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2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup

The 2016 National Football Challenge Cup or 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup was the 26th season of domestic cup tournament in Pakistani football. 24 teams took part in this competition from 28 January 2016 to 22 February 2016,[2] which took place in Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi.[3]

2016 National Football Challenge Cup
Pakistan Football Federation Cup
Tournament details
CountryPakistan
CityIslamabad
Lahore
Karachi
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
Final positions
ChampionsKhan Research Laboratories (6th title)
Runner-upNational Bank
Third placePakistan Air Force
Fourth placePakistan Army
Tournament statistics
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. They defended their title after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the final.[4]

Renaming edit

The National Challenge Cup was renamed to Pakistan Football Federation Cup or PFF Cup for unknown reasons. After eight months of no football action, the tournament was announced for 28 January 2016 to 23 February 2016.

Format edit

Qualifying round edit

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 edit

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 edit

Final Round
the 8 Teams from PPL.[A] 		Qualifying Round
the 15 teams from PFF League, 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 edit

Group I edit

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 HeldSocial Welfare
Report
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 HeldSocial Welfare
Report
Pakistan SteelNot HeldSocial Welfare
Report
Sui Southern Gas2–1Ashraf Sugar Mills
Saadullah   (45+1)
M. Lal   77'		 Zeshan Rafiq   79'

Group II edit

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'
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'
Karachi United2–2Pakistan Police
Noman   16'
Asif Khan   42'		 Hassan   75'
Monibullah   85'
Gwadar Port Authority1–3Sindh Government Press
Shahnawaz   62' Zohaib   12'
Dodo   33', 48'

Group III edit

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'
Saif Textile0–0Falcon Company
Pakistan Railways1–0Falcon Company
M.Asim   70'
Saif Textile1–0Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
Virk   34'
Falcon Company0–0Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company
Pakistan Railways0–0Saif Textile

Group IV edit

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
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 edit

Group A edit

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: [citation needed]
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 edit

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: [citation needed]
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 edit

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: [citation needed]
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 edit

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: 9 February 2016. Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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 edit

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

Third place match edit

Pakistan Air Force2 - 0Pakistan Army
Irfan   42', 66'

Final edit

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

Knockout round edit

Bracket edit

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 edit

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 edit

Prize money for 2016 PFF Cup.[5]
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

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ahmed's second-half goal helps KRL retain PFF Cup [The News]". The News International. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ Editorial Staff (14 January 2016). "PFF Cup to kick off on 28th [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Local teams welcome upcoming PFF Cup 2016". The Express Tribune. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ Editorial Staff (23 February 2016). "Ahmed's second-half goal helps KRL retain PFF Cup [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Football activity resumes as PFF Cup begins tomorrow". The News International. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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