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2018 National Challenge Cup
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Pakistan |
| Karachi |
| All Brother's Football StadiumKPT Stadium |
| 21 April 2018 –10 May 2018 |
| 24 |
| Pakistan Air Force (2nd title) |
| WAPDA |
| Pakistan Petroleum |
| Civil Aviation Authority |
| 32 |
| 74 (2.31 per match) |
| 42,500 (1,328 per match) |
| Nazir Ahmed (5 goals) |
| Zaid Umar |
| Ghazanfar Yasin |
| All statistics correct as of May 10, 2018. |
The 2018 National Challenge Cup was the 27th edition of domestic association football cup competition in Pakistan. 24 teams participated in the competition held from 21 April to 10 May 2018. The National Challenge Cup was held in Karachi after FIFA lifted its ban on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). The matches were played at the KPT Stadium and the All Brothers Football Stadium, Malir.
The tournament took place after a gap of two years due to a power struggle within the Pakistan Football Federation. The Federation was being run by a court-appointed administrator, whose appointment was declared unlawful by a division bench of the High Court which ordered financial and administrative control to be handed over to the legitimate body headed by Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat. FIFA also lifted the ban imposed on PFF after the legitimate body was restored by the court ruling.
The tournament coincided with the appointment of José Antonio Nogueira as head coach of the Pakistan national football team on 16 April 2018. Nogueira reached Karachi on 26 April to witness the event first-hand.
The 24 teams participating in the tournament are as below:
| # | Name | # | Name | # | Name | # | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-Electric F.C. | 7 | Pakistan Airlines | 13 | Pakistan Police | 19 | Civil Aviation Authority |
| 2 | WAPDA | 8 | National Bank | 14 | Pakistan Public Works Department | 20 | Karachi United |
| 3 | Pakistan Army | 9 | Sui Northern Gas | 15 | Sindh Government Press | 21 | Hazara Coal |
| 4 | Khan Research Laboratories | 10 | Karachi Port Trust | 16 | Gwadar Port Authority | 22 | Pakistan Ordnance Factories |
| 5 | Pakistan Airforce | 11 | Pakistan Navy | 17 | Sui Southern Gas | 23 | Ashraf Sugar Mills |
| 6 | Falcon | 12 | Pakistan Petroleum | 18 | State Life | 24 | Asia Ghee Mills |
As of 10 May 2018
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazir Ahmed | Pakistan Petroleum | 5 |
| 2 | Abdullah | Pakistan Petroleum | 3 |
| Mehrullah | Pakistan Petroleum | ||
| 4 | Samad Khan | Pakistan Airforce | 2 |
| Muhammad Ahmed | WAPDA | ||
| Pervez Kouda | Gwadar Port Authority | ||
| Hafiz Hassan Faiz | Pakistan Navy | ||
| Muhammad | Karachi Port Trust | ||
| Zaid Umar | Civil Aviation Authority | ||
| Saeed Abdul Aziz | Civil Aviation Authority |
- 2018 National Challenge Cup GSA
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