2015 NBP National Challenge Cup

2015 National Football Challenge Cup was the 25th edition of Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup, the main domestic cup in Pakistani football. The tournament was held in Lahore, with the tournament commencing from 15 April 2015 and concluding on 28 April 2015. The season was called NBP National Challenge Cup as it was sponsored by National Bank of Pakistan.[2]

2015 National Football Challenge Cup
National Bank Football Challenge Cup
CountryPakistan
Dates15 April 2015 – 28 April 2015
Championship venueRailway Stadium, Lahore
Teams16
Defending championsPakistan Airforce
ChampionsKhan Research Laboratories (5th title)
Runners-upPakistan Airlines
Third placePakistan Army
Fourth placeWAPDA
Championship match score0-3
Matches played32
Goals scored92 (2.88 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Muhammad Mujahid (4 goals)[1]
← 2014
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2015.

Teams

The 16 participating teams are as below:[3]

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
1 Pakistan Airlines 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Advance to Knockout round
2 National Bank 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3 Higher Education Commission 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4 Saif Textiles Mills 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2015. Source: GSA
National Bank0–3Higher Education Commission
Report Awais Riasat  44', 52'
Ali Raza  58' (pen.)
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 50
Pakistan Airlines1–0Saif Textiles Mills
Habib-ur-Rehman  75' Report
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Airlines2-1Higher Education Commission
A. Jabbar  40'
Lashari  76'		 Report Waseem  90'
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 400
National Bank2–1Saif Textiles Mills
Maqbool  45+1'
Akmal Shahzad  90+4'		 Report Mustafa  57'
Attendance: 250
Higher Education Commission0–0Saif Textiles Mills
Report
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Airlines0–1National Bank
Report Sher Mohammad  72'
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 200

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Navy 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Advance to Knockout round
2 Pakistan Army 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Ashraf Sugar Mills 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4 Karachi Port Trust 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2015. Source: GSA
Karachi Port Trust1–1Pakistan Navy
M. Waseem  24' Report Mohsin Ali  84'
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 100
Pakistan Army0–0Ashraf Sugar Mills
Report
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 300
Karachi Port Trust0–1Ashraf Sugar Mills
Report M. Imran Jr.  80'
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Army1–1Pakistan Navy
Ansar Abbas  70' Report Naveed  73'
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Navy3–1Ashraf Sugar Mills
Hafiz Hassan  62'
Farhan  72', 90'		 Report Azeem Abbas  88'
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 300
Pakistan Army2–1Karachi Port Trust
Ansar Abbas  4'
Masror Ahmed  89' (pen.)		 Report Zahid Ahmed  29' (pen.)
Attendance: 100

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Airforce 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6 Advance to Knockout round
2 Habib Bank 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 WAPDA 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
4 Pakistan Railways 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2015. Source: GSA
WAPDA1–0Pakistan Railways
Waseem Abbas  81' Report
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 200
Pakistan Airforce0–1Habib Bank
Report Saeed  58'
Attendance: 100
Pakistan Airforce4–0Pakistan Railways
M. Sohail  6'
M. Mujahid  20', 35', 56'		 Report
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 300
WAPDA3–0Habib Bank
Waseem Abbas  52', 75'
Ahsan Ali  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Pakistan Airforce2–0WAPDA
M. Mujahid  14'
Mansoor  32'		 Report
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Railways1–5Habib Bank
Usman  6' Report Saeed  14', 45+1'
Atif Fateh  64'
Khayal Muhammad  68' (pen.)
Noman  75'
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 300

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Khan Research Laboratories 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to Knockout round
2 K-Electric 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3 Sui Southern Gas 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4 Sui Northern Gas 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2015. Source: GSA
K-Electric3–1Sui Northern Gas
Rasool  22', 72'
Essa  45+1'		 Report Ahmed Faheem  86'
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 200
Khan Research Laboratories2–1Sui Southern Gas
Murtuza Hussain  61' (pen.)
A. Samad  90'		 Report Zakir Lashari  13'
Attendance: 300
K-Electric0–0Sui Southern Gas
Report
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 130
Khan Research Laboratories1–0Sui Northern Gas
M. Naveed  87' Report
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 400
Khan Research Laboratories0–0K-Electric
Report
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 150
Sui Southern Gas6–2Sui Northern Gas
Saeed  4'
Bilawal-ur-Rehman  17' (pen.)
Hameed Khan  24'
M. Lal  54', 79'
Umair Ali  60'		 Report Sada Bahar  57'
Ahmed Faheem  88' (pen.)
Attendance: 30

Knockout round

Quarter finals
Khan Research Laboratories1–0National Bank
Murtuza Hussain  20' Report
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Airlines3-1K-Electric
Nasrullah  79' (pen.)
Zeeshan Ali  93'
Imran Khan  106'		 Report Rasool  36'
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Airforce0–2Pakistan Army
Report Zahid Naveed  20', 86'
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 200
Pakistan Navy1–2WAPDA
Hafiz Hassan  3' Report Ahsan Ali  31'
Hassnain  70'
Attendance: 200

Semi-finals
Khan Research Laboratories1–0Pakistan Army
Murtuza Hussain  23' Report
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 250
Referee: Shahid Hussain
Pakistan Airlines1–1 (a.e.t.)WAPDA
Riaz Ahmed  62' Report A. Razzaq  81'
Penalties
Lashari
Riaz Ahmed
A. Jabbar
Habib-ur-Rehman
A. Ghaffar 		5–4 Waseem Abbas
Ahsan Ali
Hassnain
S. Aun Raza
M. Noman
Attendance: 250
Referee: Irshad-ul-Haq

Third place
Pakistan Army0–0 (a.e.t.)WAPDA
Report
Penalties
Ansar Abbas
Shahid Zameer
M. Yasir
Farmanullah
Zahid Naveed 		5–4 Waseem Abbas
M. Bilal
Hassnain
Naeemullah
M. Touseef
Attendance: 150
Referee: Shahid Hussain

Final
Pakistan Airlines0–3 Khan Research Laboratories
Report M. Dawood  3'
Izharullah  50', 54'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Irshad-ul-Haq

Top scorers
As of 28 April 2015
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Muhammad Mujahid Pakistan Airforce 4
2 Murtuza Hussain Khan Research Laboratories 3
Muhammad Rasool K-Electric
Waseem Abbas WAPDA
Saeed Habib Bank

References
  1. "NBP Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. Sohail, Shahrukh (March 25, 2015). "NBP begin Challenge Cup title defence today [DAWN]". footballpakistan.com. DAWN. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. "2015 NBP Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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