List of Pakistan football champions

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The Pakistan football champions are the winners of the highest league in Pakistani football, which is currently the Pakistan Premier League.

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Pakistan’s first football tournament began on May 28, 1948 as the National Football Championship, a knock-out competition, which remained as the top football competition in the country until 2004 with the introduction of the Pakistan Premier League. In 1979, a domestic cup was added to Pakistani football, known as the Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup. [1]

The 1948–49 Pakistan National Football League was the first season of the NFL and ended with Sindh Blue being crowned champions. The National Football League era though saw Karachi based Pakistan Airlines with most championships, winning the competition nine times. The Pakistan Premier League era is different though as most of the champions of the league have come from Punjab side with Khan Research Laboratories from Rawalpindi winning the league five times. [2]

Currently, the team with the most championships in Pakistan Premier League is Khan Research Laboratories, who have won five championships in the league. However, Pakistan Airlines are the team with the most championships overall, winning National Football League nine times. [3]

Champions

National Football League (1948–2003)

YearChampions
(number of titles)		Runners-up
1948–49Sindh Blue (1)Sindh Red
1949–50Balochistan Red (1)Sindh
1951–52Punjab (1)NWFP
1952–53Punjab (2)NWFP Blue
1953–54Punjab Blue (1) Pakistan Railways
1954–55Punjab (3)NWFP
1955–56Balochistan (1) Pakistan Railways
1956–57Punjab (4)East Pakistan White
1957–58Punjab Blue (1) Pakistan Railways
1958–59Balochistan (2)East Pakistan
1959–60East Pakistan (1)Karachi Blue
1960–61Dacca (1)Karachi White
1961–62Dacca (2)Karachi
1962–63Karachi (1) Pakistan Railways
1963–64Karachi (2) Pakistan Railways
1965–66Karachi (3) Pakistan Railways
1967–68Peshawar (1)Lahore
1968–69 Pakistan Railways (1)Karachi
1969–70Chittagong (1)Peshawar
1970–71 Pakistan Airlines (1)Karachi
1971–72 Pakistan Airlines (2)Peshawar White
1972–73Karachi Yellow (1)Rawalpindi
1974–75 (I) Pakistan Airlines (3)Punjab A
1974–75 (II)Sindh Red (1)Balochistan Red
1975–76 Pakistan Airlines (4)Pakistan Railways
1977–78 Pakistan Airlines (5)Sindh Red
1978–79Karachi Red (1) Pakistan Airlines
1979–80Karachi Red (2) Pakistan Army
1980–81 Pakistan Airlines (6) Pakistan Air Force
1981–82 Habib Bank (1) Pakistan Railways
1982–83 WAPDA (1) Habib Bank
1983–84 Pakistan Railways (2) WAPDA
1984–85Quetta (1) Pakistan Airlines
1985–86 Pakistan Air Force (1) Pakistan Airlines
1986–87Crescent Textiles Mills (1) Karachi Port Trust
1988–89 (I)Punjab Red (1) Pakistan Railways
1988–89 (II) Pakistan Airlines (7)Sindh Government Press
1989–90Punjab Red (2) Pakistan Airlines
1990–91 WAPDA (2) Habib Bank
1991–92 Pakistan Airlines (8) Pakistan Army
1992–93 Pakistan Army (1) WAPDA
1993–94Crescent Textiles Mills (2) WAPDA
1994–95 Pakistan Army (2)Allied Bank
1996–97 (I)Allied Bank (1) Pakistan Airlines
1996–97 (II) Pakistan Airlines (9)Allied Bank
1998–99Allied Bank (2) Pakistan Navy
1999–00Allied Bank (3) Habib Bank
2000–01 WAPDA (3) Khan Research Laboratories
2002–03 WAPDA (4) Pakistan Army

Pakistan Premier League (2004-present)

YearChampions
(number of titles)		PointsRunners-upPointsThird placePointsTop goalscorerGoals
2004–05 WAPDA (1)74 Pakistan Army 74 Khan Research Laboratories 73 Flag of Pakistan.svg Arif Mehmood (WAPDA)20
2005–06 Pakistan Army (1)51 WAPDA 45 Khan Research Laboratories 41 Flag of Pakistan.svg Imran Hussain (Pakistan Army)21
2006–07 Pakistan Army (2)49 WAPDA (2)44 Khan Research Laboratories 44 Flag of Pakistan.svg Arif Mehmood (WAPDA)20
2007–08 WAPDA (2)58 Pakistan Army 57 Khan Research Laboratories 53 Flag of Pakistan.svg Arif Mehmood (WAPDA)21
2008–09 WAPDA (3)54 Pakistan Army 50 Khan Research Laboratories 47 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Rasool (Khan Research Laboratories)22
2009–10 Khan Research Laboratories (1)60 Pakistan Army 60 WAPDA 57 Flag of Pakistan.svg Arif Mehmood (WAPDA)20
2010–11 WAPDA (4)67 Khan Research Laboratories 58 PIA 57 Flag of Pakistan.svg Arif Mehmood (WAPDA)21
2011–12 Khan Research Laboratories (2)77 Afghan 57 Pakistan Army 57 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jadid Khan Pathan (Afghan Chaman)22
2012–13 Khan Research Laboratories (3)71 K-Electric 62 Muslim 62 Flag of Pakistan.svg Kaleemullah Khan (Khan Research Laboratories)35
2013–14 Khan Research Laboratories (4)66 K-Electric 64 WAPDA 63 Flag of Pakistan.svg Kaleemullah Khan (Khan Research Laboratories)18
2014–15 K-Electric (1)48 Pakistan Army 45 Air Force 42 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Rasool (K-Electric)22
2018–19 Khan Research Laboratories (5)51 Air Force 51 Sui Southern Gas 50 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ansar Abbas (Pakistan Army)15

Total titles won

Teams in bold competed in the Premier League as of the 2018–19 season. [4]

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
Pakistan Airlines 1 †
9
5
1970–71, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1996–97
WAPDA
8
5
1982–83, 1990–91, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
Punjab 2
8
1
1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1988–89, 1989–90
Karachi 3
6
5
1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1978–79, 1979-80
Khan Research Laboratories
5
2
 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19
Pakistan Army
4
4
1992–93, 1994–95, 2005-06, 2006–07
Allied Bank†
3
2
1996–97, 1998–99, 1999-00
Pakistan Railways
2
9
1968–69, 1983–84
Balochistan 4
3
1
1949–50, 1955–56, 1958–59
Sindh 5
2
3
1948–49, 1974–75
Crescent Textiles Mills†
2
0
1986–87, 1993–94
Dacca
2
0
1960–61, 1961–62
K-Electric †
1
2
 2014–15
East Pakistan
1
1
1959–60
Pakistan Air Force
1
1
1985–86
Peshawar
1
1
1967–68
Chittagong
1
0
1969–70
Quetta
1
0
1984–85
NWFP
0
3
Afghan Chaman
0
1
Habib Bank†
0
1
Karachi Port Trust
0
1
Lahore
0
1
Pakistan Navy
0
1
Sindh Government Press
0
1

    Note: † represents dissolved teams.

    Total titles won by provinces

    Punjab has dominated the football league in Pakistan with a total of 31 league titles won between three cities; Faisalabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Sindh based Karachi and East Bengal based Dacca dominated the league from 1960 to 1965; Dacca winning consecutive titles from 1960-61 and 1961-62, and Karachi winning back to back three titles from 1962-63, 1963-64 and 1964-65. [1] [2]

    ProvinceNumber of titlesClubs
    Flag of Punjab.svg Punjab
    32
    		 WAPDA (8), Punjab (8), Khan Research Laboratories (5), Pakistan Army (4), Allied Bank (3), Pakistan Railways (2), Crescent Textiles Mill (2)
    Flag of Sindh.svg Sindh
    18
    		 Pakistan Airlines (9), Karachi (6), Sindh (2), K-Electric (1)
    Flag of Balochistan.svg Balochistan
    4
    		Balochistan (3), Quetta (1)
    Emblem of East Pakistan (1955-1971).svg East Bengal (now Bangladesh)
    3
    		Dacca (2), Chittagong (1)
    Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP)
    2
    		 Pakistan Air Force (1), Peshawar (1)

    By City / Town

    City / TownChampionshipsClubs
    Lahore
    19
    		 WAPDA (8), Punjab (8), Allied Bank (3)
    Karachi
    18
    		 Pakistan Airlines (9), Karachi (6), Sindh (2), K-Electric (1)
    Rawalpindi
    11
    		 Khan Research Laboratories (5), Pakistan Army (4), Pakistan Railways (2)
    Quetta
    4
    		Balochistan (3), Quetta (1)
    Peshawar
    2
    		 Pakistan Air Force (1), Peshawar (1)
    Dhaka
    2
    		Dacca (2)
    Faisalabad
    2
    		Crescent Textile Mill (2)
    Chittagong
    1
    		Chittagong (1)

    Multiple trophy wins

    Only three clubs have won double in Pakistan football.

    TeamSeasonTrophies
    Allied Bank Limited1998–99National Football League, PFF President's Cup
    Crescent Textile Mills1986–87National League Football, President-PFF Cup
    Khan Research Laboratories 2009–10 Pakistan Premier League, National Football Challenge Cup
    2011–12 Pakistan Premier League, National Football Challenge Cup

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