The eighth Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL), organised by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), will kick off on Tuesday.
The league, which will continue till Dec 28, is featuring 12 departmental and four club teams.
Three matches will be played on the opening day.
In the first match, Muslim Club will take on Punjab Medical College Athletico at Sadiq Shaheed Stadium, Quetta while HBL will lock horns with Pakistan Navy at the Peoples Stadium, Karachi. Pakistan Army will be competing against the KESC in the inaugural day’s third clash at the KPT Stadium.
In all, 240 matches will be played in the league which will end on Dec 28, out of which seventy matches will be completed before the start of the holy month of Ramazan.
The winners will get a cash prize of Rs0.7 million, runners-up will receive Rs0.5 million while the third-placed team will pocket Rs0.4 million.
Best player of the league will be honoured with a cash prize of Rs150,000, highest scorer Rs100,000 while the best match-commissioner and best referee Rs100,000 and Rs50,000, respectively.
Participating teams:
Wapda, KRL, PIA, KESC, Pakistan Army, KPT, PAF, Afghan Club, Pakistan Navy, Pak Electron Company (PEL), Baloch Club, NBP, HBL, Punjab Medical College, Police, Muslim Club.
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