Pakistan national football team
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The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation
(PFF) and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation
(AFC). The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup
or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation Cup. They also were Merdeka Cup runners up in 1962 and twice finished second in the Quaid-i-Azam Tournament. However, in the first decade of the 21st century the Pakistani government and the PFF have invested more into football. A new football league was launched, and investment from FIFA’s Goal Project to improve the infrastructure within Pakistan have helped. One of the venues of the national football team is 48,800 capacity Jinnah Sports Stadium
.
on January 6, 1950. Two years later they entered the Colombo Cup
in Ceylon, and were held to goalless draw in the first match against India
. They then beat hosts Ceylon
2–0 and a 1–0 win in their final match against Burma
made them joint champions with India
.
Pakistan then hosted Iran
in April and drew 0–0. The following year Pakistan were runners-up in the Colombo Cup
, having achieved a 6–0 win against Ceylon
in Rangoon. In 1954, after again becoming runners up in the Colombo Cup
, Pakistan defeated Singapore
6–2 in the Asian Games
; this followed a 2–1 loss to Burma
. In the final edition of the Colombo Cup
, the Greenshirts came second for the third year in a row to India
. Pakistan failed to progress in the 1958 Asian Games
after being defeated by Chinese Taipei
3–1 and a 1–1 draw to South Vietnam
.
In 1959, they failed to qualify for the Asian Cup
, after a 4–1 loss by Iran
, 1–0 defeat to India
and 2–0 loss to Israel
. However, Pakistan earned their first win against India
when they defeated them 1–0, and were able to reverse the score in the second match against Iran
with a 4–1 victory and held Israel
to a 2–2 draw.
Several months later, the Greenshirts travelled to Malaya
for the Merdeka Cup. They started by beating Thailand
7–0, which still shares the Pakistani record. It was followed by a 1–0 loss to the hosts Malaya
, then a 3–1 victory over Japan
and finally a 4–0 defeat to Indonesia
. Pakistan returned to the Merdeka Cup two years later and this time reached the final against Indonesia
, but succumbed to 2–1 defeat.
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 series of friendlies against Saudi Arabia
, all ending in draws. Later in the year Pakistan lost their Asian Cup qualifiers against Burma
and Khmer
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 friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against Iraq
and a record 9–1 defeat by Iran
.
As a result of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
, East Pakistan
became The People's Republic of Bangladesh
and consequently the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon Bengali
players. In the early 1970s the national side's participation was restricted to the RDC Cup
and the 1974 Asian Games
, and a single friendly against South Korea in 1978. The most notable result in this period was a 2–2 draw against Turkey
.
In the King's Cup
in 1982, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against Indonesia
, the Greenshirts first clean sheet since 1962. After a loss to Thailand
, they gained a 3–2 victory versus Malaysia
and although they lost a close game against China
, they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against Singapore
.
Pakistan hosted a friendly tournament involving Iran
, Bangladesh
, Oman
and Nepal
in 1982. The Greenshirts started off with a 2–1 over Bangladesh
. They 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 Greenshirts 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 forth 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 South Asian Games, winning the bronze medal match against Bangladesh
1–0. In 1988, they lost all their Asian Cup
qualifiers. Pakistan made their first attempt to qualify for the World Cup
in 1989. However, they were unable to win any of their matches. The Greenshirts bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the South Asian Games, beating Bangladesh
1–0 in the final.
The Greenshirts had another early exit in the Asian Games
, losing all three games in 1990. In the 1991 South Asian Games
, Pakistan beat the Maldives
in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold. The next year they failed to qualify for another Asian Cup
after defeats in both qualifiers, after a World Cup
qualifying campaign in 1993 where in one game they lost to Iraq
8–0. Later in the year the first SAFF Cup took place, and the Greenshirts 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 Greenshirts 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 the Greenshirts also failed to get out of the group stage of the final South Asian Games to hold full internationals.
Pakistan were unable to win any of their 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers
. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in 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.
In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against Sri Lanka
. At the 2003 SAFF Cup
, Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to India
in the third place playoff. 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.
2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with at new administration in place by this time and a new national league up and running. A victory against India
in a three match series, the final match ending 3–0 to the Greenshirts, followed, and they went on the reach the semi-finals of the 2005 SAFF Cup
. They lost the semifinal 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. Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures.
In the World Cup
qualifiers in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions Iraq
and after the 7–0 loss, little was expected on them in the second leg. However, the Greenshirts held them to a goalless draw. 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.
.
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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation
(PFF) and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation
(AFC). The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup
or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation Cup. They also were Merdeka Cup runners up in 1962 and twice finished second in the Quaid-i-Azam Tournament. However, in the first decade of the 21st century the Pakistani government and the PFF have invested more into football. A new football league was launched, and investment from FIFA’s Goal Project to improve the infrastructure within Pakistan have helped. One of the venues of the national football team is 48,800 capacity Jinnah Sports Stadium
.
on January 6, 1950. Two years later they entered the Colombo Cup
in Ceylon, and were held to goalless draw in the first match against India
. They then beat hosts Ceylon
2–0 and a 1–0 win in their final match against Burma
made them joint champions with India
.
Pakistan then hosted Iran
in April and drew 0–0. The following year Pakistan were runners-up in the Colombo Cup
, having achieved a 6–0 win against Ceylon
in Rangoon. In 1954, after again becoming runners up in the Colombo Cup
, Pakistan defeated Singapore
6–2 in the Asian Games
; this followed a 2–1 loss to Burma
. In the final edition of the Colombo Cup
, the Greenshirts came second for the third year in a row to India
. Pakistan failed to progress in the 1958 Asian Games
after being defeated by Chinese Taipei
3–1 and a 1–1 draw to South Vietnam
.
In 1959, they failed to qualify for the Asian Cup
, after a 4–1 loss by Iran
, 1–0 defeat to India
and 2–0 loss to Israel
. However, Pakistan earned their first win against India
when they defeated them 1–0, and were able to reverse the score in the second match against Iran
with a 4–1 victory and held Israel
to a 2–2 draw.
Several months later, the Greenshirts travelled to Malaya
for the Merdeka Cup. They started by beating Thailand
7–0, which still shares the Pakistani record. It was followed by a 1–0 loss to the hosts Malaya
, then a 3–1 victory over Japan
and finally a 4–0 defeat to Indonesia
. Pakistan returned to the Merdeka Cup two years later and this time reached the final against Indonesia
, but succumbed to 2–1 defeat.
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 series of friendlies against Saudi Arabia
, all ending in draws. Later in the year Pakistan lost their Asian Cup qualifiers against Burma
and Khmer
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 friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against Iraq
and a record 9–1 defeat by Iran
.
As a result of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
, East Pakistan
became The People's Republic of Bangladesh
and consequently the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon Bengali
players. In the early 1970s the national side's participation was restricted to the RDC Cup
and the 1974 Asian Games
, and a single friendly against South Korea in 1978. The most notable result in this period was a 2–2 draw against Turkey
.
In the King's Cup
in 1982, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against Indonesia
, the Greenshirts first clean sheet since 1962. After a loss to Thailand
, they gained a 3–2 victory versus Malaysia
and although they lost a close game against China
, they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against Singapore
.
Pakistan hosted a friendly tournament involving Iran
, Bangladesh
, Oman
and Nepal
in 1982. The Greenshirts started off with a 2–1 over Bangladesh
. They 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 Greenshirts 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 forth 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 South Asian Games, winning the bronze medal match against Bangladesh
1–0. In 1988, they lost all their Asian Cup
qualifiers. Pakistan made their first attempt to qualify for the World Cup
in 1989. However, they were unable to win any of their matches. The Greenshirts bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the South Asian Games, beating Bangladesh
1–0 in the final.
The Greenshirts had another early exit in the Asian Games
, losing all three games in 1990. In the 1991 South Asian Games
, Pakistan beat the Maldives
in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold. The next year they failed to qualify for another Asian Cup
after defeats in both qualifiers, after a World Cup
qualifying campaign in 1993 where in one game they lost to Iraq
8–0. Later in the year the first SAFF Cup took place, and the Greenshirts 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 Greenshirts 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 the Greenshirts also failed to get out of the group stage of the final South Asian Games to hold full internationals.
Pakistan were unable to win any of their 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers
. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in 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.
In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against Sri Lanka
. At the 2003 SAFF Cup
, Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to India
in the third place playoff. 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.
2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with at new administration in place by this time and a new national league up and running. A victory against India
in a three match series, the final match ending 3–0 to the Greenshirts, followed, and they went on the reach the semi-finals of the 2005 SAFF Cup
. They lost the semifinal 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. Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures.
In the World Cup
qualifiers in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions Iraq
and after the 7–0 loss, little was expected on them in the second leg. However, the Greenshirts held them to a goalless draw. 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.
.
----
----
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
----
----
The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation
(PFF) and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation
(AFC). The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup
or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation Cup. They also were Merdeka Cup runners up in 1962 and twice finished second in the Quaid-i-Azam Tournament. However, in the first decade of the 21st century the Pakistani government and the PFF have invested more into football. A new football league was launched, and investment from FIFA’s Goal Project to improve the infrastructure within Pakistan have helped. One of the venues of the national football team is 48,800 capacity Jinnah Sports Stadium
.
on January 6, 1950. Two years later they entered the Colombo Cup
in Ceylon, and were held to goalless draw in the first match against India
. They then beat hosts Ceylon
2–0 and a 1–0 win in their final match against Burma
made them joint champions with India
.
Pakistan then hosted Iran
in April and drew 0–0. The following year Pakistan were runners-up in the Colombo Cup
, having achieved a 6–0 win against Ceylon
in Rangoon. In 1954, after again becoming runners up in the Colombo Cup
, Pakistan defeated Singapore
6–2 in the Asian Games
; this followed a 2–1 loss to Burma
. In the final edition of the Colombo Cup
, the Greenshirts came second for the third year in a row to India
. Pakistan failed to progress in the 1958 Asian Games
after being defeated by Chinese Taipei
3–1 and a 1–1 draw to South Vietnam
.
In 1959, they failed to qualify for the Asian Cup
, after a 4–1 loss by Iran
, 1–0 defeat to India
and 2–0 loss to Israel
. However, Pakistan earned their first win against India
when they defeated them 1–0, and were able to reverse the score in the second match against Iran
with a 4–1 victory and held Israel
to a 2–2 draw.
Several months later, the Greenshirts travelled to Malaya
for the Merdeka Cup. They started by beating Thailand
7–0, which still shares the Pakistani record. It was followed by a 1–0 loss to the hosts Malaya
, then a 3–1 victory over Japan
and finally a 4–0 defeat to Indonesia
. Pakistan returned to the Merdeka Cup two years later and this time reached the final against Indonesia
, but succumbed to 2–1 defeat.
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 series of friendlies against Saudi Arabia
, all ending in draws. Later in the year Pakistan lost their Asian Cup qualifiers against Burma
and Khmer
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 friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against Iraq
and a record 9–1 defeat by Iran
.
As a result of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
, East Pakistan
became The People's Republic of Bangladesh
and consequently the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon Bengali
players. In the early 1970s the national side's participation was restricted to the RDC Cup
and the 1974 Asian Games
, and a single friendly against South Korea in 1978. The most notable result in this period was a 2–2 draw against Turkey
.
In the King's Cup
in 1982, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against Indonesia
, the Greenshirts first clean sheet since 1962. After a loss to Thailand
, they gained a 3–2 victory versus Malaysia
and although they lost a close game against China
, they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against Singapore
.
Pakistan hosted a friendly tournament involving Iran
, Bangladesh
, Oman
and Nepal
in 1982. The Greenshirts started off with a 2–1 over Bangladesh
. They 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 Greenshirts 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 forth 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 South Asian Games, winning the bronze medal match against Bangladesh
1–0. In 1988, they lost all their Asian Cup
qualifiers. Pakistan made their first attempt to qualify for the World Cup
in 1989. However, they were unable to win any of their matches. The Greenshirts bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the South Asian Games, beating Bangladesh
1–0 in the final.
The Greenshirts had another early exit in the Asian Games
, losing all three games in 1990. In the 1991 South Asian Games
, Pakistan beat the Maldives
in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold. The next year they failed to qualify for another Asian Cup
after defeats in both qualifiers, after a World Cup
qualifying campaign in 1993 where in one game they lost to Iraq
8–0. Later in the year the first SAFF Cup took place, and the Greenshirts 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 Greenshirts 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 the Greenshirts also failed to get out of the group stage of the final South Asian Games to hold full internationals.
Pakistan were unable to win any of their 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers
. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in 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.
In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against Sri Lanka
. At the 2003 SAFF Cup
, Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to India
in the third place playoff. 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.
2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with at new administration in place by this time and a new national league up and running. A victory against India
in a three match series, the final match ending 3–0 to the Greenshirts, followed, and they went on the reach the semi-finals of the 2005 SAFF Cup
. They lost the semifinal 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. Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures.
In the World Cup
qualifiers in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions Iraq
and after the 7–0 loss, little was expected on them in the second leg. However, the Greenshirts held them to a goalless draw. 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.
.
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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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2011 SAFF Championship
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RCD Cup/ECO Cup
Colombo Cup
Pakistan Football Federation
The Pakistan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Pakistan. The PFF’s headquarters is at FIFA Football House in Lahore, Punjab near the Punjab Stadium.-Overview:...
(PFF) and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
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(AFC). The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
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or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation Cup. They also were Merdeka Cup runners up in 1962 and twice finished second in the Quaid-i-Azam Tournament. However, in the first decade of the 21st century the Pakistani government and the PFF have invested more into football. A new football league was launched, and investment from FIFA’s Goal Project to improve the infrastructure within Pakistan have helped. One of the venues of the national football team is 48,800 capacity Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 48,800 people....
.
History
Pakistan lost their first international 5–1 away to IranIran national football team
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on January 6, 1950. Two years later they entered the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
in Ceylon, and were held to goalless draw in the first match against India
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. They then beat hosts Ceylon
Sri Lanka national football team
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2–0 and a 1–0 win in their final match against Burma
Myanmar national football team
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made them joint champions with India
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.
Pakistan then hosted Iran
Iran national football team
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in April and drew 0–0. The following year Pakistan were runners-up in the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
, having achieved a 6–0 win against Ceylon
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
in Rangoon. In 1954, after again becoming runners up in the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
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, Pakistan defeated Singapore
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6–2 in the Asian Games
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; this followed a 2–1 loss to Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
. In the final edition of the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
, the Greenshirts came second for the third year in a row to India
India national football team
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. Pakistan failed to progress in the 1958 Asian Games
Asian Games
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after being defeated by Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
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3–1 and a 1–1 draw to South Vietnam
Vietnam national football team
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.
In 1959, they failed to qualify for the Asian Cup
1960 AFC Asian Cup
The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the second edition of the tournament. The finals were hosted by South Korea from October 14 to October 23, 1960. The final tournament was organised on a round robin basis, and host country South Korea won with a perfect record of three wins.- Venues :- Qualification...
, after a 4–1 loss by Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, 1–0 defeat to India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
and 2–0 loss to Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
. However, Pakistan earned their first win against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
when they defeated them 1–0, and were able to reverse the score in the second match against Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
with a 4–1 victory and held Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
to a 2–2 draw.
Several months later, the Greenshirts travelled to Malaya
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...
for the Merdeka Cup. They started by beating Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
7–0, which still shares the Pakistani record. It was followed by a 1–0 loss to the hosts Malaya
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
, then a 3–1 victory over Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
and finally a 4–0 defeat to Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
. Pakistan returned to the Merdeka Cup two years later and this time reached the final against Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, but succumbed to 2–1 defeat.
It was three years before Pakistan played another competitive fixture, when they played in the first RDC Cup
ECO Cup
The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
and finished third. In 1967, they played a series of friendlies against Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
, all ending in draws. Later in the year Pakistan lost their Asian Cup qualifiers against Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
and Khmer
Cambodia national football team
The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia . It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup, but is currently one of the weakest teams in the...
and drew their final match against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
. They then hosted the second RDC Cup
ECO Cup
The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
and finished third, which included the 4–7 defeat to Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
. In 1969, they travelled to Iran to take part in friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
and a record 9–1 defeat by Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
.
As a result of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
, East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
became The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
and consequently the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
players. In the early 1970s the national side's participation was restricted to the RDC Cup
ECO Cup
The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
and the 1974 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, and a single friendly against South Korea in 1978. The most notable result in this period was a 2–2 draw against Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
.
In the King's Cup
King's Cup
The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985 and 2008. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides....
in 1982, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, the Greenshirts first clean sheet since 1962. After a loss to Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
, they gained a 3–2 victory versus Malaysia
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
and although they lost a close game against China
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
, they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against Singapore
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
.
Pakistan hosted a friendly tournament involving Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
, Oman
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...
and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
in 1982. The Greenshirts started off with a 2–1 over Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
. They lost to Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, but came back and beat Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
2–0. The last game against Oman
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...
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
1984 AFC Asian Cup
The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...
qualifiers, the only victory coming against North Yemen
Yemen national football team
The Yemen national football team , is the national team of Yemen and is controlled by the Yemen Football Association.When the nation was split into North Yemen and South Yemen before 1990, two national teams existed. After unification, the Yemen national football team is considered the successor of...
4–1.
The Greenshirts hosted another tournament in 1985, this time inviting North Korea, Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
. A goalless draw against the North Koreans boosted the side, and they beat Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
1–0. However, losses in the final two games against Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
and Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
meant they were again runners up. In the South Asian Games, Pakistan ended forth after losing a penalty shoot out to Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
.
In the 1986 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, Pakistan lost all their games. However, a year later the side was more successful at the South Asian Games, winning the bronze medal match against Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
1–0. In 1988, they lost all their Asian Cup
1988 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.-Qualification:...
qualifiers. Pakistan made their first attempt to qualify for the World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated two assured qualifying berths for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 26 teams were in the running for these spots; Bahrain, India, Maldives and South Yemen withdrew without playing a qualifying match....
in 1989. However, they were unable to win any of their matches. The Greenshirts bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the South Asian Games, beating Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
1–0 in the final.
The Greenshirts had another early exit in the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, losing all three games in 1990. In the 1991 South Asian Games
1991 South Asian Games
The 1991 South Asian Games were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1991. -Medal tally:...
, Pakistan beat the Maldives
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.Maldives most significant...
in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold. The next year they failed to qualify for another Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
after defeats in both qualifiers, after a World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
qualifying campaign in 1993 where in one game they lost to Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
8–0. Later in the year the first SAFF Cup took place, and the Greenshirts 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 Greenshirts lost all their Asian Cup
1996 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...
and World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification....
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
South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999
The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Goa, India between 22 January 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:----...
saw Pakistan finish bottom of their group, and the Greenshirts also failed to get out of the group stage of the final South Asian Games to hold full internationals.
Pakistan were unable to win any of their 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Group 1 :All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.--------------------- Group 2 :Played in Damascus, Syria.--------------------Played in Tehran, Iran.--------------------- Group 3 :...
. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian Zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....
qualification, thanks to a hat-trick by Gohar Zaman
Gohar Zaman
Gohar Zaman is a former Pakistani footballer, who played for ABL FC.During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match...
in a 3–3 draw against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
, but all other matches ended in defeat.
In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
. At the 2003 SAFF Cup
2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
The 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between 10 January 2003 and 20 January 2003. All matches were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Originally scheduled to be held between 26 January 2002 and 5 February 2002, the tournament was postponed due to...
, Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
in the third place playoff. Later in the year, Pakistan won their first Asian Cup
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals...
qualifier with a 3–0 over Macao, but still were unable to qualify. They rounded off the year with defeats to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic.-History:...
in the World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing...
qualifiers.
2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with at new administration in place by this time and a new national league up and running. A victory against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
in a three match series, the final match ending 3–0 to the Greenshirts, followed, and they went on the reach the semi-finals of the 2005 SAFF Cup
South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005
The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Karachi, Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was...
. They lost the semifinal against defending champion Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
by 0–1 margin.
The Pakistan team lost their first two Asian Cup
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating....
qualifiers in 2006, in between which they took part in the first AFC Challenge Cup 2006
AFC Challenge Cup 2006
The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between April 1 and April 16, 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qualification stage. The cup winner was Tajikistan...
. They failed to get past the group stage, but beat Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic.-History:...
1–0. Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures.
In the World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not attempt to qualify...
qualifiers in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
and after the 7–0 loss, little was expected on them in the second leg. However, the Greenshirts held them to a goalless draw. In 2008, Pakistan travelled to Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
for two friendlies before taking on the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Although they won against Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....
2–1 in the first match, and beat Guam
Guam national football team
The Guam national football team is the national team of Guam, an overseas territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, and is controlled by the Guam Football Association. They are affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation region.The team was founded in...
in a record-equalling 9–2 win in the final match, other results, including a 7–1 defeat to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
, saw them again fail to reach the finals.
In the SAFF Championship 2008
SAFF Championship 2008
The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between June 3 and June 14, 2008. '.Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.-Group A:--------------------...
, Pakistan failed to go beyond the group stages, losing to Maldives
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.Maldives most significant...
3–0, India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
2–1 and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
4–1, which signalled the end of Akhtar Mohiuddin
Akhtar Mohiuddin
Akhtar Mohiuddin , is the head coach of Pakistan national football team. He took over the charge of national team in 2007. Mohiuddin is also coach of Afghan FC....
's tenure as head coach.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
– Did not enter - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
to 20142014 FIFA World CupThe 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
– Did not qualify
Asian Cup record
- 1956 – Withdrew
- 1960 – Did not qualify
- 1964 – Did not enter
- 1968 – Did not qualify
- 1972 – Did not qualify
- 1976 – Withdrew
- 1980 – Did not enter
- 1984 to 2011 – Did not qualify
South Asian Football Federation Cup record
- 1993South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup 1993The 1993 South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Gold Cup was the first South Asian Football Federation Cup, held in Lahore, Pakistan between 16 July 1993 and 23 July 1993. The countries that competed in this tournament are India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Additionally a Pakistan...
– Fourth Place - 1995South Asian Gold Cup 1995The 1995 South Asian Gold Cup was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka between 25 March 1995 and 2 April 1995. Originally 6 teams participated in the competition, but Maldives withdrew from the competition.-Group A:---------Group B:----...
– Round 1 - 1997South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1997The 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 4 September 1997 and 13 September 1997.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:-----Third Place Match:-Final:-Champion:...
– Third Place - 1999South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Goa, India between 22 January 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:----...
– Round 1 - 2003 – Fourth Place
- 2005South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Karachi, Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was...
– Semi Finals - 2008 – Group Stage
- 2009 – Group Stage
- 20112011 South Asian Football Federation CupThe 2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup will be the ninth edition of SAFF Championship to be held in New Delhi, India. It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India in December 2011, but was switched to New Delhi by the Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation on...
– To be determined
AFC Challenge Cup record
- 2006 – Round 1
- 20082008 AFC Challenge CupThe 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan...
to 20122012 AFC Challenge CupThe 2012 AFC Challenge Cup will be the fourth edition of the tournament which will take place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. The winners will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers...
– Did not qualify
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties...
.
| # | Player | Position | DoB | Caps (goals) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaffar Khan Jaffar Khan Jaffar Khan is a Pakistani footballer, who is the current captain of Pakistan Army FC. He is also the former captain of Pakistan national football team.... |
Goalkeeper | 10 March 1981 | 61/0 |  Pakistan Army FCPakistan Army FC The Pakistan Army FC are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They have won the league under its current format twice, in 2005 and 2006/7. They won the National Championship in 1993/94 and 1995. They have also been Cup winners twice, in 2000 and 2001.Since the turn of... |
| 22 | Yousuf Butt | Goalkeeper | 18 Oktober 1989 | 2/0 |  BK Glostrup Albertslund |
| 6 | Samar Ishaq Samar Ishaq Samar Ishaq is a Pakistani international footballer who plays for KRL FC.He made his international debut during the 2005 SAFF Championships.He was the Most Valuable Player in Pakistan Premier League 2008/09.... |
Left back | 1 January 1986 | 23/1 | KRL FC KRL FC KRL are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They play their home games at the KRL stadium in Rawalpindi and are founding members of the PPL.... |
| 3 | Shabir Khan | Defender | 10 November 1985 | 3/1 |  Worcester City |
| 4 | Nabil Aslam | Defender | 3 August 1984 | 0/0 | AC Horsens |
| 12 | Arif Mehmood Arif Mehmood Arif Mehmood is a Pakistani international footballer playing currently for WAPDA FC.He has been the leading goalscorer in the PPL three times, coming in 2004, 2007 and in 2008-Goals for Senior National Team:-References:... |
Striker | 26 June 1983 | 17/7 | WAPDA FC WAPDA FC WAPDA are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League.WAPDA have been Pakistani champions 7 times. They won their first title in 1983, beating HBL FC, and repeated this feat in 1991 against HBL. In 2001 they overcame KRL FC to win their third title, and retained their title in... |
| 7 | Adnan Ahmed Adnan Ahmed Adnan Farooq Ahmed is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Ahmed is a British Asian of Pakistani descent... |
Defensive midfielder | 7 June 1984 | 13/4 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 17 | Jadid Khan | Midfielder | 30 June 1979 | 7/1 | Afghan FC Afghan FC Afghan Football Club Chaman or Afghan FC are a football club playing in the Pakistan Premier League. The club is based in Chaman, Balochistan, a border town near Afghanistan. The Afghan Club have a loyal fan base with locals turning up in huge numbers to support their team at their home matches... |
| 18 | Atif Bashir Atif Bashir Atif Bashir Qureshi is a German Turkish-Pakistani footballer, who plays for Barry Town in the Welsh Football League First Division and at international level for the Pakistan national team.-Early career:... |
Central back / Defensive midfielder | 3 April 1985 | 14/2 |  Barry Town |
| 5 | Zesh Rehman | Central back | 14 October 1984 | 5/0 |  Muangthong United F.C. |
| 24 | Irfan Khan Irfan Khan Irfan Khan may refer to:*Irrfan Khan, Indian actor*Irfan Khan , arrested on suspicion of involvement in a terrorist bombing*Irfan Khan, Pakistani Pushto singer.... |
Midfielder | 16 February 1989 | 7/4 | Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England... |
| 23 | Yacoob Butt | Defender | 21 January 1986 | 0/0 | Hellurup IK |
| 27 | Reis Ashraf Reis Ashraf Reis Ashraf is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays for Buckingham Town in the United Counties League Division One.... |
Striker | 18 September 1989 | 3/1 | Buckingham Town |
| 21 | Amjad Iqbal Amjad Iqbal Amjad Iqbal is a professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bradford Park Avenue... |
Midfielder | 23 September 1981[ | 5/0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 15 | Ahmed Khan | Midfielfer | 12 October 1983 | 3/0 |  Football NSW |
| 16 | Kashif Siddiqi Kashif Siddiqi Kashif Mumtaz Siddiqi is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays as midfielder. He is currently without a club team.-Early career in England:Siddiqi played youth football for Hayes, Yeading and Boston United.... |
Midfielfer | 25 January 1986 | 3/0 |  Fresno FuegoFresno Fuego Fresno Fuego is an American soccer team based in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.The team plays its home games at Chukchansi... |
| 10 | Hassan Bashir | Forward | 7 January 1987 | 0/0 | Svebölle BI |
| 9 | Muhammad Rasool Muhammad Rasool Muhammad Rasool is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for KRL FC. He is also a member of Pakistan national football team.... |
Forward | 23 May 1985 | 9/1 | KRL FC KRL FC KRL are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They play their home games at the KRL stadium in Rawalpindi and are founding members of the PPL.... |
| 25 | Adam Docker Adam Docker Adam Luke Docker is an English-Pakistani footballer. In 2007 he was called up for Pakistan, where he used the name of Adam Karim.... |
Defender | 17 November 1985 | 7/2 | Ashton United |
| 11 | Nabil Khan | Forward | 1992 | 0/0 |  Sportfrenedu Lottee II |
| 32 | Amir Gul Amir Gul Amir Gul is a Pakistani footballer playing currently for NBP FC. He made is international debut against Malaysia in 2008.-References:... |
Goalkeeper | 15 November 1986 | 4/0 | NBP FC. |
Coaching staff
| Head Coach |  Zaviša Milosavljević |
| Assistant Coach | Nasir Ismail |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Aslam Khan |
| Team Manager | Gohar Zaman Gohar Zaman Gohar Zaman is a former Pakistani footballer, who played for ABL FC.During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match... |
| Team Doctor & Physiotherapist | Dr. Kamran Mehdi |
Coaches
Expand the template to view the managers of Pakistan in more detailMatch record
Official A-team matches only| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Kottan |
February 2009 – February 2010 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Graham Roberts Graham Roberts Graham Roberts was an English actor most famous for his work on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, including 31 years playing George Barford, the gamekeeper in Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. He was born and raised in Chester, and was educated at King's School in the city... |
October 2010 – January 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tariq Lutfi Tariq Lutfi Umar Farooq Tariq Lufti is a former Pakistani footballer, and subsequently a football manager and head coach. He is the current head coach of the Pakistan national football team. As a player, he represented PIA FC.... |
March 2011 – November 2011 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Zaviša Milosavljević |
November 2011– | ' | ' | ' | ' |
All time team record
International record against all nations, correct as of 10-12-2009.| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | −14 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | −15 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | |
| 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 30 | −14 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 67 | −54 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 40 | −34 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | −23 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
Pakistan Statistics
As on 10-12-2009| Played | Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 50 | 32 | 107 |
Pakistan Recent Fixtures and Results
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|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium
Bangabandhu National Stadium
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, Dhaka
Dhaka
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|referee = Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan
Jordan Football Association
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The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation
Pakistan Football Federation
The Pakistan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Pakistan. The PFF’s headquarters is at FIFA Football House in Lahore, Punjab near the Punjab Stadium.-Overview:...
(PFF) and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
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(AFC). The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
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or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation Cup. They also were Merdeka Cup runners up in 1962 and twice finished second in the Quaid-i-Azam Tournament. However, in the first decade of the 21st century the Pakistani government and the PFF have invested more into football. A new football league was launched, and investment from FIFA’s Goal Project to improve the infrastructure within Pakistan have helped. One of the venues of the national football team is 48,800 capacity Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 48,800 people....
.
History
Pakistan lost their first international 5–1 away to IranIran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
on January 6, 1950. Two years later they entered the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
in Ceylon, and were held to goalless draw in the first match against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
. They then beat hosts Ceylon
Sri Lanka national football team
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2–0 and a 1–0 win in their final match against Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
made them joint champions with India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
.
Pakistan then hosted Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
in April and drew 0–0. The following year Pakistan were runners-up in the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
, having achieved a 6–0 win against Ceylon
Sri Lanka national football team
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in Rangoon. In 1954, after again becoming runners up in the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
, Pakistan defeated Singapore
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
6–2 in the Asian Games
Asian Games
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; this followed a 2–1 loss to Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
. In the final edition of the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
, the Greenshirts came second for the third year in a row to India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
. Pakistan failed to progress in the 1958 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
after being defeated by Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....
3–1 and a 1–1 draw to South Vietnam
Vietnam national football team
The Vietnam national football team is the national football team representing Vietnam and is managed by the Vietnam Football Federation.In the FIFA World Rankings, Vietnam's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in September 1998, at 84th...
.
In 1959, they failed to qualify for the Asian Cup
1960 AFC Asian Cup
The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the second edition of the tournament. The finals were hosted by South Korea from October 14 to October 23, 1960. The final tournament was organised on a round robin basis, and host country South Korea won with a perfect record of three wins.- Venues :- Qualification...
, after a 4–1 loss by Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, 1–0 defeat to India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
and 2–0 loss to Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
. However, Pakistan earned their first win against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
when they defeated them 1–0, and were able to reverse the score in the second match against Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
with a 4–1 victory and held Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
to a 2–2 draw.
Several months later, the Greenshirts travelled to Malaya
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...
for the Merdeka Cup. They started by beating Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
7–0, which still shares the Pakistani record. It was followed by a 1–0 loss to the hosts Malaya
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
, then a 3–1 victory over Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
and finally a 4–0 defeat to Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
. Pakistan returned to the Merdeka Cup two years later and this time reached the final against Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, but succumbed to 2–1 defeat.
It was three years before Pakistan played another competitive fixture, when they played in the first RDC Cup
ECO Cup
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and finished third. In 1967, they played a series of friendlies against Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
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, all ending in draws. Later in the year Pakistan lost their Asian Cup qualifiers against Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
and Khmer
Cambodia national football team
The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia . It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup, but is currently one of the weakest teams in the...
and drew their final match against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
. They then hosted the second RDC Cup
ECO Cup
The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
and finished third, which included the 4–7 defeat to Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
. In 1969, they travelled to Iran to take part in friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
and a record 9–1 defeat by Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
.
As a result of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
, East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
became The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
and consequently the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
players. In the early 1970s the national side's participation was restricted to the RDC Cup
ECO Cup
The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
and the 1974 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, and a single friendly against South Korea in 1978. The most notable result in this period was a 2–2 draw against Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
.
In the King's Cup
King's Cup
The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985 and 2008. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides....
in 1982, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, the Greenshirts first clean sheet since 1962. After a loss to Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
, they gained a 3–2 victory versus Malaysia
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
and although they lost a close game against China
China national football team
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, they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against Singapore
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
.
Pakistan hosted a friendly tournament involving Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
, Oman
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...
and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
in 1982. The Greenshirts started off with a 2–1 over Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
. They lost to Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, but came back and beat Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
2–0. The last game against Oman
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...
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
1984 AFC Asian Cup
The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...
qualifiers, the only victory coming against North Yemen
Yemen national football team
The Yemen national football team , is the national team of Yemen and is controlled by the Yemen Football Association.When the nation was split into North Yemen and South Yemen before 1990, two national teams existed. After unification, the Yemen national football team is considered the successor of...
4–1.
The Greenshirts hosted another tournament in 1985, this time inviting North Korea, Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
. A goalless draw against the North Koreans boosted the side, and they beat Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
1–0. However, losses in the final two games against Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
and Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
meant they were again runners up. In the South Asian Games, Pakistan ended forth after losing a penalty shoot out to Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
.
In the 1986 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, Pakistan lost all their games. However, a year later the side was more successful at the South Asian Games, winning the bronze medal match against Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
1–0. In 1988, they lost all their Asian Cup
1988 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.-Qualification:...
qualifiers. Pakistan made their first attempt to qualify for the World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated two assured qualifying berths for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 26 teams were in the running for these spots; Bahrain, India, Maldives and South Yemen withdrew without playing a qualifying match....
in 1989. However, they were unable to win any of their matches. The Greenshirts bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the South Asian Games, beating Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
1–0 in the final.
The Greenshirts had another early exit in the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, losing all three games in 1990. In the 1991 South Asian Games
1991 South Asian Games
The 1991 South Asian Games were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1991. -Medal tally:...
, Pakistan beat the Maldives
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.Maldives most significant...
in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold. The next year they failed to qualify for another Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
after defeats in both qualifiers, after a World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
qualifying campaign in 1993 where in one game they lost to Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
8–0. Later in the year the first SAFF Cup took place, and the Greenshirts 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 Greenshirts lost all their Asian Cup
1996 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...
and World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification....
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
South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999
The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Goa, India between 22 January 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:----...
saw Pakistan finish bottom of their group, and the Greenshirts also failed to get out of the group stage of the final South Asian Games to hold full internationals.
Pakistan were unable to win any of their 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Group 1 :All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.--------------------- Group 2 :Played in Damascus, Syria.--------------------Played in Tehran, Iran.--------------------- Group 3 :...
. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian Zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....
qualification, thanks to a hat-trick by Gohar Zaman
Gohar Zaman
Gohar Zaman is a former Pakistani footballer, who played for ABL FC.During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match...
in a 3–3 draw against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
, but all other matches ended in defeat.
In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
. At the 2003 SAFF Cup
2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
The 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between 10 January 2003 and 20 January 2003. All matches were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Originally scheduled to be held between 26 January 2002 and 5 February 2002, the tournament was postponed due to...
, Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
in the third place playoff. Later in the year, Pakistan won their first Asian Cup
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals...
qualifier with a 3–0 over Macao, but still were unable to qualify. They rounded off the year with defeats to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic.-History:...
in the World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing...
qualifiers.
2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with at new administration in place by this time and a new national league up and running. A victory against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
in a three match series, the final match ending 3–0 to the Greenshirts, followed, and they went on the reach the semi-finals of the 2005 SAFF Cup
South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005
The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Karachi, Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was...
. They lost the semifinal against defending champion Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
by 0–1 margin.
The Pakistan team lost their first two Asian Cup
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating....
qualifiers in 2006, in between which they took part in the first AFC Challenge Cup 2006
AFC Challenge Cup 2006
The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between April 1 and April 16, 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qualification stage. The cup winner was Tajikistan...
. They failed to get past the group stage, but beat Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic.-History:...
1–0. Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures.
In the World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not attempt to qualify...
qualifiers in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
and after the 7–0 loss, little was expected on them in the second leg. However, the Greenshirts held them to a goalless draw. In 2008, Pakistan travelled to Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
for two friendlies before taking on the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Although they won against Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....
2–1 in the first match, and beat Guam
Guam national football team
The Guam national football team is the national team of Guam, an overseas territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, and is controlled by the Guam Football Association. They are affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation region.The team was founded in...
in a record-equalling 9–2 win in the final match, other results, including a 7–1 defeat to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
, saw them again fail to reach the finals.
In the SAFF Championship 2008
SAFF Championship 2008
The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between June 3 and June 14, 2008. '.Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.-Group A:--------------------...
, Pakistan failed to go beyond the group stages, losing to Maldives
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.Maldives most significant...
3–0, India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
2–1 and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
4–1, which signalled the end of Akhtar Mohiuddin
Akhtar Mohiuddin
Akhtar Mohiuddin , is the head coach of Pakistan national football team. He took over the charge of national team in 2007. Mohiuddin is also coach of Afghan FC....
's tenure as head coach.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
– Did not enter - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
to 20142014 FIFA World CupThe 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
– Did not qualify
Asian Cup record
- 1956 – Withdrew
- 1960 – Did not qualify
- 1964 – Did not enter
- 1968 – Did not qualify
- 1972 – Did not qualify
- 1976 – Withdrew
- 1980 – Did not enter
- 1984 to 2011 – Did not qualify
South Asian Football Federation Cup record
- 1993South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup 1993The 1993 South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Gold Cup was the first South Asian Football Federation Cup, held in Lahore, Pakistan between 16 July 1993 and 23 July 1993. The countries that competed in this tournament are India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Additionally a Pakistan...
– Fourth Place - 1995South Asian Gold Cup 1995The 1995 South Asian Gold Cup was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka between 25 March 1995 and 2 April 1995. Originally 6 teams participated in the competition, but Maldives withdrew from the competition.-Group A:---------Group B:----...
– Round 1 - 1997South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1997The 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 4 September 1997 and 13 September 1997.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:-----Third Place Match:-Final:-Champion:...
– Third Place - 1999South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Goa, India between 22 January 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:----...
– Round 1 - 2003 – Fourth Place
- 2005South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Karachi, Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was...
– Semi Finals - 2008 – Group Stage
- 2009 – Group Stage
- 20112011 South Asian Football Federation CupThe 2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup will be the ninth edition of SAFF Championship to be held in New Delhi, India. It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India in December 2011, but was switched to New Delhi by the Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation on...
– To be determined
AFC Challenge Cup record
- 2006 – Round 1
- 20082008 AFC Challenge CupThe 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan...
to 20122012 AFC Challenge CupThe 2012 AFC Challenge Cup will be the fourth edition of the tournament which will take place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. The winners will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers...
– Did not qualify
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties...
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| # | Player | Position | DoB | Caps (goals) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaffar Khan Jaffar Khan Jaffar Khan is a Pakistani footballer, who is the current captain of Pakistan Army FC. He is also the former captain of Pakistan national football team.... |
Goalkeeper | 10 March 1981 | 61/0 | Pakistan Army FC Pakistan Army FC The Pakistan Army FC are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They have won the league under its current format twice, in 2005 and 2006/7. They won the National Championship in 1993/94 and 1995. They have also been Cup winners twice, in 2000 and 2001.Since the turn of... |
| 22 | Yousuf Butt | Goalkeeper | 18 Oktober 1989 | 2/0 | BK Glostrup Albertslund |
| 6 | Samar Ishaq Samar Ishaq Samar Ishaq is a Pakistani international footballer who plays for KRL FC.He made his international debut during the 2005 SAFF Championships.He was the Most Valuable Player in Pakistan Premier League 2008/09.... |
Left back | 1 January 1986 | 23/1 | KRL FC KRL FC KRL are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They play their home games at the KRL stadium in Rawalpindi and are founding members of the PPL.... |
| 3 | Shabir Khan | Defender | 10 November 1985 | 3/1 | Worcester City |
| 4 | Nabil Aslam | Defender | 3 August 1984 | 0/0 | AC Horsens |
| 12 | Arif Mehmood Arif Mehmood Arif Mehmood is a Pakistani international footballer playing currently for WAPDA FC.He has been the leading goalscorer in the PPL three times, coming in 2004, 2007 and in 2008-Goals for Senior National Team:-References:... |
Striker | 26 June 1983 | 17/7 | WAPDA FC WAPDA FC WAPDA are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League.WAPDA have been Pakistani champions 7 times. They won their first title in 1983, beating HBL FC, and repeated this feat in 1991 against HBL. In 2001 they overcame KRL FC to win their third title, and retained their title in... |
| 7 | Adnan Ahmed Adnan Ahmed Adnan Farooq Ahmed is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Ahmed is a British Asian of Pakistani descent... |
Defensive midfielder | 7 June 1984 | 13/4 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 17 | Jadid Khan | Midfielder | 30 June 1979 | 7/1 | Afghan FC Afghan FC Afghan Football Club Chaman or Afghan FC are a football club playing in the Pakistan Premier League. The club is based in Chaman, Balochistan, a border town near Afghanistan. The Afghan Club have a loyal fan base with locals turning up in huge numbers to support their team at their home matches... |
| 18 | Atif Bashir Atif Bashir Atif Bashir Qureshi is a German Turkish-Pakistani footballer, who plays for Barry Town in the Welsh Football League First Division and at international level for the Pakistan national team.-Early career:... |
Central back / Defensive midfielder | 3 April 1985 | 14/2 | Barry Town |
| 5 | Zesh Rehman | Central back | 14 October 1984 | 5/0 | Muangthong United F.C. |
| 24 | Irfan Khan Irfan Khan Irfan Khan may refer to:*Irrfan Khan, Indian actor*Irfan Khan , arrested on suspicion of involvement in a terrorist bombing*Irfan Khan, Pakistani Pushto singer.... |
Midfielder | 16 February 1989 | 7/4 | Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England... |
| 23 | Yacoob Butt | Defender | 21 January 1986 | 0/0 | Hellurup IK |
| 27 | Reis Ashraf Reis Ashraf Reis Ashraf is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays for Buckingham Town in the United Counties League Division One.... |
Striker | 18 September 1989 | 3/1 | Buckingham Town |
| 21 | Amjad Iqbal Amjad Iqbal Amjad Iqbal is a professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bradford Park Avenue... |
Midfielder | 23 September 1981[ | 5/0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 15 | Ahmed Khan | Midfielfer | 12 October 1983 | 3/0 | Football NSW |
| 16 | Kashif Siddiqi Kashif Siddiqi Kashif Mumtaz Siddiqi is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays as midfielder. He is currently without a club team.-Early career in England:Siddiqi played youth football for Hayes, Yeading and Boston United.... |
Midfielfer | 25 January 1986 | 3/0 | Fresno Fuego Fresno Fuego Fresno Fuego is an American soccer team based in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.The team plays its home games at Chukchansi... |
| 10 | Hassan Bashir | Forward | 7 January 1987 | 0/0 | Svebölle BI |
| 9 | Muhammad Rasool Muhammad Rasool Muhammad Rasool is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for KRL FC. He is also a member of Pakistan national football team.... |
Forward | 23 May 1985 | 9/1 | KRL FC KRL FC KRL are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They play their home games at the KRL stadium in Rawalpindi and are founding members of the PPL.... |
| 25 | Adam Docker Adam Docker Adam Luke Docker is an English-Pakistani footballer. In 2007 he was called up for Pakistan, where he used the name of Adam Karim.... |
Defender | 17 November 1985 | 7/2 | Ashton United |
| 11 | Nabil Khan | Forward | 1992 | 0/0 | Sportfrenedu Lottee II |
| 32 | Amir Gul Amir Gul Amir Gul is a Pakistani footballer playing currently for NBP FC. He made is international debut against Malaysia in 2008.-References:... |
Goalkeeper | 15 November 1986 | 4/0 | NBP FC. |
Coaching staff
| Head Coach | Zaviša Milosavljević |
| Assistant Coach | Nasir Ismail |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Aslam Khan |
| Team Manager | Gohar Zaman Gohar Zaman Gohar Zaman is a former Pakistani footballer, who played for ABL FC.During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match... |
| Team Doctor & Physiotherapist | Dr. Kamran Mehdi |
Coaches
Expand the template to view the managers of Pakistan in more detailMatch record
Official A-team matches only| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kottan |
February 2009 – February 2010 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Graham Roberts Graham Roberts Graham Roberts was an English actor most famous for his work on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, including 31 years playing George Barford, the gamekeeper in Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. He was born and raised in Chester, and was educated at King's School in the city... |
October 2010 – January 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tariq Lutfi Tariq Lutfi Umar Farooq Tariq Lufti is a former Pakistani footballer, and subsequently a football manager and head coach. He is the current head coach of the Pakistan national football team. As a player, he represented PIA FC.... |
March 2011 – November 2011 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Zaviša Milosavljević |
November 2011– | ' | ' | ' | ' |
All time team record
International record against all nations, correct as of 10-12-2009.| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | −14 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | −15 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | |
| 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 30 | −14 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 67 | −54 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 40 | −34 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | −23 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
Pakistan Statistics
As on 10-12-2009| Played | Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 50 | 32 | 107 |
Pakistan Recent Fixtures and Results
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The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation
Pakistan Football Federation
The Pakistan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Pakistan. The PFF’s headquarters is at FIFA Football House in Lahore, Punjab near the Punjab Stadium.-Overview:...
(PFF) and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
(AFC). The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation Cup. They also were Merdeka Cup runners up in 1962 and twice finished second in the Quaid-i-Azam Tournament. However, in the first decade of the 21st century the Pakistani government and the PFF have invested more into football. A new football league was launched, and investment from FIFA’s Goal Project to improve the infrastructure within Pakistan have helped. One of the venues of the national football team is 48,800 capacity Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 48,800 people....
.
History
Pakistan lost their first international 5–1 away to IranIran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
on January 6, 1950. Two years later they entered the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
in Ceylon, and were held to goalless draw in the first match against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
. They then beat hosts Ceylon
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
2–0 and a 1–0 win in their final match against Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
made them joint champions with India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
.
Pakistan then hosted Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
in April and drew 0–0. The following year Pakistan were runners-up in the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
, having achieved a 6–0 win against Ceylon
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
in Rangoon. In 1954, after again becoming runners up in the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
, Pakistan defeated Singapore
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
6–2 in the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
; this followed a 2–1 loss to Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
. In the final edition of the Colombo Cup
Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
, the Greenshirts came second for the third year in a row to India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
. Pakistan failed to progress in the 1958 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
after being defeated by Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....
3–1 and a 1–1 draw to South Vietnam
Vietnam national football team
The Vietnam national football team is the national football team representing Vietnam and is managed by the Vietnam Football Federation.In the FIFA World Rankings, Vietnam's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in September 1998, at 84th...
.
In 1959, they failed to qualify for the Asian Cup
1960 AFC Asian Cup
The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the second edition of the tournament. The finals were hosted by South Korea from October 14 to October 23, 1960. The final tournament was organised on a round robin basis, and host country South Korea won with a perfect record of three wins.- Venues :- Qualification...
, after a 4–1 loss by Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, 1–0 defeat to India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
and 2–0 loss to Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
. However, Pakistan earned their first win against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
when they defeated them 1–0, and were able to reverse the score in the second match against Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
with a 4–1 victory and held Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
to a 2–2 draw.
Several months later, the Greenshirts travelled to Malaya
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...
for the Merdeka Cup. They started by beating Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
7–0, which still shares the Pakistani record. It was followed by a 1–0 loss to the hosts Malaya
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
, then a 3–1 victory over Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
and finally a 4–0 defeat to Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
. Pakistan returned to the Merdeka Cup two years later and this time reached the final against Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, but succumbed to 2–1 defeat.
It was three years before Pakistan played another competitive fixture, when they played in the first RDC Cup
ECO Cup
The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
and finished third. In 1967, they played a series of friendlies against Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
, all ending in draws. Later in the year Pakistan lost their Asian Cup qualifiers against Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
and Khmer
Cambodia national football team
The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia . It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup, but is currently one of the weakest teams in the...
and drew their final match against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
. They then hosted the second RDC Cup
ECO Cup
The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
and finished third, which included the 4–7 defeat to Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
. In 1969, they travelled to Iran to take part in friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
and a record 9–1 defeat by Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
.
As a result of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
, East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
became The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
and consequently the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
players. In the early 1970s the national side's participation was restricted to the RDC Cup
ECO Cup
The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
and the 1974 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, and a single friendly against South Korea in 1978. The most notable result in this period was a 2–2 draw against Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
.
In the King's Cup
King's Cup
The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985 and 2008. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides....
in 1982, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, the Greenshirts first clean sheet since 1962. After a loss to Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
, they gained a 3–2 victory versus Malaysia
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
and although they lost a close game against China
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
, they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against Singapore
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
.
Pakistan hosted a friendly tournament involving Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
, Oman
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...
and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
in 1982. The Greenshirts started off with a 2–1 over Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
. They lost to Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, but came back and beat Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
2–0. The last game against Oman
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...
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
1984 AFC Asian Cup
The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...
qualifiers, the only victory coming against North Yemen
Yemen national football team
The Yemen national football team , is the national team of Yemen and is controlled by the Yemen Football Association.When the nation was split into North Yemen and South Yemen before 1990, two national teams existed. After unification, the Yemen national football team is considered the successor of...
4–1.
The Greenshirts hosted another tournament in 1985, this time inviting North Korea, Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
. A goalless draw against the North Koreans boosted the side, and they beat Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
1–0. However, losses in the final two games against Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
and Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
meant they were again runners up. In the South Asian Games, Pakistan ended forth after losing a penalty shoot out to Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
.
In the 1986 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, Pakistan lost all their games. However, a year later the side was more successful at the South Asian Games, winning the bronze medal match against Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
1–0. In 1988, they lost all their Asian Cup
1988 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.-Qualification:...
qualifiers. Pakistan made their first attempt to qualify for the World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated two assured qualifying berths for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 26 teams were in the running for these spots; Bahrain, India, Maldives and South Yemen withdrew without playing a qualifying match....
in 1989. However, they were unable to win any of their matches. The Greenshirts bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the South Asian Games, beating Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
1–0 in the final.
The Greenshirts had another early exit in the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, losing all three games in 1990. In the 1991 South Asian Games
1991 South Asian Games
The 1991 South Asian Games were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1991. -Medal tally:...
, Pakistan beat the Maldives
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.Maldives most significant...
in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold. The next year they failed to qualify for another Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
after defeats in both qualifiers, after a World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
qualifying campaign in 1993 where in one game they lost to Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
8–0. Later in the year the first SAFF Cup took place, and the Greenshirts 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 Greenshirts lost all their Asian Cup
1996 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...
and World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification....
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
South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999
The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Goa, India between 22 January 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:----...
saw Pakistan finish bottom of their group, and the Greenshirts also failed to get out of the group stage of the final South Asian Games to hold full internationals.
Pakistan were unable to win any of their 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Group 1 :All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.--------------------- Group 2 :Played in Damascus, Syria.--------------------Played in Tehran, Iran.--------------------- Group 3 :...
. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian Zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....
qualification, thanks to a hat-trick by Gohar Zaman
Gohar Zaman
Gohar Zaman is a former Pakistani footballer, who played for ABL FC.During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match...
in a 3–3 draw against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
, but all other matches ended in defeat.
In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
. At the 2003 SAFF Cup
2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
The 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between 10 January 2003 and 20 January 2003. All matches were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Originally scheduled to be held between 26 January 2002 and 5 February 2002, the tournament was postponed due to...
, Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
in the third place playoff. Later in the year, Pakistan won their first Asian Cup
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals...
qualifier with a 3–0 over Macao, but still were unable to qualify. They rounded off the year with defeats to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic.-History:...
in the World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing...
qualifiers.
2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with at new administration in place by this time and a new national league up and running. A victory against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
in a three match series, the final match ending 3–0 to the Greenshirts, followed, and they went on the reach the semi-finals of the 2005 SAFF Cup
South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005
The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Karachi, Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was...
. They lost the semifinal against defending champion Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
by 0–1 margin.
The Pakistan team lost their first two Asian Cup
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating....
qualifiers in 2006, in between which they took part in the first AFC Challenge Cup 2006
AFC Challenge Cup 2006
The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between April 1 and April 16, 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qualification stage. The cup winner was Tajikistan...
. They failed to get past the group stage, but beat Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic.-History:...
1–0. Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures.
In the World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not attempt to qualify...
qualifiers in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
and after the 7–0 loss, little was expected on them in the second leg. However, the Greenshirts held them to a goalless draw. In 2008, Pakistan travelled to Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
for two friendlies before taking on the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Although they won against Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....
2–1 in the first match, and beat Guam
Guam national football team
The Guam national football team is the national team of Guam, an overseas territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, and is controlled by the Guam Football Association. They are affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation region.The team was founded in...
in a record-equalling 9–2 win in the final match, other results, including a 7–1 defeat to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung...
, saw them again fail to reach the finals.
In the SAFF Championship 2008
SAFF Championship 2008
The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between June 3 and June 14, 2008. '.Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.-Group A:--------------------...
, Pakistan failed to go beyond the group stages, losing to Maldives
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.Maldives most significant...
3–0, India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
2–1 and Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...
4–1, which signalled the end of Akhtar Mohiuddin
Akhtar Mohiuddin
Akhtar Mohiuddin , is the head coach of Pakistan national football team. He took over the charge of national team in 2007. Mohiuddin is also coach of Afghan FC....
's tenure as head coach.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
– Did not enter - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
to 20142014 FIFA World CupThe 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
– Did not qualify
Asian Cup record
- 1956 – Withdrew
- 1960 – Did not qualify
- 1964 – Did not enter
- 1968 – Did not qualify
- 1972 – Did not qualify
- 1976 – Withdrew
- 1980 – Did not enter
- 1984 to 2011 – Did not qualify
South Asian Football Federation Cup record
- 1993South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup 1993The 1993 South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Gold Cup was the first South Asian Football Federation Cup, held in Lahore, Pakistan between 16 July 1993 and 23 July 1993. The countries that competed in this tournament are India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Additionally a Pakistan...
– Fourth Place - 1995South Asian Gold Cup 1995The 1995 South Asian Gold Cup was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka between 25 March 1995 and 2 April 1995. Originally 6 teams participated in the competition, but Maldives withdrew from the competition.-Group A:---------Group B:----...
– Round 1 - 1997South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1997The 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 4 September 1997 and 13 September 1997.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:-----Third Place Match:-Final:-Champion:...
– Third Place - 1999South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Goa, India between 22 January 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:----...
– Round 1 - 2003 – Fourth Place
- 2005South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Karachi, Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was...
– Semi Finals - 2008 – Group Stage
- 2009 – Group Stage
- 20112011 South Asian Football Federation CupThe 2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup will be the ninth edition of SAFF Championship to be held in New Delhi, India. It was originally scheduled to take place in Orissa, India in December 2011, but was switched to New Delhi by the Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation on...
– To be determined
AFC Challenge Cup record
- 2006 – Round 1
- 20082008 AFC Challenge CupThe 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan...
to 20122012 AFC Challenge CupThe 2012 AFC Challenge Cup will be the fourth edition of the tournament which will take place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. The winners will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers...
– Did not qualify
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties...
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| # | Player | Position | DoB | Caps (goals) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaffar Khan Jaffar Khan Jaffar Khan is a Pakistani footballer, who is the current captain of Pakistan Army FC. He is also the former captain of Pakistan national football team.... |
Goalkeeper | 10 March 1981 | 61/0 | Pakistan Army FC Pakistan Army FC The Pakistan Army FC are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They have won the league under its current format twice, in 2005 and 2006/7. They won the National Championship in 1993/94 and 1995. They have also been Cup winners twice, in 2000 and 2001.Since the turn of... |
| 22 | Yousuf Butt | Goalkeeper | 18 Oktober 1989 | 2/0 | BK Glostrup Albertslund |
| 6 | Samar Ishaq Samar Ishaq Samar Ishaq is a Pakistani international footballer who plays for KRL FC.He made his international debut during the 2005 SAFF Championships.He was the Most Valuable Player in Pakistan Premier League 2008/09.... |
Left back | 1 January 1986 | 23/1 | KRL FC KRL FC KRL are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They play their home games at the KRL stadium in Rawalpindi and are founding members of the PPL.... |
| 3 | Shabir Khan | Defender | 10 November 1985 | 3/1 | Worcester City |
| 4 | Nabil Aslam | Defender | 3 August 1984 | 0/0 | AC Horsens |
| 12 | Arif Mehmood Arif Mehmood Arif Mehmood is a Pakistani international footballer playing currently for WAPDA FC.He has been the leading goalscorer in the PPL three times, coming in 2004, 2007 and in 2008-Goals for Senior National Team:-References:... |
Striker | 26 June 1983 | 17/7 | WAPDA FC WAPDA FC WAPDA are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League.WAPDA have been Pakistani champions 7 times. They won their first title in 1983, beating HBL FC, and repeated this feat in 1991 against HBL. In 2001 they overcame KRL FC to win their third title, and retained their title in... |
| 7 | Adnan Ahmed Adnan Ahmed Adnan Farooq Ahmed is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Ahmed is a British Asian of Pakistani descent... |
Defensive midfielder | 7 June 1984 | 13/4 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 17 | Jadid Khan | Midfielder | 30 June 1979 | 7/1 | Afghan FC Afghan FC Afghan Football Club Chaman or Afghan FC are a football club playing in the Pakistan Premier League. The club is based in Chaman, Balochistan, a border town near Afghanistan. The Afghan Club have a loyal fan base with locals turning up in huge numbers to support their team at their home matches... |
| 18 | Atif Bashir Atif Bashir Atif Bashir Qureshi is a German Turkish-Pakistani footballer, who plays for Barry Town in the Welsh Football League First Division and at international level for the Pakistan national team.-Early career:... |
Central back / Defensive midfielder | 3 April 1985 | 14/2 | Barry Town |
| 5 | Zesh Rehman | Central back | 14 October 1984 | 5/0 | Muangthong United F.C. |
| 24 | Irfan Khan Irfan Khan Irfan Khan may refer to:*Irrfan Khan, Indian actor*Irfan Khan , arrested on suspicion of involvement in a terrorist bombing*Irfan Khan, Pakistani Pushto singer.... |
Midfielder | 16 February 1989 | 7/4 | Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England... |
| 23 | Yacoob Butt | Defender | 21 January 1986 | 0/0 | Hellurup IK |
| 27 | Reis Ashraf Reis Ashraf Reis Ashraf is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays for Buckingham Town in the United Counties League Division One.... |
Striker | 18 September 1989 | 3/1 | Buckingham Town |
| 21 | Amjad Iqbal Amjad Iqbal Amjad Iqbal is a professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bradford Park Avenue... |
Midfielder | 23 September 1981[ | 5/0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 15 | Ahmed Khan | Midfielfer | 12 October 1983 | 3/0 | Football NSW |
| 16 | Kashif Siddiqi Kashif Siddiqi Kashif Mumtaz Siddiqi is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays as midfielder. He is currently without a club team.-Early career in England:Siddiqi played youth football for Hayes, Yeading and Boston United.... |
Midfielfer | 25 January 1986 | 3/0 | Fresno Fuego Fresno Fuego Fresno Fuego is an American soccer team based in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.The team plays its home games at Chukchansi... |
| 10 | Hassan Bashir | Forward | 7 January 1987 | 0/0 | Svebölle BI |
| 9 | Muhammad Rasool Muhammad Rasool Muhammad Rasool is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for KRL FC. He is also a member of Pakistan national football team.... |
Forward | 23 May 1985 | 9/1 | KRL FC KRL FC KRL are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. They play their home games at the KRL stadium in Rawalpindi and are founding members of the PPL.... |
| 25 | Adam Docker Adam Docker Adam Luke Docker is an English-Pakistani footballer. In 2007 he was called up for Pakistan, where he used the name of Adam Karim.... |
Defender | 17 November 1985 | 7/2 | Ashton United |
| 11 | Nabil Khan | Forward | 1992 | 0/0 | Sportfrenedu Lottee II |
| 32 | Amir Gul Amir Gul Amir Gul is a Pakistani footballer playing currently for NBP FC. He made is international debut against Malaysia in 2008.-References:... |
Goalkeeper | 15 November 1986 | 4/0 | NBP FC. |
Coaching staff
| Head Coach | Zaviša Milosavljević |
| Assistant Coach | Nasir Ismail |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Aslam Khan |
| Team Manager | Gohar Zaman Gohar Zaman Gohar Zaman is a former Pakistani footballer, who played for ABL FC.During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match... |
| Team Doctor & Physiotherapist | Dr. Kamran Mehdi |
Coaches
Expand the template to view the managers of Pakistan in more detailMatch record
Official A-team matches only| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kottan |
February 2009 – February 2010 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Graham Roberts Graham Roberts Graham Roberts was an English actor most famous for his work on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, including 31 years playing George Barford, the gamekeeper in Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. He was born and raised in Chester, and was educated at King's School in the city... |
October 2010 – January 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tariq Lutfi Tariq Lutfi Umar Farooq Tariq Lufti is a former Pakistani footballer, and subsequently a football manager and head coach. He is the current head coach of the Pakistan national football team. As a player, he represented PIA FC.... |
March 2011 – November 2011 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Zaviša Milosavljević |
November 2011– | ' | ' | ' | ' |
All time team record
International record against all nations, correct as of 10-12-2009.| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | −14 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | −15 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | |
| 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 30 | −14 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 67 | −54 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 40 | −34 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | −23 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
Pakistan Statistics
As on 10-12-2009| Played | Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 50 | 32 | 107 |
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South Asian Football Federation Cup record
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
| 1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup 1993 The 1993 South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Gold Cup was the first South Asian Football Federation Cup, held in Lahore, Pakistan between 16 July 1993 and 23 July 1993. The countries that competed in this tournament are India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Additionally a Pakistan... |
Fourth Place |
 1995South Asian Gold Cup 1995 The 1995 South Asian Gold Cup was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka between 25 March 1995 and 2 April 1995. Originally 6 teams participated in the competition, but Maldives withdrew from the competition.-Group A:---------Group B:----... |
Group Stage |
 1997South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1997 The 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 4 September 1997 and 13 September 1997.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:-----Third Place Match:-Final:-Champion:... |
Third Place |
 1999South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999 The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Goa, India between 22 January 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semi-finals:----... |
Group Stage |
 2003 |
Fourth Place |
| 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005 The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Karachi, Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was... |
Semi Finals |
 2008 |
Group Stage |
| 2009 |
Group Stage |
| 2011 |
To be determined |
RCD Cup/ECO CupECO CupThe ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...
record
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
 1965RCD Cup 1965 The RCD Cup 1965 was the first edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Tehran, Iran in 1965. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.-Results:-------------Rematch:... |
Third Place |
| 1967 RCD Cup 1967 The RCD Cup 1967 was the second edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Dhaka, East Pakistan in 1967. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.-Results:-------------Iran:... |
Third Place |
 1969RCD Cup 1969 The RCD Cup 1969 was the third edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Ankara, Turkey in 1969. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.-Results:-------------Top scorers:... |
Third Place |
| 1970 RCD Cup 1970 The RCD Cup 1970 was the fourth edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Tehran, Iran in 1970. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.... |
Third Place |
| 1974 RCD Cup 1974 The RCD Cup 1974 was the fifth edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Karachi, Pakistan in 1974. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.This was the last tournament under the name of RCD Cup... |
Third Place |
 1993ECO Cup 1993 The ECO Cup 1993 was the last edition of the ECO Cup tournament, held in Tehran, Iran in 1993.-Group stage:Group 1------------Group 2---------------------Semi finals:-----Final:- Iran:Head coach: Ali Parvin... |
Group Stage |
Merdeka Cup record
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
 1960 |
Fourth Place |
| 1962 |
Runners-Up |
 1984 |
Group Stage |
King’s Cup record
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
| 1981 King's Cup The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985 and 2008. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides.... |
Group Stage |
Colombo CupColombo CupThe Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,...
record
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
| 1952 Colombo Cup The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,... |
(Joint) Champions |
 1953Colombo Cup The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,... |
Runners-Up |
| 1954 Colombo Cup The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,... |
Runners-Up |
| 1955 Colombo Cup The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta,... |
Runners-Up |
Minor Tournaments record
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
 1967 |
(Joint) Champions |
| 1969 1969 Friendship Cup Friendship Cup was a friendly football tournament held in Tehran between March 5 and March 14, 1969. This Tournament was won by FC Spartak Moscow.-Matches:-----------------------------------------Table:- Iran:- Iraq:... |
Fourth Place |
| 2002 |
Runner-up |
| 2005 |
Champions |
| 2008 |
Champions |
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