| Pakistan Football Federation Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| City | Islamabad Lahore Karachi |
| 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) |
| Defending champions | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Khan Research Laboratories (6th title) |
| Runner-up | National Bank |
| Third place | Pakistan Air Force |
| Fourth place | Pakistan Army |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 116 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Fazal (6 goals) |
| Best player Best goalkeeper | Mansoor Khan (Pakistan Air Force) Saqib Hanif (Khan Research Laboratories) |
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The 2016 National Football Challenge Cupor2016 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, which took place in Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi.[1]
Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions. They defended their title after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the final.
The National Challenge Cup was renamed to Pakistan Football Federation CuporPFF Cup for unknown reasons. After eight months of no football action, the tournament was announced for 28 January 2016 to 23 February 2016.
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.
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.
| Final Round the 8 Teams from PPL.[A] |
Qualifying Round the 15 teams from PFF League, 1 from PPL |
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^ A: PPFL Champions K Electric couldn't play in the tournament due to 2016 AFC Cup play-offs match vs Bahraini side Al Hidd
| 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 |
| Sui Southern Gas | Not Held | Social Welfare |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 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' |
Referee: Younas Lal
| Ashraf Sugar Mills | Not Held | Social Welfare |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pakistan Steel | Not Held | Social Welfare |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sui Southern Gas | 2–1 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
|---|---|---|
| Saadullah (45+1) M. Lal 77' |
Zeshan Rafiq 79' |
| 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 |
| Gwadar Port Authority | 1–4 | Karachi United |
|---|---|---|
| Pehchan 51' |
Fazal 5', 32' Asif Khan 24', 41' |
Referee: Younas Lal
| Sindh Government Press | 1–2 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| M. Waqas 45+1' Mohammad 90+1' |
Sher Hassan 22' Zakir Ullah 71' M. Naeem |
Referee: Habibullah
| 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' |
| Gwadar Port Authority | 1–3 | Sindh Government Press |
|---|---|---|
| Shahnawaz 62' |
Zohaib 12' Dodo 33', 48' |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Railways | 0–0 | Saif Textile |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Higher Education Commission | 1–3 | Sui Northern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Danial 35' |
Mehmood 5' Bahar 54' Farooq 90' |
| Pakistan Television | 0–0 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Commission | 0–3 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| Bahar Owais Nadeem |
| Pakistan Television | 0–3 | Sui Northern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Latif (2) Munir |
| Bhatti United | 0–0 | Sui Northern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Television | 0–1 | Higher Education Commission |
|---|---|---|
| Ashraf |
| 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 | 0 - 2 | Karachi United |
|---|---|---|
| Fazal 44', 54' |
| Pakistan Army | 2 - 0 | Karachi United |
|---|---|---|
| Najeeb 3' Ansar Abbas 73' |
| 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' |
| Pakistan Army | 2 - 1 | Karachi Port Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Ansar Abbas 24' Rasool 86' |
Baloch 27' |
| 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 - 0 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Ahsan 4' |
| Pakistan Navy | 0 - 0 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| WAPDA | 1 - 2 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Hasnain 3' |
Saadullah 78' Abdus Salam 86' |
| Pakistan Navy | 0 - 2 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Izharullah 68' M.Naveed 76' |
| Sui Southern Gas | 2 - 1 | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Salam 7' Saadullah 73' |
Umair 14' |
| WAPDA | 5 - 1 | Pakistan Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Jadeed Khan 12', 74', 86' 57', 64' |
Mohsin 72' |
| 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 | Sui Northern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Maqbool 57' |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 1 - 0 | Sui Northern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Murtaza 50' |
| National Bank | 1 - 0 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
|---|---|---|
| J.Hamza 42' |
| Sui Northern Gas | 1 - 0 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
|---|---|---|
| Farooq 52' |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 2 - 1 | National Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Murtaza 10' Y.Afridi 21' |
Sher Ali Khan 81' |
| 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 Air Force | 2 - 1 | Pakistan Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Mansoor 28' Sohail Jr. 45' |
Wajid 51' |
| Pakistan Railways | 0 - 0 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Army | 1 - 0 | Bhatti United |
|---|---|---|
| Ansar Abbas 85' |
Referee: Habibullah
| PAF F.C. | 1 - 0 | Karachi United |
|---|---|---|
| M.Mujahid 73' |
| Sui Southern Gas | 0 - 0 | National Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2 - 3 | ||
| Khan Research Laboratories | 3 - 1 | WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Hanif 21' M.Adil 52' M.Shahid 89' |
Arif 82' |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 0 - 0 | Pakistan Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4 - 3 | ||
| National Bank | 1 - 0 | Pakistan Army |
|---|---|---|
| M.Maqbool 6' |
| Pakistan Air Force | 2 - 0 | Pakistan Army |
|---|---|---|
| Irfan 42', 66' |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 1 - 0 | National Bank |
|---|---|---|
| M.Ahmed 75' |
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 money for 2016 PFF Cup.[2]
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 |
