The 2012 National Football Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of

National Football Challenge Cup The PFF National Challenge Cup is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Pakistani football within the Pakistan football league system. It is organized by and named after the Pakistan Football Federation. Initially named as ...

, the domestic cup competition in Pakistani football. The edition was sponsored by

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, therefore, it was also known as the 2012 KPT Challenge Cup. The tournament was held in

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, from 11 to 23 March 2012 with KPT Stadium and

People's Football Stadium The People's Football Stadium is a football stadium located in Lyari, a neighbourhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The stadium can accommodate 25,000 spectators, and has an upgradable seating capacity of 40,000. Owned by the Karachi Metropolita ...

hosting all the matches.

Khan Research Laboratories The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories (shortened as KRL), is a federally funded research and development laboratory located in Kahuta at a short distance from Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1976, the laboratory is best know ...

were the defending champions, having won their third title the previous year after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the finals. Khan Research Laboratories successfully defended their title when they defeated

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3–1 on penalties after the game had remained goalless at the conclusion of

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Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament: *

^TH, ^PPL *

WAPDA The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (), colloquially known as WAPDA, is a Pakistani government-owned public utility agency maintaining hydropower and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power plants. WAPDA includes ...

(H) *

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* Pakistan Airforce *

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering bot ...

Pakistan Navy The Pakistan Navy (PN) (; ''romanized'': Pākistān Bahrí'a; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Com ...

* Pakistan Steel * National Bank * National Youth B * National Youth A *

Gwadar Port Authority The Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) functions as a governmental body in Pakistan established in accordance with the ''Gwadar Port Authority Ordinance, 2002'', this ordinance outlines the framework for planning, constructing, operating, managing, an ...

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* Ashraf Sugar Mills * Pakistan Public Work Department ;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

---- The match was abandoned, when

players slapped the referee for awarding penalty to

on 16th minute.

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awarded forfeit to Khan Research Laboratories and suspended and fined 6 Pakistan Police players with Rs. 20,000 each. ----

Group D

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Knockout round

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

Source:

Third place match

Finals

Statistics

* Fastest goal: 1 minute — Tariq Badal for

against

''(13 March 2012).'' * Most hat-tricks: 3 —

Muhammad Rasool Muhammad Rasool (born 23 May 1985) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward for the Pakistan national football team. Rasool won the Pakistan Premier League (PPL) with K-Electric in the 2014–15 season. Rasool twice finished t ...

** First player Pakistani player to score hat-trick in three consecutive match since Ali Nawaz, who scored 9 goals against East End Club playing for Dhaka Mohammaden in Dhaka League.

Top scorer

References

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