2019 PFF National Challenge Cup

The 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup the 28th edition of domestic 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]

2019 PFF National Challenge Cup
CountryPakistan
Dates19 July–4 August [1]
Championship venueTehmas Khan Football Stadium,
Peshawar
Teams15
Defending championsPakistan Air Force
ChampionsPakistan Army (3rd title)
Runners-upSui Southern Gas
Third placeKhan Research Laboratories
Fourth placeWAPDA
Matches played29
Goals scored74 (2.55 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Muhammad Waheed (7 goals)
Best player
Best goalkeeper		Saadullah Khan (SSGC)
Ahmed Manzoor (Pakistan Army)
← 2018
2020 →
All statistics correct as of August 4, 2019.

Teams

The 15 teams participating in the tournament are as below:[2][3]

Notes
TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners

Group stage

Group A
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
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Air Force4–0Asia Ghee Mills
Irfan Ali  45'
Mansoor  59' (pen.), 67'
M. Faisal Yaseen  61'		 Report
Attendance: 500
National Bank2–2Pakistan Police
Basit Ali  42'
Maqbool  67'		 Report Tariq  28', 53'
Pakistan Air Force2–0Pakistan Police
Ali Raza  64', 84' Report
National Bank2–0Asia Ghee Mills
Maqbool  20'
Sher Ali  88'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Pakistan Police5–0Asia Ghee Mills
Report Jamil  31'
M. Hanif  49'
Yousaf Ali  75', 80'
Nabeel  87'
National Bank0–3Pakistan Air Force
Report Sohail Jr.  47'
M. Faisal Yaseen  90+3'
Mansoor  90+4'

Group B
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
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Navy2–0Pakistan Television
Awais Gul  66'
Abdurl Rehman  89'		 Report
Sui Southern Gas1–1Pakistan Television
Zain-ul-Abden  58' Report Adnan Khan  41'
Sui Southern Gas2–1Pakistan Navy
Saadullah  10'
Zakir Lashari  39'		 Report Farhaullah  73'

Group C
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
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Army1–0PFF Tigers
M. Jamil  90' Report
Attendance: 500
Civil Aviation Authority6–0Pakistan Railways
M. Waheed  4', 45+5', 60', 71', 78', 79' Report
Attendance: 700
PFF Tigers0–0Civil Aviation Authority
Report
Pakistan Army1–0Pakistan Railways
Ali Raza  9' Report
Civil Aviation Authority2–2Pakistan Army
Shakeel Ahmed  6'
M. Waheed  62'		 Report M. Nasir  31', 51'
Pakistan Railways1–1PFF Tigers
M. Saleem  90+2' Report Naik Alam  13'

Group D
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
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2019. Source: GSA
Khan Research Laboratories3–0Karachi United
Izharullah  29'
Iftikhar A. Khan  41'
Umair Ali  90+1'		 Report
WAPDA3–0Karachi Port Trust
Zubair Qadeer  10'
Ashfaquddin  23'
Adnan Saeed  57'		 Report
WAPDA2–0Karachi United
Zubair Qadeer  18'
Ashfaquddin  78'		 Report
Khan Research Laboratories5–0Karachi Port Trust
Arslan Ali  17'
Izharullah  29'
Iftikhar A. Khan  39'
Imran Khan  65'
Umair Ali  83'		 Report
Khan Research Laboratories0–0WAPDA
Report
Karachi Port Trust1–0Karachi United
Fareed Ahmed  21' Report

Knockout Round

Quarter Finals
Pakistan Air Force0–3WAPDA
Report Usman Manzoor  29'
Ashfaquddin  32', 75'
Sui Southern Gas1–0Civil Aviation Authority
Habib-ur-Rehman  34' Report
Khan Research Laboratories6–1Pakistan Police
Umair Ali  1', 44', 87'
Zaid Umer  53'
Imran Khan  59'
Zeeshan Siddiqui  80'		 Report M. Yousaf  40'
Pakistan Army2–0 (a.e.t.)Pakistan Navy
Abbas  101'
Zil Hasnain  113'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000

Semi Finals
WAPDA0–1Sui Southern Gas
Hussain  23'
Khan Research Laboratories0–0 (a.e.t.)Pakistan Army
Report
Penalties
  • Umair Ali
  • Iftikhar A. Khan
  • Shahid
  • Ghulam Fareed
1–3
  • Nisar Ahmed
  • Najeeb-ur-Rehman
  • M. Jamil

Third place
WAPDA0–1Khan Research Laboratories
Report Umair Ali  90'

Final
Main article: 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup final

Details
Sui Southern Gas2–3Pakistan Army
Saadullah  41'
M. Tahir  52'		 Report Abbas  67', 75'
Ali Raza  77'

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 July – 15:00
 
 
Pakistan Air Force0
 
1 August – 18:00
 
WAPDA3
 
WAPDA0
 
30 July – 20:00
 
Sui Southern Gas1
 
Sui Southern Gas1
 
4 August – 21:00
 
Civil Aviation Authority0
 
Sui Southern Gas2
 
31 July – 17:00
 
Pakistan Army3
 
Khan Research Laboratories6
 
2 August – 18:00
 
Pakistan Police1
 
Khan Research Laboratories0 (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 Navy0
 
WAPDA0
 
 
Khan Research Laboratories1
 

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 4 August 2019[4]
Rank Player Team Goals
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

Clean Sheets
As of 4 August 2019[5]
Rank Player Team C
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

Awards
As of 4 August 2019[6]
Award Player Club
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

References
  1. "PFF National Challenge Football Cup 2019". Pakistan Football Federation. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  2. "PFF National Challenge Football Cup From July 19". Urdu Point. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  3. "National Challenge Cup kicks off from Friday [Dawn]". Football Pakistan. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  4. "National Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  5. "Army reclaim National Challenge Cup title [The News]". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  6. "Army reclaim National Challenge Cup title [The News]". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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