2018 PFF National Challenge Cup
National Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryPakistan
CityKarachi
Venue(s)All Brother's Football Stadium
KPT Stadium
Dates21 April 2018 –10 May 2018[1]
Teams24
Defending championsKhan Research Laboratories
Final positions
ChampionsPakistan Air Force (2nd title)
Runner-upWAPDA
Third placePakistan Petroleum
Fourth placeCivil 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]
Best playerZaid Umar
Best goalkeeperGhazanfar Yasin
All statistics correct as of May 10, 2018.
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The 2018 PFF National Challenge Cup was the 27th edition of domestic cup competition in Pakistan. 24 teams participated in the competition, from 21 April to 10 May 2018. The Pakistan National Challenge Cup was held in Karachi after FIFA lifted it ban.[3] The matches took place at the KPT Stadium and the All Brothers Football Stadium, Malir.[4]

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.[5] Nogueira reached Karachi on 26 April to witness the event first-hand.[6]

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
6 Falcon 12 Pakistan Petroleum 18 State Life 24 Asia Ghee Mills

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ashraf Sugar Mills 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to Knockout round
2 National Bank 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
3 Falcon 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: FPDC
National Bank0–1Ashraf Sugar Mills
Report Abbas Ahmed 90+2'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf
National Bank3–0Falcon
Maqbool 2'
Munir Ahmed 28'
Zain-ul-Abdeen 72'		 Report
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Ashraf Sugar Mills0–0Falcon
Report
All Brother's Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Navy 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to Knockout round
2 Pakistan Airlines 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Hazara Coal 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: FPDC
Pakistan Airlines1–2Pakistan Navy
Tariq Solangi 20' Report Hafiz Hassan 2'
M. Ameen 53'
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf
Pakistan Airlines3–0Hazara Coal
Lashari 8'
Nasrullah 63'		 Report
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Pakistan Navy3–0Hazara Coal
M. Yousaf 50'
Hafiz Hassan 85'
Sajjad Ahmed 89'		 Report
All Brother's Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Airforce 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to Knockout round
2 State Life 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3 Pakistan Police 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: FPDC
Pakistan Airforce2–2Pakistan Police
Ali Raza 23'
Mansoor 27'		 Report Amir Shah 74'
Sher Hassan 77'
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Pakistan Police1–2State Life
Yousaf Ali 12' Report Imtiaz 25'
M. Zakir 71'
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jahangir Khan
Pakistan Airforce2–0State Life
Samad Khan 54'
Salman Khan 90+3'		 Report
All Brother's Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Civil Aviation Authority 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to Knockout round
2 Khan Research Laboratories 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
3 Sindh Government Press 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: FPDC
Khan Research Laboratories3–0Sindh Government Press
Umair Ali 13'
Izharullah 43'
Zeeshan Siddiqui 45+1'		 Report
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jahangir Khan
Sindh Government Press1–2Civil Aviation Authority
M. Jahanzaib 17' Report Dawood Javed 25'
Saeed A. Aziz 60'
M. Naeem 86'
All Brothers Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Touqeer Aslam
Khan Research Laboratories0–1Civil Aviation Authority
Report Zaid Umar 86'
All Brother's Football Ground, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Petroleum 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to Knockout round
2 Karachi Port Trust 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 Pakistan Public Works Department 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: FPDC
Karachi Port Trust4–1Pakistan Public Works Department
Fareed 11'
Muhammad 31', 85'
Zahid Ahmed 80'		 Report Zubair 43'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Pakistan Public Works Department0–2Pakistan Petroleum
Report Mehrullah 50', 62'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
Karachi Port Trust0–1Pakistan Petroleum
Report Nazir Ahmed 12'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 WAPDA 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Knockout round
2 Sui Southern Gas 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Karachi United 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: FPDC
WAPDA1–0Sui Southern Gas
M. Ali 56' Report
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jahangir Khan
Sui Southern Gas2–1Karachi United
Bilawal-ur-Rehman 24'
A. Naeem 72'		 Report Fazal Muhammad 39'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
WAPDA3–0Karachi United
Naeem Ullah 49'
Saadat Hussain 52'
Ali Uzair 56'		 Report
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Jahangir Khan

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Army 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to Knockout round
2 Gwadar Port Authority 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 Pakistan Ordnance Factories 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: FPDC
Pakistan Army1–0Gwadar Port Authority
Nisar Ahmed 84' (pen.) Report
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Muhammad Ahmad Rauf
Gwadar Port Authority4–1Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Pervez 6', 54'
A. Wajid 48'
Shoaib 69'		 Report Touseef Ahmad 88'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
Pakistan Army1–0Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Umar Waqar 9' Report
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jahangir Khan

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Asia Ghee Mills 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to Knockout round
2 Sui Northern Gas 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 K-Electric 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2018. Source: FPDC
K-Electric0–1Sui Northern Gas
Report Umer Javed 60'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Touqeer Aslam
K-Electric0–0Asia Ghee Mills
Report
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Sui Northern Gas0–1Asia Ghee Mills
Report Mubashir Hussian 43'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 500
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Knockout round

Quarter-finals

Ashraf Sugar Mills0–3Pakistan Petroleum
Report Abdullah 4', 70'
Nazir Ahmed 11'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Adnan Anjum
WAPDA2–0 (a.e.t.)Pakistan Navy
M. Ahmed 98', 118' Report
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jahangir Khan
Pakistan Army0–0 (a.e.t.)Pakistan Airforce
Report
Penalties
 2–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Mansoor
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Sohail
  • soccer ball with check mark Samad Khan
  • soccer ball with check mark Ghazanfer
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
Civil Aviation Authority2–1Asia Ghee Mills
Zaid Umar 13'
Nouman 66'		 Report Sajid Ali 15'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Semi-finals

WAPDA2–0Pakistan Petroleum
Ahmed 14'
Usman 29'		 Report
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adnan Anjum
Pakistan Airforce1–1 (a.e.t.)Civil Aviation Authority
Sohail Khan 59' Report Saeed A. Aziz 25'
Penalties
  • Mansoor soccer ball with check mark
  • M. Sohail soccer ball with red X
  • Samad Khan soccer ball with check mark
  • Ghazanfer soccer ball with red X
  • A. Rehman soccer ball with check mark
  • Salman soccer ball with check mark
 4–3
  • soccer ball with red X Nouman
  • soccer ball with red X Zaid Umar
  • soccer ball with check mark Zain-ul-Abdeen
  • soccer ball with check mark Ubaidullah
  • soccer ball with check mark Dawood Javed
  • soccer ball with red X Saeed Babar
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jahangir Khan

Third position

Pakistan Petroleum5–1Civil Aviation Authority
Abdullah 21'
Mehrullah 26'
Nazir Ahmed 67', 79', 85'		 Report Zain 57'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Adnan Anjum

Finals

Main article: 2018 National Challenge Cup final
WAPDA1–2Pakistan Airforce
Ahmed 11' Report M. Mujahid 32'
Samad Khan 66'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 May – 4:00 PM
 
 
Ashraf Sugar Mills0
 
7 May – 4:00 PM
 
Pakistan Petroleum3
 
Pakistan Petroleum0
 
4 May – 4:00 PM
 
WAPDA2
 
Pakistan Navy0
 
10 May – 4:00 PM
 
WAPDA (AET)2
 
WAPDA1
 
5 May – 4:00 PM
 
Pakistan Airforce2
 
Pakistan Airforce (P)0 (4)
 
8 May – 4:00 PM
 
Pakistan Army0 (2)
 
Pakistan Airforce (P)1 (4)
 
6 May – 4:00 PM
 
Civil Aviation Authority1 (3) Third place
 
Civil Aviation Authority2
 
9 May – 4:00 PM
 
Asia Ghee Mills1
 
Pakistan Petroleum5
 
 
Civil Aviation Authority1
 

Top scorers

As of 10 May 2018[2]
Position Player Club Goals
1 Nazir Ahmed Pakistan Petroleum 5
2 Abdullah Pakistan Petroleum 3
Mehrullah Pakistan Petroleum
4 Samad 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. ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2018-04-19). "National Challenge Cup from Saturday". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "National Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "PFF announces National Football Cup 2018 after FIFA lifts ban". Arab News. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ^ Editorial Staff (2018-04-19). "National Challenge Cup from Saturday [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  5. ^ "Brazilian coach to train Pakistan football team: PFF President". The Nation. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  6. ^ Editorial Staff (2018-04-26). "Nogueira arrives, sees National Challenge Cup match [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-06.

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