2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup

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2016 National Football Challenge Cup
Pakistan Football Federation Cup
Tournament details
Country Pakistan
City Islamabad
Lahore
Karachi
Dates28 January 2016 – 6 February 2016 (qualifying competition)
9 February 2016 – 22 February 2016 (main competition)
Teams24 (overall)
16 (qualifying competition)
8 (main competition)
Defending champions Khan Research Laboratories
Final positions
Champions Khan Research Laboratories (6th title)
Runners-up National Bank
Third place Pakistan Air Force
Fourth place Pakistan Army
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored116 (2.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Fazal (6 goals)
Awards
Best player
Best goalkeeper		 Mansoor Khan
(Pakistan Air Force)
Saqib Hanif (Khan Research Laboratories)
←  2015
2018  →

The 2016 National Football Challenge Cup or 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup was the 26th season of domestic association football cup tournament in Pakistani football. 24 teams took part in this competition held in Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi from 28 January 2016 to 22 February 2016. [1]

Contents

Reigning champions Khan Research Laboratories successfully defended their title after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the final.

Background

After eight months of no football action, the tournament was announced for 28 January 2016 to 23 February 2016. The PFF Cup, instead of the usual National Challenge Cup, was organised by the Lahore High Court appointed PFF administrator Justice Asad Munir. [2] [3] The National Challenge Cup scheduled for April 2016 was later called off due to lack of sponsorship, leaving the PFF Cup as the only national knockout event that year. [4]

Format

Qualifying round

For qualification, 15 teams from PFF League (B Division) and 1 team from the Pakistan Premier League played in a group stage, with winners and runners-up from each group qualifying for the final round.

Final round

Eight teams from the qualifying round and eight teams from the Pakistan Premier League played in a group stage, with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the knock-out stages.

Teams

Final Round
the 8 Teams from PPL. [A] 		Qualifying Round
the 15 teams from PFF League, 1 from PPL
    ^  A: PPFL Champions K Electric couldn't play in the tournament due to 2016 AFC Cup play-offs match vs Bahraini side Al Hidd
  1. ^
    Sindh Social Welfare Trust withdrew without playing a match

Qualifying round

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sui Southern Gas 220042+26Advance to Final Round
2Ashraf Sugar Mills210172+53
3 Pakistan Steel 200218−70
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2016. Source: PFF
Sui Southern Gas Not Held Social Welfare
Report
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Ashraf Sugar Mills6–0 Pakistan Steel
M. Bilal Soccerball shade.svg20', 55', 67'
Imran Ali Soccerball shade.svg50'
M. Imran Soccerball shade.svg53'
Kashif Amin Soccerball shade.svg85'
KMC Stadium, Karachi
Sui Southern Gas 2–1 Pakistan Steel
Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg25'
Zahid Nadeem Red card.svg 51'
Abdus Salam Soccerball shade.svg71'		Nasir Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg17'
Amjad Hussain Yellow card.svg 44'
KMC Stadium, Karachi
Referee: Younas Lal
Ashraf Sugar MillsNot Held Social Welfare
Report
Pakistan Steel Not Held Social Welfare
Report
Sui Southern Gas 2–1Ashraf Sugar Mills
Saadullah Soccerball shade.svg(45+1)
M. Lal Soccerball shade.svg77'		Zeshan Rafiq Soccerball shade.svg79'

Group II

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Karachi United 3210103+77Advance to Final Round
2 Pakistan Police 31116604
3 Gwadar Port Authority 210156−13
4 Sindh Government Press 310247−33
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2016. Source: PFF
Gwadar Port Authority 1–4 Karachi United
Pehchan Soccerball shade.svg51'Fazal Soccerball shade.svg5', 32'
Asif Khan Soccerball shade.svg24', 41'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Referee: Younas Lal
Sindh Government Press 1–2 Pakistan Police
M. Waqas Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Mohammad Red card.svg 90+1'		Sher Hassan Soccerball shade.svg22'
Zakir Ullah Soccerball shade.svg71'
M. Naeem Yellow card.svg
KMC Stadium, Karachi
Referee: Habibullah
Gwadar Port Authority 3–2 Pakistan Police
Mian Soccerball shade.svg24'
Pehchan Soccerball shade.svg75'
Wahid Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		Hassan Soccerball shade.svg43'
Zaman Soccerball shade.svg90'
KMC Stadium, Karachi
Karachi United 4–0 Sindh Government Press
Ali Raza Soccerball shade.svg10'
Fazal Soccerball shade.svg21'
M.Junaid Soccerball shade.svg73'
A.Usman Soccerball shade.svg75'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Karachi United 2–2 Pakistan Police
Noman Soccerball shade.svg16'
Asif Khan Soccerball shade.svg42'		Hassan Soccerball shade.svg75'
Monibullah Soccerball shade.svg85'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Gwadar Port Authority 1–3 Sindh Government Press
Shahnawaz Soccerball shade.svg62'Zohaib Soccerball shade.svg12'
Dodo Soccerball shade.svg33', 48'
KMC Stadium, Karachi

Group III

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Railways 321050+57Advance to Final Round
2Saif Textiles312010+15
3Falcon Company302101−12
4Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company301205−51
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2016. Source: PFF
Pakistan Railways 4–0Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
M.Asim Soccerball shade.svg26', 72', 77'
Umer Zafar Soccerball shade.svg47'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Saif Textile0–0Falcon Company
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Railways 1–0Falcon Company
M.Asim Soccerball shade.svg70'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Saif Textile1–0Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
Virk Soccerball shade.svg34'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Falcon Company0–0Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Railways 0–0Saif Textile
Fame Club Ground, Lahore

Group IV

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sui Northern Gas 321061+57Advance to Final Round
2Bhatti United312030+35
3Higher Education Commission210126−43
4 Pakistan Television 201104−41
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2016. Source: PFF
Higher Education Commission1–3 Sui Northern Gas
Danial Soccerball shade.svg35'Mehmood Soccerball shade.svg5'
Bahar Soccerball shade.svg54'
Farooq Soccerball shade.svg90'
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
Pakistan Television 0–0Bhatti United
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
Higher Education Commission0–3Bhatti United
Bahar Soccerball shade.svg
Owais Soccerball shade.svg
Nadeem Soccerball shade.svg
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
Pakistan Television 0–3 Sui Northern Gas
Latif Soccerball shade.svg(2)
Munir Soccerball shade.svg
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
Bhatti United0–0 Sui Northern Gas
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
Pakistan Television 0–1Higher Education Commission
Ashraf Soccerball shade.svg
Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Army 330082+69 Knockout stage
2 Karachi United 320154+16
3 Karachi Port Trust 310245−13
4Saif Textile3003410−60
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2016. Source: [ citation needed ]
Pakistan Army 4–1Saif Textile
Sarfaraz Soccerball shade.svg28', 82'
Nisar Soccerball shade.svg58'
Zahid Soccerball shade.svg60'		Waqas Soccerball shade.svg86'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Karachi Port Trust 0 - 2 Karachi United
Fazal Soccerball shade.svg44', 54'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Army 2 - 0 Karachi United
Najeeb Soccerball shade.svg3'
Ansar Abbas Soccerball shade.svg73'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Karachi Port Trust 3 - 1Saif Textile
M.Jalil Soccerball shade.svg2'
Qadir Soccerball shade.svg70'
Shamir Taj Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		Ali Raza Soccerball shade.svg45'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Karachi United 3 - 2Saif Textile
Ali Reza Soccerball shade.svg18'
Fazal Soccerball shade.svg50'
Baloch Soccerball shade.svg72'		Virk Soccerball shade.svg45'
Waqas Ali Soccerball shade.svg64'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Army 2 - 1 Karachi Port Trust
Ansar Abbas Soccerball shade.svg24'
Rasool Soccerball shade.svg86'		Baloch Soccerball shade.svg27'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sui Southern Gas 321042+27 Knockout stage
2 WAPDA 320173+46
3 Pakistan Police 31023303
4 Pakistan Navy 301217−61
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February. Source: [ citation needed ]
WAPDA 1 - 0 Pakistan Police
Ahsan Soccerball shade.svg4'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Navy 0 - 0 Sui Southern Gas
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
WAPDA 1 - 2 Sui Southern Gas
Hasnain Soccerball shade.svg3' Saadullah Soccerball shade.svg78'
Abdus Salam Soccerball shade.svg86'
Faisal Town Football Stadium, Lahore
Pakistan Navy 0 - 2 Pakistan Police
Izharullah Soccerball shade.svg68'
M.Naveed Soccerball shade.svg76'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Sui Southern Gas 2 - 1 Pakistan Police
Abdul Salam Soccerball shade.svg7'
Saadullah Soccerball shade.svg73'		Umair Soccerball shade.svg14'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
WAPDA 5 - 1 Pakistan Navy
Jadeed Khan Soccerball shade.svg12', 74', 86'
Soccerball shade.svg57', 64'		 Mohsin Soccerball shade.svg72'
Faisal Town Football Stadium, Lahore

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Khan Research Laboratories 330061+59 Knockout stage
2 National Bank 320132+16
3 Sui Northern Gas 310212−13
4Ashraf Sugar Mills300305−50
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February. Source: [ citation needed ]
Khan Research Laboratories 3 - 0Ashraf Sugar Mills
Adil Soccerball shade.svg79'
M.Hanif Soccerball shade.svg86'
M.Salman Soccerball shade.svg90'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
National Bank 1 - 0 Sui Northern Gas
Maqbool Soccerball shade.svg57'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Khan Research Laboratories 1 - 0 Sui Northern Gas
Murtaza Soccerball shade.svg50'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
National Bank 1 - 0Ashraf Sugar Mills
J.Hamza Soccerball shade.svg42'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Sui Northern Gas 1 - 0Ashraf Sugar Mills
Farooq Soccerball shade.svg52'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Khan Research Laboratories 2 - 1 National Bank
Murtaza Soccerball shade.svg10'
Y.Afridi Soccerball shade.svg21'		Sher Ali Khan Soccerball shade.svg81'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Air Force 220041+36 Knockout stage
2Bhatti United201112−11
3 Pakistan Railways 201112−11
First match(es) will be played: 9 February 2016. Source: [ citation needed ]
Pakistan Air Force 2 - 1Bhatti United
Salman Soccerball shade.svg33'
Arif Soccerball shade.svg71'		Latif Soccerball shade.svg34'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Air Force 2 - 1 Pakistan Railways
Mansoor Soccerball shade.svg28'
Sohail Jr. Soccerball shade.svg45'		Wajid Soccerball shade.svg51'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Railways 0 - 0Bhatti United
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore

Quarterfinals

Pakistan Army 1 - 0Bhatti United
Ansar Abbas Soccerball shade.svg85'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Referee: Habibullah
PAF F.C. 1 - 0 Karachi United
M.Mujahid Soccerball shade.svg73'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Sui Southern Gas 0 - 0 National Bank
Penalties
2 - 3
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Khan Research Laboratories 3 - 1 WAPDA
Hanif Soccerball shade.svg21'
M.Adil Soccerball shade.svg52'
M.Shahid Soccerball shade.svg89'		Arif Soccerball shade.svg82'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore

Semifinals

Khan Research Laboratories 0 - 0 Pakistan Air Force
Penalties
4 - 3
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
National Bank 1 - 0 Pakistan Army
M.Maqbool Soccerball shade.svg6'
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Third place match

Pakistan Air Force 2 - 0 Pakistan Army
Irfan Soccerball shade.svg42', 66'
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Final

Khan Research Laboratories 1 - 0 National Bank
M.Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg75'
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Knockout round

Bracket

Quarter Final Semi Final Final
         
C1 Khan Research Laboratories 3
B2 WAPDA 1
C1 Khan Research Laboratories 0 (4)
D1 Pakistan Air Force 0 (3)
D1 Pakistan Air Force 1
A2 Karachi United 0
C1 Khan Research Laboratories 1
C2 National Bank 0
B1 Sui Southern Gas 0 (2)
C2 National Bank 0 (3)
C2 National Bank 1Third place
A1 Pakistan Army 0
A1 Pakistan Army 1D1 Pakistan Air Force 2
D2 Bhatti United 0 A1 Pakistan Army 0

Top scorer

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Fazal Karachi United 6
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jadeed Khan WAPDA 5
3 Flag of Pakistan.svg M. Bilal Ashraf Sugar Mills 3
Flag of Pakistan.svg Saadullah Khan Sui Southern Gas
Flag of Pakistan.svg Asif Khan Karachi United
Flag of Pakistan.svg Abdus Salam Sui Southern Gas
4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pehchan Gwadar Port Authority 2

Prize fund

Prize money for 2016 PFF Cup. [5]
Teams

Achieved roundPremium per teamSummed bonuses
Third PlaceRs.100,000
FinalsRs.200,000
ChampionRs.100,000Rs.300,000

Fair Play, Best Players and Referees

TypeMoney
Fair-play Trophy WinnerRs.50,000
Top GoalscorerRs.25,000
Best Player
Best Goalkeeper
Best RefereeRs.15,000
Best Assistant RefereeRs.10,000

References

  1. ↑ "Local teams welcome upcoming PFF Cup 2016". The Express Tribune. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Wasim, Umaid (27 January 2016). "'LHC empowered administrator to hold PFF Cup'". Dawn. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (14 January 2016). "PFF Cup to kick off on 28th". Dawn. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "National Challenge Cup to be called off". The Express Tribune. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Football activity resumes as PFF Cup begins tomorrow". The News International. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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