2013 National Football Challenge Cup Explained

National Football Challenge Cup
Year:2013
Country:Pakistan
Dates:15 May – 26 May
Venue:Bahawalpur
Num Teams:16
Defending Champions:Khan Research Laboratories
Champions:National Bank
Count:2
Runner-Up:Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
Third:Pakistan Airforce
Fourth:WAPDA
Matches:32
Goals:92
Top Goal Scorer:Kaleemullah Khan (8 goals)
Player Label:Best player
Best goalkeeper
Player:Muhammad Mujahid (Pakistan Airforce)
Muhammad Omar (National Bank)
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014
Updated:26 May 2013

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 were the hosts for the tournament, thus earning DFA Bahawalpur a spot in the tournament, courtesy of being the hosts.

Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions, they were knocked out in quarter finals, losing 5–4 on penalties to the eventual winners National Bank.

National Bank won the tournament, defeating Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 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:

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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Finals

Top scorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1Kaleemullah KhanKhan Research Laboratories8
2Muhammad MujahidPakistan Airforce6
3Irfan AliPakistan Airforce5
4Jadeed KhanWAPDA4
5Ansar AbbasPakistan Army3
Muhammad YasirBhatti United
Muhammad RasoolKarachi Electric Supply Corporation

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