2013 National Football Challenge Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Venue | Bahawalpur |
| Dates | 15 May – 26 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Khan Research Laboratories |
| 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. | |
The 2013 National Football Challenge Cup was the 23rd season of National Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in Pakistani football.
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
[edit]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
- Pakistan Police
- Notes
- TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners; H = Host
Group stages
[edit]Group A
[edit]
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2013. Source: [citation needed]
| Khan Research Laboratories | 8–0 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleemullah Khan Saeed Ahmed |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pak Afghan Clearing | 0–0 | Habib Bank |
|---|---|---|
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pak Afghan Clearing | 2–1 | Khan Research Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Hadi Sirajuddin |
Kaleemullah Khan |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Habib Bank | 1–1 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
|---|---|---|
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Khan Research Laboratories | 1–0 | Habib Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleemullah Khan |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Ashraf Sugar Mills | 4–1 | Pak Afghan Clearing |
|---|---|---|
| Azeem Shehbaz Ahmed Naved Khan |
Sirajuddin |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Group B
[edit]
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2013. Source: [citation needed]
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 1–0 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Abdus Salam |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| WAPDA | 3–0 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Jadeed Khan M. Afzal |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 2–1 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Umar Farooq Rasool |
Imran |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Police | 0–1 | WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Jadeed Khan |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| WAPDA | 3–1 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
|---|---|---|
| Aurangzeb Jadeed Khan Manzoor Ahmed |
Rasool |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Sui Southern Gas | 4–0 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Amanullah Imran Jehanzeb |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Group C
[edit]
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2013. Source: [citation needed]
| Pakistan Airlines | 0–0 | National under-18 |
|---|---|---|
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Army | 5–1 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| Ansar Abbas Zafarullah Javed M. Arif |
M. Yasir |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National under-18 | 1–0 | Pakistan Army |
|---|---|---|
| Mansoor Khan |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Airlines | 2–1 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| Riaz Ahmed Shakir |
M. Yasir |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National under-18 | 5–2 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| M. Riaz Mansoor Khan |
Adnan Butt M. Yasir |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Army | 2–1 | Pakistan Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| Tanvir Shahid Zafarullah Javed |
Shakir |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Group D
[edit]
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | DFA Bahawalpur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2013. Source: [citation needed]
| Pakistan Airforce | 2–1 | Higher Education |
|---|---|---|
| Irfan Ali M. Asif |
Rashid Masih |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National Bank | 4–0 | DFA Bahawalpur |
|---|---|---|
| Attiqullah A. Aziz Faisal Iqbal M. Ashfaq |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National Bank | 2–0 | Higher Education |
|---|---|---|
| Faisal Iqbal Farooq Shah |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| DFA Bahawalpur | 0–8 | Pakistan Airforce |
|---|---|---|
| Irfan Ali Arif Nawaz M. Mujahid Rafiullah |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| DFA Bahawalpur | 1–6 | Higher Education |
|---|---|---|
| Arsalaan |
Umair Ali |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Airforce | 3–1 | National Bank |
|---|---|---|
| M. Arif M. Mujahid |
M. Asif |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Knockout round
[edit]Quarter finals
[edit]| WAPDA | 1–0 | Pakistan Army |
|---|---|---|
| M. Ahmed |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | National under-18 |
|---|---|---|
| M. Rasool |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| National Bank | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Khan Research Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| M. Asif |
Adil |
|
| Penalties | ||
|
4–3 | |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Pakistan Airforce | 4–0 | Pak Afghan Clearing |
|---|---|---|
| M. Arif M. Mujahid Irfan Ali |
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Semi finals
[edit]| WAPDA | 0–1 | National Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Attiqullah |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Airforce |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 |
|
|
Ground No. 2 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Third place
[edit]| WAPDA | 0–2 | Pakistan Airforce |
|---|---|---|
| M. Mujahid |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Finals
[edit]| National Bank | 1–0 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
|---|---|---|
| M. Asif |
Ground No. 1 Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Top scorers
[edit]- 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 |