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Pakistan national football team

National Football Team
NamePakistan
NicknameThe Greenshirts
AssociationPakistan Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Asst coachShahzad Anwar
CaptainMuhammad Essa
Most capsJaffar Khan (61)
Top scorerMuhammad Essa (30)
Home stadiumPunjab Stadium (64 000)
FIFA codePAK
FIFA ranking163
Highest FIFA ranking141 (February 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking192 (May 2004)
Elo ranking192
Highest Elo ranking80 (April 1952 and August 1960)
Lowest Elo ranking208 (May 2001 to March 2002)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalIran Iran 5 - 1 Pakistan Pakistan
(Tehran, Iran; January 6, 1950)
Biggest winPakistan Pakistan 7 - 0 Thailand Thailand
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; August 9, 1960)
Pakistan Pakistan 9 - 2 Guam Guam
(Taipei, Chinese Taipei; April 6, 2008)
Pakistan Pakistan 7 - 0 Bhutan Bhutan
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; December 8, 2009)
Biggest defeatIran Iran 9 - 1 Pakistan Pakistan
(Teheran, Iran; March 12, 1969)
Iraq Iraq 8 - 0 Pakistan Pakistan
(Irbid, Jordan; May 28, 1993)
Regional cup statistics
AFC Asian Cup
South Asian Football Federation Cup
Appearances7
First apps.1993
Best resultThird - 1997, 2005

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Pakistan national football team is the national football team of Pakistan. It is controlled by the PFF and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

They have not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup or Asian Cup championships. The Greenshirts have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation Cup, twice. They also were Merdeka Cup runners up in 1962 and twice finished second in the Quaid-i-Azam Tournament. Pakistan’s traditional rivals are India.



However, at the turn of the 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.

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Medal Record
Men’s Football
Men’s Football
South Asian Games
Bronze1987 CalcuttaTeam
Gold1989 IslamabadTeam
Gold1991 ColomboTeam
Gold2004 IslamabadTeam
Gold2006 ColomboTeam

2000s :
n° Player Position DoB Caps (goals) Club
1 Jaffar Khan Goalkeeper 10 March 1981 61 /0 Pakistan Army
2 Naveed Akram Right back 16 May 1984 18 /4 WAPDA
3 Shabir Khan Left back 10 November 1985 3/ 1 Worcester City
4 Muhammad Haji 16 October 1989 1/ 0 PIA
5 Samar Ishaq Left back 1 January 1986 23/ 1 KRL
6 Nasrullah Khan Midfielder allrounder 31 December 1985 6/ 0 PIA
7 Mahmood Ali Right wing / Right back 8 February 1982 2/ 0 WAPDA
8 Abdul Aziz Central midfielder 11 January 1986 24/ 0 NBP
9 Safiullah Khan Striker 13 March 1979 8/ 5 PEL
10 Muhammad Essa Striker 20 November 1983 53/ 30 KRL
11 Reis Ashraf Striker 18 September 1989 3/ 1 Buckingham Town
12 Arif Mehmood Striker 26 June 1983 21/ 14 WAPDA
14 Amir Gul Goalkeeper 15 November 1986 5/ 0 NBP
15 Adnan Ahmed Defensive midfielder 7 June 1984 13/ 4 ASA de Arapiraca
16 Amjad Iqbal Central back / Defensive midfielder 23 September 1980 5/ 0 Worcester City
17 Jadid Khan 30 June 1979 7/ 1 Afghan
18 Atif Bashir Central back / Defensive midfielder 3 April 1985 10/ 1 Barry Town
19 Khuda Bakash Choudury Striker 1 October 1980 4 /0 WAPDA
20 Zesh Rehman Central back 14 October 1984 6/ 0 Bradford City
21 Adam Docker 17 November 1985 8/ 1 FC United of Manchester
22 Muhammad Shahid Right back 10 October 1985 13/ 0 WAPDA
23 Bilal Rafiq Goalkeeper 19 October 1985 4/ 0 PIA

Coaching staff :
Head Coach
Assistant Coach PK Shahzad Anwar
Goalkeeping Coach PK Muhammad Aslam Khan
Team Manager PK TBC
Team Doctor & Physiotherapist PK Dr. Kamran Mehdi

Coaching staff :
Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Honours
AT George Kottan February 2009- February 2010 6 2 3 1

Coaching staff :
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
AFG 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1
Bahrain 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
Bangladesh 12 5 2 5 8 12 -4
Bhutan 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Brunei 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
Cambodia 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
People%27s Republic of China 8 1 2 5 8 23 -15
ROC 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1
Guam 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7
India 21 3 6 12 16 30 -14
Indonesia 4 0 1 3 2 9 -7
Iran 15 2 1 12 13 67 -54
Iraq 9 1 1 7 6 40 -34
Israel 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2
Japan 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3
Jordan 7 0 0 7 1 24 -23
Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 0 14 -14
South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 19 -18
Kuwait 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6
Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 1 6 -5
Lebanon 2 0 0 2 1 14 -13
Macau 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3
Malaysia 6 1 1 4 4 16 -12
Maldives 7 4 1 2 8 5 +3
Myanmar 8 3 2 3 10 13 -3
Nepal 11 4 2 5 12 14 -2
Oman 4 0 1 3 2 12 -10
Palestinian territories 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5
Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5
Singapore 5 2 1 2 9 12 -3
South Vietnam 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Sri Lanka 20 8 4 8 28 31 -3
Syria 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
Tajikistan 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
Thailand 5 1 0 4 7 16 -9
Turkey 6 2 1 3 9 12 -3
45 31 113 198 458 -260

South Asian Football Federation Cup record :
Year Round
Pakistan 1993 Fourth Place
Sri Lanka 1995 Group Stage
Nepal 1997 Third Place
India 1999 Group Stage
Bangladesh 2003 Fourth Place
Pakistan 2005 Semi Finals
Maldives Sri Lanka 2008 Group Stage

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record :
Year Round
1965 Third Place
Pakistan 1967 Third Place
Turkey 1969 Third Place
1970 Third Place
Pakistan 1974 Third Place
Iran 1993 Group Stage

Merdeka Cup record :
Year Round
Malaysia 1960 Fourth Place
Malaysia 1962 Runners-Up
Malaysia 1984 Group Stage

King’s Cup record :
Year Round
Thailand 1981 Group Stage

Colombo Cup record :
Year Round
Sri Lanka 1952 (Joint) Champions
Burma 1953 Runners-Up
India 1954 Runners-Up
Pakistan 1955 Runners-Up

Quaid-i-Azam Tournament record :
Year Round
Pakistan 1982 Runner-up
Pakistan 1985 Runner-up

Minor Tournaments record :
Year Round
Saudi Arabia 1967 (Joint) Champions
1969 Fourth Place
Sri Lanka 2002 Runner-up
Pakistan 2005 Champions
Nepal 2008 Champions

Football in Pakistan

CompetitionsPakistan Premier League, National Football Challenge Cup, PFF Cup, Geo Super League, KASB Premier League
National teamMen
MiscellaneousClubs, Stadia, League system

International association football

AsiaAFC � Asian Cup
AfricaCAF � Africa Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAF � Gold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFC � Nations Cup
EuropeUEFA � European Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-Board � Viva World Cup

South Asian Football Federation

International CompetitionsSAFF Championship , South Asian Games
Club Competitions
Age Related
National TeamsAfghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan , Sri Lanka
Domestic LeaguesAfghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan , Sri Lanka

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

National sports teams of Pakistan

A1 Grand Prix * Australian Rules Football * Baseball * Baskteball * Cricket (Men � Women) * Football * Field Hockey * Handball * Ice Hockey * Rugby Union * Tennis (Davis Cup - Fed Cup) * Volleyball
Olympic Games * Paralympic Games * Commonwealth Games



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