2013 National Football Challenge Cup
The 2013 National Football Challenge Cup was the 23rd season of National Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in Pakistani football.
Country | Pakistan |
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Dates | 15 May – 26 May |
Championship venue | Bahawalpur |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Khan Research Laboratories |
Champions | National Bank (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
Third place | Pakistan Airforce |
Fourth place | WAPDA |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 92 (2.88 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Kaleemullah Khan (8 goals)[1] |
Best player Best goalkeeper | Muhammad Mujahid (Pakistan Airforce)[1] Muhammad Omar (National Bank)[1] |
← 2012 2014 →
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2013. |
A total of 16 clubs entered the competition, the tournament commenced on 15 May 2018. Bahawalpur were the hosts for the tournament, thus earning DFA Bahawalpur a spot in the tournament, courtesy of being the hosts.[2][3]
Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions, they were knocked out in quarter finals, losing 5–4 on penalties to the eventual winners National Bank.
National Bank won the tournament, defeating Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 1–0 in the finals. This was the first major trophy for National Bank since 1993, when they won the National Challenge Cup that year.[1]
Teams
The 16 participating teams are as below:[4]
- 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
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Khan Research Laboratories | 8–0 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
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Kaleemullah Khan ![]() Saeed Ahmed ![]() |
Report |
Pak Afghan Clearing | 0–0 | Habib Bank |
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Report |
Pak Afghan Clearing | 2–1 | Khan Research Laboratories |
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Abdul Hadi ![]() Sirajuddin ![]() |
Report | Kaleemullah Khan ![]() |
Habib Bank | 1–1 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
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Report |
Khan Research Laboratories | 1–0 | Habib Bank |
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Kaleemullah Khan ![]() |
Report |
Ashraf Sugar Mills | 4–1 | Pak Afghan Clearing |
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Azeem ![]() Shehbaz Ahmed ![]() Naved Khan ![]() |
Report | Sirajuddin ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 1–0 | Pakistan Police |
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Abdus Salam ![]() |
Report |
WAPDA | 3–0 | Sui Southern Gas |
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Jadeed Khan ![]() M. Afzal ![]() |
Report |
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 2–1 | Sui Southern Gas |
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Umar Farooq ![]() Rasool ![]() |
Report | Imran ![]() |
WAPDA | 3–1 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
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Aurangzeb ![]() Jadeed Khan ![]() Manzoor Ahmed ![]() |
Report | Rasool ![]() |
Sui Southern Gas | 4–0 | Pakistan Police |
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Amanullah ![]() Imran ![]() Jehanzeb ![]() |
Report |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pakistan Airlines | 0–0 | National under-18 |
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Report |
Pakistan Army | 5–1 | Bhatti United |
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Ansar Abbas ![]() Zafarullah Javed ![]() M. Arif ![]() |
Report | M. Yasir ![]() |
National under-18 | 1–0 | Pakistan Army |
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Mansoor Khan ![]() |
Report |
Pakistan Airlines | 2–1 | Bhatti United |
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Riaz Ahmed ![]() Shakir ![]() |
Report | M. Yasir ![]() |
National under-18 | 5–2 | Bhatti United |
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M. Riaz ![]() Mansoor Khan ![]() |
Report | Adnan Butt ![]() M. Yasir ![]() |
Pakistan Army | 2–1 | Pakistan Airlines |
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Tanvir Shahid ![]() Zafarullah Javed ![]() |
Report | Shakir ![]() |
Group D
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 |
Pakistan Airforce | 2–1 | Higher Education |
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Irfan Ali ![]() M. Asif ![]() |
Report | Rashid Masih ![]() |
National Bank | 4–0 | DFA Bahawalpur |
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Attiqullah ![]() A. Aziz ![]() Faisal Iqbal ![]() M. Ashfaq ![]() |
Report |
National Bank | 2–0 | Higher Education |
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Faisal Iqbal ![]() Farooq Shah ![]() |
Report |
DFA Bahawalpur | 0–8 | Pakistan Airforce |
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Report | Irfan Ali ![]() Arif Nawaz ![]() M. Mujahid ![]() Rafiullah ![]() |
DFA Bahawalpur | 1–6 | Higher Education |
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Arsalaan ![]() |
Report | Umair Ali ![]() |
Pakistan Airforce | 3–1 | National Bank |
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M. Arif ![]() M. Mujahid ![]() |
Report | M. Asif ![]() |
Knockout round
Quarter finals
WAPDA | 1–0 | Pakistan Army |
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M. Ahmed ![]() |
Report |
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | National under-18 |
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M. Rasool ![]() |
Report |
National Bank | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Khan Research Laboratories |
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M. Asif ![]() |
Report | Adil ![]() |
Penalties | ||
|
4–3 |
Pakistan Airforce | 4–0 | Pak Afghan Clearing |
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M. Arif ![]() M. Mujahid ![]() Irfan Ali ![]() |
Report |
Semi finals
WAPDA | 0–1 | National Bank |
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Report | Attiqullah ![]() |
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Airforce |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
5–4 |
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Third place
WAPDA | 0–2 | Pakistan Airforce |
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Report | M. Mujahid ![]() |
Finals
National Bank | 1–0 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
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M. Asif ![]() |
Report |
Top scorers
- As of 26 May 2013[1]
Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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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 |
References
- "NBP crowned National Challenge Cup champions". footballpakistan. FPDC. May 26, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- "PFF invites bids for National Challenge Cup". footballpakistan. FPDC. March 10, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- "National Challenge Cup begins 15 May in Bahawalpur". footballpakistan. FPDC. May 5, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- "Unfit Jaffar to miss National Challenge Cup". footballpakistan. FPDC. May 14, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2018.