44th National Soccer at Sheikh Zafar Ali Stadium, Sahiwal,
March 30 to April 13, 1997
NB: 24 teams were chosen as participants and divided into 8 groups of 3;
winners of each group qualified for quarter-finals.
Group Stage
Known data of league stage: 24 matches, 3 drawn, 92 goals scored.
PIA scored 9 goals in league stage (and with 14 in total were highest
scorers); Army scored 9 in one match vs Police; both Zahid Niaz (PIA)
and Qazi Ashfaq (ABL) managed to scored 4 in one match, Zahid Niaz
scored 3 in 3 minutes against NWFP Red. Both NWFP Green and Sindh
Green conceded 13 goals. Punjab Green played in one group with Navy.
Known result [Mar 30]
Army 4-1 Punjab Red
Quarterfinals
Allied Bank Limited 1-0 Punjab Green
Army 1-1 PAF (4-3 pen)
PIA 0-0 Railways (9-8 pen)
WAPDA 0-0 HBL (4-2 pen)
Semifinals
Allied Bank Limited 0-0 WAPDA Lahore (7-6 pen)
Pakistan International Airlines 5-0 Army
Final [Sahiwal, Sheikh Zafar Ali Stadium]
Allied Bank Ltd 0-0 PIA (3-0 pen)
Topscorer: Zahid Niaz (PIA) 7
Salma Begum Tournament 1996/97
Held at Korangi Muhammadan Stadium
Runners-Up: Makran Sports (SITE Town, Karachi)
Adidas Cup (school tournament) 1997 (first edition)
Final
Karachi Grammar 5-1 City School
Thanks to Malik Riaz Hai Naveed (MalikRiaz@footballpakistan.com) for additional infos
Partial source: AFC Magazine
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