2018 National Challenge Cup

2018 PFF National Challenge Cup
National Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country	Pakistan
City	Karachi
Venue(s)	All Brother's Football Stadium; KPT Stadium
Dates	21 April 2018 –10 May 2018
Teams	24
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 played	32
Goals scored	74 (2.31 per match)
Attendance	42,500 (1,328 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Nazir Ahmed (5 goals)
Awards
Best player	Zaid Umar
Best goalkeeper	Ghazanfar Yasin
	← 2016 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.

Quick Facts National Challenge Cup, Tournament details ...

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.

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#	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

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan Navy	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6	Advance to Knockout round
2	Pakistan Airlines	2	1	1	3	2	+1	3
3	Hazara Coal	2	0	2	0	5	−5	0

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Civil Aviation Authority	2	2	0	4	1	+3	6	Advance to Knockout round
2	Khan Research Laboratories	2	1	1	3	1	+2	3
3	Sindh Government Press	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0

2018 National Challenge Cup

Teams

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third position

Finals

Bracket

Top scorers

References

External links

Wikiwand - on

Pakistan Army	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Pakistan Airforce
	Report
Penalties
Nisar Ahmed Shoaib Nisar Ansar Abbas Shehbaz Younis	2–4	Mansoor M. Sohail Samad Khan Ghazanfer

Pakistan Airforce	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Civil Aviation Authority
Sohail Khan 59'	Report	Saeed A. Aziz 25'
Penalties
Mansoor M. Sohail Samad Khan Ghazanfer A. Rehman Salman	4–3	Nouman Zaid Umar Zain-ul-Abdeen Ubaidullah Dawood Javed Saeed Babar