2021–22 Pakistan Premier League
Season | 2021–22 |
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← 2018–19 2022–23 → |
2021–22 Pakistan Premier League (2021–22 PPL) was to be the 62nd season of Pakistani domestic football and the 13th season of the Pakistan Premier League. Each team was scheduled to play play each other twice for a total of 22 games. The league was not recognised by FIFA, as it was organized by the then elected PFF President, Ashfaq Hussain Shah who came into power by third-party interference through the PFF elections conducted by the Supreme Court.[1] The tournament was suspended after a few months into the season and then cancelled.[2]
Suspension
On 27 March 2021, the PFF's office was attacked by its former president, Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah and his group, and the ongoing women's championship was cancelled. Major clubs protested:
Because of the attack NC[who?] lost control of the PFF headquarters in Lahore. Due to the attack FIFA imposed a suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation 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.[8][9][10] The Ashfaq-led PFF group anyhow announced that the 2021 edition of PPL would be held from August.[11][1][12]
Teams
Disbanded
Teams relegated to PFFL
Teams promoted to Pakistan Premier League
Teams not participating
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Lyallpur | Faisalabad | Railways Ground | 10,000 |
Civil Aviation Authority
|
Karachi | Korangi Baloch Stadium | 5,000 |
Karachi United | Karachi | Karachi United Stadium
|
2,000 |
Khan Research Laboratories
|
Rawalpindi | KRL Ground
|
8,000 |
Huma
|
Islamabad | Jinnah Sports Stadium | 48,820 |
Muslim
|
Chaman | Jamal Nasir Stadiium | 12,000 |
Sui Northern Gas
|
Lahore | Punjab Stadium | 10,000 |
Pakistan Air Force
|
Peshawar | PAF Complex | 2,000 |
Pakistan Army | Rawalpindi | Army Stadium | 7,000 |
Pakistan Navy | Islamabad | PNS Karsaz Stadium | 5,000 |
Sui Southern Gas
|
Karachi | Karachi Port Trust Stadium | 5,000 |
WAPDA | Lahore | Punjab Stadium | 10,000 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Editorial Staff (2021-08-01). "PPFL to begin in Multan from August 14 [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ a b "Pakistan 2021/22". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2021-03-27). "PFF congress authorises Ashfaq to thwart NC's delaying tactics [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2021-03-27). "National Women's Championship cancelled". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2021-03-28). "Pakistan football on brink of international suspension [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ Maryam, Hajira. "'Dark day': Pakistan football HQ attacked, women's event scrapped". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "'Hostile takeover' and smashed glass: turmoil in Pakistan's football". the Guardian. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad football federations over interference". Reuters. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "FIFA suspends Pakistan football after 'hostile takeover'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Who We Are - News - FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2021-05-31). "Ashfaq's PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2021-06-07). "Ignoring top teams of B division shows bias: Nasir [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ @pakistanff (October 15, 2020). "BALOCH FC GAIN PROMOTION TO 2021 PPFL! #pffleague #PakistanFootball" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-10-15 – via Twitter.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2020-10-24). "After debut season, Masha United reach heady heights of PPFL [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2021-08-12). "PPFL set to get underway from 14th in Multan [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-07.