[1] The 1948–49 Pakistan National Football League was the first season of the NFL and ended with Sindh Red being crowned champions.
The National Football League era though saw Karachi based Pakistan Airlines with most championships, winning the competition nine times.
However, Pakistan Airlines are the team with the most championships overall, winning National Football League nine times.
[3] Teams in bold competed in the Premier League as of the 2018–19 season.
Sindh based Karachi and East Bengal based Dacca dominated the league from 1960 to 1965; Dacca winning consecutive titles from 1960-61 and 1961-62, and Karachi winning back to back three titles from 1962-63, 1963-64 and 1964-65.