2005 National Challenge Cup

National Challenge Cup 2005 Pakistan 17 June – 5 August 2005 31 PTCL 2 WAPDA 2003 2008 5 August 2005 The 2005 National Challenge Cup was the 17th season of National Challenge Cup, the main cup tournament in Pakistani football.Pakistan 2005 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html 2024-02-22 www.rsssf.org PTCL won the cup, although their team was dissolved in the end of 2005 season. Background The Pakistan Football Federation under new elected body headed by president Faisal Saleh Hayat abolished the President's PFF Cup along with the National Football Championship in 2004, as part of a league-first restructuring.2004-01-10 PFF abolishes national championship https://www.dawn.com/news/347514/pff-abolishes-national-championship 2025-09-18 Dawn en2004-05-14 National soccer league kicks off from May 28 https://www.dawn.com/news/359017/national-soccer-league-kicks-off-from-may-28 2025-09-18 Dawn en In 2005 the federation launched the National Challenge Cup, often promoted in contemporary reports as an inaugural tournament,2005-06-24 Elimination phase starts from today https://www.dawn.com/news/144942/elimination-phase-starts-from-today 2025-09-18 Dawn en2005-05-11 National Challenge Cup from May 25 https://www.dawn.com/news/138766/national-challenge-cup-from-may-25 2025-09-18 Dawn en2005-06-01 Challenge Cup soccer https://www.dawn.com/news/141647/challenge-cup-soccer 2025-09-18 Dawn en although it effectively represented a rebranded continuation of the earlier President’s PFF Cup.2007-07-15 Giving local football a helping hand https://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2007-weekly/nos-15-07-2007/spo.htm#2 2026-03-26 jang.com.pk In contrary to the departments-only format of the former President PFF Cup, the restructured Challenge Cup briefly admitted club sides in the preliminary stage before the seeded departments entered later rounds.2005-05-25 Challenge Cup kicks off on June 1 https://www.dawn.com/news/140716/challenge-cup-kicks-off-on-june-1 2025-09-20 Dawn en Ahead of the event, the federation announced a format with five pre-seeded teams, WAPDA, KRL, Army, KPT and NBP, entering directly at the second stage. The tournament was scheduled to kick off on 1 June, featuring 27 phase-one teams, a prize purse of Rs1 million, and matches staged in Peshawar, Wah, Lahore, Faisalabad, Karachi and Quetta. During the competition the second-stage venues were shifted, with Group I matches moved to Faisalabad and Group II to Rawalpindi’s Army Stadium.2005-07-11 Venues for Challenge Cup shifted https://www.dawn.com/news/147323/venues-for-challenge-cup-shifted 2025-09-18 Dawn en PTCL won the cup in August 2005, with striker Adeel Ahmed finishing as leading scorer. The final at Rawalpindi Army Sports Complex was held under floodlights, with PFF president Faisal Saleh Hayat as chief guest.2005-09-25 Adeel hat trick shocks Afghan Club https://www.dawn.com/news/158223/adeel-hat-trick-shocks-afghan-club 2025-09-18 Dawn en2009-03-15 National Challenge Cup next month https://nation.com.pk/15-Mar-2009/National-Football-Challenge-Cup-next-month 2025-09-18 The Nation en-US Stage 1 Note: WAPDA, Khan Research Laboratories, Pakistan Army, Karachi Port Trust and National Bank of Pakistan bye to stage 2. Pool A main WDL Group A Q HEC Higher Education Commission UNI United Club PAXI PA XI Club MAR Mardan FC YOU Young Eleven FC - 2 1 0 12 4 2 0 1 6 7 1 1 1 6 6 0 0 3 4 11 - - - - - #ccffcc Q complete RSSSF Playoff June 25, 2005 Higher Education Commission 3–1 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html#cup Pakistan Air Force July 11, 2005 Pakistan Air Force 1–2 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html#cup Higher Education Commission Pool B main WDL Group B Q POF Pakistan Ordnance Factory MEH Mehran FC DFA DFA XI Gilgit PIL Pilot FC 3 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 10 7 1 0 2 5 7 0 0 3 3 10 #ccffcc Q complete RSSSF Playoff June 11, 2005 Pakistan Ordnance Factory 1–2 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html#cup PTCL June 13, 2005 PTCL 1–0 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html#cup Pakistan Ordnance Factory Pool C main WDL Group C Q PAN Panther Club RAI Pakistan Railways FC WOH Wohaib FC CIT City FC 4 1 1 15 5 4 0 2 17 5 3 1 2 27 8 0 0 6 3 44 #ccffcc Q complete RSSSF Pool D Group 1 main WDL Group D Q PPW Pakistan Public Works Department NAV Pakistan Navy SSG Sui Southern Gas CDG City District Government Karachi MAU Mauripur Baloch 3 0 1 7 5 3 0 1 5 3 2 1 1 8 2 1 1 2 5 6 0 0 4 2 11 #ccffcc Q Q complete RSSSF Group 2 main WDL Group D Q KESC Karachi Electric Supply Corporation SGP Sindh Government Press HBL Habib Bank Limited KOR Korangi Rangers Club NAK Naka Muhammadan 3 1 0 11 2 3 0 1 10 2 2 1 1 9 3 1 0 3 5 8 0 0 4 3 23 #ccffcc Q Q complete RSSSF Semifinals June 24, 2005 Pakistan Public Works Department 1–2 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki05.html#cup Sindh Government Press June 25, 2005 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 1–1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paki05.html Pakistan Navy Replay June 27, 2005 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 0–1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paki05.html Pakistan Navy Third place match June 29, 2005 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 1–1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paki05.html Pakistan Public Works Department Final June 29, 2005 Pakistan Navy 1–1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paki05.html Sindh Government Press 4–3 aet Pool E main WDL Group E Q POL Pakistan Police AFG Afghan Chaman QUE Baloch Quetta BAL Balochistan Club 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 #ccffcc Q complete RSSSF Stage 2 Group 1 main WDL Group D Q KRL Khan Research Laboratories WAPDA WAPDA KESC Karachi Electric Supply Corporation NAV Pakistan Navy POL Pakistan Police PAN Panther Club 5 0 0 11 4 4 0 1 14 3 3 0 2 7 5 2 0 3 3 7 1 0 4 3 12 0 0 5 5 12 #ccffcc Q Q complete RSSSF Group 2 main WDL Group D Q ARM Pakistan Army PTCL PTCL NBP National Bank KPT Karachi Port Trust SGP Sindh Government Press HEC Higher Education Commission 5 0 0 8 0 4 0 1 16 6 2 1 2 18 5 2 1 2 11 7 1 0 4 9 16 0 0 5 2 30 #ccffcc Q Q complete RSSSF Knockout round Semifinals August 1, 2005 Pakistan Army 0–1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paki05.html WAPDA August 2, 2005 Khan Research Laboratories 1–3 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paki05.html PTCL Third place match August 4, 2005 Pakistan Army N/A http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paki05.html Khan Research Laboratories Final August 5, 2005 WAPDA 1–2 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paki05.html PTCL Army Stadium, Rawalpindi References Category:PFF National Challenge Cup Cup