2018 National Challenge Cup

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2018 PFF National Challenge Cup
National Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country Pakistan
City Karachi
Venue(s)All Brother's Football Stadium
KPT Stadium
Dates21 April 2018 –10 May 2018 [1]
Teams24
Defending champions Khan Research Laboratories
Final positions
Champions Pakistan Air Force (2nd title)
Runners-up WAPDA
Third place Pakistan Petroleum
Fourth place Civil Aviation Authority
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored74 (2.31 per match)
Attendance42,500 (1,328 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nazir Ahmed (5 goals) [2]
Awards
Best playerZaid Umar
Best goalkeeper Ghazanfar Yasin
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2019  →

All statistics correct as of May 10, 2018.

The 2018 PFF National Challenge Cup was the 27th edition of domestic association football cup competition in Pakistan. 24 teams participated in the competition held from 21 April to 10 May 2018. The Pakistan National Challenge Cup was held in Karachi after FIFA lifted its ban on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). [3] The matches were played at the KPT Stadium and the All Brothers Football Stadium, Malir.

Contents

The tournament took place after a gap of two years due to a power struggle within the Pakistan Football Federation. The Federation was being run by a court-appointed administrator, whose appointment was declared unlawful by a division bench of the High Court which ordered financial and administrative control to be handed over to the legitimate body headed by Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat. FIFA also lifted the ban imposed on PFF after the legitimate body was restored by the court ruling. [3]

The tournament coincided with the appointment of José Antonio Nogueira as head coach of the Pakistan national football team on 16 April 2018. [4] Nogueira reached Karachi on 26 April to witness the event first-hand.

Teams

The 24 teams participating in the tournament are as below: [1]

2018 Pakistan National Teams
#Name#Name#Name#Name
1 K-Electric F.C. 7 Pakistan Airlines 13 Pakistan Police 19 Civil Aviation Authority
2 WAPDA 8 National Bank 14 Pakistan Public Works Department 20 Karachi United
3 Pakistan Army 9 Sui Northern Gas 15 Sindh Government Press 21 Hazara Coal
4 Khan Research Laboratories 10 Karachi Port Trust 16 Gwadar Port Authority 22 Pakistan Ordnance Factories
5 Pakistan Airforce 11 Pakistan Navy 17 Sui Southern Gas 23 Ashraf Sugar Mills
6Falcon12 Pakistan Petroleum 18 State Life 24 Asia Ghee Mills

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ashraf Sugar Mills 211010+14Advance to Knockout round
2 National Bank 210131+23
3Falcon201103−31
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]
National Bank 0–1 Ashraf Sugar Mills
Report Abbas Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf
National Bank 3–0Falcon
Maqbool Soccerball shade.svg2'
Munir Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg28'
Zain-ul-Abdeen Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Ashraf Sugar Mills 0–0Falcon
Report
All Brother's Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Navy 220051+46Advance to Knockout round
2 Pakistan Airlines 210132+13
3Hazara Coal200205−50
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]
Pakistan Airlines 1–2 Pakistan Navy
Tariq Solangi Soccerball shade.svg20' Report Hafiz Hassan Soccerball shade.svg2'
M. Ameen Soccerball shade.svg53'
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf
Pakistan Airlines 3–0Hazara Coal
Lashari Soccerball shade.svg8'
Nasrullah Soccerball shade.svg63'		 Report
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Pakistan Navy 3–0Hazara Coal
M. Yousaf Soccerball shade.svg50'
Hafiz Hassan Soccerball shade.svg85'
Sajjad Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report
All Brother's Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Airforce 211042+24Advance to Knockout round
2 State Life 210123−13
3 Pakistan Police 201134−11
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]
Pakistan Airforce 2–2 Pakistan Police
Ali Raza Soccerball shade.svg23'
Mansoor Soccerball shade.svg27'		 Report Amir Shah Soccerball shade.svg74'
Sher Hassan Soccerball shade.svg77'
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Pakistan Police 1–2 State Life
Yousaf Ali Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Imtiaz Soccerball shade.svg25'
M. Zakir Soccerball shade.svg71'
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jahangir Khan
Pakistan Airforce 2–0 State Life
Samad Khan Soccerball shade.svg54'
Salman Khan Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report
All Brother's Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Civil Aviation Authority 220041+36Advance to Knockout round
2 Khan Research Laboratories 210131+23
3 Sindh Government Press 200216−50
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]
Khan Research Laboratories 3–0 Sindh Government Press
Umair Ali Soccerball shade.svg13'
Izharullah Soccerball shade.svg43'
Zeeshan Siddiqui Soccerball shade.svg45+1'		 Report
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jahangir Khan
Sindh Government Press 1–2 Civil Aviation Authority
M. Jahanzaib Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Dawood Javed Soccerball shade.svg25'
Saeed A. Aziz Soccerball shade.svg60'
M. Naeem Soccerball shade.svg86'
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Touqeer Aslam
Khan Research Laboratories 0–1 Civil Aviation Authority
Report Zaid Umar Soccerball shade.svg86'
All Brother's Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Petroleum 220030+36Advance to Knockout round
2 Karachi Port Trust 210142+23
3 Pakistan Public Works Department 200216−50
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]
Karachi Port Trust 4–1 Pakistan Public Works Department
Fareed Soccerball shade.svg11'
Muhammad Soccerball shade.svg31', 85'
Zahid Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Zubair Soccerball shade.svg43'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Pakistan Public Works Department 0–2 Pakistan Petroleum
Report Mehrullah Soccerball shade.svg50', 62'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
Karachi Port Trust 0–1 Pakistan Petroleum
Report Nazir Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg12'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 WAPDA 220040+46Advance to Knockout round
2 Sui Southern Gas 21012203
3 Karachi United 200215−40
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]
WAPDA 1–0 Sui Southern Gas
M. Ali Soccerball shade.svg56' Report
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jahangir Khan
Sui Southern Gas 2–1 Karachi United
Bilawal-ur-Rehman Soccerball shade.svg24'
A. Naeem Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Fazal Muhammad Soccerball shade.svg39'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
WAPDA 3–0 Karachi United
Naeem Ullah Soccerball shade.svg49'
Saadat Hussain Soccerball shade.svg52'
Ali Uzair Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Jahangir Khan

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Army 220020+26Advance to Knockout round
2 Gwadar Port Authority 210142+23
3 Pakistan Ordnance Factories 200215−40
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]
Pakistan Army 1–0 Gwadar Port Authority
Nisar Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.) Report
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf
Gwadar Port Authority 4–1 Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Pervez Soccerball shade.svg6', 54'
A. Wajid Soccerball shade.svg48'
Shoaib Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report Touseef Ahmad Soccerball shade.svg88'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
Pakistan Army 1–0 Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Umar Waqar Soccerball shade.svg9' Report
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jahangir Khan

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Asia Ghee Mills 211010+14Advance to Knockout round
2 Sui Northern Gas 21011103
3 K-Electric 201101−11
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]
K-Electric 0–1 Sui Northern Gas
Report Umer Javed Soccerball shade.svg60'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Touqeer Aslam
K-Electric 0–0 Asia Ghee Mills
Report
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Sui Northern Gas 0–1 Asia Ghee Mills
Report Mubashir Hussian Soccerball shade.svg43'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 500
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Knockout round

Quarter-finals

Ashraf Sugar Mills 0–3 Pakistan Petroleum
Report Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg4', 70'
Nazir Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg11'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Adnan Anjum
WAPDA 2–0 (a.e.t.) Pakistan Navy
M. Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg98', 118' Report
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jahangir Khan
Pakistan Army 0–0 (a.e.t.) Pakistan Airforce
Report
Penalties
2–4
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Mansoor
  • Soccerball shad check.svg M. Sohail
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Samad Khan
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ghazanfer
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
Civil Aviation Authority 2–1 Asia Ghee Mills
Zaid Umar Soccerball shade.svg13'
Nouman Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Sajid Ali Soccerball shade.svg15'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Semi-finals

WAPDA 2–0 Pakistan Petroleum
Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg14'
Usman Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Report
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Pakistan Airforce 1–1 (a.e.t.) Civil Aviation Authority
Sohail Khan Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Saeed A. Aziz Soccerball shade.svg25'
Penalties
  • Mansoor Soccerball shad check.svg
  • M. Sohail Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Samad Khan Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Ghazanfer Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • A. Rehman Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Salman Soccerball shad check.svg
4–3
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Nouman
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Zaid Umar
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Zain-ul-Abdeen
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ubaidullah
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Dawood Javed
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Saeed Babar
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jahangir Khan

Third position

Pakistan Petroleum 5–1 Civil Aviation Authority
Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg21'
Mehrullah Soccerball shade.svg26'
Nazir Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg67', 79', 85'		 Report Zain Soccerball shade.svg57'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Finals

WAPDA 1–2 Pakistan Airforce
Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg11' Report M. Mujahid Soccerball shade.svg32'
Samad Khan Soccerball shade.svg66'
KPT Stadium , Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
3 May – 4:00 PM
 
 
 Ashraf Sugar Mills 0
 
7 May – 4:00 PM
 
 Pakistan Petroleum 3
 
 Pakistan Petroleum 0
 
4 May – 4:00 PM
 
 WAPDA 2
 
 Pakistan Navy 0
 
10 May – 4:00 PM
 
 WAPDA (AET)2
 
 WAPDA 1
 
5 May – 4:00 PM
 
 Pakistan Airforce 2
 
 Pakistan Airforce (P)0 (4)
 
8 May – 4:00 PM
 
 Pakistan Army 0 (2)
 
 Pakistan Airforce (P)1 (4)
 
6 May – 4:00 PM
 
 Civil Aviation Authority 1 (3) Third place
 
 Civil Aviation Authority 2
 
9 May – 4:00 PM
 
 Asia Ghee Mills 1
 
 Pakistan Petroleum 5
 
 
 Civil Aviation Authority 1
 

Top scorers

As of 10 May 2018 [2]
PositionPlayerClubGoals
1Nazir Ahmed Pakistan Petroleum 5
2Abdullah Pakistan Petroleum 3
Mehrullah Pakistan Petroleum
4Samad Khan Pakistan Airforce 2
Muhammad Ahmed WAPDA
Pervez Kouda Gwadar Port Authority
Hafiz Hassan Faiz Pakistan Navy
Muhammad Karachi Port Trust
Zaid Umar Civil Aviation Authority
Saeed Abdul Aziz Civil Aviation Authority

References

  1. 1 2 Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2018-04-19). "National Challenge Cup from Saturday". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. 1 2 "National Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "PFF announces National Football Cup 2018 after FIFA lifts ban". Arab News. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Brazilian coach to train Pakistan football team: PFF President". The Nation. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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