The 2013 National Football Challenge Cup was the 23rd season of
National Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in
Pakistani football.
A total of 16 clubs entered the competition, the tournament commenced on 15 May 2018.
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur () is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. With inhabitants as of 2017, it is Pakistan's 11th most populous city.
Founded in 1748, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the Abbasi fa ...
were the hosts for the tournament, thus earning DFA Bahawalpur a spot in the tournament, courtesy of being the hosts.
Khan Research Laboratories
The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories, ( ur, ) or KRL for short, is a federally funded, multi-program national research institute and national laboratory site primarily dedicated to uranium enrichment, supercomputing and fluid mechanics. It ...
were the defending champions, they were knocked out in quarter finals, losing 5–4 on penalties to the eventual winners
National Bank
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* a bank owned by the state
* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally)
* in the United States, an ordinary p ...
.
National Bank
In banking, the term national bank carries several meanings:
* a bank owned by the state
* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally)
* in the United States, an ordinary p ...
won the tournament, defeating
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
Electric (KE) ( ur, ) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility company based in Karachi. K-Electric is a privately owned and vertically-integrated e ...
1–0 in the finals. This was the first major trophy for National Bank since 1993, when they won the National Challenge Cup that year.
Teams
The 16 participating teams are as below:
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Khan Research Laboratories
The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories, ( ur, ) or KRL for short, is a federally funded, multi-program national research institute and national laboratory site primarily dedicated to uranium enrichment, supercomputing and fluid mechanics. It ...
TH, PPL
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WAPDA
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* DFA Bahawalpur
H
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Pakistan Army
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Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
Electric (KE) ( ur, ) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility company based in Karachi. K-Electric is a privately owned and vertically-integrated e ...
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Pakistan Airlines
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Pakistan Airforce
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National Bank
In banking, the term national bank carries several meanings:
* a bank owned by the state
* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally)
* in the United States, an ordinary p ...
*
Habib Bank
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Pak Afghan Clearing
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Sui Southern Gas
The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), () formerly known as Sui Gas Transmission Company Limited, is a Pakistani natural gas supply company based in Karachi, Pakistan.
History
It was formed in 1955. The company in its present shape was formed o ...
* Ashraf Sugar Mills
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National U-18
* Bhatti United
* Higher Education
* Pakistan Police
;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
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Group D
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Knockout round
Quarter finals
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Semi finals
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Third place
Finals
Top scorers
References
External links
2013 NFCC RSSSF2013 NFCC FPDC
{{2013 in Asian Football (AFC)
Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup
Cup
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