16 teams line up to compete in Inaugural National Football Challenge Cup
The 2019 National Football Challenge Cup is all set to kick off from 19th July and will continue till 4th August at Tehmas Khan Football Stadium in Peshawar.
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is all set to organize another mega football event which has been named as "National Football Challenge Cup" into the current year which will commence its proceedings from 19th of July and will continue till 4th of August in Peshawar.
As many as sixteen teams will be participating in this tournament, players from whom will be seen in complete action against each other, with giving their all so as to earn the ultimate title of the tournament. These teams belong to sixteen different departments of the country and will be equally divided into groups of four teams each.
Two matches will be played every day and League matches will be held during the first phase of the tournament. Two teams from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals.
The inaugural edition of the tournament was played back in 1979. KRL is the most successful team winning the title six times. Allied Bank won the event four times. K-Electric’s Mohammad Rasool has been the all time top scorer with 23 goals.
