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.

Venues

The entire 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League was staged at centralized venues rather than traditional club home grounds. Matches were played in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.

Teams

Locations of teams in the 2014-15 PPLPakistan 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.
ClubCity
Afghan ChamanChaman
Baloch QuettaQuetta
K-ElectricKarachi
Karachi Port TrustKarachi
Khan Research LaboratoriesRawalpindi
MuslimQuetta
National BankKarachi
Pakistan Air ForcePeshawar
Pakistan ArmyRawalpindi
Pakistan RailwaysLahore
Pakistan AirlinesKarachi
WAPDALahore

Final standings



Season statistics

Scoring

Hat-tricks

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.
AwardPlayerClub
Top scorerMuhammad RasoolK-Electric
Best goalkeeperMuzammil HussainWAPDA
Best Player of the Season
Mansoor Khan
Muhammad Mujahid
Pakistan Airforce