2006–07 Pakistan Premier League

Pakistan Premier League
Season2006–07
ChampionsPakistan Army
2nd Premier League title
4th Pakistani title
RelegatedHabib Bank
Pakistan Telecommunication
AFC President's CupPakistan Army
Matches180
Goals244 (1.36 per match)
Top goalscorerArif Mehmood (14 goals)
Biggest home winWAPDA 6–0 Karachi Port Trust
(12 September 2006)
WAPDA 6–0 National Bank
(14 September 2006)
Biggest away winWohaib 0–6 Karachi Port Trust
(14 September 2006)
Highest scoringWAPDA 6–0 Karachi Port Trust
(12 September 2006)
WAPDA 6–0 National Bank
(14 September 2006)
Wohaib 0–6 Karachi Port Trust
(14 September 2006)
Karachi Port Trust 4–2 Wohaib
(13 January 2007)
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 2–4 WAPDA
(25 January 2007)
Longest winning run7 games
Pakistan Army
Longest unbeaten run19 games
Pakistan Army
Longest winless run11 games
Habib Bank
Longest losing run7 games
Wohaib
2005

The 2006–07 Pakistan Premier League season was the 3rd season of Pakistan Premier League and 52nd season of Pakistan domestic football. The football season was moved from the summer to the winter months.

Teams in PPL 2006/07
Teams in PPL 2006/07

The defending champions Pakistan Army ended the season as league champions, winning their second title in three years.

Pakistan Army goalkeeper Jaffar Khan set a new Pakistani record by keeping a clean sheet for 1,260 minutes.[1] Pakistan Army only conceded 3 goals, another record.

By virtue of being the national champions, Pakistan Army represented Pakistan at the 2007 AFC President's Cup, which was staged in Lahore.

The relegation spots were occupied by Habib Bank and Pakistan Telecommunication, who withdrew before the start of the league.[1]

Teams

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Panther Club and Pakistan Public Work Department were relegated at the end of the 2005–06 season and were replaced by B-Division winners and runner-up Pakistan Railways and Karachi Electric Supply Corporation.

Club City Stadium[2][3]
Afghan Chaman Chaman None
Habib Bank Karachi None
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Karachi None
Karachi Port Trust Karachi Karachi Port Trust Stadium
Khan Research Laboratories Rawalpindi KRL Stadium
National Bank Karachi None
Pakistan Telecommunication Islamabad None
Pakistan Army Rawalpindi Army Stadium
Pakistan Navy Rawalpindi None
Pakistan Railways Lahore Railway Stadium
WAPDA Lahore Model Town C-Block Ground
Wohaib Lahore Punjab University Old Campus Ground

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pakistan Army 20 15 4 1 27 3 +24 49 2007 AFC President's Cup
2 WAPDA 20 13 5 2 41 10 +31 44
3 Khan Research Laboratories 20 13 5 2 26 12 +14 44
4 Karachi Port Trust 20 7 7 6 28 29 −1 28
5 National Bank 20 7 6 7 24 28 −4 27
6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 20 6 6 8 23 25 −2 24
7 Pakistan Navy 20 6 5 9 19 21 −2 23
8 Pakistan Railways 20 4 7 9 18 32 −14 19
9 Afghan Chaman 20 4 5 11 17 27 −10 17
10 Wohaib 20 3 4 13 10 33 −23 13
11 Habib Bank (R) 20 2 6 12 11 24 −13 12 Relegation to 2007–08 PFF League
12 Pakistan Telecommunication (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2007. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Statistics

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Scoring

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  • First goal of the season: Siraj-ud-Din for Afghan Chaman against Wohaib (10 September 2006).[1]
  • Last goal of the season: Muhammad Ali for Afghan Chaman against Pakistan Navy(1 February 2007).[1]
  • Fastest goal of the season: 2 minutes[1]
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals[1]
    • WAPDA 6–0 Karachi Port Trust (12 September 2006).
    • WAPDA 6–0 National Bank (14 September 2006).
    • Wohaib 0–6 Karachi Port Trust (14 September 2006).
  • Highest scoring game: 6 goals[1]
    • WAPDA 6–0 Karachi Port Trust (12 September 2006).
    • WAPDA 6–0 National Bank (14 September 2006).
    • Wohaib 0–6 Karachi Port Trust (14 September 2006).
    • Karachi Port Trust 4–2 Wohaib (13 January 2007).
    • Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 2–4 WAPDA (25 January 2007).
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals[1]
    • WAPDA 6–0 Karachi Port Trust (12 September 2006).
    • WAPDA 6–0 National Bank (14 September 2006).
    • Wohaib 0–6 Karachi Port Trust (14 September 2006).
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 2 goals[1]
    • Karachi Port Trust 3–2 Pakistan Navy (24 December 2006).
    • Karachi Port Trust 4–2 Wohaib (13 January 2007).
    • Pakistan Navy 2–3 Khan Research Laboratories (15 January 2007).
    • Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 2–4 WAPDA (25 January 2007).

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Arif Mehmood WAPDA 14
2 Imran Hussain Pakistan Army 8
3 Muhammad Ali Afghan Chaman 7
4 Moosa Lal WAPDA 4
Zahid Hameed WAPDA

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Arif Mehmood WAPDA Karachi Port Trust 6–0 12 September 2006 [1]
Bashir WAPDA National Bank 6–0 14 September 2006 [1]
Naseer Ahmed Karachi Port Trust Wohaib 4–2 13 January 2007 [1]
Arif Mehmood WAPDA Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 4–2 26 January 2007 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Pakistan 2006/07 (National Tournaments)". rsssf. RSSSF. August 2, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "PFF Super League from Sunday". Dawn. 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  3. ^ "WAPDA register another win; NBP, KRL play 2-2 draw". www.thenews.com.pk. 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2025-09-21.