2019 PFF National Challenge Cup

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2019 PFF National Challenge Cup
Country Pakistan
Dates19 July 2019 – 4 August 2019 [1]
City Peshawar
Championship venue Tehmas Khan Football Stadium
Qayyum Stadium
Teams15
Defending champions Pakistan Air Force
Champions Pakistan Army (3rd title)
Runners-up Sui Southern Gas
Third place Khan Research Laboratories
Fourth place WAPDA
Matches played29
Goals scored74 (2.55 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Muhammad Waheed (7 goals)
Best player Saadullah Khan (SSGC)
Best goalkeeper Ahmed Manzoor (Pakistan Army)
2018
2020
All statistics correct as of August 4, 2019.

The 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup was the 28th edition of domestic association football cup competition in Pakistan. 15 teams participated in the competition, commencing from 19 July and concluding on 4 August 2019. The competition was held in Peshawar, with Tehmas Khan Football Stadium and Qayyum Football Stadium hosting all the matches. [2]

Contents

Teams

The following 15 teams participated in the tournament: [2] [3]

Notes
TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Air Force 330090+99Advance to Knockout round
2 Pakistan Police 311174+34
3 National Bank 31114624
4 Asia Ghee Mills 3003111100
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Air Force 40 Asia Ghee Mills
Irfan Ali Soccerball shade.svg45'
Mansoor Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.), 67'
M. Faisal Yaseen Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report
National Bank 22 Pakistan Police
Basit Ali Soccerball shade.svg42'
Maqbool Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Tariq Soccerball shade.svg28', 53'
National Bank 20 Asia Ghee Mills
Maqbool Soccerball shade.svg20'
Sher Ali Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
Pakistan Police 50 Asia Ghee Mills
Report Jamil Soccerball shade.svg31'
M. Hanif Soccerball shade.svg49'
Yousaf Ali Soccerball shade.svg75', 80'
Nabeel Soccerball shade.svg87'
National Bank 03 Pakistan Air Force
Report Sohail Jr. Soccerball shade.svg47'
M. Faisal Yaseen Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Mansoor Soccerball shade.svg90+4'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sui Southern Gas 211032+14Advance to Knockout round
2 Pakistan Navy 210132+13
3 Pakistan Television 20111321
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Navy 20 Pakistan Television
Awais Gul Soccerball shade.svg66'
Abdurl Rehman Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Sui Southern Gas 11 Pakistan Television
Zain-ul-Abden Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Adnan Khan Soccerball shade.svg41'
Sui Southern Gas 21 Pakistan Navy
Saadullah Soccerball shade.svg10'
Zakir Lashari Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report Farhaullah Soccerball shade.svg73'

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pakistan Army 321042+27Advance to Knockout round
2 Civil Aviation Authority 312082+65
3PFF Tigers30211212
4 Pakistan Railways 30121871
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Army 10PFF Tigers
M. Jamil Soccerball shade.svg90' Report
Civil Aviation Authority 60 Pakistan Railways
M. Waheed Soccerball shade.svg4', 45+5', 60', 71', 78', 79' Report
Civil Aviation Authority 22 Pakistan Army
Shakeel Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg6'
M. Waheed Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report M. Nasir Soccerball shade.svg31', 51'
Pakistan Railways 11PFF Tigers
M. Saleem Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Naik Alam Soccerball shade.svg13'

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Khan Research Laboratories 321080+87Advance to Knockout round
2 WAPDA 321050+57
3 Karachi Port Trust 31021873
4 Karachi United 30030660
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2019. Source: GSA
Khan Research Laboratories 30 Karachi United
Izharullah Soccerball shade.svg29'
Iftikhar A. Khan Soccerball shade.svg41'
Umair Ali Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report
WAPDA 30 Karachi Port Trust
Zubair Qadeer Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ashfaquddin Soccerball shade.svg23'
Adnan Saeed Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report
WAPDA 20 Karachi United
Zubair Qadeer Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ashfaquddin Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Khan Research Laboratories 50 Karachi Port Trust
Arslan Ali Soccerball shade.svg17'
Izharullah Soccerball shade.svg29'
Iftikhar A. Khan Soccerball shade.svg39'
Imran Khan Soccerball shade.svg65'
Umair Ali Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report
Karachi Port Trust 10 Karachi United
Fareed Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg21' Report

Knockout round

Quarter-finals

Pakistan Air Force 03 WAPDA
Report Usman Manzoor Soccerball shade.svg29'
Ashfaquddin Soccerball shade.svg32', 75'
Khan Research Laboratories 61 Pakistan Police
Umair Ali Soccerball shade.svg1', 44', 87'
Zaid Umer Soccerball shade.svg53'
Imran Khan Soccerball shade.svg59'
Zeeshan Siddiqui Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report M. Yousaf Soccerball shade.svg40'
Pakistan Army 20 (a.e.t.) Pakistan Navy
Abbas Soccerball shade.svg101'
Zil Hasnain Soccerball shade.svg113'
Report

Semi-finals

Khan Research Laboratories 00 (a.e.t.) Pakistan Army
Report
Penalties
  • Umair Ali Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Iftikhar A. Khan Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Shahid Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Ghulam Fareed Soccerball shade cross.svg
1–3
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Nisar Ahmed
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Najeeb-ur-Rehman
  • Soccerball shad check.svg M. Jamil

Third place

Final

Details

Sui Southern Gas 23 Pakistan Army
Saadullah Soccerball shade.svg41'
M. Tahir Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report Abbas Soccerball shade.svg67', 75'
Ali Raza Soccerball shade.svg77'

Bracket

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
29 July – 15:00
 
 
Pakistan Air Force 0
 
1 August – 18:00
 
WAPDA 3
 
WAPDA 0
 
30 July – 20:00
 
Sui Southern Gas 1
 
Sui Southern Gas 1
 
4 August – 21:00
 
Civil Aviation Authority 0
 
Sui Southern Gas 2
 
31 July – 17:00
 
Pakistan Army 3
 
Khan Research Laboratories 6
 
2 August – 18:00
 
Pakistan Police 1
 
Khan Research Laboratories 0 (1)
 
31 July – 20:00
 
Pakistan Army (a.e.t.)(P)0 (3) Third place
 
Pakistan Army (a.e.t.)2
 
3 August – 21:00
 
Pakistan Navy 0
 
WAPDA 0
 
 
Khan Research Laboratories 1
 

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 4 August 2019 [4]
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1Muhammad Waheed Civil Aviation Authority 7
2Umair Ali Khan Research Laboratories 6
3Ashfaqquddin Babar WAPDA 4
4 Mansoor Khan Pakistan Air Force 3
5Ali Raza Pakistan Air Force 2
Muhammad Tariq Pakistan Police
Iftikhar Ali Khan Khan Research Laboratories
Izharullah Khan Khan Research Laboratories
Muhammad Nasir Pakistan Army
Ali Raza Pakistan Army

Clean Sheets

As of 4 August 2019 [5]
RankPlayerTeamC
1Abdul Basit WAPDA 4
Nasrullah Khan Research Laboratories 4
2Ghanzafar Yaseen Pakistan Air Force 3
3 Saqib Hanif Sui Southern Gas Company 2
4Murad KhanPFF Tigers1
Shehroz Ahmed Pakistan Navy 1
Ahmed Manzoor Pakistan Army 1
Sameer Ahmed Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority 1

Awards

As of 4 August 2019 [6]
AwardPlayerClub
Top ScorerMuhammad Waheed Civil Aviation Authority
Most Valuable Player Saadullah Khan Sui Southern Gas
Best GoalkeeperAhmed Manzoor Pakistan Army
Fair Play Pakistan Air Force

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