2015 NBP National Challenge Cup

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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]
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All statistics correct as of 28 April 2015.

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]

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 Goal 44', 52'
Ali Raza Goal 58' (pen.)
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 50
Pakistan Airlines1–0Saif Textiles Mills
Habib-ur-Rehman Goal 75' Report
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Airlines2-1Higher Education Commission
A. Jabbar Goal 40'
Lashari Goal 76'		 Report Waseem Goal 90'
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 400
National Bank2–1Saif Textiles Mills
Maqbool Goal 45+1'
Akmal Shahzad Goal 90+4'		 Report Mustafa Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 24' Report Mohsin Ali Goal 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. Goal 80'
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Army1–1Pakistan Navy
Ansar Abbas Goal 70' Report Naveed Goal 73'
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Navy3–1Ashraf Sugar Mills
Hafiz Hassan Goal 62'
Farhan Goal 72', 90'		 Report Azeem Abbas Goal 88'
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 300
Pakistan Army2–1Karachi Port Trust
Ansar Abbas Goal 4'
Masror Ahmed Goal 89' (pen.)		 Report Zahid Ahmed Goal 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 Goal 81' Report
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 200
Pakistan Airforce0–1Habib Bank
Report Saeed Goal 58'
Attendance: 100
Pakistan Airforce4–0Pakistan Railways
M. Sohail Goal 6'
M. Mujahid Goal 20', 35', 56'		 Report
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 300
WAPDA3–0Habib Bank
Waseem Abbas Goal 52', 75'
Ahsan Ali Goal 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Pakistan Airforce2–0WAPDA
M. Mujahid Goal 14'
Mansoor Goal 32'		 Report
Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 150
Pakistan Railways1–5Habib Bank
Usman Goal 6' Report Saeed Goal 14', 45+1'
Atif Fateh Goal 64'
Khayal Muhammad Goal 68' (pen.)
Noman Goal 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 Goal 22', 72'
Essa Goal 45+1'		 Report Ahmed Faheem Goal 86'
Shah Faisal Sports Ground, Lahore
Attendance: 200
Khan Research Laboratories2–1Sui Southern Gas
Murtuza Hussain Goal 61' (pen.)
A. Samad Goal 90'		 Report Zakir Lashari Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 4'
Bilawal-ur-Rehman Goal 17' (pen.)
Hameed Khan Goal 24'
M. Lal Goal 54', 79'
Umair Ali Goal 60'		 Report Sada Bahar Goal 57'
Ahmed Faheem Goal 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 30

Knockout round[]

Quarter finals[]

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

Semi-finals[]

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

Third place[]

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

Final[]

Pakistan Airlines0–3 Khan Research Laboratories
Report M. Dawood Goal 3'
Izharullah Goal 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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