The 2008 season is the 54th season of Pakistan domestic football and the 5th season of the Pakistan Premier League

Pakistan Premier League

The Pakistan Premier League is the first division of Pakistani football. It was established in 2004, in place of the National Championship by the Pakistan Football Federation.-Origins:...

, and was held from July 22, 2008 to December 6, 2008 under the auspices of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)

Pakistan Football Federation

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Format

Teams play each other on a home and away basis

The winners will represent Pakistan at the 2009 AFC President's Cup

AFC President's Cup

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. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League. Two teams will be promoted to the PPL.

The matches will be held at 1:00 and 3:00 pm respectively on home and away basis. This time the winning bonus will be Rs 500,000, the runners-up team will receive Rs 300,000 while the third position holder will receive Rs 100,000. All matches are likely to be supervised by neutral referees.

The 2008 season

KPT FC lead from the start and up to the midway point remained ahead of KRL, WAPDA and Army, who all made slips up. However, by the final third of the season KPT began to falter, and towards the end of the season it became a three horse race between Army, WAPDA and KRL, just as it has done the past four seasons. The season ended with WAPDA holding on to the title with Army in second over perennial third placers KRL. Pakistan Steel and PTV were both relegated.

Final standings

Champions

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Facts and Figures

Matches : 182

Outright Decisions : 133

Drawn Games : 49

Goals : 487

Leading Scorers :

Muhammad Rasool (KRL) 22, Arif Mehmood (WAPDA) 19, Shakir Lashari (PIA) 16, Abdul Rehman (KPT) 14, Farooq Shah (NBP) 12, Muhammad Ishtiaq (HBL) 10

Top Scorer : Muhammad Rasool (KRL)

Most Valuable Player : Samar Ishaq (KRL)

Best Goal Keeper : Abdul Aziz (WAPDA)

Fair Play Trophy : Afghan FC, Chaman

Best Match Commissioner : Ali Nawaz Karachi)

Best Referee :Muhammad Rauf Bari (Lahore)

Quickest Strike :

Muhammad Akram (Steel) vs HBL on 24 July at Peoples Sports Complex, Karachi …48th seconds

Imran Niazi (WAPDA) vs KESC on 9 Nov at Railway Stadium, Lahore …49th seconds

Hat-Tricks (11):

1. Haji Ahmed Shah (Afghan FC) vs PTV…. 6 August at Chaman's Govt High School Ground .

2. Arif Mehmood (WAPDA) vs NBP….7 August at Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi

3. Zeeshan Ali (PIA) vs PEL…8 August at Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi

4. Muhammad Rasool (KRL) vs KESC… at 12 August at Peoples Sports Complex, Karachi on 12 August 2008

5. Shakir Lashari (PIA) vs PTV … 14 August at Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi

6. Jamil Ahmed (NBP) v PIA …8 October 2008 at Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi

7. Arif Mehmood (WAPDA) vs PMC…21 October at Faisalabad's University of Agriculture Ground

8. Muhammad Rasool (KRL) vs PTV …23 October at KRL Stadiumn, Rawalpindi

9. Muhammad Rasool (KRL) vs Afghan …16 November at KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi

10. Arif Mehmood (WAPDA) vs Pak Steel…18 November at Lahore's Railway Stadium.

11. Jadeed Khan (Afghan) vs PTV..22 November at PSB Ground near Hamidi Hall, Islamabad.

Most Goals by teams : KRL, WAPDA 46

Team scoring least goals : PTV 19

Team conceding most goals :PTV 74

Team conceding less goal : Navy 18

External links

• Pakistan Football Federation