The Pakistan Premier League (PPL), also known as the Pakistan Premier Football League is a Pakistani professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Pakistan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Pakistan Football Federation League. Teams play 30 matches each with 240 matches played in total.
The competition was established in 2004 following the decision of the Pakistan Football Federation to create a league to improve the standard of football played and to progress the national team’s performance.
The current champions are KRL F.C. who won the title in the 2012-13 season.
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