| PFF National Challenge Cup | |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Other Titles: | National Challenge Cup |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Dates: | 21 April 2018 –10 May 2018[1] |
| Venue: | All Brother's Football Stadium KPT Stadium |
| Num Teams: | 24 |
| Defending Champions: | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Champions: | Pakistan Air Force |
| Count: | 2 |
| Runner-Up: | WAPDA |
| Third: | Pakistan Petroleum |
| Fourth: | Civil Aviation Authority |
| Matches: | 32 |
| Goals: | 74 |
| Attendance: | 42500 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Nazir Ahmed (5 goals)[2] |
| Player: | Zaid Umar |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
| Updated: | May 10, 2018 |
| City: | Karachi |
| Goalkeeper: | Ghazanfar Yasin |
The 2018 PFF National Challenge Cup was the 27th edition of domestic cup competition in Pakistan. 24 teams participated in the competition, from 21 April to 10 May 2018. The Pakistan National Challenge Cup was held in Karachi after FIFA lifted it ban.[3] The matches took place 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.[4] Nogueira reached Karachi on 26 April to witness the event first-hand.
The 24 teams participating in the tournament are as below:[1]
| 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 |
See main article: 2018 National Challenge Cup final.
| 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 |