2004–05 in Pakistani football

The 2004–05 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Pakistan.

Football in Pakistan

Season	2004–05
Men's football
Premier League	WAPDA
Football Federation League	National Bank
National Football Challenge Cup	Pakistan Telecommunication
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Overview

• 2004–05 was the first season to feature the re-branded and redesigned Pakistan Premier League. The National Football League was renamed the Pakistan Premier League, featuring league system replacing the old group stage and knockout system.
• Naka Muhammaden suffered financial problems, withdrew from the league and came back to complete the remaining matches and folded at the ended at the end of season.
• Allied Bank folded their team at the end of season.

Teams

Dissolved

• Allied Bank folded their team at the end of the season, after refusing to renew contracts of some players.
• Naka Muhammaden folded at the end of the season owing to financial reasons.

Internationals

Friendlies

Pakistan  v  India

12 June International Friendly	Pakistan	1–1	India	Quetta, Pakistan
17:00 PST	Essa 78'	Report	Chhetri 65'	Stadium: Ayub National Stadium Attendance: 20,000[1] Referee: Jehangir Khan

Pakistan  v  India

16 June International Friendly	Pakistan	0–1	India	Peshawar, Pakistan
20:30 PST		Report	MA Abdul Hakkim 67'	Stadium: Qayyum Stadium Attendance: 15,000[2] Referee: Imtiaz Ali Shah

Pakistan  v  India

18 June International Friendly	Pakistan	3–0	India	Lahore, Pakistan
20:30 PST	Essa 2' Tanveer 45+1' Mehmood 46'	Report		Stadium: Punjab Stadium Attendance: 11,000[3] Referee: Muhammad Asif Kiyani

Club competitions

Pakistan Premier League

Main article: 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	WAPDA	30	23	5	2	98	12	+86	74	Qualification to 2005 AFC President's Cup
2	Pakistan Army	30	23	5	2	98	16	+82	74
3	Khan Research Laboratories	30	23	4	3	98	24	+74	73
4	Karachi Port Trust	30	18	7	5	68	34	+34	61
5	Pakistan Telecommunication	30	18	6	6	63	29	+34	60
6	Pakistan Navy	30	14	11	5	62	28	+34	53
7	Habib Bank	30	14	7	9	67	35	+32	49
8	Allied Bank	30	15	3	12	52	40	+12	48	Relegation to 2005–06 PFF National League
9	Afghan Chaman	30	10	7	13	43	46	−3	37
10	Wohaib	30	9	3	18	37	53	−16	30
11	Panther Club[a]	30	8	6	16	43	67	−24	30
12	Young Eleven	30	7	4	19	38	90	−52	25	Relegation to 2005–06 PFF National League
13	Mauripur Baloch	30	6	4	20	25	64	−39	22
14	Baloch Quetta	30	5	5	20	26	62	−36	20
15	Naka Muhammaden	30	5	0	25	32	154	−122	15
16	Mardan	30	3	1	26	20	116	−96	10

Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2004. Source: rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Notes:

1. Panther were saved from relegation as Allied Bank dissolved their team at the end of the season, saving Panther from relegation due to them being the best placed team in relegation zone.

Football Federation League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	National Bank	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	11	Promotion to 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League
2	Pakistan Public Work Department	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8
3	Pakistan Railways	6	1	3	2	6	7	−1	6
4	Pakistan Airforce	6	1	3	2	3	6	−3	6

Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2004. Source: rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

National Football Challenge Cup

5 August 2005

19:00 PST

WAPDA	1–2	Pakistan Telecommunication
Syed Raza 66'	Report	Adeel Ahmed 11' M. Ejaz Ghoza 68'

Army Stadium, Rawalpindi