The KASB Premier League was created and is owned by Karachi United Football Club and was started in the year 2003 as an all Karachi (Pakistan) Clubs league. In fact it was a pre-cursor to the National League of Pakistan i.e. the Pakistan Premier League. From the outset, Karachi United were supported in setting up and financing the League by the KASB Group of Companies which has been the Title Sponsor of the event for the last six years.
Winners: 2003: Hyderi Baluch 2004-05: LLWC 2005-06: Young Ansari 2006-07: Keamari Muhammadan 2007-08: Shazad Muhammadan 2008-09: Shazad Muhammadan
Format and Developments: In 2003, the inaugural KASB Premier League saw ten teams competing on a single league basis with the famous Lyari based football Club, Hyderi Baluch crowned as its first Champions.
The first five Editions saw five different Champions until Shazad Muhammadan retained their title in the sixth Edition. The sixth Edition saw another changed format i.e. 16 top teams first played each other on a single league basis and then the top eight competed in Playoffs (introduced for the first time).
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