The 2018–19 finale was the most dramatic in league history. Sixteen teams contested the season; going into the final round, KRL and Pakistan Air Force were level on 51 points. KRL needed a four-goal win over Sui Southern Gas — and produced a 4–0 victory at the KPT Stadium in Karachi to take the title on goal difference (+28 to PAF’s +27). Army striker Ansar Abbas finished top scorer with 15 goals. KRL collected Rs 1.2 million in prize money, PAF Rs 900,000 and third-placed SSGC Rs 600,000.

The Pakistan Football League (PFL) is a franchise-based competition — modelled openly on cricket’s Pakistan Super League — launched at a gala ceremony in Lahore on 4 June 2024 by PFL UK Holdings, led by chairman Farhan Ahmed Junejo and president & CEO Ahmer Kunwar. Former England strikers Michael Owen (the league’s global ambassador) and Emile Heskey attended the launch, alongside delegations from clubs including SL Benfica — which signed on as official partner and technical consultant — Barcelona and River Plate, plus Sky broadcaster Alison Bender as the league’s presenter. Atlético de Madrid were also invited to the launch events.

The pitch was bold: eight to ten city franchises, a six-to-eight-week season, 100,000 free footballs for children, and a stated goal of building a “sustainable football ecosystem” on infrastructure, international pathways and structured competition. The organisers cited Pakistan’s scale — a population near 250 million, 63 million football fans and 3.4 million registered players, in their figures — as the opportunity.

The catch: the PFL was launched as a standalone entity, not sanctioned by the Pakistan Football Federation. It was slated to kick off in November 2024 — but never did. In September 2024, partner company Redstrike Sports pulled out, telling Dawn it had not received scheduled monthly payments from PFL UK Holdings amid “growing concerns regarding the league’s funding and unpaid invoices”. Questions over whether the league could actually kick off have persisted ever since.

Where things stand in October 2026: no PFL season has been played. The most recent concrete development came in April 2026, when the PFL inked a deal with Dream Sports Group to upgrade football venues — aiming to build 100 sports grounds across Pakistan by 2028 alongside football academies. Chairman Junejo framed it as removing the biggest obstacle to launching the league: the lack of FIFA-standard venues.

The full timeline — launch, franchises, the Redstrike fallout and the 2026 venue deal — is covered in our companion guide: PFL Pakistan: Football League Teams, Launch and Latest News.

With no league season currently running, the honest answer is that Pakistani club football is in a rebuilding phase. Here’s what to watch:

• The PFF’s new competitions: the District Football Championship announced in June 2026 is the first step in the federation’s rebuilt club pathway — follow the PFF’s official channels for fixtures.
• The national teams: under head coach Nolberto Solano, Pakistan’s men continue in the international cycle; the women’s team has been making its own history on the FIFA stage.
• The PFL story: any kick-off announcement would be major news — our PFL guide tracks the latest developments.

A note on “live scores”: because no Pakistani league season is active, any site offering “live” PPL or PFL scores is not showing real fixtures. The guides above stick to verified history and confirmed announcements — that is the reliable way to follow the story until competitive league football returns.