The 2018

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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

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after FIFA lifted it ban. 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

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. 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

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as head coach of the

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on 16 April 2018. Nogueira reached

on 26 April to witness the event first-hand.

Teams

The 24 teams participating in the tournament are as below:

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third position

Finals

Bracket

Top scorers

References

External links

2018 National Challenge Cup GSA
{{2018 in Asian Football (AFC) Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup Football competitions in Pakistan

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