Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup


The Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Pakistani football. It is organised by and named after Pakistan Football Federation. Pakistan Army are the current champions of the National Challenge Cup, winning the 2019 National Challenge Cup, thus winning the competition for a third time.

Background

Although it is an annual competition, it has not been held on a few occasions. The competition was not held from.
The tournament has seen various name changes throughout its establishment.

Names

Finals

No.YearChampionRunner-up
152002Allied Bank LimitedWAPDA
162003PTCLKarachi Port Trust
172005PTCLWAPDA
182008Pakistan NavyKhan Research Laboratories
192009Khan Research LaboratoriesPakistan Airlines
202010Khan Research LaboratoriesPakistan Navy
212011Khan Research LaboratoriesKarachi Electric Supply Corporation
222012Khan Research LaboratoriesKarachi Electric Supply Corporation
232013National BankKarachi Electric Supply Corporation
242014Pakistan Air ForceK-Electric
252015Khan Research LaboratoriesPakistan Airlines
262016Khan Research LaboratoriesNational Bank
272018Pakistan Air ForceWAPDA
282019Pakistan ArmySui Southern Gas

;Wins by club
ClubWinsWinning years
62009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Allied Bank Limited41996, 1998, 1999, 2002
Pakistan Army32000, 2001, 2019
Crescent Textiles Mill21987, 1992
National Bank21993, 2013
Pakistan Airforce22014, 2018
PTCL22003, 2005
General Fans11994
Habib Bank11985
Karachi Port Trust11987
Marker Club11991
Pakistan Navy12008
Pakistan Airlines11984
Sindh Government Press11979

Results by team

Since its establishment, the National Challenge Cup has been won by 14 different teams. Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
ClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal final appearances
Khan Research Laboratories6200920163200810
Allied Bank Limited419962002120005
Pakistan Army320002019119964
National Bank219932013220164
Pakistan Air Force220142018120103
Crescent Textiles Mill2198719920–2
PTCL2200320050–2
Karachi Port Trust119871987320034
Habib Bank119851985119902
Marker Club119911991119922
Pakistan Airlines119841984120153
Pakistan Navy120082008120102
General Fans1199419940–1
Sindh Government Press1197919790–1
K-Electric
0––420144
WAPDA0––420184
Muslim Commercial Bank0––119791
Pakistan Steel0––119931
Sui Southern Gas0––120191

Giant killings

The possibility of unlikely victories in the earlier rounds of the competition, where lower ranked teams beat higher placed opposition in what is known as a "giant killing", is much anticipated by the public. Such upsets are considered an integral part of the tradition and prestige of the competition, and the attention gained by giant-killing teams can be as great as that for winners of the cup. In 2009, non-league side, Sindh Government Press defeated top-flight National Bank 3–2 in group stages. In 2011, second-division club Ashraf Sugar Mills defeated Pakistan Premier League winners WAPDA 1–0 in group stages and they repeated the feat again in the group stages, defeating National Bank from Pakistan Premier League 2–0, as they finished top of the group. In 2012, second-division side Pakistan Public Work Department defeated Pakistan Air Force 2–0 in group stages. In 2013, Pak Afghan Clearing defeated league winners and defending champions Khan Research Laboratories 2–1.

Records and statistics

Final

Team