Men's association football team representing Pakistan
The
Pakistan national football team
(
Urdu
:
??????? ???? ?? ??? ???
) represents
Pakistan
in men's international
football
in
FIFA
-authorized events and is controlled by the
Pakistan Football Federation
, the governing body for
football in Pakistan
.
Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 joining the
Asian Football Confederation
and its national team debuted in 1950.
Pakistan contests the
South Asian Football Federation Championship
and
South Asian Games
, which alternate biennially. Pakistan's football team has won gold at the
South Asian Games
in
1989
,
1991
,
2004
and
2006
.
Pakistan has never qualified for any major tournament outside the South Asian region. Football has struggled to gain popularity in Pakistan largely due to the heavy influence of
cricket
in South Asia.
[7]
History
[
edit
]
Early years (1950s)
[
edit
]
Shortly after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the
Pakistan Football Federation
(PFF) was created, and
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
became its first Patron-in-Chief.
[8]
PFF received recognition from
FIFA
in early 1948.
[8]
Pakistan visited Iran and Iraq for its international debut in October 1950.
[9]
Captained by the goalkeeper
Osman Jan
, Pakistan faced
Iran
in their first official international game in
Tehran
, losing 5?1 during the Shah of Iran's birthday celebrations.
[8]
Reportedly the Pakistan national team played the match barefoot, which was the norm back in South Asia.
[8]
[10]
Pakistan also engaged in unofficial friendly matches during the tour, defeating
Tehran's Taj FC
(now
Esteghlal FC
) with a 6?1 scoreline and drew 2?2 against a team from
Isfahan
.
[8]
[10]
In Iraq, due to the
Iraqi FA
's inability to gather a full national team, Pakistan played an unofficial friendly against the club
Haris al-Maliki
resulting in a 1?1 draw.
[9]
[8]
Pakistan's next international outing came in the
1952 Colombo Cup
where the team captained by
Abdul Wahid Durrani
played its first match against
India
after victories over
Ceylon
and
Burma
, which ended in a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.
During the 1950s, Pakistan played internationally in the following Colombo Cup editions which were played in Burma in
1953
, India in
1954
, then
East Pakistan
(now
Bangladesh
) in
1955
, and the Asian Games in
Philippines
in
1954
and in
Japan
in
1958
.
[8]
[12]
Masood Fakhri
had most notably scored a hat-trick in a side captained by
Moideen Kutty
,
and became the first player from
Pakistan
to do so as his national team thumped
Singapore
6?2 in a group match at the
1954 Asian Games
in
Manila
, Philippines.
[13]
The Pakistan Football Federation became one of the 13 founding members of the
Asian Football Confederation
on May 8, 1954.
[14]
Initially scheduled to play against
Israel
in the inaugural
1956 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers
, the team withdrew along with
Afghanistan
due to reluctance to host the Israeli team.
[15]
However, in 1959, Pakistan finally decided to participate in the
1960 Asian Cup qualifiers
hosted by India in
Kerala
. Under the captainship of
Qayyum Ali Changezi
, Pakistan faced Iran, India and Israel twice each in the qualifiers.
[8]
Although Israel managed to qualify by topping the group, Pakistan achieved a memorable victory over Iran by 4?1 and secure a draw against Israel, finishing in third place in the group, ahead of hosts India but behind Iran.
[16]
Early 1960s and 1970s
[
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]
Pakistan had participated in various friendly tournaments in the early 1960s, with the
Merdeka Cup
hosted in Malaysia after the country first participation in 1960.
[12]
Pakistan recorded some famous victories including a 7?0 walloping of
Thailand
,
[17]
and a 3?1 win over the Asian powerhouses
Japan
.
[17]
In the
1962 Merdeka Tournament
, Pakistan ended runner up after falling to Singapore by 1?2 in the final.
[18]
The era also saw one of the finest players to ever grace the field in Pakistan football history, such as
Abdul Ghafoor
, nicknamed the "Pakistani
Pele
" and "Black Pearl of Pakistan",
[19]
Musa Ghazi
,
Muhammad Umer Baloch
,
Turab Ali
,
Qadir Bakhsh
,
Ayub Dar
, among others.
During the
China national team
tour in Pakistan in 1963,
[12]
the first test in
Dhaka
in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) ended in a 0?0 tie.
[20]
The second match in
Peshawar
ended in a 3?2 victory for Pakistan,
[20]
with the third fixture in
Lahore
ending in another 1?1 draw.
[20]
The final fourth match in
Karachi
ended in a 2?0 defeat for Pakistan.
[20]
[12]
The
1964 Summer Olympics qualification
the same year included a 4?1 loss in Iran and a 1?0 win in Pakistan. Pakistan visited China the next year for an unofficial test match ending in a 2?0 victory.
[12]
It was three years before Pakistan played another competitive fixture, when they played in the first
RDC Cup
and finished third. In 1967, they played a four-match series of friendlies against
Saudi Arabia
, resulting in three 2?2 draws, with the last match equalised by 1?1.
[12]
[21]
Later in the year Pakistan lost their
Asian Cup
qualifiers against
Burma
and
Cambodia
and drew their final match against
India
. They then hosted the second
RDC Cup
and finished third, which included the 4?7 defeat to
Turkey
. In 1969, they travelled to Iran to take part in a friendly tournament, in which they had a 2?1 win against
Iraq
and a record 7?0 defeat by
Iran
.
[22]
Despite the game's growth in the 1960s, Pakistan did not actively participate in the Asian Games football tournaments held in
1962
,
1966
, and
1970
due to financial constraints.
[12]
The World Cup qualifiers followed a similar pattern, with Pakistan missing crucial matches because of a lack of interest from the federation and insufficient government support.
[12]
Nonetheless, Pakistan did take part in the qualifiers for the
1964 Olympic Games
. This involved a two-legged match against Iran in November 1963, resulting in a 4?1 loss in Iran and a 1?0 victory in Pakistan.
As a result of the 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War
,
East Pakistan
became
Bangladesh
and the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon
Bengali
players from the
Dhaka League
. In the early 1970s the national side's participation was restricted to the
RCD Cup
,
1974 Asian Games
, the inaugural
Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
held in Karachi in 1976, and a single friendly against
South Korea
in 1978. The most notable result in this period was a 2?2 draw against
Turkey
.
[23]
Rise and fall (1980?1990)
[
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]
In the
King's Cup
in 1982, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against
Indonesia
, the team's first clean sheet since 1962. After a loss to
Thailand
, they gained a 3?2 victory against
Malaysia
and although they lost a close game against
China
, they were able to win 1?0 in their final game against
Singapore
.
[12]
Pakistan hosted the
Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
involving
Iran
,
Bangladesh
,
Oman
and
Nepal
in 1982. The
Green Shirts
started off with a 2?1 win over
Bangladesh
. They then lost to
Iran
, but came back and beat
Nepal
2?0. The last game against
Oman
ended nil-nil and Pakistan ended the tournament as runners-up. However, in 1984, the national team lost 4 out of 5 games in the
Asian Cup
qualifiers, the only victory coming against
North Yemen
4?1.
The national team hosted another tournament in 1985, this time inviting
North Korea
,
Indonesia
,
Bangladesh
and
Nepal
. A goalless draw against the
North Koreans
boosted the side, and they beat
Nepal
1?0. However, losses in the final two games against
Bangladesh
and
Indonesia
meant they were again runners up. In the
South Asian Games
, Pakistan ended fourth after losing a penalty shoot out to
Nepal
.
In the
1986 Asian Games
, Pakistan lost all their games. However, a year later the side was more successful at the
1987 South Asian Games
, winning the bronze medal match against
Bangladesh
1?0. In 1988, after losing the
Asian Cup
qualifiers, Pakistan began with their first ever participation for the
1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
for Italy in January and February, ending up unsuccessful. The national team bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the
1989 South Asian Games
, beating
Bangladesh
1?0 in the final, from a solitary goal by Haji Abdul Sattar in the dying minutes of the game.
[24]
Decline (1990s?2003)
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]
Pakistan had another early exit in the
Asian Games
, losing all three games in 1990. In the
1991 South Asian Games
however, Pakistan beat the
Maldives
in the final 2?0 to win their second Gold, from goals scored by
Qazi Ashfaq
and
Mohammad Nauman Khan
.
[25]
Later in the year the
first SAFF Cup
took place in
Lahore
in 1993, and the national team finished fourth, but at the
1993 South Asian Games
, they were unable to get past the group stage.
In 1995, Pakistan went out of the
SAFF Cup
group stage on goal difference. Between 1996 and 1997, the team lost all their
Asian Cup
and
World Cup
qualifying games. Pakistan came third in the
1997 SAFF Cup
, thanks to a 1?0 victory over Sri Lanka in the third place playoff. The
1999 SAFF Cup
saw Pakistan finish bottom of their group, and Pakistan also failed to get out of the group stage of the final
South Asian Games
to hold full internationals.
[24]
Pakistan were unable to win any of their
2000 Asian Cup qualifiers
. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in the
2002 World Cup qualification
, thanks to a hat-trick by
Gohar Zaman
in a 3?3 draw against
Sri Lanka
, but all other matches ended in defeat.
[26]
[27]
In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against
Sri Lanka
. At the
2003 SAFF Cup
, under the inspiration of the attacking midfielder
Sarfraz Rasool
, Pakistan stunned India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in three victories as they reached the semi-finals only to fall short against Maldives by 1-0.
[24]
Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2?1 in extra time to
India
in the third place playoff.
[24]
Later in the year, Pakistan won their first
Asian Cup
qualifier with a 3?0 over
Macao
, but still were unable to qualify. They rounded off the year with defeats to
Kyrgyzstan
in the
World Cup
qualifiers.
New set-up and changes (2004?2015)
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]
2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with a new administration in place by this time and a
new national league
up and running. A victory and a draw against
India
in a three match series, the final match ending 3?0 in favour to the
Green Shirts
,
[28]
[29]
followed by the reach in the semi-finals of the
2005 SAFF Cup
, losing against defending champion
Bangladesh
by 0?1 margin.
The Pakistan team lost their first two
Asian Cup
qualifiers in 2006, in between which they took part in the first
AFC Challenge Cup 2006
. They failed to get past the group stage, but beat
Kyrgyzstan
1?0.
[30]
Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures. In the
2010 World Cup qualifiers
in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions
Iraq
, losing 7?0 on aggregate across the two legs after drawing 0?0 in the second round.
[31]
In 2008, Pakistan travelled to
Nepal
for two friendlies before taking on the
AFC Challenge Cup
qualifiers. Although they won against
Chinese Taipei
2?1 in the first match, and beat
Guam
in a record-equalling 9?2 win in the final match, other results, including a 7?1 defeat to
Sri Lanka
, saw them again fail to reach the finals.
In the
SAFF Championship 2008
, Pakistan failed to go beyond the group stages, losing to
Maldives
3?0,
India
2?1 and
Nepal
4?1, which signalled the end of
Akhtar Mohiuddin
's tenure as head coach.
[32]
After Mohiuddin's departure, Austrian-Hungarian coach
George Kottan
was hired and the veteran tactician took the team to the
SAFF Championship 2009
. Despite calling upon foreign players such as
Adnan Ahmed
,
Shabir Khan
,
Amjad Iqbal
,
Atif Bashir
and
Reis Ashraf
, the side were defeated 1?0 by Sri Lanka, before drawing 0?0 with
Bangladesh
as former Manchester United star Adnan missed a late penalty to seal a win. Pakistan won against
Bhutan
7?0 in their last game.
[33]
Kottan was soon sacked in February 2010, Pakistan had no senior games during the entire calendar year but saw the appointment of
Tottenham Hotspur
legend
Graham Roberts
for the U-23 Team. For the
AFC Challenge Cup 2012
qualifiers in 2011,
KRL FC
coach
Tariq Lutfi
was called up once more and failed to deliver. Defeats such as the 3?0 against
Turkmenistan
and 3?1 against
India
meant that the side were already out of the qualifiers despite beating
Chinese Taipei
by 2?0. Later in the
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
in July, Pakistan lost 3?0 to
Bangladesh
in Dhaka, before earning a 0?0 draw in Lahore a few days later.
That saw the end of Lutfi's reign, with Serbian coach
Zavi?a Milosavljevi?
taking over in November 2011 right before the
SAFF Championship 2011
.
[34]
Despite having little time to influence the team, Zavisa managed to hold
Bangladesh
0?0,
Maldives
0?0 and
Nepal
1?1 in the India-hosted
SAFF Championship 2011
. However, they were unable to progress into the semi-finals and returned home.
2012's sole game was witnessed in November against
Singapore
, who thrashed Pakistan 4?0 at home. Pakistan started 2013 well, winning two games against
Nepal
with identical 1?0 margins thanks to the brilliance of
Hassan Bashir
.
[35]
[36]
A 1?1 draw with
Maldives
followed, but with congested fixtures Pakistan ended up losing the last game 3?0 in Male.
Pakistan national team in
Male
during a friendly against
Maldives
in 2013.
Pakistan then played the
2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
in Bishkek, losing out 1?0 to
Tajikistan
in injury-time.
Pakistan
also lost 1?0 against the Kyrgyzstan after scoring in the 1st minute, but with
Hassan Bashir
and returning
Kaleemullah
Pakistan comfortably beat
Macau
2?0.
[37]
Pakistan played a friendly against
Afghanistan
in August, losing 3?0 without their foreign-based players. Coach
Zavi?a Milosavljevi?
was controversially sacked and replaced by Bahrain's
Mohammad Al-Shamlan
, who acted as a coaching consultant to
Shahzad Anwar
in the
2013 SAFF Championship
.
The Shaheens lost their first game 1?0 to
India
after an own-goal from
Samar Ishaq
. Against hosts
Nepal
,
Hassan Bashir
scored an early goal, only to see 15-year-old
Bimal Gharti Magar
level things in injury-time. However, Pakistan beat
Bangladesh
2?1 but failed to advance to the semi-finals.
[38]
Pakistan did not qualify for the
2014 FIFA World Cup
, being eliminated by
Bangladesh
in the first round of the
AFC qualifying section
, losing 3?0 on aggregate.
For Pakistan's campaign for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
, they were to face
Yemen
in
Round 1
in the
AFC qualifying section
. In the first match, Pakistan lost 3?1.
[39]
For the second match, Pakistan drew 0?0, eliminating Pakistan from the tournament on aggregate.
[40]
Inactivity and FIFA suspension (2015?2017)
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Pakistan was suspended from all football activities by FIFA on 10 October 2017,
[41]
after the controversial tenure of the PFF president and politician
Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat
, widely described as a "feudal lord of Pakistani football".
[42]
[43]
For three years since March 2015, the top division of the
Pakistan Premier League
remained suspended because of the crisis created due to his actions, along with the men's senior team,
[43]
who remained suspended from any international competition, and FIFA rankings of the senior team had slumped from 168 in 2003 to the lowest 201 in 2017.
[43]
[44]
[45]
Post suspension (2018?2020)
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]
FIFA restored membership of PFF on 13 March 2018.
[46]
With the
2018 SAFF Cup
in September, Pakistan football team had little time to prepare. PFF announced the signing of new Brazilian coach
Jose Antonio Nogueira
and started camps in Lahore.
[43]
The team played friendlies in Bahrain with their premier clubs from mid of July till end of it. Pakistan lost 1, drew 1 and won 2 matches in Bahrain.
Pakistan went to Bangladesh to take part in SAFF Cup which started in September, 2018 which was their first FIFA recognized tournament after a span of 3 years.
[43]
Pakistani descent footballer
Adnan Mohammad
was not issued visa by Bengali authorities to participate in the competition. Pakistan played its first match of the event against Nepal (40 ranks higher than the former then) on 4 September 2018 which ended in a 2?1 win.
[47]
Pakistan lost its next match to hosts Bangladesh on 6 September 2018 by 1?0 after conceding a late goal. Green shirts played their final group game against Bhutan on 8 September 2018 which ended in a 3?0 win and sealed their place in semis after 13 years.
[48]
Pakistan faced arch rivals India in semi final on 12 September 2018 and were ultimately knocked out by 3?1. After first half being goalless, Manvir Singh's brace and Summit Passi's header allowed the Blues to go 3?0 ahead.
Hassan Bashir
late consolation goal decreased the margin by 1 goal.
[49]
Star footballer
Kaleemullah Khan
wasn't a part of these events due to his disputes with PFF authorities, as the former spoke out on the federation's incompetence which ultimately led him not to be selected for both events. PFF banned the Pakistani players to speak about this matter on any platform.
[50]
[51]
[52]
After the SAFF Cup, Pakistan negotiated with the Palestine Football Association for a friendly. It was initially reported that the match will be played in Lahore, Pakistan on 15 November 2018 but Palestine decided to host the event afterwards. Due to visa issues, Pakistan team couldn't fly to Palestine on the desired date. So, the match was played on 16 November in which Shaheens lost by 2?1.
Hassan Bashir
scored the only goal for Pakistan in first 30 minutes which was assisted by debutant
Adnan Mohammad
.
Disappointment would soon strike again as Pakistan missed out the
2022 FIFA World Cup
and
2023 AFC Asian Cup
at the same time, when Pakistan lost to
Cambodia
twice in the first round and was eliminated.
[53]
FIFA suspension (2021?2022)
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]
Pakistan were once again suspended from all football activities by FIFA on 7 April 2021.
[54]
[55]
The suspension was lifted on 29 June 2022.
[56]
Pakistan made their comeback by playing a friendly match against
Nepal
in November 2022, losing 0?1 in a late minute goal.
[57]
They played a second friendly match against
Maldives
in March 2023 losing 0?1.
[58]
Pakistan subsequently took part in the
2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup
featuring
Mauritius
,
Kenya
,
Djibouti
and the
2023 SAFF Championship
alongside
India
,
Kuwait
and
Nepal
in the group stages, losing all six matches and finishing last in their group in each competition.
[59]
On 27 July 2023, the draw for the first round of the
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
took place in which Pakistan were drawn once again against
Cambodia
, followed by the appointment of the English coach
Stephen Constantine
.
[60]
In the first leg in
Phnom Penh
, Pakistan contested in a goalless 0?0 draw.
[61]
Pakistan won their second leg beating Cambodia 1?0 in
Islamabad
, due to a goal by former QPR player,
Harun Hamid
, recording their first-ever victory in World Cup qualifiers in their first fixture at home for eight years, and qualifying for the second round for the first time.
[62]
Following the victory in Islamabad, the Shaheens were drawn in a group with
Saudi Arabia
,
Jordan
, and
Tajikistan
. Being the 193rd ranked team, Pakistan were the lowest-ranked team in the qualifiers.
[63]
As predicted, Pakistan would start with a 4?0 thumping by Saudi Arabia on November 16th, whose reputation was enhanced with the famous 2?1 comeback win over champion-to-be
Argentina
in the earlier
2022 FIFA World Cup
.
[64]
On November 21st, Pakistan again lost 1?6 to
Tajikistan
at
home
, however it was the most attended football match in Pakistan, with over 22,500 spectators.
[65]
Team image
[
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]
The Pakistan national team's home kit has always been a green shirt and white shorts. The colours are derived from the
flag of Pakistan
which is a
green
field with a white
crescent moon and five-rayed star
at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at the hoist side.
[66]
The away shirt colour has changed several times. The national team has used white shirt with white shorts or white shirt with green shorts. Historically, white shirt with green shorts is the most often used colour combination.
Kit suppliers
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]
Kit supplier
|
Period
|
Unknown
|
1950?2010
|
Vision
[67]
|
2010?2013
|
Forward
|
2013?2015
|
None
[note 1]
|
2015?2017
|
Joshila
|
2018?2021
|
None
[note 2]
|
2021?2022
|
Denim Studio
|
2022?2023
|
Gym Armour
|
2023?present
|
Home stadiums
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]
For the first fifty years of their existence, Pakistan played their home matches all around the country. Built in the 1950s and renovated in the 1960s by the order of the president of Pakistan
Ayub Khan
, the
KMC Stadium
in Karachi is one of the oldest football stadiums in the country.
Pakistan plays majority of their home matches at the
Jinnah Sports Stadium
in
Islamabad
, where they won the
1989
and
2004 South Asian Games
,
[68]
though by the year 2003 this had largely settled down to having the
Punjab Stadium
in
Lahore
as one of the primary venues, with
Karachi
's
People's Football Stadium
used on occasions where the Punjab Stadium was unavailable for home matches. The
Pakistan Football Federation
has its headquarters near Punjab stadium, which hosted most of the matches for the
AFC President's Cup 2007
.
Muhammad Essa
was the first player to score an international goal at this venue, against
India
in June 2005.
[29]
The Jinnah Sports Stadium is the largest football stadium in Pakistan with a capacity of over 45,000, whereas the People's Football Stadium is second largest with 40,000.
Rivalries
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Pakistan's arch-rivals are
India
. Pakistan has won five games, there have been eight draws and sixteen wins for India among the 29 games played so far.
[69]
In 3 November 1953, they also played a friendly after finishing the 1953 Colombo Cup, where Pakistan earned their first victory over their rivals, with
Moideen Kutty
scoring the games only goal.
[70]
Pakistan also share rivalries with
Afghanistan
. Pakistan have dominated the match-ups, winning three of these games, while Afghanistan have won one game.
[71]
Contests against Pakistan generate much enthusiasm amongst Afghan football fans on account of their mutual relations and have been referred to as a "
rivalry
",
[72]
although the interest in Pakistan toward the rivalry in general is more muted.
[73]
Results and fixtures
[
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]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
2023
[
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]
2024
[
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]
Coaching staff
[
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]
Current personnel
[
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]
Coaching history
[
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]
Players
[
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]
Current squad
[
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]
Caps and goals are correct 6 June 2024, after the match against
Saudi Arabia
.
Recent call-ups
[
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]
The following players have also been called up to the Pakistan squad within the last twelve months.
Player records
[
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]
- As of 6 June 2024
[80]
- Players in
bold
are still active with Pakistan.
Most appearances
[
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]
- NB
Exact figures of players before
1989
and
1999
are not yet known and yet to be researched. Additionally, player appearances are also missing in the
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
, 2002 friendlies against
Sri Lanka
,
2005 SAFF Gold Cup
and 2006 friendly against
Palestine
in the primary source and yet to be updated.
Top goalscorers
[
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]
- NB
Exact number of goals of players before
1989
, and the goalscorer against
Nepal
at the
1993 SAARC Gold Cup
are not yet known and yet to be researched.
Captains
[
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]
Competitive record
[
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]
FIFA World Cup
[
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]
AFC Asian Cup
[
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]
AFC Challenge Cup
[
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]
The
AFC Challenge Cup
was held every two years from 2006 through 2014.
AFC Challenge Cup
|
|
AFC Challenge Cup qualification
|
Year
|
Result
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
Group stage
|
10th
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
No qualification
|
2008
|
Did not qualify
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
2010
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
2012
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
2014
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Total
|
Group stage
|
1/5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
12
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
26
|
21
|
Asian Games
[
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]
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
South Asian Games
[
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]
- Football at the South Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2004.
SAFF Championship
[
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]
SAFF Championship
|
Year
|
Result
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993
|
Fourth place
|
4th
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
1995
|
Group stage
|
5th
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1997
|
Third place
|
3rd
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
1999
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Group stage
|
6th
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
2003
|
Fourth place
|
4th
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
2005
|
Semi-finals
|
4th
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2008
|
Group stage
|
8th
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
9
|
2009
|
Group stage
|
5th
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
2011
|
Group stage
|
5th
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2013
|
Group stage
|
5th
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2015
|
Withdrew
|
2018
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Semi-finals
|
4th
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
5
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2021
|
Suspended
|
2023
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Group stage
|
8th
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
9
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Total
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Third place
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12/14
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39
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12
|
8
|
19
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32
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51
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ECO Cup
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ECO Cup
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Year
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Result
|
|
|
|
|
|
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1965
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Third place
|
2
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0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
1967
|
Third place
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
1969
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Third place
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
8
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1970
|
Third place
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
1974
|
Third place
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1993
|
7th place
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
9
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Total
|
6/6
|
12
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0
|
1
|
11
|
14
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47
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FIFA world ranking
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
156
|
171
|
179
|
189
|
172
|
188
|
184
|
197
|
201
|
199
|
204
|
200
|
199
|
195
|
195
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
145
|
142
|
158
|
160
|
173
|
153
|
168
|
179
|
190
|
181
|
178
|
168
|
177
|
158
|
164
|
163
|
165
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Source
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Head-to-head record
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Honours and recognition
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See also
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Notes
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From 2015 to 2017, Pakistan didn't play any matches due to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) crisis and consequent ban by FIFA.
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From 2021 to 2022, Pakistan didn't play any matches due to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) ban by FIFA.
- ^
From 2015 to 2017, Pakistan didn't play any matches due to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) crisis and consequent ban by FIFA.
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