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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| City | Lahore |
| Venue(s) | Punjab Stadium Fame FC Ground |
| Dates | 24 January 2023 – |
| Teams | 27 |
| Defending champions | WAPDA |
The 2023 PFF National Challenge Cup is the ongoing 30th edition of domestic association football cup competition in Pakistan. 27 teams are participating in the competition, which commenced from 24 January[1] and is expected to end in April 2023. The competition was held in seven cities across the country, including Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar Quetta, and Rawalpindi.[2]
Though originally slated to start from 1 January 2023,[3] the start of the tournament was postponed to 24 January due to adverse winter conditions across some parts of Pakistan.[4]
WAPDA were the defending champions, having won the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup for the first time.[5]
Teams
[edit]The 27 teams participating in the tournament are as follows:
- Ashraf Sugar Mills
- Asia Ghee Mills
- BHCC
- Gwadar Port Authority
- Hazara Coal Company
- Higher Education Commission (HEC)
- Hussain Home Textile
- Khan Research Laboratories F.C.
- Klash Mills
- Mamson Builders
- Masha United
- MILO
- Muslim Hands
- NIMSO FC
- Otto Cranes
- PAF F.C.
- Pak Afghan Chaman
- Pakistan Army F.C.
- Pakistan Navy
- Pakistan Ordnance Factory
- Pakistan Police
- Pakistan Railways
- SA Farms
- SA Gardens
- Saif Textiles
- WAPDA F.C. (TH)
- WSTC
- Notes
- TH = Challenge Cup title holders
References
[edit]- ^ Wasim, Umaid (2023-01-25). "Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off". Dawn. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "National Challenge Cup 2023 kicks off today". The Nation. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "NFC Cup 2023 kicks off from January 1". The News International. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "Challenge Cup start postponed". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "WAPDA win National Challenge Cup 2020". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2022-01-02.