1996 PFF President's Cup
The 1996 PPF President's Cup was the 10th edition of Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup. 24 qualified for the tournament but 3 teams withdrew as soon as the tournament started. Quetta hosted the tournament, commencing from August 16, 1996 – September 13, 1996.[1]
| National Football Challenge Cup | |
| Country | Pakistan | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August – 13 September | 
| Championship venue | Quetta | 
| Teams | 24 (total) 21 (participating, 3 teams withdrew)  | 
| Defending champions | General Fans | 
| Champions | Allied Bank (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Pakistan Army | 
| Third place | WAPDA | 
| Fourth place | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 
| Championship match score | 3–1 | 
| Matches played | 95 | 
| Goals scored | 151 (1.59 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Qazi Ashfaq (8 goals) | 
| Best player | Mohammad Shahbaz (Pakistan Army)  | 
← 1994  1997 →   | |
Allied Bank won the tournament defeating Pakistan Army 3–1 in the finals, completing the double as they won the league same year.[1]
Teams
    
A total of 24 teams participated in the team. General Fans won the previous tournament, held in 1994. But they did not participated in the 1996 edition.[1]
Groups
    
| Group stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Bank | Karachi Development Authority | Pakistan Airforce | Pakistan Public Work Department | 
| Muslim Commercial Bank | Pakistan Police | Pakistan Railways | Quetta Metropolitan Corporation | 
| Pakistan Army | Pakistan Telecommunication | Sui Southern Gas | |
| Balochistan Agriculture Department | Khan Research Laboratories | National Bank | Pakistan Navy | 
| Pakistan Automobile Corporation | Pakistan International Airlines | Pat Feeder Project | Port Qasim Authority | 
| Habib Bank | Ordinance Depot Quetta | Sindh Government Press | State Bank of Pakistan | 
| Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | WAPDA | ||
| Balochistan Secretariat | House Building Finance Corporation | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation | Karachi Port Trust | 
- * Withdrew
 
Group stage
    
    Group A
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allied Bank | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Knockout round | 
| 2 | Pakistan Airforce | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Public Work Department | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Karachi Development Authority | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
| Pakistan Public Work Department | 5–1 | Karachi Development Authority | 
|---|---|---|
| Tariq Umar  Ramzan  | 
Report | Prem Chand  | 
| Allied Bank | 1–0 | Pakistan Airforce | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Bashir  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Airforce | 1–0 | Pakistan Public Work Department | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Zameer  | 
Report | 
| Allied Bank | 5–1 | Karachi Development Authority | 
|---|---|---|
| Qazi Ashfaq  Shakil  | 
Report | Wazir Ali  | 
| Pakistan Airforce | 2–0 | Karachi Development Authority | 
|---|---|---|
| Tahir Mehmood  Javed  | 
Report | 
| Allied Bank | 2–1 | Pakistan Public Work Department | 
|---|---|---|
| Qazi Ashfaq  M. Bashir  | 
Report | Ayub Taj  | 
Group B
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muslim Commercial Bank | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round | 
| 2 | Pakistan Railways | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Quetta Metropolitan Corporation | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Police | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
| Quetta Metropolitan Corporation | 6–2 | Pakistan Police | 
|---|---|---|
| Aslam Shah  Ghulam Nabi  | 
Report | Mairaj Akhter  M. Shafiq  | 
| Pakistan Railways | 1–1 | Muslim Commercial Bank | 
|---|---|---|
| Israr Hussain  | 
Report | Shahid Salim  | 
| Muslim Commercial Bank | 2–0 | Quetta Metropolitan Corporation | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Zafar  | 
Report | M. Bashir  | 
| Pakistan Railways | 1–0 | Pakistan Police | 
|---|---|---|
| Israr Hussain  | 
Report | 
| Muslim Commercial Bank | 3–1 | Pakistan Police | 
|---|---|---|
| Imam Bux  M. Zafar Shahid Salim  | 
Report | Bakhtawar  | 
| Quetta Metropolitan Corporation | 2–2 | Pakistan Railways | 
|---|---|---|
| Jalal Qazi  | 
Report | Salim Yousuf  Burhan Ali  | 
Group C
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Army | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | Advance to Knockout round | 
| 2 | Pakistan Telecommunication | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sui Southern Gas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
| Pakistan Telecommunication | 3–2 | Sui Southern Gas | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Mehdi  Talib Ali Ahmed  | 
Report | Pervez  M. Karim  | 
| Pakistan Army | 5–0 | Sui Southern Gas | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Shahbaz  Mayor Jan Babar Mehmood  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Army | 2–2 | Pakistan Telecommunication | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Shahbaz  A. Sattar  | 
Report | M. Mehdi  Shahid  | 
Group D
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Bank | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advance to Knockout round | 
| 2 | Pakistan Navy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Balochistan Agriculture Department | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
| National Bank | 5–0 | Balochistan Agriculture Department | 
|---|---|---|
| Zafri  Shamim Akhter Nasir Ismail  | 
Report | Pervez | 
| Pakistan Navy | 1–0 | Khan Research Laboratories | 
|---|---|---|
| Rana Zahir  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Navy | 2–2 | Balochistan Agriculture Department | 
|---|---|---|
| Naik Muhammad  Rana Zahir  | 
Report | M. Zahir  M. Hanif  | 
| National Bank | 1–1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 
|---|---|---|
| Asghar Sr.  | 
Report | Jahanzeb  | 
| Pakistan Navy | 1–1 | National Bank | 
|---|---|---|
| Rana Zahir  | 
Report | Syed Nasir Ali  | 
| Khan Research Laboratories | 4–2 | Balochistan Agriculture Department | 
|---|---|---|
| Shahid  Hameed Khan Sajjad Hussain  | 
Report | Abdullah  Qadir Shah  | 
Group E
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Airlines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Knockout round | 
| 2 | Pakistan Automobile Corporation | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Port Qasim Authority | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pat Feeder Project | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
| Port Qasim Authority | 1–0 | Pat Feeder Project | 
|---|---|---|
| Gul Hussain  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Airlines | 5–0 | Pakistan Automobile Corporation | 
|---|---|---|
| Zahid Niaz  Naseem Akhter Abid A. Wahid  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Automobile Corporation | 2–1 | Port Qasim Authority | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Khalid  Aftab Ahmed  | 
Report | M. Rasheed  | 
| Pakistan Airlines | 1–0 | Pat Feeder Project | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Umar  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Airlines | 6–0 | Port Qasim Authority | 
|---|---|---|
| Gohar Zaman  M. Umar A. Rehman Naseem Akhter Abid  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Automobile Corporation | 2–1 | Pat Feeder Project | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Khalid  Aftab Ahmed  | 
Report | M. Rasheed  | 
Group F
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sindh Government Press | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round | 
| 2 | Habib Bank | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ordinance Depot Quetta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | State Bank of Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
| Ordinance Depot Quetta | 4–1 | State Bank of Pakistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Azam  M. Iqbal  | 
Report | Arshad Jameel  | 
| Habib Bank | 0–0 | Sindh Government Press | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Sindh Government Press | 10–0 | State Bank of Pakistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Asif  Essa Zulfiqar Allah Bux  | 
Report | M. Rasheed  | 
| Habib Bank | 2–0 | Ordinance Depot Quetta | 
|---|---|---|
| Pervaiz  Ibrahim  | 
Report | 
| Sindh Government Press | 4–1 | Ordinance Depot Quetta | 
|---|---|---|
| Essa  Asif Allah Bux  | 
Report | M. Iqbal  | 
| Habib Bank | w/o | State Bank of Pakistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Group G
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Advance to Knockout round | 
| 2 | WAPDA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
Group H
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi Port Trust | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round | 
| 2 | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | House Building Finance Corporation | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Balochistan Secretariat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
| Balochistan Secretariat | 0–1 | House Building Finance Corporation | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ashraf  | 
| Karachi Port Trus | 0–0 | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Karachi Metropolitan Corporation | 3–2 | Balochistan Secretariat | 
|---|---|---|
| Hanif Patni  A. Ghafoor Bakht Rehmna  | 
Report | Haider Shah  | 
| Karachi Port Trust | 5–0 | House Building Finance Corporation | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Kahliq  Salim Arab Ghulam Farooq  | 
Report | 
| Karachi Metropolitan Corporation | 0–0 | House Building Finance Corporation | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Karachi Port Trust | 5–0 | Balochistan Secretariat | 
|---|---|---|
| Amin  A. Khaliq Ghulam Farooq  | 
Report | 
Knockout round
    
In knockout stages, 2 matches will be played simultaneously therefore one match was played in Quetta while other in Loralai.[1]
Round of 16
    
| Allied Bank | 5–2 | Pakistan Railways | 
|---|---|---|
| Qazi Ashfaq  Amjad Zakariya Shakil  | 
Report | Burhan Ali  Tariq  | 
| Muslim Commercial Bank | 0–1 | Pakistan Airforce | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | M. Arshad  | 
| Pakistan Airlines | 1–0 | Habib Bank | 
|---|---|---|
| Zahid Niaz  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Army | 3–0 | Pakistan Navy | 
|---|---|---|
| Mayor Jan  M. Shahbaz Babar Mehmood  | 
Report | 
| National Bank | 3–0 | Pakistan Telecommunication | 
|---|---|---|
| Syed Nasir Ali  Shamim Akhter Zafri  | 
Report | 
| Karachi Port Trust | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | WAPDA | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
| Karachi Metropolitan Corporation | 0–3 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Habib  Ashraf Ilyas  | 
Quarter finals
    
| Allied Bank | 3–0 | Pakistan Airforce | 
|---|---|---|
| Amjad Zakariya  Bashir Qazi Ashfaq  | 
Report | 
| Pakistan Airlines | 2–1 | Sindh Government Press | 
|---|---|---|
| Gohar Zaman  Asif  | 
Report | Anwar Saeed  | 
| Pakistan Army | 2–0 | National Bank | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Shahbaz  Mayor Jan  | 
Report | 
| WAPDA | 4–0 | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | 
|---|---|---|
| Imtiaz Butt  Shahid Rashid  | 
Report | Anwar Saeed  | 
Semi finals
    
| Pakistan Army | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | WAPDA | 
|---|---|---|
| Mayor Jan  | 
Report | Zubair Ahmed  | 
| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
| Pakistan Airlines | 0–1 | Allied Bank | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Haroon Yousaf  | 
Finals
    
| Allied Bank | 3–1 | Pakistan Army | 
|---|---|---|
| Qazi Ashfaq  Haroon Yousaf Amjad Zakariya  | 
Report | A. Sattar  | 
Statistics
    
    Top goalscorers
    
- As of 13 September 1996[1]
 
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qazi Ashfaq | Allied Bank | 8 | 
| 2 | Mohammad Shahbaz | Pakistan Army | 6 | 
| Muhammad Asif | Sindh Government Press | ||
| 4 | Essa Khan | Sindh Government Press | 5 | 
| Abdul Khaliq | Karachi Port Trust | ||
| 6 | Tariq Umar | Pakistan Public Work Department | 4 | 
| Amjad Zakariya | Allied Bank | ||
| Mayor Jan | Pakistan Army | ||
| Zafri | National Bank | 
References
    
- "Pakistan 1996". RSSSF. RSSSF. November 23, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
 
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