2016 National Football Challenge Cup
Pakistan Football Federation Cup
Tournament details
Dates 28 January 2016 – 6 February 2016 (qualifying competition) 9 February 2016 – 22 February 2016 (main competition)
Teams 24 (overall) 16 (qualifying competition) 8 (main competition)
Final positions
Tournament statistics
Matches played 50
Goals scored 116 (2.32 per match)
Top goal scorer Fazal (6 goals)
Awards
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The 2016 National Football Challenge Cup or 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup was the 26th season of domestic association football cup tournament in Pakistani football . 24 teams took part in this competition held in Islamabad , Lahore , and Karachi from 28 January 2016 to 22 February 2016.
Reigning champions Khan Research Laboratories successfully defended their title after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the final.
Background After eight months of no football action, the tournament was announced for 28 January 2016 to 23 February 2016. The PFF Cup, instead of the usual National Challenge Cup, was organised by the Lahore High Court appointed PFF administrator Justice Asad Munir. The National Challenge Cup scheduled for April 2016 was later called off due to lack of sponsorship, leaving the PFF Cup as the only national knockout event that year.
Format Qualifying round For qualification, 15 teams from PFF League (B Division) and 1 team from the Pakistan Premier League played in a group stage, with winners and runners-up from each group qualifying for the final round.
Final round Eight teams from the qualifying round and eight teams from the Pakistan Premier League played in a group stage, with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the knock-out stages.
Teams 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
All Matches played in Karachi Ashraf Sugar Mills 6–0 Pakistan Steel M. Bilal 20', 55', 67' Imran Ali 50' M. Imran 53' Kashif Amin 85'
Sui Southern Gas 2–1 Pakistan Steel Ahmed 25' Zahid Nadeem 51' Abdus Salam 71' Nasir Ahmed 17' Amjad Hussain 44'
Ashraf Sugar Mills Not Held Social Welfare
Sui Southern Gas 2–1 Ashraf 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
All Matches played in Karachi Gwadar Port Authority 1–4 Karachi United Pehchan 51' Fazal 5', 32' Asif Khan 24', 41'
Sindh Government Press 1–2 Pakistan Police M. Waqas 45+1' Mohammad 90+1' Sher Hassan 22' Zakir Ullah 71' M. Naeem
Gwadar Port Authority 3–2 Pakistan Police Mian 24' Pehchan 75' Wahid 90+5' Hassan 43' Zaman 90'
Karachi United 4–0 Sindh Government Press Ali Raza 10' Fazal 21' M.Junaid 73' A.Usman 75'
Karachi United 2–2 Pakistan Police Noman 16' Asif Khan 42' Hassan 75' Monibullah 85'
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
All Matches played in Lahore Pakistan Railways 4–0 Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company M.Asim 26', 72', 77' Umer Zafar 47'
Saif Textile 0–0 Falcon Company
Pakistan Railways 1–0 Falcon Company M.Asim 70'
Saif Textile 1–0 Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company Virk 34'
Falcon Company 0–0 Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
Group IV Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Sui Northern Gas 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
All Matches played in Islamabad Higher Education Commission 1–3 Sui Northern Gas Danial 35' Mehmood 5' Bahar 54' Farooq 90'
Higher Education Commission 0–3 Bhatti United Bahar Owais Nadeem
Bhatti United 0–0 Sui Northern Gas
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
Pakistan Army 4–1 Saif Textile Sarfaraz 28', 82' Nisar 58' Zahid 60' Waqas 86'
Karachi Port Trust 3 - 1 Saif Textile M.Jalil 2' Qadir 70' Shamir Taj 90+1' Ali Raza 45'
Karachi United 3 - 2 Saif Textile Ali Reza 18' Fazal 50' Baloch 72' Virk 45' Waqas Ali 64'
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
WAPDA 1 - 2 Sui Southern Gas Hasnain 3' Saadullah 78' Abdus Salam 86'
Pakistan Navy 0 - 2 Pakistan Police Izharullah 68' M.Naveed 76'
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
Khan Research Laboratories 3 - 0 Ashraf Sugar Mills Adil 79' M.Hanif 86' M.Salman 90'
National Bank 1 - 0 Ashraf Sugar Mills J.Hamza 42'
Sui Northern Gas 1 - 0 Ashraf Sugar Mills Farooq 52'
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
Pakistan Air Force 2 - 1 Bhatti United Salman 33' Arif 71' Latif 34'
Pakistan Railways 0 - 0 Bhatti United
Quarterfinals Semifinals Third place match Final Knockout round Bracket Top scorer Prize fund Prize money for 2016 PFF Cup. Teams
Achieved round Premium per team Summed bonuses Third Place Rs.100,000 Finals Rs.200,000 Champion Rs.100,000 Rs.300,000
Fair Play, 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