# 2011–12 Pakistan Premier League

The 2011–12 Pakistan Premier League was the 57th season of Pakistan domestic football and the 8th season of the Pakistan Premier League, the top tier of the Pakistan football league system. The season started on 5 July 2011 under the auspices of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and ended on 29 December with a midseason break between 30 July and 14 September.
KRL F.C. successfully defended its pursuit of the league title, under head coach Tariq Lufti, losing only one game the entire season. Their prize, Rs 700,000. Afghan Club were the surprise of the season finishing second, the first time since the founding of PPL that a non-departmental club placed in the top three positions; their prize, Rs 500,000. Pakistan Army F.C. finished third and received Rs 400,000.
PIA F.C. took the Fair-Play trophy and Rs 100,000. Cheques of Rs 100,000 each were presented to the leading scorer Jadeed Khan Pathan (Afghan Club, 22 goals) and the best goalkeeper Jaffar Khan (Pakistan Army F.C.).
The best player award prize of Rs 150,000 went to KRL F.C.’s skipper Samar Ishaq. Rs 100,000 each were presented to the two Rawalpindi officials: the best referee Waheed Murad and the best match commissioner Zaman Khan. The best assistant referee Adnan Anjum received Rs 50,000. Both Pakistan Police F.C. and PEL F.C. were relegated.

## Format

Teams play each other on a home and away basis
The winners will represent Pakistan at the 2012 AFC President's Cup. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League.

## Teams

SSGC F.C. and Young Blood F.C. were relegated at the end of the 2010 campaign and were replaced by Muslim F.C. and Pakistan Police F.C., both representing the city of Quetta.

### Location and stadia

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Afghan F.C. | Chaman | Jamal Nasir Stadium | 12,000 |
| Baloch F.C. | Nushki | Nushki Stadium | 3,000 |
| Habib Bank Limited F.C. | Karachi | Peoples Football Stadium | 40,000 |
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation F.C. | Karachi | Peoples Football Stadium | 40,000 |
| Pak Elektron Limited Football Club. | Quetta | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium | 5,000 |
| Karachi Port Trust F.C | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
| Khan Research Laboratories F.C. | Rawalpindi | KRL Stadium | 8,000 |
| Muslim F.C. | Quetta | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium | 5,000 |
| National Bank of Pakistan F.C. | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
| Pakistan Air Force F.C. | Rawalpindi | Municipal Stadium | 1,000 |
| Pakistan Army F.C. | Rawalpindi | Army Stadium | 7,000 |
| Pakistan International Airlines F.C. | Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 6,000 |
| Pakistan Navy F.C. | Rawalpindi | Municipal Stadium | 1,000 |
| Pakistan Police F.C. | Quetta | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium | 5,000 |
| PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad | Faisalabad | Railways Ground | 20,000 |
| Water & Power Development Authority F.C. | Lahore | Railway Stadium | 5,000 |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Khan Research Laboratories (C) | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 10 | +46 | 77 | 2012 AFC President's Cup |
| 2 | Afghan Chaman | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 57 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Army | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 57 | |
| 4 | WAPDA | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 52 | |
| 5 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 51 | |
| 6 | Muslim | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 51 | |
| 7 | Pakistan Airlines | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 49 | |
| 8 | National Bank | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 45 | |
| 9 | Habib Bank | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 40 | |
| 10 | Pakistan Navy | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Pakistan Airforce | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 33 | |
| 12 | Karachi Port Trust | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 32 | |
| 13 | Baloch Nushki | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 28 | |
| 14 | PMC Athletico | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 27 | |
| 15 | Pakistan Police (R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 24 | Relegation to 2012 PFF League |
| 16 | Pak Elektron (R) | 30 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 74 | −64 | 8 | Relegation to 2012 PFF League |

## Statistics
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Mohammad Atif | Habib Bank | Pak Elektron | 9–1 | 16 September 2011 |
| Zahid Ahmed | Pakistan Police | Pak Elektron | 4–0 | 21 September 2011 |
| Muhammad Essa | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | Pakistan Police | 4–1 | 24 September 2011 |
| Zabiullah$^4$ | Afghan Chaman | Baloch Nushki | 4–1 | 4 November 2011 |
| Nomi Gill Martin | Pakistan Navy | Habib Bank | 3–0 | 15 November 2011 |
| Jadeed Khan | Afghan Chaman | Baloch Nushki | 3–1 | 12 December 2011 |
$^4$ Player scored four goals

## Champions

* Pakistan Premier League 2011
* KRL F.C. 2nd title