The 2016

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or 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup was the 26th season of domestic cup tournament in Pakistani football. 24 teams took part in this competition from 28 January 2016 to 22 February 2016, which took place in

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, and

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were the defending champions. They defended their title after defeating

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1–0 in the final.

Renaming

The National Challenge Cup was renamed to Pakistan Football Federation Cup or PFF Cup for unknown reasons. After eight months of no football action, the tournament was announced for 28 January 2016 to 23 February 2016.

Format

Qualifying round

For qualification, 15 teams from

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(B Division) and 1 team from the

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played in a group stage, with winners and runners-up from each group qualifying for the final round.

Final round

Eight teams from the qualifying round and eight teams from the

played in a group stage, with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the knock-out stages.

Teams

Qualifying round

Group I

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Group II

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Group III

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Group IV

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Group stage

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Knockout round

Bracket

Top scorer

Prize fund

Prize money for 2016 PFF Cup.
Teams Fair Play, Best Players and Referees

References

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