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2015 NBP National Challenge Cup

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2015 National Football Challenge Cup
National Bank Football Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryPakistan
CityLahore
Venue(s)Railway Stadium
Model Town Football Academy Ground
Shah Faisal Sports Ground
Dates15 April 2015 – 28 April 2015
Teams16
Defending championsPakistan Air Force
Final positions
ChampionsKhan Research Laboratories (5th title)
Runner-upPakistan International Airlines
Third placePakistan Army
Fourth placeWAPDA
Tournament statistics
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 the Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup, the main domestic cup in Pakistani football. The tournament was held in Lahore, 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.

Teams

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The 16 participating teams are as below:[2]

Notes
TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners; H = Host

Group stages

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Quarter finals

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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

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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 soccer ball with check mark
Riaz Ahmed soccer ball with check mark
A. Jabbar soccer ball with check mark
Habib-ur-Rehman soccer ball with check mark
A. Ghaffar soccer ball with check mark
5–4 soccer ball with check mark Waseem Abbas
soccer ball with check mark Ahsan Ali
soccer ball with check mark Hassnain
soccer ball with check mark S. Aun Raza
soccer ball with red X M. Noman
Attendance: 250
Referee: Irshad-ul-Haq

Third place

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Pakistan Army0–0 (a.e.t.)WAPDA
Report
Penalties
Ansar Abbas soccer ball with check mark
Shahid Zameer soccer ball with check mark
M. Yasir soccer ball with check mark
Farmanullah soccer ball with check mark
Zahid Naveed soccer ball with check mark
5–4 soccer ball with check mark Waseem Abbas
soccer ball with check mark M. Bilal
soccer ball with check mark Hassnain
soccer ball with check mark Naeemullah
soccer ball with red X M. Touseef
Attendance: 150
Referee: Shahid Hussain

Final

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

Top scorers

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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

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  1. ^ "NBP Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2015 NBP Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 23, 2019.