LAHORE Chaman's Jamal Nasir Shaheed Stadium and Sahiwal's Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium in Fareed Town will be the new venues as Pakistan Football Federation's (PFF) President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat approved thirteen venues in eight cities for the 240-match Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) commencing on Thursday, September 16.
Newly-promoted Young Blood from Sahiwal will play all their 15 home matches at Ali Nawaz Stadium while Jamal Nasir Stadium will be venue of all 15 home matches of the Chaman outfit.
Both Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) have chosen far-flung but football-mad terrains of Sharafi Goth's Korangi Baloch Stadium in Landhi Town for their home matches while the gleaming grass of Karachi's Shadab Football Ground will remain their reserved venue. Situated in Federal-B-Area, which is definitely among the best planned localities of Pakistan, Shadab Soccer Ground in Block 11, was originally a cricket ground but has been transformed into a football ground. PIA will also play eight matches at Karachi's CDGK (formerly KMC) Stadium at Sheldon road, Saddar Town and two matches at Peoples Stadium (which will also host one NBP game).
Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Pak Elektron Limited (PEL) will represent Lahore in the tournament. Pakistan Railways Sports Board (PRSB) will arrange WAPDA's matches at the famous Garhi Shahu Railway Stadium which has the honor of hosting the first ever SAFF championship 17 years ago. PEL's management picked the glittering Model Town Football Academy Ground as their home territory on advice of coach Khan Anjum who believed the ground had always been a good-hunting ground for them.
PMC Athletico Club Faisalabad will play 14 games at Railway Ground near Faisalabad Railway Station and one at University of Agriculture Ground, Faisalabad for their home games while Nushki Stadium will be home of 2008 PFF League Champion Baloch Club. Qazi Asif's Pakistan Air Force will organize all their 15 home matches at Peshawar's PAF Complex.
The 104-day event will come to conclusion on 28 December 2010.
The draws of the matches to be held during the first week of September are as follows
Sept 16 KPT v KESC at KPT-Benazir Sports Complex, Karachi; PEL v Wapda at MTFA ground, Lahore; Baloch FC v Afghan FC at Nushki Stadium, Nushki; PAF v Army at Municipal Stadium, Rawalpindi; Young Blood FC v PMC Athletico Club Faisalabad at Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, Sahiwal.
Sept 17 NBP v SSGC at Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi; HBL v PIA at Peoples Sports Complex, Karachi.
Sept 18 PAF v KRL at PAF Complex, Peshawar; Navy v Army at Municipal Stadium, Rawalpindi; PMC Athletico v Wapda at Railway Ground, Faisalabad; PEL v Young Blood FC at MTFA, Lahore.
Sept 19 PIA v NBP at CDGK Stadium, Karachi; SSGC v KPT at KPT-Benazir Sports Complex, Karachi; KESC v HBL at Peoples Sports Complex, Karachi.
Sept 20 Afghan FC v Baloch FC at Jamal Nasir Stadium, Chaman; Army v KRL at Municipal Stadium, Rawalpindi; PAF v Navy at PAF Complex, Peshawar.
Sept 21 PEL v PMC Athletico at MTFA Ground, Lahore; Young Blood FC v Wapda at Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, Sahiwal.
