2018 National Challenge Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2018 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 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.
CountryPakistan
CityKarachi
Venue(s)All Brother's Football Stadium
KPT Stadium
KPT Stadium
Dates21 April 2018 –10 May 2018[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| City | Karachi |
| Venue(s) | All Brother's Football Stadium KPT Stadium |
| Dates | 21 April 2018 –10 May 2018[1] |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pakistan Air Force (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | WAPDA |
| Third place | Pakistan Petroleum |
| Fourth place | Civil Aviation Authority |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 74 (2.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 42,500 (1,328 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Nazir Ahmed (5 goals)[2] |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Zaid Umar |
| Best goalkeeper | Ghazanfar Yasin |
All statistics correct as of May 10, 2018. | |
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]
| # | 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 |
| National Bank | 0–1 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abbas Ahmed  90+2' |
| National Bank | 3–0 | Falcon |
|---|---|---|
| Maqbool 2' Munir Ahmed 28'Zain-ul-Abdeen 72' |
Report |
| Ashraf Sugar Mills | 0–0 | Falcon |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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 |
| Pakistan Airlines | 1–2 | Pakistan Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Tariq Solangi 20' |
Report | Hafiz Hassan 2' M. Ameen 53' |
| Pakistan Airlines | 3–0 | Hazara Coal |
|---|---|---|
| Lashari 8' Nasrullah 63' |
Report |
| Pakistan Navy | 3–0 | Hazara Coal |
|---|---|---|
| M. Yousaf 50' Hafiz Hassan 85'Sajjad Ahmed 89' |
Report |
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 |
| Pakistan Airforce | 2–2 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Raza 23' Mansoor 27' |
Report | Amir Shah 74' Sher Hassan 77' |
| Pakistan Police | 1–2 | State Life |
|---|---|---|
| Yousaf Ali 12' |
Report | Imtiaz 25' M. Zakir 71' |
| Pakistan Airforce | 2–0 | State Life |
|---|---|---|
| Samad Khan 54' Salman Khan 90+3' |
Report |
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 |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 3–0 | Sindh Government Press |
|---|---|---|
| Umair Ali 13' Izharullah 43'Zeeshan Siddiqui 45+1' |
Report |
| Sindh Government Press | 1–2 | Civil Aviation Authority |
|---|---|---|
| M. Jahanzaib 17' |
Report | Dawood Javed 25' Saeed A. Aziz 60'M. Naeem 86' |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 0–1 | Civil Aviation Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zaid Umar 86' |
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 |
| Karachi Port Trust | 4–1 | Pakistan Public Works Department |
|---|---|---|
| Fareed 11' Muhammad 31', 85'Zahid Ahmed 80' |
Report | Zubair 43' |
| Pakistan Public Works Department | 0–2 | Pakistan Petroleum |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mehrullah 50', 62' |
| Karachi Port Trust | 0–1 | Pakistan Petroleum |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nazir Ahmed 12' |
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 |
| WAPDA | 1–0 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| M. Ali 56' |
Report |
| Sui Southern Gas | 2–1 | Karachi United |
|---|---|---|
| Bilawal-ur-Rehman 24' A. Naeem 72' |
Report | Fazal Muhammad 39' |
| WAPDA | 3–0 | Karachi United |
|---|---|---|
| Naeem Ullah 49' Saadat Hussain 52'Ali Uzair 56' |
Report |
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 |
| Pakistan Army | 1–0 | Gwadar Port Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Nisar Ahmed 84' (pen.) |
Report |
| Gwadar Port Authority | 4–1 | Pakistan Ordnance Factories |
|---|---|---|
| Pervez 6', 54' A. Wajid 48'Shoaib 69' |
Report | Touseef Ahmad 88' |
| Pakistan Army | 1–0 | Pakistan Ordnance Factories |
|---|---|---|
| Umar Waqar 9' |
Report |
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 |
| K-Electric | 0–1 | Sui Northern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Umer Javed 60' |
| K-Electric | 0–0 | Asia Ghee Mills |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sui Northern Gas | 0–1 | Asia Ghee Mills |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mubashir Hussian 43' |
Knockout round
Quarter-finals
| Ashraf Sugar Mills | 0–3 | Pakistan Petroleum |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdullah 4', 70' Nazir Ahmed 11' |
| WAPDA | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Navy |
|---|---|---|
| M. Ahmed 98', 118' |
Report |
| Pakistan Army | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Airforce |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
|
2–4 |
|
| Civil Aviation Authority | 2–1 | Asia Ghee Mills |
|---|---|---|
| Zaid Umar 13' Nouman 66' |
Report | Sajid Ali 15' |
Semi-finals
| WAPDA | 2–0 | Pakistan Petroleum |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 14' Usman 29' |
Report |
| Pakistan Airforce | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Civil Aviation Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Sohail Khan 59' |
Report | Saeed A. Aziz 25' |
| Penalties | ||
|
4–3 |
|
Third position
| Pakistan Petroleum | 5–1 | Civil Aviation Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 21' Mehrullah 26'Nazir Ahmed 67', 79', 85' |
Report | Zain 57' |
Finals
| WAPDA | 1–2 | Pakistan Airforce |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 11' |
Report | M. Mujahid 32' Samad Khan 66' |
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]
| 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 |