45th National Championship Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Dec 4-21,1997. NB: 24 teams were chosen as participants and divided into 8 groups of 3 Used abbreviations: PIA = Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi) ABL = Allied Bank Limited (Lahore) NBP = National Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) KPT = Karachi Port Trust WAPDA = Water and Power Development Authority (Lahore) KRL = Khan Research Laboratories (Kahuta) Quarterfinals Punjab Reds 1-0 NBP ABL 2-0 KRL Railways 2-0 KPT PIA 2-0 WAPDA Semifinals PIA 1-1 Railways [aet, 4-2 pen] ABL 2-2 Punjab Reds [aet, 5-3 pen] Final PIA 1-1 ABL [3-1 pen (no extra time)] Lahore League 1998 Played in September 1998 at Garhi Shahue's Railway Stadium; not supported by PFF and Lahore District Football Association; 6 teams entered Final Ranking: 1.Hafeez Wohaib Butt Memorial Club 2.Faridia Club other participants were: Mujahid Club Lucky Sports Publican Club Shining Club President's Cup 1998 There were 8 qualifying groups; the best two of each advanced to the 1/8 finals. The participants are the 24 leading departmental teams of the country. Karachi Development Authority (KDA) and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) replaced Quetta Municipal Committee (QMC) and Chaman Trading Corporation (CTC). Group A: ABL 5-0 KDA ABL 1-1 PP PP 3-1 KDA 1.Allied Bank Limited 2 1 1 0 6- 1 4 2.Pakistan Police 2 1 1 0 4- 2 4 3.Karachi Development Authority 2 0 0 2 1- 8 0 Group B: HBL 2-0 PN HBL 2-0 PTCL PN 1-1 PTCL 1.Habib Bank Limited 2 2 0 0 4- 0 6 2.Pakistan Telecommunications Corp. Ltd. 2 0 1 1 1- 3 1 Pakistan Navy 2 0 1 1 1- 3 1 Playoff: PTCL 3-2 PN Group C: PIA 5-2 PQA PIA 1-0 PAF PAF 2-1 PQA 1.Pakistan International Airlines 2 2 0 0 6- 2 6 2.Pakistan Airforce 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3 3.Port Qasim Authority 2 0 0 2 3- 7 0 Group D: KRL 3-1 AGQ KRL 3-0 KESC KESC 7-3 AGQ 1.Khan Research Laboratories 2 2 0 0 6- 1 6 2.Karachi Electricity Supply Corp. 2 1 0 1 7- 6 3 3.Agha Gas Quetta 2 0 0 2 4-10 0 Group E: CMF 2-0 SSGC [Sajjad Ahmed 15, Muhammad Aslam 33] CMF 3-3 KPT KPT 3-3 SSGC 1.Crescent Mills Faisalabad 2 1 1 0 5- 3 4 2.Karachi Port Trust 2 0 2 0 6- 6 2 3.Sui Southern Gas Company 2 0 1 1 3- 5 1 Group F: WAPDA 4-2 KMC WAPDA 1-0 PACO KMC 1-0 PACO 1.Water and Power Development Authority 2 2 0 0 5- 2 6 2.Karachi Metropolitan Corporation 2 1 0 1 3- 4 3 3.Pakistan Automobil Corporation 2 0 0 2 0- 2 0 Group G: NBP 2-1 SGP NBP 2-1 AAC SGP 4-0 AAC 1.National Bank of Pakistan 2 2 0 0 4- 2 6 2.Sindh Government Press 2 1 0 1 5- 2 3 3.Afghan Agency Chaman 2 0 0 2 1- 6 0 Group H: PR 2-0 PWD PWD 2-1 PA PA 1-0 PR 1.Pakistan Railways 2 1 0 1 2- 1 3 2.Pakistan Army 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3 3.PWD 2 1 0 1 2- 3 3 1/8 Finals Pakistan Army 5-1 National Bank of Pakistan Allied Bank 2-1 Pakistan Telecommunications Karachi Metropolitan Corp. 2-1 Crescent Mills Faisalabad Karachi Port Trust 2-1 WAPDA Lahore Pakistan Railways Lahore 1-0 Sindh Government Press Pakistan International Airlines 3-1 Karachi Electricity Supply Corp. Khan Research Laboratories 2-2 Pakistan Airforce [4-1 pen] Pakistan Police 4-2 Habib Bank Quarterfinals Pakistan Army 2-1 Karachi Metropolitan Corp. Allied Bank 2-0 Pakistan International Airlines Karachi Port Trust 0-0 Pakistan Railways Lahore [4-2 pen] Pakistan Police 2-0 Khan Research Laboratories Kakuta Semifinals Karachi Port Trust 1-0 Pakistan Police Allied Bank 1-0 Pakistan Army Final [KMC Football Stadium, Dec 1] Allied Bank Limited Karachi 1-0 Karachi Port Trust [Haroon Yousuf 85] Allied Bank Limited also won in 1997.
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