Arif Mehmood of Wapda scored a total of 21 goals in the PPFL this season. -White Star/Arif Ali

LAHORE: International striker Arif Mehmood clinched the Leading Scorer Award for the fifth time in Pakistan Premier Football League history.

Wapda's popular spearhead struck 21 goals in the PPFL that saw the completion of all 240 matches on Thursday. Those 240 matches produced 615 goals with Arif, also skipper of Wapda, the only player to reach a figure above twenty.

Relegated SSGC produced the second best striker of the League in the shape of lanky striker Asim Faiz who managed to score16 goals. Abdul Rehman of KESC) and Muhammad bin Younus of KPT were third with 13 goals while Pakistan skipper Muhammad Essa of KESC slammed 12 goals.

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