2019_PFF_National_Challenge_Cup
2019 PFF National Challenge Cup
Football tournament season
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| City | Peshawar |
| Venue(s) | Tehmas Khan Football Stadium Qayyum Stadium |
| Dates | 19 July 2019 – 4 August 2019[1] |
| Teams | 15 |
| Defending champions | Pakistan Air Force |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pakistan Army (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Sui Southern Gas |
| Third place | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Fourth place | WAPDA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 74 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Muhammad Waheed (7 goals) |
| Best player | Saadullah Khan (SSGC) |
| Best goalkeeper | Ahmed Manzoor (Pakistan Army) |
| All statistics correct as of August 4, 2019. | |
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The following 15 teams participated in the tournament:[2]
- Notes
- TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Air Force | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pakistan Police | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | National Bank | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Asia Ghee Mills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2019. Source: GSA
More information Pakistan Air Force, 4–0 ...
| Pakistan Air Force | 4–0 | Asia Ghee Mills |
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Irfan Ali  45'Mansoor 59' (pen.), 67'M. Faisal Yaseen 61' |
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Attendance: 500
More information National Bank, 2–2 ...
| National Bank | 2–2 | Pakistan Police |
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| Basit Ali 42' Maqbool 67' |
Report | Tariq 28', 53' |
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More information Pakistan Air Force, 2–0 ...
| Pakistan Air Force | 2–0 | Pakistan Police |
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| Ali Raza 64', 84' |
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More information National Bank, 2–0 ...
| National Bank | 2–0 | Asia Ghee Mills |
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| Maqbool 20' Sher Ali 88' |
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Attendance: 200
More information Pakistan Police, 5–0 ...
| Pakistan Police | 5–0 | Asia Ghee Mills |
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| Report | Jamil 31' M. Hanif 49'Yousaf Ali 75', 80'Nabeel 87' |
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More information National Bank, 0–3 ...
| National Bank | 0–3 | Pakistan Air Force |
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| Report | Sohail Jr. 47' M. Faisal Yaseen 90+3'Mansoor 90+4' |
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Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sui Southern Gas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pakistan Navy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Television | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2019. Source: GSA
More information Pakistan Navy, 2–0 ...
| Pakistan Navy | 2–0 | Pakistan Television |
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| Awais Gul 66' Abdurl Rehman 89' |
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More information Sui Southern Gas, 1–1 ...
| Sui Southern Gas | 1–1 | Pakistan Television |
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| Zain-ul-Abden 58' |
Report | Adnan Khan 41' |
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More information Sui Southern Gas, 2–1 ...
| Sui Southern Gas | 2–1 | Pakistan Navy |
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| Saadullah 10' Zakir Lashari 39' |
Report | Farhaullah 73' |
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Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Army | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Civil Aviation Authority | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | PFF Tigers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Railways | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2019. Source: GSA
Attendance: 500
More information Civil Aviation Authority, 6–0 ...
| Civil Aviation Authority | 6–0 | Pakistan Railways |
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| Muhammad Waheed 4', 45+5', 60', 71', 78', 79' |
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Attendance: 700
More information Civil Aviation Authority, 2–2 ...
| Civil Aviation Authority | 2–2 | Pakistan Army |
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| Shakeel Ahmed 6' Muhammad Waheed 62' |
Report | M. Nasir 31', 51' |
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More information Pakistan Railways, 1–1 ...
| Pakistan Railways | 1–1 | PFF Tigers |
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| M. Saleem 90+2' |
Report | Naik Alam 13' |
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Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | WAPDA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Karachi Port Trust | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Karachi United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2019. Source: GSA
More information Khan Research Laboratories, 3–0 ...
| Khan Research Laboratories | 3–0 | Karachi United |
|---|---|---|
| Izharullah 29' Iftikhar A. Khan 41'Umair Ali 90+1' |
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More information WAPDA, 3–0 ...
| WAPDA | 3–0 | Karachi Port Trust |
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| Zubair Qadeer 10' Ashfaquddin 23'Adnan Saeed 57' |
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More information WAPDA, 2–0 ...
| WAPDA | 2–0 | Karachi United |
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| Zubair Qadeer 18' Ashfaquddin 78' |
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More information Khan Research Laboratories, 5–0 ...
| Khan Research Laboratories | 5–0 | Karachi Port Trust |
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| Arslan Ali 17' Izharullah 29'Iftikhar A. Khan 39'Imran Khan 65'Umair Ali 83' |
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More information Khan Research Laboratories, 0–0 ...
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More information Karachi Port Trust, 1–0 ...
| Karachi Port Trust | 1–0 | Karachi United |
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| Fareed Ahmed 21' |
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Quarter-finals
More information Pakistan Air Force, 0–3 ...
| Pakistan Air Force | 0–3 | WAPDA |
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| Report | Usman Manzoor 29' Ashfaquddin 32', 75' |
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More information Sui Southern Gas, 1–0 ...
| Sui Southern Gas | 1–0 | Civil Aviation Authority |
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| Habib-ur-Rehman 34' |
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More information Khan Research Laboratories, 6–1 ...
| Khan Research Laboratories | 6–1 | Pakistan Police |
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| Umair Ali 1', 44', 87' Zaid Umer 53'Imran Khan 59'Zeeshan Siddiqui 80' |
Report | M. Yousaf 40' |
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More information Pakistan Army, 2–0 (a.e.t.) ...
| Pakistan Army | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Navy |
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| Abbas 101' Zil Hasnain 113' |
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Attendance: 2,000
Semi-finals
More information Khan Research Laboratories, 0–0 (a.e.t.) ...
| Khan Research Laboratories | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Army |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
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1–3 |
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Third place
Main article: 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup final
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More information Sui Southern Gas, 2–3 ...
| Sui Southern Gas | 2–3 | Pakistan Army |
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| Saadullah 41' M. Tahir 52' |
Report | Abbas 67', 75' Ali Raza 77' |
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| 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 | |||||||||
Top goalscorers
- As of 4 August 2019[3]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Muhammad Waheed | Civil Aviation Authority | 7 |
| 2 | Umair Ali | Khan Research Laboratories | 6 |
| 3 | Ashfaqquddin Babar | WAPDA | 4 |
| 4 | Mansoor Khan | Pakistan Air Force | 3 |
| 5 | Ali 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 |
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Clean Sheets
- As of 4 August 2019
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Team | C |
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| 1 | Abdul Basit | WAPDA | 4 |
| Nasrullah | Khan Research Laboratories | 4 | |
| 2 | Ghanzafar Yaseen | Pakistan Air Force | 3 |
| 3 | Saqib Hanif | Sui Southern Gas Company | 2 |
| 4 | Murad Khan | PFF Tigers | 1 |
| Shehroz Ahmed | Pakistan Navy | 1 | |
| Ahmed Manzoor | Pakistan Army | 1 | |
| Sameer Ahmed | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | 1 |
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Awards
- As of 4 August 2019
More information Award, Player ...
| Award | Player | Club |
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| Top Scorer | Muhammad Waheed | Civil Aviation Authority |
| Most Valuable Player | Saadullah Khan | Sui Southern Gas |
| Best Goalkeeper | Ahmed Manzoor | Pakistan Army |
| Fair Play | — | Pakistan Air Force |
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- "PFF National Challenge Football Cup 2019". Pakistan Football Federation. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "PFF National Challenge Football Cup From July 19". Urdu Point. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "National Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved July 27, 2019.