# 1996 PFF President's Cup

The 1996 PPF President's Cup was the 10th edition of Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup. 24 teams qualified for the tournament but 3 withdrew as soon as the tournament started. Quetta hosted the tournament, commencing from August 16, 1996 – September 13, 1996.
Allied Bank won the tournament, defeating Pakistan Army 3–1 in the final, completing the double as they also won the league the same year.

## 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.

### Groups

Group stage :
| Allied Bank | Karachi Development Authority | Pakistan Airforce | Pakistan Public Work Department |
| Muslim Commercial Bank | Pakistan Police | Pakistan Railways | Quetta Metropolitan Corporation |
| Hinopak * | 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 |
| Building & Road Department * | Karachi Electric Supply Corporation | University Grants Commission * | 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 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 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 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Quetta Metropolitan Corporation | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Police | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Sui Southern Gas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 4 | Hinopak * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Balochistan Agriculture Department | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Port Qasim Authority | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pat Feeder Project | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 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 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Building & Road Department* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | University Grants Commission* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | House Building Finance Corporation | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Balochistan Secretariat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

## Knockout round

In knockout stages, 2 matches will be played simultaneously therefore one match was played in Quetta while other in Loralai.

### Finals
## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 13 September 1996
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Qazi Ashfaq | Allied Bank | 8 |
| 2 | Mohammad Shahbaz | Pakistan Army | 6 |
| 2 | Muhammad Asif | Sindh Government Press | 6 |
| 4 | Essa Khan | Sindh Government Press | 5 |
| 4 | Abdul Khaliq | Karachi Port Trust | 5 |
| 6 | Tariq Umar | Pakistan Public Work Department | 4 |
| 6 | Amjad Zakariya | Allied Bank | 4 |
| 6 | Mayor Jan | Pakistan Army | 4 |
| 6 | Zafri | National Bank | 4 |