The final round of the National Challenge Cup (NCC) 2023, being organized by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), is set to kick off on May 1, 2024 at the Jinnah Sports Complex in Islamabad.
After an extensive delay of 15 months, the National Challenge Cup is finally going to resume on May 1 with all the departmental football teams set to participate in the competition.
Pakistan’s five major football departments, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, Wapda, Pakistan Airforce, and Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) are set to take part in the country’s biggest football club competition as well.
The participating teams have been divided into four groups, with each group comprising four teams.
Group A: PACA, Pakistan Army, NIMSO and HEC
Group B: KRL, Pakistan Navy, SA Farms and Masha United
Group C: Otto Crains, Wapda, WSTC and Pakistan Police
Group D: PAF, Asia Ghee Mills, SA Gardens and Pakistan Railway
Group Stage Schedule:
| Fixture | Date | Time | Venue | Group |
| NIMSO vs HEC | 1st May | 2:00PM | Ground 1 | A |
| SA Farms vs Masha United | 1st May | 2:00PM | Ground 2 | B |
| PACA vs Pak Army | 1st May | 4:30PM | Ground 1 | A |
| KRL vs Pak Navy | 1st May | 4:30PM | Ground 2 | B |
| WSTC vs Pak Police | 2nd May | 2:00PM | Ground 1 | C |
| SA Gardens vs Pak Railways | 2nd May | 2:00PM | Ground 2 | D |
| Otto Crain vs WAPDA | 2nd May | 4:30PM | Ground 1 | C |
| PAF vs Asia Ghee Mills | 2nd May | 4:30PM | Ground 2 | D |
| Pak Army vs HEC | 3rd May | 2:00PM | Ground 2 | A |
| Pak Navy vs Masha United | 3rd May | 2:00PM | Ground 1 | B |
| PACA vs NIMSO | 3rd May | 4:30PM | Ground 2 | A |
| KRL vs SA Farms | 3rd May | 4:30PM | Ground 1 | B |
| WAPDA vs Pak Police | 4th May | 2:00PM | Ground 2 | C |
| Asia Ghee Mills vs Pak Railways | 4th May | 2:00PM | Ground 1 | D |
| Otto Crain vs WSTC | 4th May | 4:30PM | Ground 2 | C |
| PAF vs SA Gardens | 4th May | 4:30PM | Ground 1 | D |
| NIMSO vs Pak Army | 5th May | 2:00PM | Ground 1 | A |
| SA Farms vs Pak Navy | 5th May | 2:00PM | Ground 2 | B |
| PACA vs HEC | 5th May | 4:30PM | Ground 1 | A |
| KRL vs Masha United | 5th May | 4:30PM | Ground 2 | B |
| WSTC vs WAPDA | 6th May | 2:00PM | Ground 1 | C |
| SA Gardens vs Asia Ghee Mills | 6th May | 2:00PM | Ground 2 | D |
| Otto CrainPak Police | 6th May | 4:30PM | Ground 1 | C |
| PAF vs Pak Railways | 6th May | 4:30PM | Ground 2 | D |
The group stage matches will take place from May 1 to 6 with each team competing in 3 matches. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals, which are scheduled for May 7 and 8 followed by the semi-finals on May 10 while the final will take place on May 12.
Knockout Round Schedule:
| Fixture | Stage | Date | Time |
| Winner Group A vs Runners up Group B | Quarters (1) | 7th May | 5:00PM |
| Winner Group B vs Runners up Group A | Quarters (2) | 7th May | 8:00PM |
| Winner Group C vs Runners up Group D | Quarters (3) | 8th May | 5:00PM |
| Winner Group D vs Runners up Group C | Quarters (4) | 8th May | 8:00PM |
| Winner QF 1 VS Winner QF 3 | Semi-Final 1 | 10th May | 5:00PM |
| Winner QF 2 VS Winner QF 4 | Semi-Final 2 | 10th May | 8:00PM |
| Loser SF 1 vs Loser SF 2 | 3rd Place | 11th May | 5:00PM |
| Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 | FINAL | 12th May | 8:00PM |
