2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup

The 2016 National Football Challenge Cup or 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup was 26th season of domestic cup tournament in Pakistani football. 24 teams took part in this competition from 28 January 2016 — 22 February 2016.

2016 National Football Challenge Cup
Pakistan Football Federation Cup
CountryPakistan
Dates28 January 2016 – 6 February 2016 (qualifying competition)
9 February 2016 – 22 February 2016 (main competition)
Teams24 (overall)
16 (qualifying competition)
8 (main competition)
Defending championsKhan Research Laboratories
ChampionsKhan Research Laboratories (6th title)
Runners-upNational Bank
Third placePakistan Air Force
Fourth placePakistan Army
Championship match score1–0
Matches played50
Goals scored116 (2.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Fazal (6 goals)
Best player
Best goalkeeper		Mansoor Khan[1]
(Pakistan Air Force)
Saqib Hanif[1] (Khan Research Laboratories)
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Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions and defended their title after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the finals.

Renaming

The National Challenge Cup was renamed to Pakistan Football Federation Cup or PFF for unknown reasons. After eight months of lacking football action, the tournament was announced for 28 January 2016 to 23 February 2016.

Format

Qualifying round

For qualification, 15 teams from B Division and 1 team from the Pakistan Premier League played a one-legged group stage matches, winners and runners-up from each group qualified for final round.

Final round

Eight teams from the qualifying round and eight teams from Pakistan Premier League played in a group stage matches, and group winners and runners-up qualifying advanced in knock-out stages.

Teams
Final Round
the 8 Teams from PPL.[A]		 Qualifying Round
the 15 teams from FFL, 1 from PPL
    ^ A: PPFL Champions K Electric couldn't play in the tournament due to 2016 AFC Cup play-offs match vs Bahraini side Al Hidd
  1. ^
    Sindh Social Welfare Trust withdrew without playing a match

Qualifying Round

Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sui Southern Gas 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Ashraf Sugar Mills 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
3 Pakistan Steel 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2016. Source: PFF
Sui Southern GasNot HeldSindh Social Welfare Trust
Report
KPT Football Stadium, Karachi
Ashraf Sugar Mills6–0Pakistan Steel
M. Bilal  20', 55', 67'
Imran Ali  50'
M. Imran  53'
Kashif Amin  85'		 Report
Sui Southern Gas2–1Pakistan Steel
Ahmed  25'
Zahid Nadeem  51'
Abdus Salam  71'		 Nasir Ahmed  17'
Amjad Hussain  44'
Referee: Younas Lal
Ashraf Sugar MillsNot HeldSindh Social Welfare Trust
Report
Pakistan SteelNot HeldSindh Social Welfare Trust
Report
Sui Southern Gas2–1Ashraf Sugar Mills
Saadullah  (45+1)
M. Lal  77'		 Zeshan Rafiq  79'

Group II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Karachi United 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Advance to Final Round
2 Pakistan Police 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3 Gwadar Port Authority 2 1 0 1 5 6 −1 3
4 Sindh Government Press 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2016. Source: PFF
Gwadar Port Authority1–4Karachi United
Pehchan  51' Fazal  5', 32'
Asif Khan  24', 41'
KPT Football Stadium, Karachi
Referee: Younas Lal
Sindh Government Press1–2Pakistan Police
M. Waqas  45+1'
Mohammad  90+1'		 Sher Hassan  22'
Zakir Ullah  71'
M. Naeem
Referee: Habibullah
Gwadar Port Authority3–2Pakistan Police
Mian  24'
Pehchan  75'
Wahid  90+5'		 Hassan  43'
Zaman  90'
Karachi United4–0Sindh Government Press
Ali Raza  10'
Fazal  21'
M.Junaid  73'
A.Usman  75'
KPT Football Stadium, Karachi
Karachi United2–2Pakistan Police
Noman  16'
Asif Khan  42'		 Hassan  75'
Monibullah  85'
KPT Football Stadium, Karachi
Gwadar Port Authority1–3Sindh Government Press
Shahnawaz  62' Zohaib  12'
Dodo  33', 48'

Group III
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Railways 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to Final Round
2 Saif Textiles 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3 Falcon Company 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4 Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2016. Source: PFF
Pakistan Railways4–0Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
M.Asim  26', 72', 77'
Umer Zafar  47'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Saif Textile0–0Falcon Company
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Railways1–0Falcon Company
M.Asim  70'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Saif Textile1–0Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
Virk  34'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Falcon Company0–0Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Railways0–0Saif Textile
Fame Club Ground, Lahore

Group IV
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Final Round
2 Bhatti United 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5
3 Higher Education Commission 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 3
4 Pakistan Television 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2016. Source: PFF
Higher Education Commission1–3Sui Northern Gas
Danial  35' Mehmood  5'
Bahar  54'
Farooq  90'
Pakistan Television0–0Bhatti United
Higher Education Commission0–3Bhatti United
Bahar
Owais
Nadeem
Pakistan Television0–3Sui Northern Gas
Latif  (2)
Munir
Bhatti United0–0Sui Northern Gas
Pakistan Television0–1Higher Education Commission
Ashraf

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Army 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Knockout stage
2 Karachi United 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 Karachi Port Trust 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Saif Textile 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2016. Source:
Pakistan Army4–1Saif Textile
Sarfaraz  28', 82'
Nisar  58'
Zahid  60'		 Waqas  86'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Karachi Port Trust0 - 2Karachi United
Fazal  44', 54'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Army2 - 0Karachi United
Najeeb  3'
Ansar Abbas  73'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Karachi Port Trust3 - 1Saif Textile
M.Jalil  2'
Qadir  70'
Shamir Taj  90+1'		 Ali Raza  45'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Karachi United3 - 2Saif Textile
Ali Reza  18'
Fazal  50'
Baloch  72'		 Virk  45'
Waqas Ali  64'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Army2 - 1Karachi Port Trust
Ansar Abbas  24'
Rasool  86'		 Baloch  27'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sui Southern Gas 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Knockout stage
2 WAPDA 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 Pakistan Police 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 Pakistan Navy 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February. Source:
WAPDA1 - 0Pakistan Police
Ahsan  4'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Navy0 - 0Sui Southern Gas
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
WAPDA1 - 2Sui Southern Gas
Hasnain  3' Saadullah  78'
Abdus Salam  86'
Faisal Town Football Stadium, Lahore
Pakistan Navy0 - 2Pakistan Police
Izharullah  68'
M.Naveed  76'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Sui Southern Gas2 - 1Pakistan Police
Abdul Salam  7'
Saadullah  73'		 Umair  14'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
WAPDA5 - 1Pakistan Navy
Jadeed Khan  12', 74', 86'
 57', 64'		 Mohsin  72'
Faisal Town Football Stadium, Lahore

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Khan Research Laboratories 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Knockout stage
2 National Bank 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3 Sui Northern Gas 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4 Ashraf Sugar Mills 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February. Source:
Khan Research Laboratories3 - 0Ashraf Sugar Mills
Adil  79'
M.Hanif  86'
M.Salman  90'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
National Bank1 - 0Sui Northern Gas
Maqbool  57'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Khan Research Laboratories1 - 0Sui Northern Gas
Murtaza  50'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
National Bank1 - 0Ashraf Sugar Mills
J.Hamza  42'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Sui Northern Gas1 - 0Ashraf Sugar Mills
Farooq  52'
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Khan Research Laboratories2 - 1National Bank
Murtaza  10'
Y.Afridi  21'		 Sher Ali Khan  81'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Air Force 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Knockout stage
2 Bhatti United 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 Pakistan Railways 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
First match(es) will be played on 9 February 2016. Source:
Pakistan Air Force2 - 1Bhatti United
Salman  33'
Arif  71'		 Latif  34'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Air Force2 - 1Pakistan Railways
Mansoor  28'
Sohail Jr.  45'		 Wajid  51'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Pakistan Railways0 - 0Bhatti United
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore

Quarterfinals
Pakistan Army1 - 0Bhatti United
Ansar Abbas  85'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Referee: Habibullah
PAF F.C.1 - 0Karachi United
M.Mujahid  73'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore
Sui Southern Gas0 - 0National Bank
Penalties
2 - 3
Fame Club Ground, Lahore
Khan Research Laboratories3 - 1WAPDA
Hanif  21'
M.Adil  52'
M.Shahid  89'		 Arif  82'
Faisal Town Football Ground, Lahore

Semifinals
Khan Research Laboratories0 - 0Pakistan Air Force
Penalties
4 - 3
National Bank1 - 0Pakistan Army
M.Maqbool  6'

Third place match
Pakistan Air Force2 - 0Pakistan Army
Irfan  42', 66'

Final
Khan Research Laboratories1 - 0National Bank
M.Ahmed  75'

Knockout Round

Bracket
  Quarter Final Semi Final Final
                           
  C1 Khan Research Laboratories 3  
B2 WAPDA 1  
  C1 Khan Research Laboratories 0 (4)  
  D1 Pakistan Air Force 0 (3)  
D1 Pakistan Air Force 1
  A2 Karachi United 0  
    C1 Khan Research Laboratories 1
  C2 National Bank 0
  B1 Sui Southern Gas 0 (2)  
C2 National Bank 0 (3)  
  C2 National Bank 1 Third place
  A1 Pakistan Army 0  
A1 Pakistan Army 1 D1 Pakistan Air Force 2
  D2 Bhatti United 0   A1 Pakistan Army 0

Top scorer
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Fazal Karachi United 6
2 Jadeed Khan WAPDA 5
3 M. Bilal Ashraf Sugar Mills 3
Saadullah Khan Sui Southern Gas
Asif Khan Karachi United
Abdus Salam Sui Southern Gas
4 Pehchan Gwadar Port Authority 2

Prize fund

Prize money for 2016 PFF Cup.[2]
Teams

Achieved round Premium per team Summed bonuses
Third Place Rs.100,000
Finals Rs.200,000
Champion Rs.100,000 Rs.300,000

Fairplay, Best Players and Referees

Type Money
Fair-play Trophy Winner Rs.50,000
Top Goalscorer Rs.25,000
Best Player
Best Goalkeeper
Best Referee Rs.15,000
Best Assistant Referee Rs.10,000

References
  1. "Ahmed's second-half goal helps KRL retain PFF Cup [The News]". The News International. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "Football activity resumes as PFF Cup begins tomorrow". The News International. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

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