The 2012 National Football Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of

National Football Challenge Cup The PFF National Challenge Cup is an annual semi-professional knockout football competition in men's domestic Pakistani football within the Pakistan football league system. It is organized by and named after the Pakistan Football Federation. ...

, the domestic cup competition in Pakistani football. The edition was sponsored by

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, therefore, it was also known as the 2012 KPT Challenge Cup. The tournament was held in

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, with KPT Stadium and

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having two matches played simultaneously.

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were the defending champions, having won their third title the previous year after defeating

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1–0 in the finals.

won the title after defeating

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3–1 on

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the after game ended 0–0 after

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Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament: *

^TH, ^PPL *

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(H) *

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* Pakistan Airforce *

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ...

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

* Pakistan Steel *

* 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

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

---- The match was abandoned, when Pakistan Police players slapped the referee for awarding penalty to

on 16th minute.

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awarded forfeit to Khan Research Laboratories and suspended and fined 6 Pakistan Police players with Rs. 20,000 each. ----

Group D

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Knockout round

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

Third place match

Finals

Statistics

* Fastest goal: 1 minute — Tariq Badal for Gwadar Port Authority against

''(13 March 2012).'' * Most hat-tricks: 3 —

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** 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

References

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