2002 President PFF Cup
| National Football Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Venue(s) | People's Football Stadium, Karachi |
| Dates | 14 October 2002 – 3 November 2002 |
| Teams | 24 (total) 23 (participating, 1 team withdrew) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Allied Bank (4th title) |
| Runners-up | WAPDA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 126 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Zahid Niaz (7 goals) |
The 2002 President PFF Cup was the 15th edition of Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup. It ran from 14 October till 3 November 2002, and held at People Football Stadium in Karachi.[1]
Pakistan Army were the defending champions. Agha Gas Quetta, a gas company belonging to the general secretary of Pakistan Football Federation, Agha Liaquat Ali also participated.[2] The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation FC (KMC) returned to the competition under the name City District Government Karachi. Quetta Municipal Corporation (QMC) also participated renamed as City District Government Quetta (CDGQ).[2][3]
Allied Bank won the tournament, defeating WAPDA through penalty shootout after a draw.[1][4][5]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Army | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pakistan Machine Tool Factory | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Crescent Textile Mills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Pakistan Army | 4–2 | Pakistan Machine Tool Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Hussain 40', 77', 84', 88' | Report | Muhammad Musa 51' Ghulam Mustafa 69' |
| Pakistan Machine Tool Factory | 2–1 | Crescent Textile Mills |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Haq 71', 81' | Report | Muneer Ahmed |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Airlines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pakistan Railways | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Public Works Department | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Pakistan Airlines | 5–2 | Pakistan Public Works Department |
|---|---|---|
| Niaz 32', 44', 58', 79' Jawaid Nawaz 83' |
Report | Tariq Umer 25' Ghulam Nabi 75' |
| Pakistan Public Works Department | 1–2 | Pakistan Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Tajuddin 39' | Report | Tariq Javed 66' Nauman Chaudhry 86' |
| Pakistan Railways | 1–3 | Pakistan Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| Fareed Kamran 82' | Report | Niaz 40', 63', 84' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Air Force | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Habib Bank | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | City District Government Karachi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Habib Bank | 4–2 | City District Government Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Amjad Yousuf 26' Muhammad Umer 32' (pen.) Saleem 62', 81' |
Report | Imran Junior 39' Abdul Rehman 72' |
| City District Government Karachi | 1–2 | Pakistan Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Rehman 28' | Report | Muhammad Tahir 62' Muhammad Iqbal 87' (pen.) |
| Habib Bank | 0–2 | Pakistan Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Muhammad Fazal 34' Saleh Khan 47' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAPDA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Agha Gas Quetta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Agha Gas Quetta | 2–0 Awarded | Pakistan Police |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi Port Trust | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Afghan Agency Chaman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Ordnance Factories | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| Karachi Port Trust | 3–1 | Pakistan Ordnance Factories |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Akhtar 11' (pen.) Nawaz Rehman 74' Muhammad Amin 79' |
Report | Manzoor Ahmed 54' |
| Pakistan Ordnance Factories | 0–0 | Afghan Agency Chaman |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Karachi Port Trust | 3–2 | Afghan Agency Chaman |
|---|---|---|
| Majeed 17' Abdul Aziz 61' Muhammad Amin 83' |
Report | Ahmed Shah 44' (pen.) Zafar Ahmed 56' |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Telecommunications | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Pakistan Navy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sui Southern Gas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Pakistan Navy | 2–1 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Basharat Ali 11', 25' | Report | Taj Muhammad 3' |
| Pakistan Navy | 0–0 | Pakistan Telecommunications |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pakistan Telecommunications | 6–1 | Sui Southern Gas |
|---|---|---|
| S. Ahmed 3', 48', 58', 89' A. Ahmed 40', 44' |
Report | Taj Muhammad 79' |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Allied Bank | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Karachi Water and Sewerage Board | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| KESC | 4–1 | Karachi Water and Sewerage Board |
|---|---|---|
| Ghulam Habib 14' (pen.) Sohail Ishaq 57' Abdul Waheed 81' Lal Muhammad 84' |
Report | Muhammad Akram 59' (pen.) |
| Allied Bank | 3–0 | Karachi Water and Sewerage Board |
|---|---|---|
| Zakariya 63', 68' Yousaf 80' |
Report |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Bank | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Khan Research Laboratories | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | City District Government Quetta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Khan Research Laboratories | 1–2 | National Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Allah Nawaz 10' | Report | Muhammad Ismail Jr. 27' Shahim Akhtar 39' (pen.) |
| National Bank | 5–1 | City District Government Quetta |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ashraf 57' Shahim Akhtar 60' (pen.) Akhtar Rasool 76', 87' Sattar Manzoori 60' |
Report | Muhammad Nadeem 37' |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 9–1 | City District Government Quetta |
|---|---|---|
| Rasool 8', 9', 36' Qadeer Ahmed 14' Sohail Rehman 29', 40', 55', 88' Aziz 38' |
Report | Muhammad Yousuf 53' |
Knockout round
Round of 16
| Pakistan International Airlines | 1–3 | Agha Gas Quetta Quetta |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Umer 78' | Report | Sadiq Ali 65' Munawwar Ali 71' Muhammad Ali 89' |
| Pakistan Army | 1–1 | Habib Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Imran Hussain 44' | Report | Javed Ali 87' |
| Penalties | ||
| Javed Nadeem Irfan Sajjad Haider Ghulam Ali Shahid Nadeem |
3–4 | Shahid Saleem Gulzar Ahmed Shakir Hussain Mohammad Tariq Hussain Amjad Yousuf |
| Pakistan Air Force | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Pakistan Machine Tool Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdul Haq 112' |
| WAPDA | 2–1 | Pakistan Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Zulfiqar Ali Shah 47' Zaheer Abbas |
Report | Kaleem Akhtar 15' |
| Pakistan Telecommunications | 4–0 | Khan Research Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Essa 24', 43' (pen.) Shahid Ahmed 29' Sher Hussain 89' |
Report |
| Karachi Port Trust | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Allied Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ashfaq Ahmad 114' |
| KESC | 4–0 | Afghan Agency Chaman |
|---|---|---|
| Aurangzeb 30', 64' Aftab Qadir 5' Lal Muhammad 84' |
Report |
| National Bank | 1–2 | Pakistan Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Jamil Ahmed 21' | Report | Muhammad Ramzan 52' Fida Hussain 70' |
Quarter finals
| Agha Gas Quetta | 0–3 | Habib Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shakir Hussain 29' Shahid Saleem 39', 84' |
| Pakistan Machine Tool Factory | 1–5 | WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Liaquat Ali 56' | Report | Khuda Bakhsh 8' Zulfiqar Ahmed 47' Zakir Hussain 58', 74' Muhammad Niaz 89' |
| Pakistan Telecommunications | 0–1 | Allied Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ijaz 32' |
| KESC | 1–0 | Pakistan Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Aurangzeb 103' | Report |
Semi finals
| Habib Bank | 9–1 | WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Rasool 8', 9', 36' Qadeer Ahmed 14' Sohail Rehman 29', 40', 55', 88' Aziz 38' |
Report | Muhammad Yousuf 53' |
| Penalties | ||
| Shahid Saleem Shakir Hussain Waheed Majeed Mohammad Tariq Hussain Gulzar Ahmed |
4–5 | Muhammad Niaz Dilshad Ahmed Zulfiqar Shah Moin Ahmed Abdul Razzaq |
| Allied Bank | 2–1 | KESC |
|---|---|---|
| Asadullah 39' Ashfaq Ahmad 66' |
Report | Habib Ghulam 52' |
Finals
| Allied Bank | 1–1 | WAPDA |
|---|---|---|
| Ijaz 20' | Report | Zulfiqar Ahmad Shah 48' |
| Penalties | ||
| Zahid Rafiq Amir Khan Ashfaq Ahmad Haroon Yousaf |
4–2 | Zahir Hussain Jamshed Anwar Muhammad Niaz Dilshad Ali |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zahid Niaz | Pakistan Airlines | 7 |
| 2 | Imran Hussain | Pakistan Army | 6 |
| 3 | Shahid Ahmed | Pakistan Telecommunications | 5 |
| 4 | Sohail Rehman | Khan Research Laboratories | 4 |
| Shahid Saleem | Habib Bank | ||
| 6 | Aurangzeb | KESC | 3 |
| Abdul Haq | PMTF | ||
| Sarfraz Rasool | Khan Research Laboratories |
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- ^ Report, Recorder (2019-08-06). "Pakistan Army win 28th PFF National Challenge Football Cup". Brecorder. Retrieved 2025-07-24.