2011 National Football Challenge Cup
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = National Football Challenge Cup
| year = 2011
| other_titles = National Bank Football Cup
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = Pakistan
| dates = 14 April 2011 – 27 April 2011
| venue = Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
| num_teams = 16
| defending_champions = Khan Research Laboratories
| winners = Khan Research Laboratories
| count = 3
| second = K-Electric
| third =
| fourth =
| matches = 32
| goals = 92
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = Muhammad Rasool (5 goals)
| award_title = Best player
| award = Hassnain Abbas (Khan Research Laboratories)
| prev_season = 2010
| next_season = 2012
| updated = 27 April 2011
}}
2011 National Football Challenge Cup was the 21st season of Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup, the main domestic cup in Pakistani football. Hosted by PMC Athletico, the tournament was held from 14 to 27 April 2011.
Teams
The 16 teams participating in the tournament were as below:
=Teams=
(TH: Challenge Cup title holders; PPL: Pakistan Premier League winners)
| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+Teams for 2011 National Football Challenge Cup |
| width=25%|Khan Research LaboratoriesTH
|width=25%|PMC Athletico (H) |width=25%|Pakistan Army |
| Karachi Port Trust |
| Habib Bank |
| Pakistan Railways
|Ashraf Sugar Mills |
Group stages
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|teamwidth=180
|class_rules=
|team1=ASM |team2=WPD |team3=NAV |team4=NBP |result1=KO |result2=KO
|update=21 April 2011 |source=
|win_ASM=2 |draw_ASM=0 |loss_ASM=1 |gf_ASM=3 |ga_ASM=1 |status_ASM=
|win_WPD=1 |draw_WPD=1 |loss_WPD=1 |gf_WPD=3 |ga_WPD=3 |status_WPD=
|win_NAV=1 |draw_NAV=1 |loss_NAV=1 |gf_NAV=3 |ga_NAV=3 |status_NAV=
|win_NBP=1 |draw_NBP=0 |loss_NBP=2 |gf_NBP=3 |ga_NBP=5 |status_NBP=
|name_ASM= Ashraf Sugar Mills
|name_WPD= WAPDA
|name_NAV= Pakistan Navy
|name_NBP= National Bank
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout round
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|16|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= National Bank
|score= 2-1
|team2= Pakistan Navy
|goals1= Ashfaq {{goal|33}}
Waheed Hameed {{goal|64}}
|goals2= Asif Bakhsh {{goal|57}}
|stadium= Bohranwali Stadium, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|16|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= WAPDA
|score= 0-1
|team2= Ashraf Sugar Mills
|goals1=
|goals2= Nisar {{goal|87}}
|stadium=PMC Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|18|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= WAPDA
|score= 2-1
|team2= National Bank
|goals1= Shahid Baloch {{goal|5}}
Ayaz Baloch {{goal|54}}
|goals2= Misbah {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium=Bohranwali Stadium, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|18|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Navy
|score= 1-0
|team2=Ashraf Sugar Mills
|goals1= Asif Bakhsh {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2=
|stadium=PMC Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Naveed Bashir Butt
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|21|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= National Bank
|score= 0-2
|team2= Ashraf Sugar Mills
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2= Zainul Abedia {{goal|3}}
Saeed Khan {{goal|82}}
|stadium=Bohranwali Stadium, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|21|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Navy
|score= 1-1
|team2=WAPDA
|report=
|goals1= Shahid Munir {{goal|90}}
|goals2= Yasir {{goal|4}}
|stadium= PMC Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|teamwidth=180
|class_rules=
|team1=KRL |team2=PAF |team3=ZTB |team4=HBL |result1=KO |result2=KO
|update=21 April 2011 |source=
|win_KRL=3 |draw_KRL=0 |loss_KRL=0 |gf_KRL=9 |ga_KRL=0 |status_KRL=
|win_PAF=2 |draw_PAF=0 |loss_PAF=1 |gf_PAF=5 |ga_PAF=3 |status_PAF=
|win_ZTB=1 |draw_ZTB=0 |loss_ZTB=2 |gf_ZTB=1 |ga_ZTB=6 |status_ZTB=
|win_HBL=0 |draw_HBL=0 |loss_HBL=3 |gf_HBL=0 |ga_HBL=6 |status_HBL=
|name_KRL= Khan Research Laboratories
|name_PAF= Pakistan Airforce
|name_ZTB= Zarai Taraqiati
|name_HBL= Habib Bank
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout round
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|14|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Airforce
|score= 3-0
|team2= Habib Bank
|goals1= Muhammad Arif {{goal|24}}
Amir Khan {{goal|30}}
Irfan Ali {{goal|36}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Bohranwali Stadium, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|15|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Karachi Research Laboratories
|score= 4-0
|team2= Zarai Taraqiati
|report=
|goals1= Asim Mansoor {{goal|20}}
Asif {{goal|84||89}}
Khan {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|17|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Habib Bank
|score= 0-2
|team2= Khan Research Laboratories
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2= Asif {{goal|50}}
Ishaq {{goal|73}}
|stadium= PMC Ground
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|17|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Airforce
|score= 2-0
|team2= Zarai Taraqiati
|report=
|goals1= Irfan {{goal|45}}
Amir {{goal|61}}
|goals2=
|stadium= PMC Ground
|attendance=
|referee= Naveed Bashir Butt
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|19|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Khan Research Laboratories
|score= 3-0
|team2= Pakistan Airforce
|report=
|goals1= Qasim {{goal|25}}
Saadullah {{goal|67}}
Kaleemullah {{goal|89}}
|goals2=
|stadium= PMC Ground
|attendance=
|referee= Naveed Bashir Butt
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|17|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Habib Bank
|score= 0-1
|team2= ZTBL
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2= Iftikhar Ali {{goal|68}}
|stadium= PMC Ground
|attendance=
|referee= Naveed Bashir Butt
}}
=Group C=
|section=Group C
|teamwidth=180
|class_rules=
|team1=PIA |team2=KPT |team3=POL |team4=PTV |result1=KO |result2=KO
|update=21 April 2011 |source=
|win_PIA=3 |draw_PIA=0 |loss_PIA=0 |gf_PIA=5 |ga_PIA=1 |status_PIA=
|win_KPT=2 |draw_KPT=0 |loss_KPT=1 |gf_KPT=2 |ga_KPT=2 |status_KPT=
|win_POL=0 |draw_POL=1 |loss_POL=2 |gf_POL=4 |ga_POL=6 |status_POL=
|win_PTV=0 |draw_PTV=1 |loss_PTV=2 |gf_PTV=3 |ga_PTV=5 |status_PTV=
|name_PIA= Pakistan Airlines
|name_KPT= Karachi Port Trust
|name_POL= Pakistan Police
|name_PTV= Pakistan Television
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout round
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|15|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Karachi Port Trust
|score= 1-0
|team2= Pakistan Police
|report=
|goals1= Zafar Majeed {{goal|17}}
|goals2=
|stadium= PMC Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|15|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Television
|score= 0-1
|team2= Pakistan Airlines
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2= Lashari {{goal|26}}
|stadium= University of Agriculture Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|17|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Police
|score= 1-2
|team2= Pakistan Airlines
|report=
|goals1= Sher Hassan {{goal|71|pen.}}
|goals2= Saddam {{goal|54}}
Nazir {{goal|75}}
|stadium= Bohramwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|17|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Karachi Port Trust
|score= 1-0
|team2= Pakistan Television
|report=
|goals1= Zafar Majeed {{goal|89}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Bohramwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= M. Iqbal Jr
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|19|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Karachi Port Trust
|score= 0-2
|team2= Pakistan Airlines
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2= Abdul Qadir {{goal|41}}
Lashari {{goal|46}}
|stadium= Bohramwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= M. Iqbal Jr
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|19|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Television
|score= 3-3
|team2= Pakistan Police
|report=
|goals1= M. Ali {{goal|8}}
Salah Uddin {{goal|42}}
Niamatullah {{goal|79}}
|goals2= Rasheed {{goal|38}}
Nasibullah {{goal|54}}
Sanaullah {{goal|58}}
|stadium= Bohramwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= M. Iqbal Jr
}}
=Group D=
|section=Group D
|teamwidth=180
|class_rules=
|team1=KEL |team2=ARM |team3=RWY |team4=PMC |result1=KO |result2=KO
|update=21 April 2011 |source=
|win_KEL=2 |draw_KEL=1 |loss_KEL=0 |gf_KEL=7 |ga_KEL=4 |status_KEL=
|win_ARM=2 |draw_ARM=1 |loss_ARM=0 |gf_ARM=2 |ga_ARM=0 |status_ARM=
|win_RWY=1 |draw_RWY=0 |loss_RWY=2 |gf_RWY=5 |ga_RWY=6 |status_RWY=
|win_PMC=0 |draw_PMC=0 |loss_PMC=3 |gf_PMC=2 |ga_PMC=6 |status_PMC=
|name_KEL= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
|name_ARM= Pakistan Army
|name_RWY= Pakistan Railways
|name_PMC= PMC Athletico
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout round
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|16|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= PMC Athletico
|score= 1-3
|team2= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
|goals1= Usman {{goal|43}}
|goals2= Rasool {{goal|27||29}}
Muhammad {{goal|54}}
|stadium= PMC Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|16|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Army
|score= 1-0
|team2= Pakistan Railways
|goals1= Safeer {{goal|33}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Bohranwali Stadium, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|18|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
|score= 4-3
|team2= Pakistan Railways
|goals1= Rasool {{goal|10||71||77}}
M. Riaz {{goal|55}}
|goals2= Imran {{goal|67}}
Waseem Abbass {{goal|80}}
Usman {{goal|86}}
|stadium=University of Agriculture Stadium, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= M. Iqbal Jr.
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|18|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= PMC Athletico
|score= 0-1
|team2= Pakistan Army
|goals1=
|goals2= Ikram {{goal|45}}
|stadium= PMC Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|20|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
|score= 0-0
|team2= Pakistan Army
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=University of Agriculture Stadium, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|20|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= PMC Athletico
|score= 1-2
|team2= Pakistan Railways
|goals1= Alam {{goal|43}}
|goals2= Imran {{goal|44||90}}
|stadium= PMC Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
Knockout round
=Quarter finals=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|22|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Khan Research Laboratories
|score= 6-0
|team2= Karachi Port Trust
|goals1= M. Zeeshan {{goal|18}}
S. Hasnain {{goal|22||30}}
Saadullah {{goal|54||66||90+1}}
|goals2=
|stadium= PMC Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= M. Iqbal Jr.
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|22|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Airlines
|score= 3-0
|team2= Pakistan Airforce
|goals1= Lashari {{goal|41||87}}
A. Jabbar {{goal|89}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Naveed Butt
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|22|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Ashraf Sugar Mills
|score= 0-2
|team2= Pakistan Army
|goals1=
|goals2= Jaffer {{goal|16|pen.}}
Ikram {{goal|59}}
|stadium= Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|22|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
|score= 2-0
|team2= WAPDA
|goals1= Muhammad bin Yousuf {{goal|34}}
Essa {{goal|74}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|25|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Khan Research Laboratories
|score= 1-1
|aet= yes
|team2= Pakistan Army
|goals1= Hussain Abbas {{goal|48}}
|goals2= Ikram {{goal|30}}
|stadium= Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Jehangir Khan
|penaltyscore=4–2
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|25|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
|score= 1-1
|aet= yes
|team2= Pakistan Airlines
|goals1= Aurangzeb Shahmir {{goal|115}}
|goals2= Nasrullah {{goal|109}}
|stadium= Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
|penaltyscore=4–3
}}
=Third place=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|24|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Pakistan Army
|score= 3-0
|team2=Pakistan Airlines
|goals1= M. Ikram {{goal|20}}
Shabbir Hussain {{goal|22}}
Safeer {{goal|56}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
=Final=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2011|4|25|df=y}}
|time=16:00 (UTC+5)
|team1= Khan Research Laboratories
|score= 1-0
|team2=Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
|goals1= Hassnain Abbas {{goal|74}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad
|attendance=
|referee= Ahmed Ali
}}
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes
| RD1=Quarter Final
| RD2=Semi Final
| RD3=Final
| score-width=50
| team-width=150
| RD1-seed7=B1
| RD1-team7= Khan Research Laboratories
| RD1-score7= 6
| RD1-seed8=C2
| RD1-team8= Karachi Port Trust
| RD1-score8= 0
| RD1-seed3=C1
| RD1-team3= Pakistan Airlines
| RD1-score3= 3
| RD1-seed4=B2
| RD1-team4= Pakistan Airforce
| RD1-score4= 0
| RD1-seed5=A1
| RD1-team5= Ashraf Sugar Mills
| RD1-score5= 0
| RD1-seed6=D2
| RD1-team6= Pakistan Army
| RD1-score6= 2
| RD1-seed1=D1
| RD1-team1= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
| RD1-score1= 2
| RD1-seed2=A2
| RD1-team2= WAPDA
| RD1-score2= 0
| RD2-seed3= B1
| RD2-team3= Khan Research Laboratories
| RD2-score3= 1 (4)
| RD2-seed4= D1
| RD2-team4= Pakistan Army
| RD2-score4= 1 (2)
| RD2-seed1= D1
| RD2-team1= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
| RD2-score1= 1 (4)
| RD2-seed2= C1
| RD2-team2= Pakistan Airlines
| RD2-score2= 1 (3)
| RD3-seed1= B1
| RD3-team1= Khan Research Laboratories
| RD3-score1= 1
| RD3-seed2= C1
| RD3-team2= Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
| RD3-score2= 0
}}
Top scorers
{{updated|27 April 2011}}
=Top scorer=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Scorer !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"|Muhammad Rasool |align="left"|Karachi Electric Supply Corporation |5 |
| rowspan="2"|2
|align="left"|Saadullah Khan |align="left"|Khan Research Laboratories |rowspan="2"|4 |
| align="left"|Shakir Lashari
|align="left"|Pakistan Airlines |
| rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"|Hassnain Abbas |align="left"|Khan Research Laboratories |rowspan="2"|3 |
| align="left"|Imran
|align="left"|Pakistan Railways |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Football in Pakistan}}
{{National football Cups (AFC region)}}
{{2011 in Asian Football (AFC)}}