# 1985 Inter-Provincial Championship
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Inter-Provincial Championship
| year = 1985
| other_titles =
| image =
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| country = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| dates = 1984
| venue =
| num_teams = 14
| winners = [Habib Bank](/source/Habib_Bank_Limited_FC)
| count = 1
| second = [Punjab](/source/Punjab_football_team_(Pakistan))
| third =[NWFP](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa_football_team)
| fourth =[Sindh](/source/Sindh_football_team)
| matches = 23
| goals = 44
| attendance =
| scoring_leader =
| award_title =
| award =
| prev_season = [1984](/source/1984_Inter-Provincial_Championship)
| next_season =[1987](/source/1987_President-PFF_Cup)
| updated = 23 July 2025
|city=[Faisalabad](/source/Faisalabad)}}
The '''1985 Inter-Provincial Championship''' was the 3rd edition of the now known [PFF National Challenge Cup](/source/PFF_National_Challenge_Cup), the main cup tournament in [Pakistani football](/source/Football_in_Pakistan). It was held in [Faisalabad](/source/Faisalabad).[{{Cite web |title=Pakistan - List of Cup Winners |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pakicuphist.html |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=www.rsssf.org}}] [Habib Bank](/source/Habib_Bank_Limited_FC) won the title after winning in penalty shootout against Punjab provincial team, after a goalless draw.[{{Cite web |title=HBL considering dissolving football, TT teams |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/72979-hbl-considering-dissolving-football-tt-teams |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2009-04-10 |title=NFCC draws announced |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/993290/nfcc-draws-announced |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}] [National Bank](/source/National_Bank_of_Pakistan_FC) were officially declared runners-up, as the provincial teams, Balochistan, Sindh, NWFP, and Punjab, were not included in the final rankings.[{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 1985 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=www.rsssf.org}}] Following their victory in the 1985 Inter-Provincial Championship, Habib Bank became the country's [second representative in Asian club football competitions](/source/Pakistani_football_clubs_in_Asian_competitions).[{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part III |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/593100/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-iii |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}]
==Group stage==
===Group 1===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 1
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=PUN|name_PUN=[Punjab](/source/Punjab_football_team_(Pakistan))
|team2=PIA|name_PIA=[Pakistan Airlines](/source/Pakistan_International_Airlines_FC)
|team3=CUS|name_CUS=Pakistan Customs
|team4=ARM|name_ARM=[Pakistan Army](/source/Pakistan_Army_FC)
|win_PUN=2|draw_PUN=1|loss_PUN=0|gf_PUN=4|ga_PUN=2
|win_PIA=2|draw_PIA=0|loss_PIA=1|gf_PIA=4|ga_PIA=1
|win_CUS=0|draw_CUS=2|loss_CUS=1|gf_CUS=2|ga_CUS=3
|win_ARM=0|draw_ARM=1|loss_ARM=2|gf_ARM=0|ga_ARM=4
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=
|result1=Q
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html RSSSF]
}}
===Group 2===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 2
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=HAB|name_HAB=[Habib Bank](/source/Habib_Bank_Limited_FC)
|team2=NBP|name_NBP=[National Bank](/source/NBP_FC)
|team3=STE|name_STE=[Pakistan Steel](/source/Pakistan_Steel_FC)
|team4=BAL|name_BAL=[Balochistan](/source/Balochistan_football_team)
|win_HAB=2|draw_HAB=1|loss_HAB=0|gf_HAB=5|ga_HAB=1
|win_NBP=2|draw_NBP=1|loss_NBP=0|gf_NBP=4|ga_NBP=0
|win_STE=1|draw_STE=0|loss_STE=2|gf_STE=2|ga_STE=5
|win_BAL=0|draw_BAL=0|loss_BAL=3|gf_BAL=1|ga_BAL=6
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=
|result1=Q
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html RSSSF]
}}
===Group 3===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 3
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=SIN|name_SIN=[Sindh](/source/Sindh_football_team)
|team2=PAF|name_PAF=[Pakistan Air Force](/source/Pakistan_Air_Force_FC)
|team3=WAP|name_WAP=[WAPDA](/source/WAPDA_FC)
|team4=POL|name_POL=[Pakistan Police](/source/Pakistan_Police_FC)
|win_SIN=2|draw_SIN=1|loss_SIN=0|gf_SIN=4|ga_SIN=2
|win_PAF=1|draw_PAF=1|loss_PAF=1|gf_PAF=8|ga_PAF=4
|win_WAP=0|draw_WAP=3|loss_WAP=0|gf_WAP=3|ga_WAP=3
|win_POL=0|draw_POL=1|loss_POL=2|gf_POL=0|ga_POL=6
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=
|result1=Q
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html RSSSF]
}}
===Group 4===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 4
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=NWF|name_NWF=[NWFP](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa_football_team)
|team2=RAI|name_RAI=[Pakistan Railways](/source/Pakistan_Railways_FC)
|win_NWF=0|draw_NWF=1|loss_NWF=0|gf_NWF=0|ga_NWF=0
|win_RAI=0|draw_RAI=1|loss_RAI=0|gf_RAI=0|ga_RAI=0
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=
|result1=Q
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html RSSSF]
}}
==Knockout round==
===Semifinals===
{{football box
| date = 1985
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| team1 = [Punjab](/source/Punjab_football_team_(Pakistan))
| score = 4–1
| report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html
| team2 = [NWFP](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa_football_team)
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| location = [Faisalabad](/source/Faisalabad), Pakistan
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{{football box
| date = 1985
| time =
| team1 = [Habib Bank](/source/Habib_Bank_Limited_FC)
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html
| team2 = [Sindh](/source/Sindh_football_team)
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| location = [Faisalabad](/source/Faisalabad), Pakistan
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===Third place match===
{{football box
| date = 1985
| time =
| team1 = [NWFP](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa_football_team)
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html
| team2 = [Sindh](/source/Sindh_football_team)
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| location = [Faisalabad](/source/Faisalabad), Pakistan
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===Final===
{{football box
| date = 1985
| time =
| team1 = [Habib Bank](/source/Habib_Bank_Limited_FC)
| score = 0–0
| report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki85.html
| team2 = [Punjab](/source/Punjab_football_team_(Pakistan))
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| location = [Faisalabad](/source/Faisalabad), Pakistan
| penaltyscore = 4–3
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup}}
Category:PFF National Challenge Cup
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