The 2018–19 season is Khan Research Laboratories Football Club's 23rd competitive season, 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Pakistani football, 12th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 23rd year in existence as a football club.
2018–19 season season | |||
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Owner | Khan Research Laboratories | ||
Chairman | Tahir Ikram | ||
Head coach | Sajjad Mehmood | ||
Stadium | KRL Stadium | ||
Pakistan Premier League | 1st | ||
National Challenge Cup | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Iftikhar A. Khan (12) All: Iftikhar A. Khan (12) | ||
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Month by month review
editSeptember
editKhan Research Laboratories started their season with a 3–0 win over National Bank with a hat-trick scored by Iftikhar Ali Khan. In its second and last league game of September, Khan Research Laboratories drew 0–0 to Muslim.[1]
Position at the end of September
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
October
editKhan Research Laboratories faced newly promoted Sui Northern Gas on 4 October, the match ended in a 1–1 draw with Iftikhar Ali Khan scoring his fourth goal in three matches. Their fourth match of the season was a 3–0 win over newly promoted Baloch Nushki, Izharullah Khan, Umair Ali and Iftikhar Ali Khan scored for Khan Research Laboratories. On 21 October, Khan Research Laboratories faced rivals K-Electric in match that ended 1–1, with Izharullah Khan scoring for Khan Research Laboratories. On 24 October, Khan Research Laboratories faced their longtime-rivals WAPDA, with Khan Research Laboratories winning the game 1–0 after a late-goal from Umair Ali. In their last match of the October, the club faced Pakistan Air Force in a 1–1 draw, after Danish Hameed's goal was equalised by Pakistan Air Force's Irfan Ali at 63rd minute.
Position at the end of October
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | Khan Research Laboratories | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 |
November
editOn 1 November, Khan Research Laboratories faced Afghan Chaman, which the club won 3–0 with attacking trio Iftikhar Ali Khan, Izharullah Khan and Umair Ali scoring for Khan Research Laboratories. On 6 November, Khan Research Laboratories defeated struggling Karachi Port Trust 1–0 with winger Umair Ali scoring a late goal for the club. On 16 November, Khan Research Laboratories defeated Pakistan Navy 3–0, with goals from Iftikhar Ali Khan, Izharullah Khan and Zaid Umar. On 19 November, the club faced longtime-rivals Pakistan Army in a 1–1, with Muhammad Shahid scoring equaliser for Khan Research Laboratories at 43rd minute. On 23 November, the club extended its unbeaten run to 12 matches after defeating newly-form and promoted Civil Aviation Authority 2–1 with Iftikhar Ali Khan and captain Zia Us-Salam scoring for the club. On 26 November, Khan Research Laboratories' unbeaten run came to an end after losing 1–0 Sui Southern Gas, with Habib-ur-Rehman scoring the winning goal of the game. On 29 November, Khan Research Laboratories defeated National Bank 1–0 courtesy of an own goal from Misbah-ul-Hassan.
Position at the end of November
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 29 |
December
editKhan Research Laboratories faced Muslim in their first match of December, winning the match 2–1 with Umair Ali scoring in 12th minute and Muhammad Shahid scoring a penalty in the 92nd minute of the match, which caused a mob of angry people attacking the referee. On 6 December, Khan Research Laboratories defeated Sui Northern Gas 3–1, Waqar Ihtisham, Iftikhar Ali Khan and Umair Ali scoring the goals. On 10 December, they defeated Baloch Nushki 2–0 with Imran Khan and Zaid Umar scoring for the club. Khan Research Laboratories ended their next three matches with three consecutive draws, 1–1 draw with rivals K-Electric and WAPDA with Junaid Ahmed scoring against K-Electric and Iftikhar Ali Khan against WAPDA and a 0–0 with Pakistan Air Force. On 23 December, Khan Research Laboratories defeated Afghan Chaman 5–0 with Imran Khan and Zeeshan Siddiqui scoring a brace and Iftikhar Ali Khan also scoring, taking his tally to 11 goals. The club played a goalless draw against Karachi Port Trust on 26 December.
Position at the end of December
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 45 |
January
editThe club lost two consecutive matches for the first time in the season, losing 1–0 Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy. On 9 January, Khan Research Laboratories defeated Civil Aviation Authority 1–0 with a 23rd-minute goal from Umair Ali, leaving them 3 points behind first placed Pakistan Air Force and 1 point behind second placed Sui Southern Gas. On the final day of the league, Khan Research Laboratories defeated title contenders Sui Southern Gas 4–0, with Iftikhar Ali Khan and Junaid Ahmed scoring a goal each and Izharullah Khan scoring a brace. The victory leveled Khan Research Laboratories with first place Pakistan Air Force on 51 points, although Khan Research Laboratories won the league on goal difference, having a goal difference of +28 against Pakistan Air Force's +27.
Position at the end of January
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 51 |
Club
editCoaching staff
edit
Source: Global Sports Archive
Other information
editOwner | Khan Research Laboratories |
Chairman | Muhammad Ayaz Butt |
Source: Global Sports Archive
First team squad
edit- As of 13 January 2019.[2]
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Tanveer Mumtaz | GK | 2018 | 5 March 1994 (aged 24) | Sui Southern Gas | 84 | 0 | ||
23 | Nasrullah Khan | GK | 2018 | 20 June 1998 (aged 20) | Muslim | 3 | 0 | ||
24 | Hasan Riaz | GK | 2018 | 2 September 1994 (aged 24) | Higher Education Commission | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | Muhammad Shahid (vc) | RB | 2010 | 10 November 1984 (aged 33) | Academy | 139 | 2 | ||
3 | Arslan Ali | LB | 2018 | 20 December 1998 (aged 19) | Habib Bank | 21 | 0 | ||
5 | Waqar Ihtisham | CB | 2018 | 28 November 1996 (aged 21) | Sui Southern Gas | 21 | 1 | ||
12 | Abdul Qadeer | CB | 2018 | 4 April 1999 (aged 19) | WAPDA | 9 | 0 | ||
14 | Mazdaq Masood | CB | 2018 | 23 January 1994 (aged 24) | WAPDA | 19 | 0 | ||
15 | Imran Khan | CB | 2018 | 7 January 1994 (aged 24) | Pakistan Airlines | 26 | 3 | ||
18 | Ghulam Fareed | RB / LB | 2018 | 20 August 1991 (aged 27) | WAPDA | 14 | 0 | ||
25 | Ali Agha | CB | 2018 | 15 May 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 6 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||
4 | Rajab Ali | CM / DM | 2018 | 9 April 1989 (aged 29) | Pakistan Television | 17 | 0 | ||
7 | Zia Us-Salam (c) | CM / RM | 2010 | 4 February 1990 (aged 28) | Academy | 109 | 6 | ||
10 | Umair Ali | AM / LW | 2018 | 9 September 1991 (aged 27) | Sui Southern Gas | 19 | 8 | ||
11 | Yousaf Ahmed | LW / AM / RW | 2018 | 6 November 1997 (aged 20) | Academy | 1 | 0 | ||
17 | Zaid Umer | CM | 2018 | 22 September 2001 (aged 17) | Civil Aviation Authority | 11 | 2 | ||
19 | Junaid Ahmed | AM | 2018 | 7 July 1999 (aged 19) | Karachi Port Trust | 22 | 2 | ||
21 | Muhammad Adil | AM / RW | 2018 | 9 July 1992 (aged 26) | Hawkesbury City | 71 | 24 | ||
22 | Abdul Razzaq | RW / AM | 2014 | 26 May 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 7 | 0 | ||
Strikers | |||||||||
6 | Izharullah | CF | 2014 | 3 November 1989 (aged 28) | Academy | 41 | 7 | ||
8 | Iftikhar Ali Khan | CF | 2018 | 1 February 1992 (aged 26) | WAPDA | 25 | 12 | ||
13 | Hafiz Shah Wali | CF | 2018 | 10 August 1990 (aged 28) | Muslim | 20 | 0 | ||
16 | Danish Hameed | CF | 2018 | 20 March 1995 (aged 23) | Sui Southern Gas | 16 | 1 | ||
20 | Zeeshan Siddiqui | CF | 2018 | 25 December 1993 (aged 24) | Academy | 7 | 2 |
Season
editNational Challenge Cup
editKhan Research Laboratories were the defending champions of the National Challenge Cup, they were knocked out in group stages after losing 1–0 to Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority in the final group match.
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Civil Aviation Authority | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
2 | Khan Research Laboratories | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | Sindh Government Press | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Matches
edit25 April 2018 Group Stage | Khan Research Laboratories | 3–0 | Sindh Government Press | Karachi |
16:30 PST | Umair Ali 21' Izharullah 35' Zeeshan Siddiqui 39' |
Stadium: All Brothers Football Ground Referee: Jehangir Khan |
3 May 2018 Group stage | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | 1–0 | Khan Research Laboratories | Karachi |
16:30 PST | Zaid Umar 84' | Stadium: All Brothers Football Ground Referee: Jehangir Khan |
Premier League
editTable
edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Khan Research Laboratories (C) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 51 |
2 | Pakistan Airforce | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 51 |
3 | Sui Southern Gas | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 50 |
4 | Pakistan Army | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 46 |
5 | WAPDA | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 45 |
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
(C) Champions
Matches
edit26 September 2018 1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3–0 | National Bank | Multan |
20:00 PST | Iftikhar A. Khan 23', 44', 76' Zia Us-Salam 58' |
Report | Stadium: Qilla Kohna Qasim Bagh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Adnan Anjum |
30 September 2018 2 | Khan Research Laboratories | 0–0 | Muslim | Multan |
20:00 PST | Zeeshan Siddiqui 77' | Report | Stadium: Qilla Kohna Qasim Bagh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Adnan Anjum |
4 October 2018 3 | Khan Research Laboratories | 1–1 | Sui Northern Gas | Multan |
20:00 PST | M. Shahid 21' Iftikhar A. Khan 44' A. Qadeer 76' |
Report | Sada Bahar 45' Samad Khan 64' Umer Farooq 61' Aleem Sarwar 68' |
Stadium: Qilla Kohna Qasim Bagh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jahangir Khan |
12 October 2018 4 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3–0 | Baloch Nushki | Multan |
22:45 PST | Izharullah 10' Umair Ali 59' Iftikhar A. Khan 61' |
Report | Stadium: Qilla Kohna Qasim Bagh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Muzammil Hussain |
21 October 2018 5 | Khan Research Laboratories | 1–1 | K-Electric | Lahore |
12:30 PST | Izharullah 11' Iftikhar A. Khan 29' Umair Ali 51' Zia Us-Salam 58' |
Report | Rasool 21' Akber Ali 28' |
Stadium: Punjab Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf |
24 October 2018 6 | Khan Research Laboratories | 1–0 | WAPDA | Lahore |
22:45 PST | Junaid Ahmed 49' Umair Ali 73' |
Report | Adnan Saeed 30' Ahmed Faheem 44' |
Stadium: Punjab Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Touqeer Aslam |
27 October 2018 7 | Pakistan Airforce | 1–1 | Khan Research Laboratories | Lahore |
22:45 PST | Mehdi Hassan 42' Irfan 63' M. Mujahid 79' |
Report | Danish Ahmed 43' Mazdooq Masood 50' Waqar Ihtisham 68' |
Stadium: Punjab Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jahangir Khan |
1 November 2018 8 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3–0 | Afghan Chaman | Lahore |
15:00 PST | Waqar Ihtisham 57' Iftikhar A. Khan 76'Izharullah 77' Umair Ali 90+2' |
Report | Sohrab Khan 79' Khan Jr. 82' 82' |
Stadium: Punjab Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Touqeer Aslam |
6 November 2018 9 | Khan Research Laboratories | 1–0 | Karachi Port Trust | Lahore |
12:30 PST | Muhammad Adil 61' Umair Ali 81' |
Report | M. Waseem 36' | Stadium: Punjab Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Jahangir Khan |
9 November 2018 10 | Khan Research Laboratories | 1–0 | Ashraf Sugar Mills | Lahore |
15:00 PST | Umair Ali 35' | Report | Stadium: Punjab Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf |
16 November 2018 11 | Pakistan Navy | 0–3 | Khan Research Laboratories | Karachi |
15:00 PST | Report | Izharullah 21' Iftikhar A. Khan 30' Zaid Umar 75' |
Stadium: KMC Football Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dilawar Khan |
19 November 2018 12 | Pakistan Army | 1–1 | Khan Research Laboratories | Karachi |
14:30 PST | Umar Waqar 25' | Report | M. Shahid 43' Waqar Ihtisham 68' |
Stadium: KPT Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jahangir Khan |
23 November 2018 13 | Khan Research Laboratories | 2–1 | Civil Aviation Authority | Karachi |
14:30 PST | Iftikhar A. Khan 9' Rajab Ali 57' Zia Us-Salam 60' Mazdaq Masood 85' |
Report | Mudassir Ali 28' M. Naeem 87' |
Stadium: KMC Football Stadium Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf |
26 November 2018 14 | Sui Southern Gas | 1–0 | Khan Research Laboratories | Karachi |
15:00 PST | Habib-ur-Rehman 13' Saddam 59' |
Report | M. Shahid | Stadium: KMC Football Stadium Referee: Jahangir Khan |
Summary
editCompetition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | CS | |||
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Pakistan Premier League | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
National Challenge Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
editAppearances
editNo. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | National Challenge Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||||
1 | GK | Tanveer Mumtaz | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2 | DF | Muhammad Shahid | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
3 | DF | Arslan Ali | 21 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
4 | MF | Rajab Ali | 17 (10) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 (10) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
5 | DF | Waqar Ihtisham | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
6 | FW | Izharullah | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
7 | MF | Zia Us-Salam | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
8 | FW | Iftikhar Ali Khan | 25 (6) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 (6) | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
9 | FW | Rizwan Asif | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
10 | FW | Umair Ali | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
11 | MF | Yousaf Ahmed | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
12 | DF | Abdul Qadeer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
13 | FW | Hafiz Wali Shah | 20 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (11) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
14 | DF | Mazdaq Maqsood | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
15 | DF | Imran Khan | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
16 | FW | Danish Hameed | 16 (11) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 17 (12) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
17 | MF | Zaid Umar | 11 (11) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 (11) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
18 | DF | Ghulam Fareed | 14 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 (13) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
19 | MF | Junaid Ahmed | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
20 | FW | Zeeshan Siddiqui | 7 (4) | 2 | 2 (1) | 1 | 9 (5) | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
21 | MF | Muhammad Adil | 6 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
22 | MF | Abdul Razzaq | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
23 | GK | Nasrullah | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
24 | GK | Hassan Riaz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
25 | DF | Ali Agha | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
26 | MF | Yasir Afridi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Players who left the club in July transfer window | ||||||||||||||||
14 | DF | Imran Khan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 January 2019.
Source: KRL F.C.
Top scorers
editThe list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | National Challenge Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 8 | Iftikhar Ali Khan | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2 | FW | 9 | Umair Ali | 8 | 1 | 9 |
3 | FW | 6 | Izharullah | 6 | 1 | 7 |
4 | FW | 20 | Zeeshan Siddiqui | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | DF | 2 | Muhammad Shahid | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 17 | Zaid Umar | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 19 | Junaid Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | DF | 5 | Waqar Ihtisham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 7 | Zia Us-Salam | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 16 | Danish Hameed | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
Total | 40 | 3 | 43 |
Last updated: 13 January 2019.
Source: KRL F.C.
Clean sheets
editThe list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
Rnk | No. | Player | Premier League | National Challenge Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | Tanveer Ahmed | 14 | 0 | 14 |
2 | 24 | Hassan Riaz | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 13 January 2019.
Source: KRL F.C.
Summary
editGames played | 28 (26 Pakistan Premier League) (2 National Football Challenge Cup) |
Games won | 15 (14 Pakistan Premier League) (1 National Football Challenge Cup) |
Games drawn | 9 (9 Pakistan Premier League) |
Games lost | 4 (3 Pakistan Premier League) (1 National Football Challenge Cup) |
Goals scored | 43 (40 Pakistan Premier League) (3 National Football Challenge Cup) |
Goals conceded | 13 (12 Pakistan Premier League) (1 National Football Challenge Cup) |
Goal difference | +30 (28 Pakistan Premier League) (2 National Football Challenge Cup) |
Clean sheets | 15 (14 Pakistan Premier League) (1 National Football Challenge Cup) |
Yellow cards | 32 (32 Pakistan Premier League) |
Most appearances | Izharullah (29 appearances) |
Top scorer | Iftikhar Ali Khan (12 goals) |
Winning Percentage | Overall: 15/28 (53.5%) |
Last updated: 13 January 2019.
Source: KRL F.C.
References
edit- ^ "KRL 0:0 MUSLIM". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. September 30, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "KRL FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive".