1985 Inter-Provincial Championship

1985 Inter-Provincial Championship

Tournament details
Country	Pakistan
City	Faisalabad
Dates	1984
Teams	14
Defending champions	Pakistan Airlines (1984 winners)
Final positions
Champions	Habib Bank (1st title)
Runners-up	Punjab
Third place	NWFP
Fourth place	Sindh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	44 (1.91 per match)
←  1984 1987  → All statistics correct as of 23 July 2025.

The 1985 Inter-Provincial Championship was the 3rd edition of the now known PFF National Challenge Cup, the main cup tournament in Pakistani football. It was held in Faisalabad. ^[1]

Overview

Pakistan Airlines were the defending champions, winning the 1984 edition. ^[2] Habib Bank won the title after winning in penalty shootout against Punjab provincial team, after a goalless draw. ^{[3] [4]} National Bank were officially declared runners-up, as the provincial teams, Balochistan, Sindh, NWFP, and Punjab, were not included in the final rankings. ^[1] Following their victory in the 1985 Inter-Provincial Championship, Habib Bank became the country's second representative in Asian club football competitions. ^[5]

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Punjab	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
2	Pakistan Airlines	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	4
3	Pakistan Customs	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Pakistan Army	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: RSSSF

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Habib Bank	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	5
2	National Bank	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	5
3	Pakistan Steel	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	2
4	Balochistan	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: RSSSF

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sindh	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
2	Pakistan Air Force	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4	3
3	WAPDA	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	Pakistan Police	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

Source: RSSSF

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NWFP	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2	Pakistan Railways	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Source: RSSSF

Knockout round

Semifinals

1985

Punjab	4–1	NWFP
	Report

1985

Habib Bank	1–0	Sindh
	Report

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Third place match

1985

NWFP	1–0	Sindh
	Report

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Final

1985

Habib Bank	0–0	Punjab
	Report
Penalties
	4–3

References

1. "Pakistan 1985". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
2. "Pakistan - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
3. "HBL considering dissolving football, TT teams". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
4. "NFCC draws announced". DAWN.COM. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
5. Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-07-23.