# 2019–20 KRL F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is Khan Research Laboratories Football Club's 24th competitive season, 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Pakistani football, 13th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 24th year in existence as a football club.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Ayaz Butt |
| Assistant Manager | Saeed Sr. |
| Head Coach | Aslam Khan |
| Assistant Coach | Kamran Khan |
| Local Coach | Muhammad Shahid |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Muhammad Zeeshan |
| Scout | Abdul Ghaffar |
Source: Global Sports Archive

### Other information

| Owner | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Chairman | Muhammad Ayaz Butt |
Source: Global Sports Archive

## First team squad

    As of 19 July 2019.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 23 | Nasrullah Khan | GK | 2018 | (1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 21) | Muslim | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Hasan Riaz | GK | 2018 | (1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 24) | Higher Education Commission | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Muhammad Shahid (c) | RB | 2010 | (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 34) | Academy | 139 | 2 |
| 3 | Arslan Ali | LB | 2018 | (1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (aged 20) | Habib Bank | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Muneer Ahmed | CB | 2019 | (1990-10-02)2 October 1990 (aged 28) | Muslim | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Waqar Ihtisham | CB | 2018 | (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 22) | Sui Southern Gas | 21 | 1 |
| 12 | Abdul Qadeer | CB | 2018 | (1999-04-04)4 April 1999 (aged 20) | WAPDA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Mazdaq Masood | CB | 2018 | (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 25) | WAPDA | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | Imran Khan | CB | 2018 | (1994-01-07)7 January 1994 (aged 25) | Pakistan Airlines | 26 | 3 |
| 18 | Ghulam Fareed | RB / LB | 2018 | (1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 27) | WAPDA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Ali Agha | CB | 2018 | (1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 22) | Academy | 6 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 10 | Umair Ali | AM / LW | 2018 | (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 27) | Sui Southern Gas | 19 | 8 |
| 17 | Zaid Umer | CM | 2018 | (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (aged 17) | Civil Aviation Authority | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | Junaid Ahmed | AM | 2018 | (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 20) | Karachi Port Trust | 22 | 2 |
| 22 | Abdul Razzaq | RW / AM | 2014 | (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 7 | 0 |
| Strikers |||||||||
| 6 | Izharullah (vc) | CF | 2014 | (1989-11-03)3 November 1989 (aged 29) | Academy | 41 | 7 |
| 8 | Iftikhar Ali Khan | CF | 2018 | (1992-02-01)1 February 1992 (aged 27) | WAPDA | 25 | 12 |
| 9 | Zeeshan Siddiqui | CF | 2018 | (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 25) | Academy | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Hafiz Shah Wali | CF | 2018 | (1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 28) | Muslim | 20 | 0 |

## Season
### National Challenge Cup

Khan Research Laboratories started their season with 3–0 win over Karachi United. On 24 July, they defeated Karachi Port Trust 5–0 and three days later drew 0–0 with WAPDA to top their group.

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | WAPDA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Karachi Port Trust | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Karachi United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Matches
### Summary

| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | CS | | | |
| National Challenge Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | National Challenge Cup | National Challenge Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 2 | DF | Muhammad Shahid | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Arslan Ali | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Muneer Ahmed | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Waqar Ihtisham | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Izharullah | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 2 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Iftikhar Ali Khan | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 2 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Zeeshan Siddiqui | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Umair Ali | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Abdul Qadeer | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Hafiz Wali Shah | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Mazdaq Maqsood | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Imran Khan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Zaid Umar | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Ghulam Fareed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Junaid Ahmed | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Abdul Razzaq | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Nasrullah | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Hassan Riaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Ali Agha | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 3 August 2019. Source: KRL F.C.

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | National Challenge Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Umair Ali | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 6 | Izharullah Khan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 8 | Iftikhar Ali Khan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | 15 | Imran Khan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Arslan Ali | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Zeeshan Siddiqui | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Zaid Umer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 15 | 15 |
Last updated: 3 August 2019. Source: KRL F.C.

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | Premier League | National Challenge Cup | Total |
| 1 | 23 | Nasrullah | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Last updated: 3 August 2019. Source: KRL F.C.