The 2014
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.
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was 24th season of domestic cup tournament in
Pakistani football. It was sponsored by
National Bank of Pakistan
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, and known as NBP National Football Challenge Cup.
12 teams participated in the tournament.
National Bank
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were the defending champions, but were eliminated in quarter-finals by
Karachi Port Trust
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.
won their first title after defeating
KESC 2–1 in the finals.
Teams
The 21 teams participating in the tournament are as below:
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Khan Research Laboratories
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(
PPL)
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National Bank
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* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally)
* in the United States, an ordinary p ...
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TH) (H)
*
Habib Bank
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Pakistan Navy
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Karachi Port Trust
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani federal government agency under the administrative control of the Federal Maritime Secretary that oversees the operations of the Port of Karachi, one of South Asia's largest and busiest de ...
*
Pakistan Airlines
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Pakistan Airforce
*
KESC
*
Pakistan Police
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Pak Afghan Clearing
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WAPDA
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* Higher Education Commission
;Notes: TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners; H = Host
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout round
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Finals
Bracket
Statistics
Top goalscorers
References
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Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup
Cup
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