2010 Pakistan Premier League

The 2010 Pakistan Premier League for professional association football was the 7th season of the Pakistan Premier League, since its establishment in 2004, and the 56th season of Pakistan domestic league. The season began on 16 September 2010 and finished on 30 December 2010. Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions. WAPDA won the league, it was their 4th Premier League and 8th Pakistani league title. Besides the title and the winner's trophy, WAPDA F.C. received Rs 600,000, while the last edition's winners KRL received Rs 400,000 as runners-up. PIA F.C. came in third and received Rs 300,000. PIA shot-stopper Muhammad Haji was adjudged the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and pocketed Rs 100,000 while leading marksman Arif Mehmood and best goalkeeper Muhammad Omer (KESC F.C.) took Rs50,000 each. Chaman's Afghan F.C. were given Rs 100,000 as winners of the Fair Play trophy. Rs 50,000 each went to the best referee Jehangir Khan and the best match commissioner Gohar Zaman while the best assistant referee Irshad-ul-Haq received Rs25,000. == Format == Teams play each other on a home and away basis The winners will represent Pakistan at the 2011 AFC President's Cup. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League. == Location and stadia == == League table == == Results == == Statistics == === Scoring === First hat-trick of the season: Arif Mehmood for WAPDA against Young Blood (22 September 2010) Widest winning margin: 6 goals – WAPDA Pakistan Navy 6–0 Sui Southern Gas (25 October 2010) Most goals against one team: 6 WAPDA 6–1 Young Blood (24 September 2010) Pakistan Navy 6–0 Sui Southern Gas (25 October 2010) Sui Southern Gas 6–2 Young Blood (26 November 2010) Karachi Port Trust 6–1 Young Blood (30 November 2010) Afghan Chaman 6–1 Young Blood (25 December 2010) Sui Southern Gas 1–6 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (1 November 2010) Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 6–1 Sui Southern Gas (14 November 2010) This is the first time in the Premier League that any team has scored 6 goals against same team twice in one season. Most hat-tricks scored by one player: 2 Arif Mehmood for WAPDA Young Blood 0–4 WAPDA (21 September 2010) WAPDA 6–1 Young Blood (24 September 2010) This is the first time in the Premier League that any player has scored a hat-trick against the same team twice in one season. Most hat-tricks by a team: 3 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Muhammad Essa v Sui Southern Gas (1 November 2010) Muhammad Rasool v Afghan Chaman (8 November 2010) Abdul Rehman v Sui Southern Gas (14 November 2010) WAPDA Arif Mehmood v Young Blood (21 September 2010) Arif Mehmood v Young Blood (24 September 2010) Khuda Bakhsh v Karachi Port Trust (22 October 2010) Team with most goals scored: 60 goals – WAPDA Team with fewest goals scored: 20 goals – Sui Southern Gas Team with fewest goals conceded: 16 goals – Khan Research Laboratories Team with most goals conceded: 73 goals – Young Blood === Top goalscorers === As of 30 December 2010 === Hat-tricks === As of 30 December 2010 4 Player scored four goals === Awards === As of 30 December 2010 == See also == Football in Pakistan List of football clubs in Pakistan == References == == External links == 2010 Pakistan Premier League season at RSSSF