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Pakistan Pro League

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Pakistan Pro League
Founded2017
First season 2017-18
Country Pakistan
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPakistan Pro Championship
Domestic cup(s)Pakistan National Cup
Pakistan Super Cup
League cup(s)PPL Cup
International cup(s)AFC Cup
TV partnersPTV Sports
Geo Super
Sponsor(s)Haier
Habib Bank Limited
Current: 2017-18 Pakistan Pro League

The Pakistan Pro League is the top-tier of Pakistan Football League System played by clubs in Pakistan, It is operated by Pakistan Pro Leagues (PPL)

Format

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Structure

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Regular Season

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The regular season runs from Late August to Mid February, 12 teams play a double round robin and the winner of the regular season wins the league. After the regular season is over, The 12th placed team is automatically relegated to Pakistan Pro Championship, The league splits into two concurrent rounds: Championship Round and Asian Round.

Championship Round

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Championship round runs from Early March to Late April. Teams placed 1st to 5th in the regular season play a double round robin round to determine the teams who qualify for Asian competitions. The 1st placed team qualifies for the AFC Champions League Qualification Round 1, The 2nd placed team qualifies for the AFC Cup Qualification Round 1 and the 3rd placed teams advances to the AFC Cup Qualification Play-offs Final.

Asian Round

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Asian round runs from Early March to Early April. Teams placed 6th to 11th are divided into groups of 2 and play a double round robin round. The winners of the groups advance to AFC Cup Qualification Play-offs Semi-Finals and the last placed teams in the groups get automatic relegation to Pakistan Pro Championship.

AFC Cup Qualification Play-offs

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The winners of the Asian Round groups play a two-legged tie in the Semi-Final of the Play-offs and the winner plays a match against the 3rd placed team in the Championship Round in the Final at the Lake View Stadium.

Rules

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Teams are required to have a minimum of 3 Homegrown Players, but other then that they are free to sign any players they want but they can't exceed their expenditure more than their income.

History

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The Pakistan Premier League was the only league running in Pakistan, it was criticized for being unprofessional so that led to the Pakistan Football Federation president Faisal Saleh Hayat and his companions to resign from the federation and were replaced by new members. The new members formed a new professional league known as Pakistan Pro League. The old teams were re branded and the players remained at their old clubs.

Past tournaments/winners

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Pakistan Pro League winners
Season Winner Runner-up
2017–18

Sponsors and Broadcasting Rights

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Sponsors

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Pakistan Pro League Sponsors
Name Sponsor Since
Haier 2017
Habib Bank Limited 2017

Broadcasting Rights

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Territory Years Channels
 Pakistan 2017–present PTV Sports
Geo Super
South & Central Asia 2017–present Sony SIX
Ten Sports
European Union Europe 2017-Present Canal+
beIN Sports
Arab League Middle East & North Africa 2017–present OSN Sports
beIN Sports
The Americas 2017-present FOX Sports
OSN Sports
SkySports
 United Kingdom 2017-present SkySports

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2017-18 Pakistan Pro League

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User:Zohaibahmed123#Pakistan Pro League
Season2017–18
Dates27 August 2017 - 20 May 2018
Matches played167

The 2017-18 Pakistan Pro League is the inaugural season of top-tier football in Pakistan. It will begin on August 27, 2017, and end on May 20, 2018. The previous teams were rebranded and renamed, the players who were already playing in the league will be put in a pool of players who would be sorted by their ability and skills so that each team gets a chance to get better players. Teams were given around 3 Million Euros in their finances to start with and then the club owners and sponsors can give money in the club finances

Teams

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There are going to be 12 team who are going to play each other home and away

Locations of the Karachi-based teams
Locations of the Lahore-based teams
Team Home city Home ground
Chaman United Chaman Jamal Nasir Stadium
Faisalabad City Faisalabad Iqbal Stadium
FC Lahore Lahore Lahore Arena Park
Hyderabad United Hyderabad Sindh Football Stadium
Islamabad United Islamabad Jinnah Sports Stadium
Karachi City Karachi People's Football Stadium
Karachi United Karachi Karachi United Stadium
Kashmir Raiders Muzafarabad Kashmir International Stadium
Lahore City Lahore Punjab Stadium
Peshawar SC Peshawar Arbab Niaz Stadium
Quetta Gladiators SC Quetta Ayub National Stadium
Rawal City Islamabad Jinnah Sports Stadium

League Table

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Regular Season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Afghan Chaman FC (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Championship Round
2 Islamabad United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Karachi City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Karachi United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Korangi-Landhi FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lahore City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Relegation Playoff Round
7 Peshawar SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 PMC Athletico Faisalabad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Quetta Gladiators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rawal City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 RFC Lahore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 West Karachi FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Pakistan Pro Championship
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champion

See also

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