# 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup

The 2016 National Football Challenge Cup or 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup was the 26th season of domestic association football cup tournament in Pakistani football. 24 teams took part in this competition held in Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi from 28 January 2016 to 22 February 2016.
Reigning champions Khan Research Laboratories successfully defended their title after defeating National Bank 1–0 in the final.

## Renaming

The National Challenge Cup was renamed to Pakistan Football Federation Cup or PFF Cup for unknown reasons. After eight months of no football action, the tournament was announced for 28 January 2016 to 23 February 2016.

## Format
### Qualifying round

For qualification, 15 teams from PFF League (B Division) and 1 team from the Pakistan Premier League played in a group stage, with winners and runners-up from each group qualifying for the final round.

### Final round

Eight teams from the qualifying round and eight teams from the Pakistan Premier League played in a group stage, with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the knock-out stages.

## Teams

| Final Round the 8 Teams from PPL. | Qualifying Round the 15 teams from PFF League, 1 from PPL |
| Khan Research Laboratories WAPDA Pakistan Army National Bank Pakistan Air Force Karachi Port Trust Pakistan Navy Pakistan Airlines (withdrew) | Pakistan Railways Sui Southern Gas Company Ashraf Sugar Mills Social Welfare Pakistan Steel Gwadar Port Authority Sindh Government Press Pakistan Police Karachi United Saif Textiles Falcon Company Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company Higher Education Commission Pakistan Television Bhatti United SNGPL |
* ^ Sindh Social Welfare Trust withdrew without playing a match

## Qualifying round
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sui Southern Gas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Ashraf Sugar Mills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Pakistan Steel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
* All Matches played in Karachi

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Karachi United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Pakistan Police | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Gwadar Port Authority | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sindh Government Press | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
* All Matches played in Karachi

### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan Railways | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Saif Textiles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Falcon Company | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
* All Matches played in Lahore

### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sui Northern Gas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Bhatti United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Higher Education Commission | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Television | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
* All Matches played in Islamabad

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan Army | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Karachi United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Karachi Port Trust | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saif Textile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sui Southern Gas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | WAPDA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Pakistan Police | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Navy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | National Bank | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Sui Northern Gas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ashraf Sugar Mills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan Air Force | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bhatti United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Pakistan Railways | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |

### Final
## Knockout round
### Bracket

| Quarter Final | Quarter Final | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Semi Final | Semi Final | Final | Final | Final |
| C1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | | | | | | |
| B2 | WAPDA | 1 | | | | | | |
| B2 | WAPDA | 1 | C1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 0 (4) | | | |
| | | | D1 | Pakistan Air Force | 0 (3) | | | |
| D1 | Pakistan Air Force | 1 | D1 | Pakistan Air Force | 0 (3) | | | |
| A2 | Karachi United | 0 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Karachi United | 0 | | | | C1 | Khan Research Laboratories | 1 |
| | | | | | | C2 | National Bank | 0 |
| B1 | Sui Southern Gas | 0 (2) | | | | | | | C2 | National Bank | 0 |
| C2 | National Bank | 0 (3) | | | |
| C2 | National Bank | 0 (3) | C2 | National Bank | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | A1 | Pakistan Army | 0 |
| A1 | Pakistan Army | 1 | A1 | Pakistan Army | 0 | D1 | Pakistan Air Force | 2 |
| D2 | Bhatti United | 0 | | | | A1 | Pakistan Army | 0 |

## Top scorer

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Fazal | Karachi United | 6 |
| 2 | Jadeed Khan | WAPDA | 5 |
| 3 | M. Bilal | Ashraf Sugar Mills | 3 |
| 3 | Saadullah Khan | Sui Southern Gas | 3 |
| 3 | Asif Khan | Karachi United | 3 |
| 3 | Abdus Salam | Sui Southern Gas | 3 |
| 4 | Pehchan | Gwadar Port Authority | 2 |

## Prize fund

Prize money for 2016 PFF Cup. Teams
| Achieved round | Premium per team | Summed bonuses |
| Third Place | Rs.100,000 | Rs.100,000 |
| Finals | Rs.200,000 | Rs.200,000 |
| Champion | Rs.100,000 | Rs.300,000 |
Fair Play, Best Players and Referees
| Type | Money |
| Fair-play Trophy Winner | Rs.50,000 |
| Top Goalscorer | Rs.25,000 |
| Best Player | Rs.25,000 |
| Best Goalkeeper | Rs.25,000 |
| Best Referee | Rs.15,000 |
| Best Assistant Referee | Rs.10,000 |