2013 National Challenge Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2013 National Challenge Cup was the 23rd season of National Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in Pakistani football.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Venue | Bahawalpur |
| Dates | 15 May – 26 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | National Bank (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
| Third place | Pakistan Airforce |
| Fourth place | WAPDA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 92 (2.88 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Kaleemullah Khan (8 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player Best goalkeeper | Muhammad Mujahid (Pakistan Airforce) Muhammad Omar (National Bank) |
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2013. | |
A total of 16 clubs entered the competition that was held from 15 to 26 May 2018. Bahawalpur were the hosts for the tournament, thus earning DFA Bahawalpur a spot in the tournament, courtesy of being the hosts.
Khan Research Laboratories, the defending champions, were knocked out in quarter finals, losing 5–4 on penalties to the eventual winners National Bank.
National Bank defeated Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 1–0 in the finals. This was the first major trophy for National Bank since 1993, when they had won the National Challenge Cup.
Teams
The 16 participating teams are as below:
- Khan Research LaboratoriesTH, PPL
- WAPDA
- DFA Bahawalpur H
- Pakistan Army
- Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
- Pakistan Airlines
- Pakistan Airforce
- National Bank
- Habib Bank
- Pak Afghan Clearing
- Sui Southern Gas
- Ashraf Sugar Mills
- National U-18
- Bhatti United
- Higher Education Commission
- Pakistan Police
- Notes
- TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners; H = Host
Group stages
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pak Afghan Clearing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ashraf Sugar Mills | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Habib Bank | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 8–0 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
|---|---|---|
Kaleemullah Khan  21', 26', 30', 54', 66', 77'Saeed Ahmed 41', 45' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pak Afghan Clearing | 2–1 | Khan Research Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Hadi 19' Sirajuddin 45' |
Kaleemullah Khan 69' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Habib Bank | 1–1 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
|---|---|---|
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Ashraf Sugar Mills | 4–1 | Pak Afghan Clearing |
|---|---|---|
| Azeem 41' Shehbaz Ahmed 47', 88'Naved Khan 53' |
Sirajuddin 78' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAPDA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sui Southern Gas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Police | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 1–0 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Abdus Salam 21' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| WAPDA | 3–0 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Jadeed Khan 5', 68' M. Afzal 58' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 2–1 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Umar Farooq 64' Rasool 68' |
Imran 19' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Police | 0–1 | WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Jadeed Khan 21' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| WAPDA | 3–1 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
|---|---|---|
Aurangzeb  45' (o.g.)Jadeed Khan 56'Manzoor Ahmed 75' |
Rasool 10' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Sui Southern Gas | 4–0 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Amanullah 15', 84' Imran 44'Jehanzeb 74' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National under-18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pakistan Army | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Airlines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bhatti United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Army | 5–1 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| Ansar Abbas 16', 25', 35' (pen.) Zafarullah Javed 39'M. Arif 70' |
M. Yasir 52' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Airlines | 2–1 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| Riaz Ahmed 31' Shakir 53' |
M. Yasir 50' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National under-18 | 5–2 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| M. Riaz 11' Mansoor Khan 20' (pen.), 78', 81', 85' |
Adnan Butt 26' M. Yasir 61' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Army | 2–1 | Pakistan Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| Tanvir Shahid 47' Zafarullah Javed 82' |
Shakir 89' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Airforce | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | National Bank | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Higher Education Commission | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | DFA Bahawalpur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
| Pakistan Airforce | 2–1 | Higher Education Commission |
|---|---|---|
| Irfan Ali 34' M. Asif 45' |
Rashid Masih 64' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National Bank | 4–0 | DFA Bahawalpur |
|---|---|---|
| Attiqullah 25' A. Aziz 58'Faisal Iqbal 62'M. Ashfaq 85' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National Bank | 2–0 | Higher Education Commission |
|---|---|---|
| Faisal Iqbal 30' Farooq Shah 89' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| DFA Bahawalpur | 0–8 | Pakistan Airforce |
|---|---|---|
| Irfan Ali 20', 21', 48', 58' Arif Nawaz 36', 78'M. Mujahid 75'Rafiullah 87' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| DFA Bahawalpur | 1–6 | Higher Education Commission |
|---|---|---|
| Arsalaan 72' |
Umair Ali 46', 48', 52', 59', 78', 85' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Airforce | 3–1 | National Bank |
|---|---|---|
| M. Arif 23', 90' M. Mujahid 52' |
M. Asif 27' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Knockout round
Quarter finals
| WAPDA | 1–0 | Pakistan Army |
|---|---|---|
| M. Ahmed 60' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National Bank | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Khan Research Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| M. Asif 20' |
Adil 15' |
|
| Penalties | ||
|
4–3 | |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Airforce | 4–0 | Pak Afghan Clearing |
|---|---|---|
| M. Arif 25' M. Mujahid 36', 89'Irfan Ali 78' |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Semi finals
| WAPDA | 0–1 | National Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Attiqullah 23' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Airforce |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 |
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Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Third place
| WAPDA | 0–2 | Pakistan Airforce |
|---|---|---|
| M. Mujahid 81', 86' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Finals
| National Bank | 1–0 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
|---|---|---|
| M. Asif 81' |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Top scorers
- As of 26 May 2013
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleemullah Khan | Khan Research Laboratories | 8 |
| 2 | Muhammad Mujahid | Pakistan Airforce | 6 |
| 3 | Irfan Ali | Pakistan Airforce | 5 |
| 4 | Jadeed Khan | WAPDA | 4 |
| 5 | Ansar Abbas | Pakistan Army | 3 |
| Muhammad Yasir | Bhatti United | ||
| Muhammad Rasool | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |