2012 National Football Challenge Cup
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| KPT Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| City | Karachi |
| Venue(s) | KPT Stadium, People's Football Stadium |
| Dates | 11–23 March 2012 |
| Teams | 16 (originally) 15 (participated) |
| Defending champions | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Khan Research Laboratories (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |
| Third place | WAPDA |
| Fourth place | Pakistan Navy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 72 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Muhammad Rasool (10 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player Best goalkeeper | Kamran Khan (Khan Research Laboratories) Jahangir Shah (Karachi Electric Supply Corporation) |
All statistics correct as of 30 December 2018. | |
The 2012 National Football Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of National Football Challenge Cup, the domestic cup competition in Pakistani football. The edition was sponsored by Karachi Port Trust,[1] therefore, it was also known as the 2012 KPT Challenge Cup.[2]
The tournament was held in Karachi, from 11 to 23 March 2012 with KPT Stadium and People's Football Stadium hosting all the matches.
Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions, having won their third title the previous year after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the finals.
Khan Research Laboratories successfully defended their title when they defeated Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 3–1 on penalties after the game had remained goalless at the conclusion of extra-time.
Teams
[edit | edit source]A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament:
- Khan Research LaboratoriesTH, PPL
- WAPDA
- Karachi Port Trust (H)
- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan Airforce
- Pakistan Railways
- Pakistan Navy
- Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
- Pakistan Steel
- National Bank
- National Youth B
- National Youth A
- Gwadar Port Authority
- Pakistan Police
- Ashraf Sugar Mills
- Pakistan Public Work Department
- Notes
- TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners; H = Host
Group stages
[edit | edit source]Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAPDA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pakistan Navy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | National Youth B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ashraf Sugar Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Youth B | 0–3 | WAPDA |
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| M. Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Mehmood File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (pen.), 90' |
| Pakistan Navy | 2–0 | National Youth B |
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| Asif Mehmood File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' A. Haq File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
| WAPDA | 3–0 | Pakistan Navy |
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| M. Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 56', 88' Akram Masih File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Karachi Port Trust | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Steel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Gwadar Port Authority | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
| Karachi Port Trust | 3–0 | Pakistan Steel |
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| M. bin Younis File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 76', 90+2' (pen.) |
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 2–0 | Pakistan Steel |
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| Essa File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Rasool File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
| Karachi Port Trust | 4–1 | Gwadar Port Authority |
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| Waseem Cheema File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Jamaluddin File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' M. bin Younis File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Zafar Majeed File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Tariq Badal File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 3–1 | Karachi Port Trust |
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| Rasool File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 49', 56' | Jamaluddin File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' |
| Pakistan Steel | 4–0 | Gwadar Port Authority |
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| A. Wahab File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', 76' Naveed Raza File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' M. Akram File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | National Youth A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | National Bank | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Police | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| National Youth A | 1–2 | Khan Research Laboratories |
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| Abdus Salam File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' | Rizwan Asif File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 61' |
| Pakistan Police | 1–1 | National Bank |
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| Naseebullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Jamil Ahmad File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 3–0 Awarded | Pakistan Police |
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The match was abandoned, when Pakistan Police players slapped the referee for awarding penalty to Khan Research Laboratories on 16th minute. Pakistan Football Federation awarded forfeit to Khan Research Laboratories and suspended and fined 6 Pakistan Police players with Rs. 20,000 each.
| Pakistan Police | 1–2 | National Youth A |
|---|---|---|
| Wasim Abbas File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' | Saadullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' A. Salam File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan Army | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pakistan Public Work Department | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Airforce | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Railways | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Pakistan Army | 1–0 | Pakistan Railways |
|---|---|---|
| M. Rashid File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
| Pakistan Public Work Department | 2–0 | Pakistan Airforce |
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| Sajid File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' (pen.) M. Zubair File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' |
| Pakistan Army | 4–0 | Pakistan Public Work Department |
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| Akhter Hussain File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Imran Hussain File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Anser Abbas File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' M. Jamil File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
| Pakistan Airforce | 1–0 | Pakistan Railways |
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| M. Sher Ali File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
| Pakistan Public Work Department | 2–1 | Pakistan Railways |
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| M. Jaan File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Aaqil File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
M. Amin File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
| Pakistan Airforce | 1–1 | Pakistan Army |
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| M. Irfan File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' | Rashid File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' |
Knockout round
[edit | edit source]Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]| WAPDA | 3–1 | Pakistan Public Work Department |
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| Mehmood File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 85' Manzoor File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
Hussain File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' |
| Pakistan Army | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Navy |
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| Penalties | ||
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3–4 |
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| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 3–1 | National Youth A |
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| Rasool File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 73', 79' | Saddam Hussain File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
Semi-finals
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| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 3–0 | WAPDA |
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| Rasool File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 79', 86' |
Third place match
[edit | edit source]| Pakistan Navy | 2–2 | WAPDA |
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| Sajjad File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' M. Ramzan File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' (pen.) |
Zulfiqar Shah File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' M. Afzal File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
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| Penalties | ||
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1–4 |
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Finals
[edit | edit source]Statistics
[edit | edit source]- Fastest goal: 1 minute — Tariq Badal for Gwadar Port Authority against Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (13 March 2012).
- Most hat-tricks: 3 — Muhammad Rasool
- First player Pakistani player to score hat-trick in three consecutive match since Ali Nawaz, who scored 9 goals against East End Club playing for Dhaka Mohammaden in Dhaka League.
Top scorer
[edit | edit source]- As of 23 March 2012
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Rasool | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 10 |
| 2 | Rizwan Asif | Khan Research Laboratories | 6 |
| 3 | Mohammad bin Younis | Karachi Port Trust | 4 |
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