 |
| Baloch Quetta | Quetta | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium | 5,000 |
| K-Electric | Karachi | Peoples Football Stadium | 30,000 |
| Karachi Port Trust | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
| Khan Research Laboratories | Rawalpindi | KRL Stadium | 8,000 |
| Muslim | Quetta | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium | 5,000 |
| National Bank | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
| Pakistan Airforce | Peshawar | PAF Complex | 1,000 |
| Pakistan Army | Rawalpindi | Army Stadium | 7,000 |
| Pakistan Railways | Lahore | Railway Stadium | 3,000 |
| Pakistan Airlines | Karachi | Korangi Baloch Stadium | 5,000 |
| WAPDA | Lahore | Railway Stadium | 3,000 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | K-Electric (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 48 | Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying round |
| 2 | Pakistan Army | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 45 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Air Force | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 42 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Airlines | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 38 | |
| 5 | WAPDA | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 36 | |
| 6 | Khan Research Laboratories | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 31 | |
| 7 | National Bank | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 30 | |
| 8 | Karachi Port Trust | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 29 | |
| 9 | Muslim | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 29 | |
| 10 | Afghan Chaman | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | Pakistan Railways (R) | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 10 | Relegation |
| 12 | Baloch Quetta (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 64 | −58 | 4 | Relegation |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AFG | BAL | KE | KPT | KRL | MUS | NBP | PAF | PAR | PIA | PRL | WAP |
| Afghan Chaman | — | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Baloch Quetta | 1–5 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–9 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| K-Electric | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Karachi Port Trust | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Muslim | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| National Bank | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Pakistan Airforce | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Pakistan Army | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| Pakistan Airlines | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Pakistan Railways | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 |
| WAPDA | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* Fastest goal in a match: 50 seconds – Zahid Majeed for Pakistan Airlines against K-Electric (30 September 2014)
* First hat-trick of the season: Muhammad Asif for National Bank against Karachi Port Trust (30 September 2014)
* Widest winning margin: 5 goals – Afghan Chaman 6–1 Baloch Quetta (2 November 2014)
* Team with most goals scored: 43 goals – K-Electric
* Team with fewest goals scored: 6 goals – Baloch Quetta
* Team with fewest goals conceded: 7 goals – Pakistan Army
* Team with most goals conceded: 64 goals – Baloch Quetta

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Muhammad Rasool | K-Electric | 22 |
| 2 | Muhammad Mujahid | Pakistan Airforce | 12 |
| 2 | Muhammad Asif | National Bank | 12 |
| 4 | Mansoor Khan | Pakistan Airforce | 11 |
| 5 | Muhammad Sarfaraz | Pakistan Army | 9 |
| 6 | Zeeshan Ali | Pakistan Airlines | 8 |
| 6 | Arif Mehmood | WAPDA | 8 |
| 6 | Muhammad Hanif | Muslim | 8 |
| 6 | Abayomi Oludeyi | K-Electric | 8 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Muhammad Hanif | Muslim | Baloch Quetta | 3–0 | 21 September 2014 |
| Muhammad Asif $^4$ | Karachi Port Trust | National Bank | 4–0 | 30 September 2014 |
| Arif Mehmood | WAPDA | Baloch Quetta | 6–0 | 27 October 2014 |
| Jadeed Khan | Afghan Chaman | Baloch Quetta | 6–1 | 2 November 2014 |
| Muhammad Rasool | K-Electric | Pakistan Railways | 5–2 | 20 November 2014 |
| Muhammad Rasool | K-Electric | Muslim | 5–1 | 18 December 2014 |
| Muhammad Mujahid $^4$ | Pakistan Airforce | Baloch Quetta | 9–0 | 20 December 2014 |
| Mansoor Khan | Pakistan Airforce | Baloch Quetta | 9–0 | 20 December 2014 |
$^4$ Player scored four goals Note: Baloch Quetta played with only 7 players on 2 November 2014 against Afghan Chaman, as most of the players returned home after losing several family members in 2014 Quetta Airbase attack, Pakistan Football Federation did not rescheduled the match, which earned them the negative criticism. Baloch Quetta lost the match 6–1.

## Awards

Following is the list of annual award winners.
| Award | Player | Club |
| Top scorer | Muhammad Rasool | K-Electric |
| Best goalkeeper | Muzammil Hussain | WAPDA |
| Best Player of the Season (shared) | Mansoor Khan Muhammad Mujahid | Pakistan Airforce |