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{{Short description|Men's association football team representing Pakistan}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Pakistan women's national football team}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Pakistan women's national football team}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2015}}
{{EngvarB|date = November 2022}}
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{{Infobox national football team
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Pakistan
| Name = Pakistan
| Nickname = ''[[List of AFC national association football teams by nickname|Shaheens]]'' ({{lang|ur|{{unq|شاہین}}}})<br />(The Falcons)
| Flag = Flag of Pakistan.svg
| Badge = New2008 PFFlogo.png
| Badge = Flag of Pakistan.svg
| Badge_size = 170px
| Badge_size = 190px
| FIFA Trigramme = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistan national football team|PAK]]
| Association = [[Pakistan Football Federation]] (PFF)
| Nickname = ''Green Shirts; Pak Shaheens''
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)
| Association = [[Pakistan Football Federation]]
| Sub-confederation = [[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]] (South Asia)
| website = {{official URL}}
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)
| Coach = Usman Abbasi
| Coach = Vacant
| Asst Manager = Haider Abbasi
| Captain = [[Easah Suliman]]
| Captain = [[Hassan Bashir]]
| Most caps = [[Haroon Yousaf]] (51)
| Vice-Captain = [[Kaleemullah Khan (footballer)|Kaleemullah Khan]]
| Top scorer = [[Muhammad Essa]] (11)
| Most caps = [[Jaffar Khan]] (43)
| Home Stadium = [[Jinnah Sports Stadium|Jinnah Stadium]]
| Top scorer = [[Muhammad Essa]] (10)
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| Home Stadium = [[Punjab Stadium]] (10,000)
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| capacity = 10,000
| FIFA Rank = 201 {{decrease}} (April 2017)
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| Elo Rank = 190 {{increase}} (March 2017)
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| FIFA max date = February 1994<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/PAK |title=FIFA |access-date=9 August 2023 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714234636/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/PAK |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Elo max date = 9 December 1959
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| Elo min date = 2012
| First game = {{fb|IRN|1964}} 5–1 {{fb-rt|PAK}}<br>([[Tehran]], [[Iran]]; 27 October 1950)
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| Largest win = {{fb|PAK}} 7–0 {{fb-rt|THA}}<br>([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]; 5 August 1960)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=pak/men/matches/index.html#year1960|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620162333/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=pak/men/matches/index.html#year1960|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 June 2016|title=Live Scores - Pakistan - Matches |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}}</ref><br>{{fb|PAK}} 9–2 {{fb-rt|Guam}}<br>([[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]; 6 April 2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=pak/men/matches/index.html#year2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620162333/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=pak/men/matches/index.html#year2008|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 June 2016|title=Live Scores - Pakistan - Matches |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}}</ref><br>{{fb|PAK}} 7–0 {{fb-rt|BHU}}<br>([[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]; 8 December 2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=pak/men/matches/index.html#year2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620162333/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=pak/men/matches/index.html#year2009|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 June 2016|title=Live Scores - Pakistan - Matches |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}}</ref>
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| Largest loss = {{fb|IRN|1964}} 9–1 {{fb-rt|PAK}}<br>([[Tehran]], [[Iran]]; 12 March 1969)<br>{{fb|PAK}} 0–8 {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}<br>([[Amman]], [[Jordan]]; 28 May 1993)
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| First game = {{fb|IRN|1925}} 3–1 '''Pakistan''' {{flagicon|PAK}} <br> ([[Tehran]], [[Iran]]; 27 October 1950)
| Regional name =
| Largest win = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''Pakistan''' 9–2 {{fb-rt|Guam}}<br>([[Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]]; 6 April 2008)<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=pak/men/matches/index.html#year2008 Pakistan: Fixtures and Results – 2008] FIFA.com</ref>
| Regional cup apps =
| Largest loss = {{fb|Iran|1969}} 6–1 '''Pakistan''' {{flagicon|PAK}} <br> ([[Tehran]], [[Iran]]; 12 March 1969)<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=pak/men/matches/index.html#year1969 Pakistan: Fixtures and Results – 1969] FIFA.com</ref>
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| 2ndRegional name = [[AFC Challenge Cup]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 1
| Regional name = [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Championship]]
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]]
| Regional cup apps =
| 2ndRegional cup best = Group stage ([[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]])
| Regional cup first =
| 3rdRegional name = [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
| Regional cup best =
| medaltemplates =
| 3rdRegional cup apps = 5
| 3rdRegional cup first = [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Football (soccer)|Football]]}}
| 3rdRegional cup best = Sixth place ([[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]])
| 4thRegional name = [[SAFF Championship]]
| 4thRegional cup apps = 12
| 4thRegional cup first = [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]]
| 4thRegional cup best = Third place ([[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]])
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|Football]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[SAFF Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997 Nepal]]|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[South Asian Games|1987 Calcutta]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989 Islamabad]]|Team}}
{{MedalBronze | [[South Asian Games|1989 Islamabad]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1991 South Asian Games|1991 Colombo]]|Team}}
{{MedalBronze | [[South Asian Games|1991 Colombo]]|Team}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1987 South Asian Games|1987 Calcutta]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold | [[South Asian Games|2004 Islamabad]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold | [[South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]]|Team}}
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The '''Pakistan national football team''' represents [[Pakistan]] [[association football]] in [[FIFA]]-authorised events and is controlled by the [[Pakistan Football Federation]], the governing body for [[football in Pakistan]]. Pakistan's home ground is [[Punjab Stadium]], Lahore. Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 joining the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. Pakistan's national team debuted in 1950.
The '''Pakistan national football team''' ({{langx|ur|{{unq|پاکستان قومی فٹ بال ٹیم}}}}) represents [[Pakistan]] in men's international [[Association football|football]] in [[FIFA]]-authorized events and is controlled by the [[Pakistan Football Federation]], the governing body for [[football in Pakistan]]. Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 and joined the [[Asian Football Confederation]] in 1950.


Pakistan's national team debuted in 1950 and has yet to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup]] finals. Pakistan has never qualified for any major tournament outside the South Asian region, although on regional level the team has won the [[1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]], and has achieved gold at the [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] in [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989]] and [[Football at the 1991 South Asian Games|1991]]. Pakistan had a brief period of emergence in the 1950s and early 1960s, but as the global popularity of football surged, the sport’s standing in Pakistan deteriorated. The standard achieved in the early years could not be maintained because of lack of organization of the game and the administration’s lack of attention to football.<ref name=":112">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Rising Popularity of Football in Pakistan Reflects Growing Interest in the Sport |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1204028/rising-popularity-of-football-in-pakistan-reflects-growing-interest-in-the-sport/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Football has also struggled to gain popularity in Pakistan largely due to the heavy influence of [[cricket]] in South Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sohail |first=Shahrukh |date=2020-11-01 |title=Football: Soccer's Scoreless Sheet |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1587949 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102192239/https://www.dawn.com/news/1587949 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |access-date=2020-11-02 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref>
Pakistan contest the [[South Asian Football Federation Championship]] and [[South Asian Games]], which alternate biennially. Pakistan won the [[Colombo Cup]] in 1952. Pakistan won the gold medals in [[South Asian Games|South Asian Games 2004 Islamabad]], [[South Asian Games|South Asian Games 2006 Colombo]] and also won three bronze medals in [[South Asian Games|South Asian Games 1987 Calcutta]], [[South Asian Games|South Asian Games 1989 Islamabad]], [[South Asian Games|South Asian Games 1991 Colombo]].


==History==
==History==
===Early years (1950s)===
[[File:Pakistan national football team 1953.jpg|left|thumb|Pakistan national team in 1953]]
Shortly after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the [[Pakistan Football Federation]] (PFF) was created, and [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] became its first Patron-in-Chief. PFF received recognition from [[FIFA]] in early 1948.<ref name=":8" />


Pakistan visited Iran and Iraq for its international debut in October 1950.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki-ii50.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721154213/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki-ii50.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Pakistan faced [[Iran national football team|Iran]] in their first official international game in [[Tehran]], losing 5–1 during the Shah of Iran's birthday celebrations. Reportedly the Pakistan national team played the match barefoot, which was the norm back in South Asia.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli] |url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=11 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.teammelli.com |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721154214/https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=11 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pakistan also engaged in unofficial friendly matches during the tour, defeating ''Tehran's Taj FC'' (now [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal FC]]) with a 6–1 scoreline and drew 2–2 against a team from [[Isfahan]].<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":4" /> In Iraq, due to the [[Iraq Football Association|Iraqi FA]]'s inability to gather a full national team, Pakistan played an unofficial friendly against the club [[Al-Haras Al-Malaki|Haris al-Maliki]] resulting in a 1–1 draw.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":8" />
===Early years (1950-60)===
Pakistan lost their first international 5–1 away to [[Iran national football team|Iran]] on 6 January 1950. Two years later they entered the [[Colombo Cup]] in [[Ceylon]], and were held to a goalless draw in the first match against [[India national football team|India]]. They then beat hosts [[Sri Lanka national football team|Ceylon]] 2–0 and a 1–0 win in their final match against [[Myanmar national football team|Burma]] made them joint champions with [[India national football team|India]].


Pakistan's next international outing came in the [[1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]] where the team played its first match against [[India men's national football team|India]] after victories over [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] and [[Myanmar|Burma]], which ended in a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.<ref name="rsssf">{{cite web |title=Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html |access-date=2021-07-20 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820110914/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Pakistan then hosted [[Iran national football team|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 [[Sri Lanka national football team|Ceylon]] in [[Rangoon]]. In 1954, after again becoming runners up in the [[Colombo Cup]], Pakistan defeated [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] 6–2 in the [[Asian Games]]; this followed a 2–1 loss to [[Myanmar national football team|Burma]]. In the final edition of the [[Colombo Cup]], the team came second for the third year in a row to [[India national football team|India]]. Pakistan failed to progress in the 1958 [[Asian Games]] after being defeated by [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] 3–1 and a 1–1 draw to [[Vietnam national football team|South Vietnam]].


During the 1950s, Pakistan played internationally in the following Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament editions which were played in Burma in [[1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament |1953]], India in [[1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament |1954]], then [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) in [[1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament |1955]], and the Asian Games in [[Philippines]] in [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]] and in [[Japan]] in [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]].<ref name=":8">{{cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=23 December 2010 |title=A history of football in Pakistan – Part I |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904220323/https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |archive-date=4 September 2022 |access-date=1 March 2014 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |publisher= |location=Karachi, Pakistan}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=23 December 2010 |title=A history of football in Pakistan – Part II |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/593096/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217020103/https://www.dawn.com/news/593096/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii |archive-date=17 February 2022 |access-date=1 March 2014 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |publisher= |location=Karachi, Pakistan}}</ref> [[Masood Fakhri]] had most notably scored a hat-trick'','' and became the first player from [[Pakistan]] to do so as his national team thumped [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] 6–2 in a group match at the [[1954 Asian Games]] in [[Manila]], Philippines.<ref name=":10">{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Nilesh |date=13 September 2016 |title=Masood Fakhri, ex-East Bengal football star from Pakistan, no more |work=Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Masood-Fakhri-ex-East-Bengal-football-star-from-Pakistan-no-more/articleshow/54311890.cms |url-status=live |access-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114195219/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Masood-Fakhri-ex-East-Bengal-football-star-from-Pakistan-no-more/articleshow/54311890.cms |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref>
In 1959, they failed to qualify for the [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]], after a 4–1 loss by [[Iran national football team|Iran]], 1–0 defeat to [[India national football team|India]] and 2–0 loss to [[Israel national football team|Israel]]. However, Pakistan earned their first win against [[India national football team|India]] when they defeated them 1–0, and were able to reverse the score in the second match against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] with a 4–1 victory and held [[Israel national football team|Israel]] to a 2–2 draw.
[[File:Pakistan and Malaya national football teams for the 1958 Asian Games pictured with Malayan Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman.jpg|left|thumb|Pakistan and [[Malaya national football team|Malaya]] national teams for the [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958 Asian Games]] pictured with [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]] before their participation in the tournament]]The Pakistan Football Federation became one of the 13 founding members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]] on 8 May 1954.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC's 63rd anniversary: Seven events that shaped Asian football |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/news/afcs_63rd_anniversary_seven_events_that_shaped_asian_football.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=the-AFC |language=en |archive-date=18 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518191829/https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/news/afcs_63rd_anniversary_seven_events_that_shaped_asian_football.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially scheduled to play against [[Israel national football team|Israel]] in the inaugural [[1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1956 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers]], the team withdrew along with [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] due to reluctance to host the Israeli team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 1956 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/56asch.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=27 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627083522/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/56asch.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in 1959, Pakistan finally decided to participate in the [[1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1960 Asian Cup qualifiers]] hosted by India in [[Kerala]], where Pakistan faced Iran, India and Israel twice each in the qualifiers.<ref name=":8" /> Although Israel managed to qualify by topping the group, Pakistan achieved a memorable victory over Iran by 4–1 and secure a draw against Israel, finishing in third place in the group, ahead of hosts India but behind Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 1960 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60asch.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018102508/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60asch.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Emergence (1960s)===
Several months later, the ''Green Shirts'' travelled to [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] for the [[Merdeka Cup]]. They started by beating [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] 7–0, which still shares the Pakistani record. It was followed by a 1–0 loss to the hosts [[Malaysia national football team|Malaya]], then a 3–1 victory over [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and finally a 4–0 defeat to [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]]. Pakistan returned to the [[Merdeka Cup]] two years later and this time reached the final against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], but succumbed to 2–1 defeat.
{{football squad on pitch|align=left
| GK = '''Niaz Gul'''
| RCB = '''Irshad'''
| LCB = '''Abdul Haq'''
| RCM = '''[[Abid Ghazi|Abid]]'''
| DM = '''[[Abdul Gafur Baloch|Baloch]]'''
| LCM = '''[[Abdul Ghafoor (footballer)|Ghafoor]]'''
| RW = '''[[Ghulam Rabbani|Rabbani]]'''
| RCF = '''[[Abdullah Rahi|Abdullah]]'''
| LCF = '''[[M.N. Jehan|Jehan]]'''
| CF = '''[[Muhammad Umer|Umer]] ([[captain (association football)|c]])'''
| LW = '''[[Moosa Ghazi|Moosa]]'''
| caption = Pakistan's starting line-up at the [[1962 Merdeka Tournament]] final against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 20 September 1962 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620920/179/0013 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
}}


Pakistan had participated in various friendly tournaments in the early 1960s, with the [[Merdeka Tournament|Merdeka Cup]] hosted in Malaysia after the country first participation in [[1960 Merdeka Tournament|1960]].<ref name=":0" /> Pakistan recorded some famous victories including a 7–0 walloping of [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Merdeka Tournament 1960 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka60.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021222101/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka60.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and a 3–1 win over the Asian powerhouses [[Japan national football team|Japan]].<ref name=":1" /> Two years later in the [[1962 Merdeka Tournament]], Pakistan ended runner up after falling to [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] by 1–2 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merdeka Tournament 1962 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka62.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803070621/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka62.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Late 1960s and early 1970s===
It was three years before Pakistan played another competitive fixture, when they played in the first [[ECO Cup|RDC Cup]] and finished third. In 1967, they played a series of friendlies against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], all ending in draws. Later in the year Pakistan lost their [[1968 Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] qualifiers against [[Myanmar national football team|Burma]] and [[Cambodia national football team|Khmer]] and drew their final match against [[India national football team|India]]. They then hosted the second [[ECO Cup|RDC Cup]] and finished third, which included the 4–7 defeat to [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. In 1969, they travelled to Iran to take part in friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] and a record 9–1 defeat by [[Iran national football team|Iran]].


The era also saw one of the finest players to ever grace the field in Pakistan football history, such as [[Abdul Ghafoor (footballer)|Abdul Ghafoor]], nicknamed the "Pakistani [[Pelé]]" and "Black Pearl of Pakistan",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=2012-09-08 |title=Pakistani Pele was a 'football encyclopaedia' {{!}} The Express Tribune |language=en-US |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/433130/pakistani-pele-was-a-football-encyclopaedia |url-status=live |access-date=2018-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708022827/https://tribune.com.pk/story/433130/pakistani-pele-was-a-football-encyclopaedia/ |archive-date=8 July 2018}}</ref> [[Moosa Ghazi]], [[Abid Ghazi]], [[Muhammad Umer|Muhammad Umer Baloch]], [[Turab Ali]], [[Murad Bakhsh (footballer)|Murad Bakhsh]], [[Qadir Bakhsh]], [[Maula Bakhsh]], [[Ayub Dar]], [[Ghulam Rabbani]], [[Mohammad Amin (footballer)|Mohammad Amin]], [[Ali Nawaz Baloch]], among others.
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 people|Bengali]] players. In the early 1970s the national side's participation was restricted to the [[ECO Cup|RDC Cup]] and the 1974 [[Asian Games]], and a single friendly against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in 1978. The most notable result in this period was a 2–2 draw against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. They also lost 8–0 to Kenya in Riyadh Saudi Arabia's Arabi tournament
During the [[China national football team|China national team]] tour in Pakistan in 1963, the first test in [[Dhaka]] in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) ended in a 0–0 tie.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=China - List of International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china-intres.html |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=3 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203102437/https://rsssf.org/tablesc/china-intres.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The second match in [[Peshawar]] ended in a 3–2 victory for Pakistan, with the third fixture in [[Lahore]] ending in another 1–1 draw.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":0" /> The final fourth match in [[Karachi]] ended in a 2–0 defeat for Pakistan.<ref name=":7" /> The [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|1964 Summer Olympics qualification]] the same year included a 4–1 loss in Iran and a 1–0 win in Pakistan. Pakistan visited China the next year for an unofficial test match ending in a 2–0 victory.<ref name=":0" />[[File:Pakistan in action during the five-nation Friendship Cup Tournament against Iraq in Tehran in 1969.png|thumb|200x200px|Pakistan against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] during the five-nation Friendship Cup in [[Tehran]] in 1969]]It was two years before Pakistan played another competitive fixture, when they played in the first [[1965 RCD Cup]] and finished third. In the 1960s, the national team also hosted several teams from [[China]], [[Soviet Union]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and most notably [[Dallas Tornado]]s for unofficial test matches.<ref name=":0" /> In 1967, Pakistan lost their [[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualifiers]] against [[Myanmar national football team|Burma]] and [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] and drew their final match against [[India men's national football team|India]]. They then hosted the second [[1967 RCD Cup]] and finished third. In 1969, they travelled to Iran to take part in a friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] and a record 7–0 defeat by [[Iran national football team|Iran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rcd-pact.html|title=RCD PACT Tournaments 1965-1974|access-date=11 February 2023|archive-date=6 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006014357/https://rsssf.org/tablesr/rcd-pact.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This was before another disappointment at the [[1969 RCD Cup|1969]] and [[1970 RCD Cup]] editions.


Despite the game's growth in the 1960s, Pakistan did not actively participate in the Asian Games football tournaments held in [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]], [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]], and [[1970 Asian Games|1970]] due to financial constraints.<ref name=":0" /> The World Cup qualifiers followed a similar pattern, with Pakistan missing crucial matches because of a lack of interest from the federation and insufficient government support.<ref name=":0" />
===1980–1990 (Rise and fall)===
In the [[King's Cup]] in 1982, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], the team's first clean sheet since 1962. After a loss to [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]], they gained a 3–2 victory versus [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] and although they lost a close game against [[China national football team|China]], they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]].


=== Dark era (1970s) ===
Pakistan hosted a friendly tournament involving [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]], [[Oman national football team|Oman]] and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] in 1982. The ''Green Shirts'' started off with a 2–1 over [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]. They lost to [[Iran national football team|Iran]], but came back and beat [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] 2–0. The last game against [[Oman national football team|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 [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] qualifiers, the only victory coming against [[Yemen national football team|North Yemen]] 4–1.
As a result of the 1971 [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], [[East Pakistan]] became [[Bangladesh]] and the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon [[Bengali people|Bengali]] players from the [[Dhaka League]]. The national team did not compete again until 1973, when the national team toured the [[Far East|far east]], which included several test matches against local teams and a friendly against [[China national football team|China]] ending in a 4–7 defeat.[[File:Parviz Ghelichkhani and Abdul Ghafoor at the 1974 Asian Games, Iran vs Pakistan.jpg|thumb|Pakistani captain [[Abdul Ghafoor (footballer)|Abdul Ghafoor]] with Iran national team captain [[Parviz Ghelichkhani]] (left) during the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]]]]
In the early 1970s the national side participated at the [[1974 RCD Cup]] and the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]]. The most notable result in this period included a 2–2 draw against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] at the former and a 5–1 win against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] at the latter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan v Turkey, 18 January 1974 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/pakistan-v-turkey-18-january-1974-232688/ |website=11vs11 |access-date=19 July 2023 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719002716/https://www.11v11.com/matches/pakistan-v-turkey-18-january-1974-232688/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Later on, the national side participated at the [[Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup]] in 1976, and held the inaugural [[Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]] held in Karachi [[1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|the same year]].
The national team hosted another tournament in 1985, this time inviting [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]]. A goalless draw against the [[North Korea national football team|North Koreans]] boosted the side, and they beat [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] 1–0. However, losses in the final two games against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] meant they were again runners up. In the [[South Asian Games]], Pakistan ended fourth after losing a penalty shoot out to [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]].


=== Resurgence (1980–1990) ===
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 national football team|Bangladesh]] 1–0. In 1988, they lost all their [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] qualifiers. Pakistan made their first attempt to qualify for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup]] in 1989. However, they were unable to win any of their matches. The national team bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the [[South Asian Games]], beating [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] 1–0 in the final.
After several years without competitive football activity, in the [[1981 King's Cup]], Pakistan secured a goalless draw against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]]. After a loss to [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]], they gained a 3–2 victory against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] and although they lost a close game against [[China national football team|China]], they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]].<ref name=":0" />


Pakistan hosted the [[1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]] involving [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]], [[Oman national football team|Oman]], [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] and the youth team [[Pakistan national under-20 football team|Pakistan Blues]]. The ''Green Shirts'' started off with a 2–0 win over Nepal. They then lost to Iran, but came back and beat Bangladesh 2–1. The last game against [[Oman national football team|Oman]] ended nil-nil and Pakistan ended at the third position behind the Pakistan youth team. However, in 1984, the national team lost 4 out of 5 games in the [[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], the only victory coming against [[Yemen national football team|North Yemen]] 4–1 with [[Sharafat Ali (footballer)|Sharafat Ali]] scoring a hat-trick.<ref name=":72">{{Cite web |title=Pakistani goal treat The Straits Times, 16 October 1984, Page 39 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19841016-1.2.58.27?qt=pakistan,%20yemen,%20soccer&q=pakistan%20yemen%20soccer |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>
===1990s to 2003 (Decline)===
Pakistan had another early exit in the [[Asian Games]], losing all three games in 1990. In the [[1991 South Asian Games]], Pakistan beat the [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold. The next year they failed to qualify for another [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] after defeats in both qualifiers, after a [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup]] qualifying campaign in 1993 where in one game they lost to [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] 8–0. Later in the year the first [[SAFF Cup]] took place, and the national team finished fourth, but at the 1993 [[South Asian Games]], they were unable to get past the group stage.


The national team hosted another [[1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]], this time inviting [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]]. A goalless draw against the [[North Korea national football team|North Koreans]] boosted the side, and they beat [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] 1–0. However, they lost in the final two games against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]]. In the [[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985 South Asian Games]], Pakistan ended fourth after losing a penalty shoot out to [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]].
In 1995, Pakistan went out of the [[SAFF Cup]] group stage on goal difference. Between 1996 and 1997, the team lost all their [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] and [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|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 [[South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999|1999 SAFF Cup]] saw Pakistan finish bottom of their group, and Pakistan also failed to get out of the group stage of the final [[South Asian Games]] to hold full internationals.
[[File:Pakistan national football team at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament in Tehran, Iran.jpg|thumb|Pakistan at the [[1986 Fajr International Tournament]]]]
After participating at the [[1986 Fajr International Tournament]], the team finished runner-ups at the [[1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]] involving [[China national football team|China]], [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]], [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] and a South Korean XI. In the [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Asian Games]], Pakistan lost all their games.
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|RB='''[[Zulfiqar Dogar|Dogar]]'''
|RCB='''[[Muhammad Naveed (footballer)|Naveed]]'''
|LCB='''[[Fida Ur Rehman|Fida]]'''
|LB='''[[Shaukat Ali (footballer)|Shaukat]]'''
|RCM='''[[Zafar Iqbal (footballer)|Iqbal]]'''
|LCM='''[[Mohammad Saleem Awan|Saleem]]'''
|RW='''[[Ejaz Ali (footballer)|Ejaz]]'''
|LW='''[[Abdul Wahid (footballer)|Wahid]]'''
|RCF='''[[Sharafat Ali (footballer)|Sharafat]]'''
|LCF='''[[Qazi Ashfaq|Ashfaq]]'''
|caption=[[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989 South Asian Games]] winning finals starting line-up (Exact [[Formation (association football)|formation]] type unknown)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Pakistan vs. Bangladesh |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33059/Pakistan_Bangladesh.html |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref>}}
In 1987 after participating at the [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|1988 Summer Olympics Qualification]], the side was more successful at the [[Football at the 1987 South Asian Games|1987 South Asian Games]], winning the bronze medal match against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] 1–0. In 1988, after losing the [[1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Pakistan began with their first ever participation for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]] for Italy in January and February, ending up unsuccessful. The national team bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989 South Asian Games]], beating [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] 1–0 in the final, from a solitary goal by [[Haji Abdul Sattar (footballer)|Haji Abdul Sattar]] in the dying minutes of the game.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part III |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-iii/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030230115/http://dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-iii/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Decline (1990s–present)===
Pakistan were unable to win any of their [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2000 Asian Cup qualifiers]]. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup]] qualification, thanks to a hat-trick by [[Gohar Zaman]] in a 3–3 draw against [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]], but all other matches ended in defeat.
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|RB='''[[Zafar Iqbal (footballer)|Iqbal]] '''
|RCB='''[[Muhammad Riaz (footballer, born 1974)|Riaz]]'''
|LCB='''[[Rana Ghulam Jilani|Jilani]]'''
|LB='''[[Mohammad Tariq Hussain|Tariq]] '''
|RCM='''[[Abdul Majeed (footballer)|Majeed]] '''
|LCM='''[[Zahir Ahmed (footballer)|Zahir]] '''
|AM='''[[Ghulam Sarwar (footballer)|Sarwar]] ([[captain (association football)|c]]) '''
|LW='''[[Tanveer Ul Hassnain|Tanveer]] '''
|RW='''[[Imtiaz Butt|Butt]] '''
|CF='''[[Mohammad Nauman Khan|Nauman]] '''
|caption=[[Football at the 1991 South Asian Games|1991 South Asian Games]] winning finals starting line-up<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Pakistan vs. Maldives |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/31526/Pakistan_Maldives.html |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref>}}
Pakistan had another early exit in the [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games – Men's tournament|1990 Asian Games]], losing all three games. In the [[1991 South Asian Games]] however, Pakistan beat the [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold, from goals scored by [[Qazi Ashfaq]] and [[Mohammad Nauman Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=5th South Asian Federation Games 1991 (Colombo, Sri Lanka) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/safg91.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.rsssf.org |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602224657/https://rsssf.org/tabless/safg91.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1992, the team lost all matches at the [[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] and the [[1992 Jordan International Tournament]]. After again ending unsuccessful at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]] and their return to the [[1993 ECO Cup]] (formerly RCD Cup), the team took part in the [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|first SAFF Cup]] took place in [[Lahore]] in 1993, and the national team finished fourth, but at the [[Football at the 1993 South Asian Games|1993 South Asian Games]], they were unable to get past the group stage.


In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]]. At the [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003 SAFF Cup]], Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to [[India national football team|India]] in the third place playoff. Later in the year, Pakistan won their first [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup]] qualifier with a 3–0 over [[Macao national football team|Macao]], but still were unable to qualify. They rounded off the year with defeats to [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup]] qualifiers.
In 1995, Pakistan went out of the [[1995 South Asian Gold Cup|SAFF Cup]] group stage on goal difference. Between 1996 and 1997, the team lost all their [[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup]] and [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup]] qualifying games. Pakistan came third in the [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997 SAFF Cup]], thanks to a 1–0 victory over Sri Lanka in the third place playoff. The [[South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999|1999 SAFF Cup]] saw Pakistan finish bottom of their group, and Pakistan also failed to get out of the group stage of the final [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999 South Asian Games]] to hold full internationals.<ref name=":3" />
[[File:Sampath Perera and Qazi Ashfaq before the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, 1997 Gold Cup.jpg|left|thumb|Pakistan and [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]] during the Third-place match at the [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997 SAFF Gold Cup]]]]
Pakistan were unable to win any of their [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2000 Asian Cup qualifiers]]. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2002 World Cup qualification]], thanks to a hat-trick by [[Gohar Zaman]] in a 3–3 draw against [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]], but all other matches ended in defeat.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2009-11-14 |title=PFF names Gohar as Pakistan U-19 coach |url=https://nation.com.pk/14-Nov-2009/PFF-names-Gohar-as-Pakistan-U19-coach |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=The Nation |language=en-US |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714145621/https://www.nation.com.pk/14-Nov-2009/pff-names-gohar-as-pakistan-u19-coach |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2022 |title=Searching for success: Pakistan's long wait for first FIFA World Cup qualifier win |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/searching-for-success-pakistans-long-wait-for-first-fifa-world-cup-qualifier |website=FIFA |access-date=19 July 2023 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714145614/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/searching-for-success-pakistans-long-wait-for-first-fifa-world-cup-qualifier |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]]. At the [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003 SAFF Cup]], under the inspiration of the attacking midfielder [[Sarfraz Rasool]], Pakistan stunned India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in three victories as they reached the semi-finals only to fall short against Maldives by 1-0.<ref name=":3" /> Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to [[India men's national football team|India]] in the third place playoff.<ref name=":3" /> Later in the year, Pakistan won their first [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup]] qualifier with a 3–0 over [[Macao national football team|Macao]], but still were unable to qualify. They rounded off the year with defeats to [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup]] qualifiers.
===2004–2013 (New set-up and changes)===
2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with a new administration in place by this time and a new national league up and running. A victory against [[India national football team|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 [[South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005|2005 SAFF Cup]]. They lost the semifinal against defending champion [[Bangladesh]] by 0–1 margin.


2004 saw changes in Pakistan football, with a new administration in place by this time and a [[Pakistan Premier League|new national league]] up and running. A victory and a draw against [[India men's national football team|India]] in a three match series, the final match ending 3–0 in favour to the ''Green Shirts'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-06-13 |title=Pakistan-India opening match ends in draw |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/143237/pakistan-india-opening-match-ends-in-draw |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120102933/https://www.dawn.com/news/143237/pakistan-india-opening-match-ends-in-draw |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2005-06-19 |title=Pakistan beat India, tie football series |url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/foot/20050619.htm |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120102915/https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/foot/20050619.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by the reach in the semi-finals of the [[South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005|2005 SAFF Cup]], losing against defending champion [[Bangladesh]] by 0–1 margin.
The Pakistan team lost their first two [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification|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 national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] 1–0. Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures. In the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup]] qualifiers in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions [[Iraq national football team|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 national football team|Nepal]] for two friendlies before taking on the [[AFC Challenge Cup 2008|AFC Challenge Cup]] qualifiers. Although they won against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] 2–1 in the first match, and beat [[Guam national football team|Guam]] in a record-equalling 9–2 win in the final match, other results, including a 7–1 defeat to [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]], saw them again fail to reach the finals.


The Pakistan team lost their first two [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup]] qualifiers in 2006, in between which they took part in the first [[AFC Challenge Cup 2006|2006 AFC Challenge Cup]]. They failed to get past the group stage, but beat [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-04-06 |title=AFC Challenge Cup: Pakistan face must win situation against Macau |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/186560/afc-challenge-cup-pakistan-face-must-win-situation-against-macau |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120103006/https://www.dawn.com/news/186560/afc-challenge-cup-pakistan-face-must-win-situation-against-macau |url-status=live }}</ref> Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures. In the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 World Cup qualifiers]] in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], losing 7–0 on aggregate across the two legs after drawing 0–0 in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2018-01-05 |title=The decade-long decline of Pakistani football after a rare high |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/01/05/the-decade-long-decline-of-pakistani-football-after-a-rare-high/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=These Football Times |language=en-GB |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206013336/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/01/05/the-decade-long-decline-of-pakistani-football-after-a-rare-high/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, Pakistan travelled to [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] for two friendlies before taking on the [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]]. Although they won against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] 2–1 in the first match, and beat [[Guam national football team|Guam]] in a record-equalling 9–2 win in the final match, other results, including a 7–1 defeat to [[Sri Lanka national football team|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 national football team|Maldives]] 3–0, [[India national football team|India]] 2–1 and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] 4–1, which signalled the end of [[Akhtar Mohiuddin]]'s tenure as head coach. After Mohiuddin's departure, Austrian-Hungarian coach [[György Kottán|George Kottan]] was hired and the veteran tactician took a star-studded team to the [[SAFF Championship 2009]]. Despite calling upon foreign players such as [[Adnan Ahmed]], [[Shabir Khan]], [[Amjad Iqbal]], [[Atif Bashir]] and [[Reis Ashraf]], the side were unable were defeat 1–0 by Sri Lanka, before drawing 0–0 with [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] as former Manchester United star Adnan missed a late penalty to seal a win. Pakistan trounced [[Bhutan national football team|Bhutan]] 7–0 in their last game, but it was all for nothing, as the best team in the tournament according to the locals exited even before the semi-finals.


In the [[SAFF Championship 2008|2008 SAFF Championship]], Pakistan failed to go beyond the group stages, losing to [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] 3–0, [[India men's national football team|India]] 2–1 and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] 4–1, which signalled the end of [[Akhtar Mohiuddin]]'s tenure as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2008-06-09 |title=PFF sacks coach after dismal show in Male |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/306665/pff-sacks-coach-after-dismal-show-in-male |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=16 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916081932/http://beta.dawn.com/news/306665/pff-sacks-coach-after-dismal-show-in-male |url-status=live }}</ref> After Mohiuddin's departure, [[György Kottán|George Kottan]] was hired and the veteran tactician took the team to the [[SAFF Championship 2009|2009 SAFF Championship]]. The side were defeated 1–0 by Sri Lanka, before drawing 0–0 with [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] as [[Adnan Ahmed]] missed a late penalty to seal a win. Pakistan won against [[Bhutan national football team|Bhutan]] 7–0 in their last game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-01-08 |title=Comment: A year Pakistan football wants to forget |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/100921/comment-a-year-pakistan-football-wants-to-forget |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210153622/http://tribune.com.pk/story/100921/comment-a-year-pakistan-football-wants-to-forget/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Kottan was soon sacked in February 2010, Pakistan had no senior games during the entire calendar year but saw the appointment of [[Tottenham Hotspur]] legend [[Graham Roberts]] for the U-23 Team. For the [[AFC Challenge Cup 2012]] qualifiers in 2011, [[KRL FC]] coach [[Tariq Lutfi]] was called up once more and failed to deliver emphatically. Defeats such as the 3–0 against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] and 3–1 against [[India national football team|India]] meant that the side were already out of the qualifiers despite beating [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] by 2–0. Later in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]] in July, [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] thoroughly beat Pakistan 3–0 in Dhaka, before earning a 0–0 draw in Lahore a few days later.


Kottan was soon sacked in February 2010, Pakistan had no senior games during the entire calendar year. For the [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]] in 2011, coach [[Tariq Lutfi]] was called up once more and failed to deliver. Defeats such as the 3–0 against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] and 3–1 against [[India men's national football team|India]] meant that the side were already out of the qualifiers despite beating [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] by 2–0. Later in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]] in July, Pakistan lost 3–0 to [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] in Dhaka, before earning a 0–0 draw in Lahore a few days later. Pakistan did not qualify for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], being eliminated by [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] in the first round of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC qualifying section]] in 2011, losing 3–0 on aggregate.
That saw the end of Lutfi's reign, with Serbian boss [[Zaviša Milosavljević]] taking over in November 2011 right before the [[SAFF Championship 2011]]. Despite having little time to influence the team, Zavisa managed to hold [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] 0–0, [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] 0–0 and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] 1–1 in the India-hosted [[SAFF Championship 2011]]. However, they were unable to progress into the semi-finals and returned home.


That saw the end of Lutfi's reign, with Serbian coach [[Zaviša Milosavljević]] taking over in November 2011 right before the [[SAFF Championship 2011|2011 SAFF Championship]].<ref name=":03">{{cite web |date=5 November 2011 |title=Seribia's Zaviša Milosavljević unveiled as new Pakistan football coach |url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/05/seribia%E2%80%99s-zavisa-milosavljevic-unveiled-as-new-pakistan-football-coach.html |publisher=Dawn.com |access-date=16 October 2023 |archive-date=4 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104232039/http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/05/seribia%E2%80%99s-zavisa-milosavljevic-unveiled-as-new-pakistan-football-coach.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite having little time to influence the team, Zavisa managed to hold [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] 0–0, [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] 0–0 and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] 1–1 in the India-hosted [[SAFF Championship 2011]]. However, they were unable to progress into the semi-finals and returned home.
2012's sole game was witnessed in November against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]], who thrashed Pakistan 4–0 at home. Pakistan then started 2013 with a bang, winning two games against [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] with identical 1–0 margins thanks to the brilliance of [[Hassan Bashir]]. A 1–1 draw with [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] followed, but with congested fixtures Pakistan ended up losing the last game 3–0 in Male.


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2012's sole game was witnessed in November against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]], who thrashed Pakistan 4–0 at home. Pakistan started 2013 well, winning two games against [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] with identical 1–0 margins.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-26 |title=Last-gasp Hassan gives Pakistan long-awaited victory {{!}} Football {{!}} DAWN.COM |url=http://dawn.com/2013/02/07/last-gasp-hassan-gives-pakistan-long-awaited-victory/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526093155/http://dawn.com/2013/02/07/last-gasp-hassan-gives-pakistan-long-awaited-victory/ |archive-date=26 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-02-09 |title=Football: Mujahid hands Pakistan second successive win |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/505033/football-mujahid-hands-pakistan-second-successive-win |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120102937/https://tribune.com.pk/story/505033/football-mujahid-hands-pakistan-second-successive-win |url-status=live }}</ref> A 1–1 draw with [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] followed, but with congested fixtures Pakistan ended up losing the last game 3–0 in Male.
Pakistan played a friendly against [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] in August, losing 3–0 emphatically without their foreign-based players. Coach [[Zaviša Milosavljević]] was sacked and replaced by Bahrain's [[Mohammad Al-Shamlan]], who acted as a coaching consultant to [[Shahzad Anwar]] in the [[2013 SAFF Championship]]


Pakistan then played the [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]] in Bishkek, losing out 1–0 to [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] in injury-time. [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Pakistan]] also lost 1–0 against the Kyrgyzstan after scoring in the 1st minute, but comfortably beat [[Macau national football team|Macau]] 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-27 |title=Pakistan grab 2-0 consolation win {{!}} Football {{!}} DAWN.COM |url=http://dawn.com/2013/03/22/pakistan-grab-consolation-win/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527095145/http://dawn.com/2013/03/22/pakistan-grab-consolation-win/ |archive-date=27 May 2013 }}</ref>
The Shaheens played their hearts out, but were unable to defeat [[India national football team|India]] and lost 1–0 after horrendous own-goal from [[Aquib Riaz]]. Against hosts [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]], [[Hassan Bashir]] scored an early goal, only to see 15-year-old [[Bimal Gharti Magar]] level things in injury-time. However, Pakistan beat [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] 2–1 and were unlucky not to reach the semi-finals after losing out on head-to-head with India.


Pakistan played a friendly against [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] in August, losing 3–0 without their foreign-based players. Coach [[Zaviša Milosavljević]] was controversially sacked and replaced by Bahrain's [[Mohammad Al-Shamlan]], who acted as a coaching consultant to [[Shahzad Anwar]] in the [[2013 SAFF Championship]]. The Shaheens lost their first game 1–0 to [[India men's national football team|India]] after an own-goal from [[Samar Ishaq]]. Against hosts [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]], [[Hassan Bashir]] scored an early goal, only to see 15-year-old [[Bimal Gharti Magar]] level things in injury-time. However, Pakistan beat [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] 2–1 but failed to advance to the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAFF C'ship 2013: Bangladesh 1-2 Pakistan |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/news/saff_c%E2%80%99ship_2013_bangladesh_1-2_pakistan.html |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=the-AFC |language=en |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018054858/https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/news/saff_c%E2%80%99ship_2013_bangladesh_1-2_pakistan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The team participated at the [[2013 Philippine Peace Cup]] at the end of the year.
Pakistan did not qualify for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], being eliminated by [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] in the first round of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC qualifying section]], losing the first game 3–0, but drawing 0–0 in the return game, being 3–0 as the aggregate score.


For Pakistan's campaign for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]], they were to face [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]] in [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|Round 1]] in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC qualifying section]]. In the first match, Pakistan lost 3–1.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=Missing in action - Newspaper - DAWN.COM |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1170583 |access-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527185016/https://www.dawn.com/news/1170583 |archive-date=27 May 2023 }}</ref> For the second match, Pakistan drew 0–0, eliminating Pakistan from the tournament on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |last= |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Asia |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/preliminaries/asia/index.html#275167 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413013136/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/preliminaries/asia/index.html#275167 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |website=FIFA.com}}</ref>
In 2014, Pakistan played a 2 match friendly series with India. All matches were played at Bangalore Stadium in India. Pakistan beat India 1–0 in the first friendly, leading the series, but the also won with a 2–0 win in the second friendly, winning the series but winning on aggregate with a score of 3–0.


==== Inactivity and FIFA suspensions (2015–2022) ====
For Pakistan's campaign for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]], they were to face [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]] in [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round|Round 1]] in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC qualifying section]]. In the first match, Pakistan lost 3–1. For the second match, Pakistan drew 0–0, eliminating Pakistan from the tournament with an aggregate score of 3–1 in favor of Yemen.<ref>http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/preliminaries/asia/index.html#275167</ref>
Pakistan was suspended from all football activities by FIFA on 10 October 2017,<ref>{{cite web |last= |date=11 October 2017 |title=FIFA suspends the Pakistan Football Federation |url=https://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-suspends-the-pakistan-football-federation-2913299.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011181900/http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-suspends-the-pakistan-football-federation-2913299.html |archive-date=11 October 2017 |website=[[FIFA]]}}</ref> after the controversial tenure of the PFF president and politician [[Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat]], widely described as a "feudal lord of Pakistani football".<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2016 |title=Faisal Saleh Hayat: The feudal lord of Pakistani football |url=https://nation.com.pk/08-Sep-2016/faisal-saleh-hayat-the-feudal-lord-of-pakistani-football |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902112936/https://nation.com.pk/08-Sep-2016/faisal-saleh-hayat-the-feudal-lord-of-pakistani-football |archive-date=2 September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |website=The Nation}}</ref><ref name=":6" />


For three years since March 2015, the top division of the [[Pakistan Premier League]] remained suspended because of the crisis created due to his actions, along with the men's senior team,<ref name=":6" /> who remained suspended from any international competition, and FIFA rankings of the senior team had slumped from 168 in 2003 to the lowest 201 in 2017.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Din |first=Tusdiq |title=Three years without any football - can Pakistan recover? |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45390976 |access-date=2023-06-28 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628222820/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45390976 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=15 February 2017 |title=Still no end to PFF crisis |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1328004/still-no-end-pff-crisis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045335/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1328004/still-no-end-pff-crisis/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=22 November 2017 |website=Tribune.com.pk |publisher=Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Pakistan - Men's |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=pak/men/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030075350/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=PAK/men/index.html |archive-date=30 October 2017 |access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref>[[File:India vs Pakistan, 2018 SAFF Championship.png|thumb|Pakistan against [[India men's national football team|India]] at the [[2018 SAFF Championship]] ]]
== Grounds and Uniform==
FIFA restored membership of PFF on 13 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last= |date=14 March 2018 |title=FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan Football Federation |url=https://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2018/m=3/news=fifa-lifts-suspension-of-pakistan-football-federation.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315211736/http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2018/m=3/news=fifa-lifts-suspension-of-pakistan-football-federation.html |archive-date=15 March 2018 |website=[[FIFA]]}}</ref>
===Stadiums===
[[File:Stadium f.jpg|thumb|200px|Punjab Stadium (Lahore) main entrance.]]
For the first fifty years of their existence, Pakistan played their home matches all around the country. They initially used [[cricket]] grounds before later moving on to football stadiums. Pakistan played at a number of different venues across the country, though by the time of 2003 this had largely settled down to having [[Punjab Stadium]] as the primary venue, with [[Jinnah Sports Stadium]] used on occasions where Punjab Stadium was unavailable for home matches.


Pakistan went to Bangladesh to take part in [[2018 SAFF Championship|2018 SAFF Cup]] which started in September, 2018 which was their first FIFA recognized tournament after a span of 3 years.<ref name=":6" /> Pakistan played its first match of the event against Nepal which ended in a 2–1 win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2018-09-05 |title=Late drama as Pakistan win on international return |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1430941 |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023082711/https://www.dawn.com/news/1430941 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pakistan lost its next match to hosts Bangladesh by 1–0 after conceding a late goal. Green shirts played their final group game against Bhutan which ended in a 3–0 win and sealed their place in semis after 13 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bilal |first=Abu Bakar |date=2018-09-08 |title=Pakistan beat Bhutan 3-0 to reach semifinals of SAFF Cup |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1431723 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527103514/https://www.dawn.com/news/1431723 |archive-date=2023-05-27 |access-date= |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Pakistan faced arch rivals India in semi final and were ultimately knocked out by 3–1.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-12 |title=SAFF Championship 2018 Semi Final - India beat Pakistan to enter final {{!}} Goal.com UK |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/saff-cup-2018-semis-india-beat-pakistan-enter-final/jgsamccmpz4o1quwujs74d5gm |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018054858/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/saff-cup-2018-semis-india-beat-pakistan-enter-final/jgsamccmpz4o1quwujs74d5gm |url-status=live }}</ref>
The [[Pakistan Football Federation]] has its headquarters near the stadium. It recently hosted most of the matches for the [[AFC President's Cup 2007]]. [[Muhammad Essa]] was the first man to score an international goal at this venue when he surged Pakistan ahead against [[India national football team|India]] in June 2005.


After the SAFF Cup, Pakistan negotiated with the Palestine Football Association for a friendly. It was initially reported that the match will be played in Lahore, Pakistan on 15 November 2018 but Palestine decided to host the event afterwards. Due to visa issues, Pakistan team couldn't fly to Palestine on the desired date. So, the match was played on 16 November in which Shaheens lost by 2–1.

Disappointment would soon strike again as Pakistan lost its chance to pass the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2022 FIFA qualification]], losing against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] twice in the first round and was eliminated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=Cambodia strike late to floor Pakistan - Newspaper - DAWN.COM |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1486754 |access-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527103511/https://www.dawn.com/news/1486754 |archive-date=27 May 2023 }}</ref> The preliminary camp for the matches were controversially organised by two different federations. [[Faisal Saleh Hayat]]-led [[Pakistan Football Federation]], which was internationally recognised, and non-FIFA recognised Ashfaq Hussain Shah group, which formed a parallel PFF, coming into power by third-party interference through the PFF elections conducted by the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2019-05-26 |title=Foreign-based players join Pakistan training camp |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1484596 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

Pakistan were once again suspended from all football activities by FIFA on 7 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last= |date=7 April 2021 |title=FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations |url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/fifa-suspends-chad-and-pakistan-football-associations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407143916/https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/fifa-suspends-chad-and-pakistan-football-associations |archive-date=7 April 2021 |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=[[FIFA]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |date=7 April 2021 |title=FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/fifa-suspends-pakistan-football-association |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414160732/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/fifa-suspends-pakistan-football-association |archive-date=14 April 2021 |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=[[Asian Football Confederation]]}}</ref> The suspension was lifted on 29 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last= |date=29 June 2022 |title=FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan Football Federation |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/fifa-lifts-suspension-of-pakistan-football-federation-pff |access-date=29 June 2022
|website=[[FIFA]] |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630164452/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/fifa-lifts-suspension-of-pakistan-football-federation-pff |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Comeback to International Football (2022–present) ====
Pakistan made their comeback by playing a friendly match against [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] in November 2022, losing 0–1 in a late minute goal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bista's late strike fires Nepal to victory against Pakistan |url=http://kathmandupost.com/football/2022/11/17/bista-s-late-strike-fires-nepal-to-victory-against-pakistan |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204111540/https://kathmandupost.com/football/2022/11/17/bista-s-late-strike-fires-nepal-to-victory-against-pakistan |url-status=live }}</ref> They played a second friendly match against [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] in March 2023 losing 0–1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maldives beat Pakistan in friendly match |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/23464-maldives-beat-pakistan-in-friendly-match |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=www.geosuper.tv |language=en-US |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018054859/https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/23464-maldives-beat-pakistan-in-friendly-match |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pakistan subsequently took part in the [[2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup]] featuring [[Mauritius national football team|Mauritius]], [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]], [[Djibouti national football team|Djibouti]] and the [[2023 SAFF Championship]] alongside [[India men's national football team|India]], [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] in the group stages, losing all six matches and finishing last in their group in each competition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2023-06-28 |title=Pakistan end SAFF campaign with another loss |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1762074 |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018054859/https://www.dawn.com/news/1762074 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 27 July 2023, the draw for the first round of the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] took place in which Pakistan were drawn once again against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]], followed by the appointment of the English coach [[Stephen Constantine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=A 'very different' Pakistan? National football team aim to end dire record |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/10/11/pakistan-national-football-team-2026-world-cup-qualifier-cambodia |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016184330/https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/10/11/pakistan-national-football-team-2026-world-cup-qualifier-cambodia |url-status=live }}</ref> In the first leg in [[Phnom Penh]], Pakistan contested in a goalless 0–0 draw.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aarons |first=Ed |date=2023-10-16 |title=Pakistan brings international football home after a bitter power struggle |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/16/pakistan-brings-international-football-home-after-a-bitter-power-struggle |access-date=2023-10-16 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017040459/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/16/pakistan-brings-international-football-home-after-a-bitter-power-struggle |url-status=live }}</ref> Pakistan won their second leg beating Cambodia 1–0 in [[Islamabad]], due to a goal by [[Harun Hamid]], recording their first-ever victory in World Cup qualifiers in their first fixture at home for eight years, and qualifying for the second round for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aarons |first=Ed |date=2023-10-16 |title=Pakistan beat Cambodia to register first win in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers history |language=en-GB |work=Geo Sports |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/29020-pakistan-beat-cambodia-to-register-first-win-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-history |access-date=2023-10-17 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018054859/https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/29020-pakistan-beat-cambodia-to-register-first-win-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-history |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the victory in Islamabad, the Shaheens were drawn in a group with [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]], and [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]]. Being the 193rd ranked team, Pakistan were the lowest-ranked team in the qualifiers,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@footballer.pk/pakistan-celebrates-as-football-returns-with-world-cup-qualifiers-win-ffe2fb81d545|title=Pakistan Celebrates as Football Returns with World Cup Qualifiers Win|date=18 October 2023 |access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref> and terminated the campaign losing all the games in the group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-11 |title=Tajikistan thrash Pakistan 3-0 in FIFA World Cup qualifier |url=https://arab.news/rch6f |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Arab News PK |language=en}}</ref>

== Team image ==
===Kit===
===Kit===
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The Pakistan national team's home kit has always been a green shirt and white shorts. The colours are derived from the [[flag of Pakistan]] which is a [[green]] field with a white [[Star and crescent|crescent moon and five-rayed star]] at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at the hoist side.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.pak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx| title=Government of Pakistan: Flag description| publisher=Pakistan.gov.pk| accessdate=11 December 2007}}</ref> The away shirt colour has changed several times. The national team has used white shirt with white shorts or white shirt with green shorts. Historically, white shirt with green shorts is the most often used colour combination. The kits are currently manufactured by [[Adidas]].
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The Pakistan national team's home kit has always been a green shirt and white shorts. The colours are derived from the [[flag of Pakistan]] which is a [[green]] field with a white [[Star and crescent|crescent moon and five-rayed star]] at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at the hoist side.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.pak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx| title=Government of Pakistan: Flag description| publisher=Pakistan.gov.pk| access-date=11 December 2007| archive-date=17 January 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117160833/http://www.pak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx| url-status=live}}</ref> The away shirt colour has changed several times. The national team has used white shirt with white shorts or white shirt with green shorts. Historically, white shirt with green shorts is the most often used colour combination.


==== Kit suppliers ====
== Players and management==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Kit supplier
! Period
!Ref
|-
| Unknown
| 1950–2000
|
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} Sapphire Sports
|2001
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan |url=https://www.theglobalobsession.com/2010/11/pakistan.html |access-date=2024-06-30}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[National Bank of Pakistan|National Bank]]
|2005
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-06-12 |title=Pakistani national football team player Mohammad Essa celebrates... |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/pakistani-national-football-team-player-mohammad-essa-news-photo/53056903 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Getty Images |language=en-gb}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|PAK}} Roshi Sports
|2007
|
|-
| {{flagicon|PAK}} Vision
| 2010–2013
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Michael |date=2010-06-07 |title=Landmark new deal for the Pakistan Football Federation |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/landmark_new_deal_for_the_pakistan_football_federation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009172432/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/landmark_new_deal_for_the_pakistan_football_federation/ |archive-date=9 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Forward Sports|Forward]]
| 2013–2015
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-08 |title=PFF gets sponsors for uniform |url=https://nation.com.pk/08-May-2013/pff-gets-sponsors-for-uniform |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| None{{#tag:ref|From 2015 to 2017, Pakistan didn't play any matches due to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) crisis and consequent ban by FIFA.|group="note"}}
| 2015–2017
|
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} Joshila
| 2018–2021
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-16 |title=Pakistan football team kit unveiled for Asiad, SAFF |url=https://nation.com.pk/16-Jul-2018/pakistan-football-team-kit-unveiled-for-asiad-saff |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| None{{#tag:ref|From 2021 to 2022, Pakistan didn't play any matches due to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) ban by FIFA.|group="note"}}
| 2021–2022
|
|-
| {{flagicon|PAK}} Denim Studio
| 2022–2023
|
|-
| {{flagicon|PAK}} Gym Armour
| 2023–present
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Football Federation X Gym Armour |url=https://www.gymarmour.co/blogs/blogs/pakistan-football-federation |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=GymArmour PK |language=en}}</ref>
|}


=== Current squad ===
===Home stadiums===
{{See also|List of football stadiums in Pakistan}}
The following players are in the squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]].
[[File:Jinnah Sports Stadium track and field.jpg|thumb|[[Jinnah Sports Stadium]] in [[Islamabad]]]]
For the first fifty years of their existence, Pakistan played their home matches at various [[Multi-purpose stadium|multi-purpose stadiums]] all around the country, particularly in [[Karachi]]. The [[Hockey Club of Pakistan|Hockey Club stadium]] hosted the [[1974 RCD Cup]] and the inaugural [[1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/quaid-e-azam.html#76 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> The consequent [[1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]] was held at the cricket [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]],<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2006-07-29 |title=SPORTS WORLD: Lyariites mourn Brazil's defeat: PFF striving to develop football on modern lines |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3303250 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sport |first=Dawn |date=2010-11-11 |title=Pakistan aim to get good result against Oman in Asiad football |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/580656/pakistan-aim-to-get-good-result-against-oman-in-asiad-football |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> while the [[1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|1985 edition]] was held at the Peshawar Stadium.


Although the Pakistan Football Federation doesn't own any stadium to date,<ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2023-10-17 |title=Jinnah Stadium prepared hastily for 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2441568/jinnah-stadium-prepared-hastily-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-qualifier |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> since the 1980s Pakistan plays majority of their home matches at the [[Jinnah Sports Stadium]] in the capital [[Islamabad]] which first hosted the [[1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]], and where the senior team won the [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=D'Amico |first1=Rosa Lopez De |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nx8nEAAAQBAJ&q=1989+South+Asian+Games+jinnah+stadium&pg=PT150 |title=Women and Sport in Asia |last2=Jahromi |first2=Maryam Koushkie |last3=Guinto |first3=Maria Luisa M. |date=2021-05-30 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-39316-3 |language=en |access-date=25 October 2023 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031152609/https://books.google.com/books?id=Nx8nEAAAQBAJ&q=1989+South+Asian+Games+jinnah+stadium&pg=PT150 |url-status=live }}</ref> By the 1990s, the [[Railway Stadium]] in [[Lahore]] also served as one of the primary venues which also hosted the inaugural [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993 SAARC Gold Cup]].<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=Railway Stadium gets all clear to hold President’s Cup – Business Recorder |url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2007/08/20070804600663/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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*Rehman Ali
By the 2000s, several alternative stadiums emerged such as [[Karachi]]'s [[People's Football Stadium]] and the [[Punjab Stadium]] in Lahore located near the headquarters of the [[Pakistan Football Federation]].<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |date=2009-10-29 |title=AFC gives stamp of approval to Punjab Stadium |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Oct-2009/afc-gives-stamp-of-approval-to-punjab-stadium |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Saqib Hanif]]

*[[Nabil Aslam]]
The Jinnah Sports Stadium is the largest football stadium in Pakistan with a capacity of over 45,000, whereas the People's Football Stadium is second largest with 40,000.
*[[Mohammad Ahmed (footballer)|Mohammad Ahmed]]

*Muhammad Bilal
=== Pakistan B ===
*[[Ahsan Ullah|Ahsanullah Khan]]
{{Main|Pakistan national football B team}}
*[[Mohd Zaiza Zainal Abidin]]
In the [[Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]], two Pakistan national teams usually participated, the Pakistan national football team under the name of ''Pakistan Greens'', and the [[Pakistan national football B team|Pakistan national B team]] under the name of ''Pakistan Reds'' in [[1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|1976]], ''Pakistan Blue'' in [[1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|1982]], and ''Pakistan White'' in [[1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|1985]], [[1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|1986]] and 1987.<ref name=":04">{{Cite web |title=Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/quaid-e-azam.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> Alongside the senior national team, the other national team mainly consisted of "second string" or youth international players. Having a two separate teams was very common during the 80s and 90s for developing [[South Asian]] countries, both Nepal ([[Nepal national football B team|Nepal B]]) and Bangladesh ([[Bangladesh national football B team|Bangladesh B]]) had second string team's. At the [[Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup]] in 1977, the B team managed by [[Qayyum Changezi]] also participated under the name of ''Shaheen FC''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html#1977 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> In May 1978, the team took part in a Youth Tournament in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] where the team faced Saudi Arabia, [[South Korea national football B team|South Korea]] and Kenya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youth Tournament in Saudi Arabia 1978 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/riyadh-youth78.html |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
*Mohsin Ali

*Muhammad Riaz
At the inaugural [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup]] (now named [[SAFF Championship]]) held in Pakistan, Pakistan White also played exhibition matches against the national sides participating in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1st SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Tournament 1993 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold93.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
*Bilalwal-ur-Rehman

*[[Mahmood Khan (footballer)|Mahmood Khan]]
===Rivalries===
*[[Saddam Hussain (footballer)|Saddam Hussain]]
{{Further|India–Pakistan sports rivalries|Afghanistan–Pakistan football rivalry}}
*[[Saadullah Khan]]

*[[Muhammad Adil]]
==== India ====
*[[Naveed Ahmed]]
[[File:Action between India and Pakistan, 1997 SAFF Gold Cup.jpg|thumb|Pakistan against [[India men's national football team|India]] at the [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997 SAFF Gold Cup]]]]
*[[Muhammad Ali (Pakistani footballer)|Muhammad Ali]]
Pakistan's arch-rivals in several sports including football are [[India men's national football team|India]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Duerden |first=John |date=2023-06-26 |title=India v Pakistan is not a classic football rivalry. But it could be |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/26/pakistan-india-football-south-asian-cup |access-date=2024-08-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-17 |title=India and Pakistan to renew football rivalry after five years, clubbed in same group in next month's SAFF Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/india-and-pakistan-to-renew-football-rivalry-after-five-years-clubbed-in-same-group-in-next-months-saff-cup/articleshow/100302586.cms |access-date=2024-08-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Fever pitch in Bengaluru as India v Pakistan rivalry resumes, this time in football |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37885950/saff-championship-2023-india-v-pakistan-rivalry-resumes-football-bengaluru |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The two teams first met at the [[1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]], which ended in a goalless draw and both teams crowned champions of the tournament. India first won at the consequent [[1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]] with a 1–0 win, with [[Neville D'Souza]] scoring a goal. Pakistan men’s football team recorded its first official win over India at the [[1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] with [[Abdullah Rahi]] netting the winner.<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |last=Parkar |first=Ubaid |date=24 June 2023 |title=India vs Pakistan in football: A rather one-sided rivalry in numbers |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/india-vs-pakistan-football-head-to-head-record |website=Olympics}}</ref> Currently, Pakistan has won three games, there have been eight draws and sixteen wins for India among the 27 games played so far.<ref name=":11" /> In addition, both teams have faced each other two times in unofficial exhibition matches after the finalisation of the 1953 and 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament editions, with Pakistan winning both times by 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820110914/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html |archive-date=20 August 2022 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
*[[Kaleemullah Khan (footballer)|Kaleemullah Khan]]

*[[Hassan Bashir]] (Captain)
==== Afghanistan ====
*Mansoor Khan
Pakistan also share rivalries with [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]]. Due to the [[Afghanistan–Pakistan relations|historical, cultural and political relationship]] between the two countries, contests against Pakistan generate much enthusiasm amongst Afghan football fans on account of their mutual relations and have been referred to as a "[[List of association football rivalries|rivalry]]",<ref name="RFERL2">{{cite news |last=Bezhan |first=Frud |date=21 August 2013 |title=Historic Soccer Match Brings Unity To Afghanistan |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-soccer-unity-celebration/25082095.html |accessdate=4 September 2022 |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-20 |title=Kabul fever ahead of Afghan-Pakistan clash |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/kabul-fever-ahead-afghan-pakistan-clash-222845717.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHj2RL_R0iMemS51Fug8w0jwz4cEERx6ZhgmfHqFIiXSsbO5NfktmoiJEPclgiN3km6mtNxXxefcwXnLCijmfi4cMHW03ZjnSGBWkp-F_o4QjNrYh2CuxXh2q9nOvK_ye2QMd9KAcU1MiwgfmJntvCUYG8-KUQUEhhk0CR3MEFEo |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-SG}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=20 August 2013 |title=Afghanistan beat Pakistan 3-0 in Kabul friendly |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23766790 |accessdate=12 September 2022 |work=BBC News}}</ref> although the interest in Pakistan toward the rivalry in general is more muted.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 August 2013 |title=Confident Pakistan ready for historic Afghanistan clash |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1037101 |accessdate=12 September 2022 |work=Dawn}}</ref>
*Habib-ur-Rehman

Afghanistan and Pakistan regularly held sporting events in early years, but diplomatic ties were cut after the [[Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]] in 1979. The ensuing civil war and political instability in Afghanistan prevented the two sides from meeting again until 2003.<ref name="RFERL2" /> Both teams first met at the 1976 [[Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup]], where the A team of Afghanistan won by 1–0.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Latifi |first=Ali M. |title=Politics kicked aside in Afghan football game |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2013/8/22/politics-kicked-aside-in-afghan-football-game |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html#1976 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> The teams met again at the [[1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]] the same year where Pakistan won the match by the same score.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/quaid-e-azam.html#76 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> Because of rising tensions between the two countries in the 1970s, Afghan president [[Mohammad Daoud Khan]] handed each player 5,000 afghanis as a celebration and gift for their victory at the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup.<ref name=":13" /> Pakistan have dominated the match-ups, winning four of these games, while Afghanistan have won two games.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=World Football Elo Ratings: Pakistan |url=http://eloratings.net/Pakistan |website=www.eloratings.net}}</ref>

== Results and fixtures ==
{{main|Pakistan national football team results|Pakistan national football team results (2020–present)}}

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future match have been scheduled.

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=== 2024 ===
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|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group G|2026 World Cup qualification]]
|date = 21 March 2024
|time = {{UTZ|15:00|5}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
|score = 0–3
|team2 = {{fb|JOR}}
|report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017191?gender=1&date=2024-03-20
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
*[[Musa Al-Taamari|Al-Taamari]] {{goal|2||86}}
*[[Ali Olwan|Olwan]] {{goal|9}}
|location = [[Islamabad]], Pakistan
|stadium = [[Jinnah Sports Stadium]]
|attendance = 9,625
|referee = Rustam Lutfullin ([[Uzbekistan Football Association|Uzbekistan]])
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group G|2026 World Cup qualification]]
|date = 26 March 2024
|time = {{UTZ|21:00|3}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score = 7–0
|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
|report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017194?gender=1&date=2024-03-25
|goals1 =
*[[Musa Al-Taamari|Al-Taamari]] {{goal|15||62||79}}
*[[Yazan Al-Naimat|Al-Naimat]] {{goal|28}}
*[[Saed Al-Rosan|Al-Rosan]] {{goal|52}}
*[[Ali Olwan|Olwan]] {{goal|75}}
*[[Mohammad Abu Zrayq|Abu Zraiq]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2 =
|location = [[Amman]], Jordan
|stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]]
|attendance = 14,695
|referee = Nivon Robesh ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]])
|result = L
}}
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|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group G|2026 World Cup qualification]]
|date = 6 June 2024
|time = {{UTZ|20:30|5}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
|score = 0–3
|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}
|report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017192
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
*[[Firas Al-Buraikan|Al-Buraikan]] {{goal|26||41}}
*[[Musab Al-Juwayr|Al-Juwayr]] {{goal|59}}
|location = [[Islamabad]], Pakistan
|stadium = [[Jinnah Sports Stadium]]
|attendance = 20,124
|referee = Ammar Mahfoodh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group G|2026 World Cup qualification]]
|date = 11 June 2024
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|5}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TJK}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
|report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017200
|goals1 =
*[[Shervoni Mabatshoev|Mabatshoev]] {{goal|35}}
*[[Manuchekhr Safarov|Safarov]] {{goal|65}}
*[[Vahdat Hanonov|Hanonov]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|location = [[Dushanbe]], Tajikistan
|stadium = [[Pamir Stadium]]
|attendance = 7,800
|referee = [[Mooud Bonyadifard]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
|result = L
}}
}}


=== Current staff ===
=== 2025 ===
{{football box collapsible
[[File:Pak Coaching Staff.jpg|thumb|250px|Current Coaching staff of Pakistan football team.]]
|format = 1
|date = 25 March 2025
|time =
|round = [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|score =
|report =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|location = Syria
|referee =
|result =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 10 June 2025
|time =
|round = [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|score =
|report =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{fb|MYA}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|location = Pakistan
|referee =
|result =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 9 October 2025
|time =
|round = [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|score =
|report =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{fb|AFG}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|location = Pakistan
|referee =
|result =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 14 October 2025
|time =
|round = [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|score =
|report =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|AFG}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|location = Afghanistan
|referee =
|result =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 18 November 2025
|time =
|round = [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|score =
|report =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{fb|SYR}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|location = Pakistan
|referee =
|result =
}}


=== 2026 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 31 March 2026
|time =
|round = [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|score =
|report =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MYA}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|location = Myanmar
|referee =
|result =
}}

== Coaching staff ==
{{Main|List of Pakistan national football team managers}}

=== Current personnel ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Position
! Position
!Name
! Name
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Head coach
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|PAK}} Usman Abbasi
|-
|-
|Head coach
| style="text-align:left;"|Assistant coach
|N/A
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Tanveer Ahmed (footballer)|Tanveer Ahmed]], {{flagicon|PAK}} Hassan Baloch
|-
|-
|Assistant coach
| style="text-align:left;"|Goalkeeping coach
|N/A
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Aslam Khan]]
|-
|-
|Goalkeeper coach
| style="text-align:left;"|Physiotherapist
|N/A
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|PAK}} Dr Kamra Mehdi
|-
|Fitness coach
|N/A
|-
|Conditioning coach
|N/A
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Business manager
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|PAK}} Asghar Anjum
|}
|}


== Players ==
==Pakistan team in FIFA world ranking==

{| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:90%;" width="100%"
===Current squad===
The following players were named in the squad for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|2026 WCQ R2]] against {{fb|KSA}} {{fb|TJK}} and on 6 and 11 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Pakistan names final football squad for World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan |url=https://arab.news/67ua3 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>

''Caps and goals are correct 11 June 2024, after the match against [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]].''

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Yousuf Butt]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|10|18|df=y}}|caps=29|goals=0|club=[[Tårnby FF]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=GK|name=[[Saqib Hanif]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|04|23|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Victory Sports Club|Victory Sports]]|clubnat=MDV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=[[Hassan Ali (footballer, born 2003)|Hassan Ali]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|2|23|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[WAPDA FC|WAPDA]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Mohammad Umar Hayat]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|10|22|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=1|club=[[WAPDA F.C.|WAPDA]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Haseeb Khan]]|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2000|4|4}}|caps=4|goals=0|club= [[Pakistan Air Force FC|Pakistan Air Force]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Abdullah Iqbal]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|Vice-captain]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|07|27|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[Mjällby AIF|Mjällby]]|clubnat=SWE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Waqar Baloch]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|3|2|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Khan Research Laboratories FC|Khan Research Laboratories]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Mamoon Moosa Khan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|11|28|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Adalat Farah FC|Adalat Farah]]|clubnat=AFG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Muhammad Sadam]]|age={{Birth date and age|2005|02|01|df=y}}|clubnat=PAK|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[POPO FC]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Mohammad Fazal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|05|29|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[FK IMT|IMT]]|clubnat=SRB}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=DF|name=[[Abdul Rehman (footballer, born 2008)|Abdul Rehman]]|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2008|2|25}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[POPO FC]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Rahis Nabi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|04|16|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=1|club=[[Free agent]]|}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Umair Ali (footballer)|Umair Ali]]|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|5|17}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Pakistan Army FC|Pakistan Army]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Ali Uzair]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|10|14|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=0|club=[[WAPDA F.C.|WAPDA]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Toqeer Ul Hassan]]|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|8|25}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[SA Gardens FC|SA Gardens]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=[[Ali Zafar (footballer)|Ali Zafar]]|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2007|8|28}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Hazara Pioneers FC|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Alamgir Ghazi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|05|09|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[WAPDA F.C.|WAPDA]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Otis Khan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|09|05|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C|Oldham Athletic]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Imran Kayani]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|12|24|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Westfield F.C. (Surrey)|Westfield]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Fareed Ullah]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|01|01|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Abu Muslim FC|Abu Muslim]]|clubnat=AFG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Adeel Younas]]|age={{Birth date and age|2006|03|23|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Khurasan FC]]|clubnat=AFG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Moin Ahmed]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|11|28|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Khan Research Laboratories F.C.|Khan Research Laboratories]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Shayak Dost]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|5|1|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[WAPDA FC|WAPDA]]|clubnat=PAK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=FW|name=[[McKeal Abdullah]]|age={{Birth date and age|2005|07|07|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Basford United F.C.| Basford United]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g end}}

===Recent call-ups===
The following players have also been called up to the Pakistan squad within the last twelve months.
{{nat fs r start}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Abdul Basit Ghafoor]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|07|01|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[New Radiant S.C.|New Radiant]]|clubnat=MDV|latest=v. {{fb|JOR}}; 26 March 2024}}
{{Nat fs break|background=#002868}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Easah Suliman]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|01|26|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Sumgayit FK|Sumgayit]]|clubnat=AZE|latest=v. {{fb|JOR}}; 26 March 2024 <sup>WD</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Muhammad Sohail (footballer)|Muhammad Sohail]]|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|09|04}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Khan Research Laboratories FC|Khan Research Laboratories]]|clubnat=PAK|latest=v. {{fb|JOR}}; 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Muhammad Adeel (footballer)|Muhammad Adeel]]|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2006|4|1}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Muslim Hands FC|clubnat=PAK|latest=v. {{fb|JOR}}; 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#002868}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Harun Hamid]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|11|10|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=[[Free agent]]|latest=v. {{fb|JOR}}; 26 March 2024<sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Rajab Ali (footballer)|Rajab Ali]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|03|06|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Khan Research Laboratories FC|Khan Research Laboratories]]|clubnat=PAK|latest=v. {{fb|JOR}}; 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#002868}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Abdul Arshad]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|02|26|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Ishøj IF]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fb|JOR}}; 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Waleed Khan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2004|12|08|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[POPO FC]]|clubnat=PAK|latest=v. {{fb|JOR}}; 26 March 2024}}
{{Nat fs break|background=#002868}}
*<sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad / standby
*<sup>RET</sup> Retired from the national team
*<sup>INJ</sup> Player withdrew due to injury
*<sup>WD</sup> Player withdrew from squad due to non-injury issue
{{Nat fs end|background=#002868}}

==Player records==
{{Main|Pakistan national football team records and statistics#Player records}}
{{Updated|11 June 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/140/2024/Pakistan.html |website=National Football Teams |access-date=20 June 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
:''Players in '''bold''' are still active with Pakistan.''

===Most appearances===
[[File:Haroon Yousaf during 1997 SAFF Gold Cup (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Haroon Yousaf]] is Pakistan's current most capped player recorded with 51 appearances.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!width=30px|Rank
!1993
! style="width:175px;"|Player
!1994
!width=50px|Caps
!1995
!width=50px|Goals
!1996
! style="width:100px;"|Period
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
|-
|-
|1
| 142
|align="left"|[[Haroon Yousaf]]
| 158
|51
| 160
|3
| 173
|1992–2003
| 153
|-
| 168
|2
| 179
|align="left"|[[Jaffar Khan]]
| 190
|46
| 181
|0
| 178
|2001–2013
| 168
|-
| 177
|3
| 158
|align="left"|[[Samar Ishaq]]
| 164
|43
| 163
|3
| 165
|2006–2013
| 156
|-
| 171
|4
| 179
|align="left"|[[Muhammad Essa]]
| 189
|39
| 172
|11
| 188
|2001–2009
| 184
|-
| 197
|5
| 201
|align="left"|[[Tanveer Ahmed (footballer)|Tanveer Ahmed]]
|30
|3
|1999–2008
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
| align="left" |[[Hassan Bashir]]
|29
|9
|2012–2023
|-
| align="left" |'''[[Yousuf Butt]]'''
|29
|0
|2012–present
|-
|8
| align="left" |[[Adnan Ahmed]]
|27
|4
|2007–2013
|-
| rowspan="3" |9
| align="left" |[[Muhammad Adil]]
|26
|0
|2011–2018
|-
| align="left" |[[Abdul Aziz (footballer)|Abdul Aziz]]
|26
|0
|2005–2011
|-
|align="left"|[[Kaleemullah Khan (footballer)|Kaleemullah Khan]]
|26
|4
|2011–2020
|}
|}
'''Source''':''www.fifa.com''<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=pak/men/index.html FIFA-ranking]</ref>


: <small>'''NB''' Exact figures of players [[Pakistan national football team results (1950–1989)|before 1989]] and [[Pakistan national football team results (1990–1999)|1999]] are not yet known and yet to be researched. This absence of data is notable for long-serving players not appearing in the list such as [[Zafar Iqbal (footballer)|Zafar Iqbal]], [[Mateen Akhtar]], [[Sharafat Ali (footballer)|Sharafat Ali]], [[Qazi Ashfaq]] & [[Mohammad Tariq Hussain]], along with many others, who are likely to have accumulated a higher number of caps than currently recorded. Additionally, player appearances are also missing in the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], two of the 2002 friendly matches against [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]], and 2006 friendly against [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] in the primary source and yet to be updated.</small>
==Tournament records==

===Team performance===
===Top goalscorers===
'''TBD''' ''(to be determined)'', '''TNQ''' ''(did not qualify)'', '''DNP''' ''(did not participate)''
{{See also|List of Pakistan national football team hat-tricks}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30px|Rank
! style="width:175px;"|Player
!width=50px|Goals
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Ratio
! style="width:100px;"|Period
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Muhammad Essa]]
|11
|39
|{{#expr:11/39 round 2}}
|2001–2009
|-
| rowspan="3" |2
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Masood Fakhri]]
|10
|—
|—
|1952–1956
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Muhammad Umer]]
|10
|—
|—
|1956–1968
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sharafat Ali (footballer)|Sharafat Ali]]
|10
|22
|{{#expr:10/22 round 2}}
|1984–1992
|-
|5
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Hassan Bashir]]
|9
|29
|{{#expr:9/29 round 2}}
|2012–2023
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Moosa Ghazi]]
|7
|—
|—
|1955–1967
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Arif Mehmood]]
|7
|21
|{{#expr:7/21 round 2}}
|2005–2012
|-
| rowspan="3" |8
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Qayyum Changezi]]
|6
|—
|—
|1955–1963
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Mohammad Nauman Khan]]
|6
|13
|{{#expr:6/13 round 2}}
|1991–1997
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Sarfraz Rasool]]
|6
|22
|{{#expr:6/22 round 2}}
|1997–2003
|}

: <small>'''NB''' Goalscorers of some matches [[Pakistan national football team results (1950–1989)|before 1989]], and the goalscorer against [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] at the [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993 SAARC Gold Cup]] are not yet known and yet to be researched.</small>

=== Captains ===
{{Main|List of Pakistan national football team captains}}

* ''In major Continental and International tournaments. For the complete list, see the main article.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Player
!colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|[[FIFA World Cup]]
!Tournament(s)
|-
|-
!style="width: 70px;"| Year
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Moideen Kutty]]
|
!style="width: 200px;"| Host country
* [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954 Asian Games]]
!style="width: 70px;"| Position
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Nabi Chowdhury]]
|'''[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]'''
|
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Uruguay|1930}} [[Uruguay]]
* [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958 Asian Games]]
|style="background-color:"|DNP
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Abdul Ghafoor (footballer)|Abdul Ghafoor]]
|'''[[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]'''
|
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
* [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]]
|style="background-color:;"|DNP
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Muhammad Naveed (footballer)|Muhammad Naveed]]
|'''[[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]'''
|
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
* [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Asian Games]]
|style="background-color:"|DNP
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Mateen Akhtar]]
|'''[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]'''
|
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
* [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990 Asian Games]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Jaffar Khan]]
|'''[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]'''
|
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
* [[2006 AFC Challenge Cup]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|}

==Competitive record==
{{Main|Pakistan national football team records and statistics#Competition records}}

===FIFA World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
|'''[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]'''
!colspan=9|[[FIFA World Cup]] record
!rowspan=17 style="width:1%;"|
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
!colspan=7|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|Qualification]] record
|DNQ
|-
|-
!Year
|'''[[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]'''
!Result
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chile]]
!Position
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|-
|'''[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]'''
|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||colspan=8| ''Part of {{UK}}''
|colspan=6|''Part of {{UK}}''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]'''
|[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] to [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||colspan=8| ''Did not enter''
|colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]'''
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||colspan=8 rowspan=10|''Did not qualify''||4||0||0||4||1||12
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[West Germany]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]'''
|{{flagicon|United States of America}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||8||0||0||8||2||36
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentina]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]'''
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||4||0||0||4||3||22
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]'''
|{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||6||0||1||5||5||29
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]'''
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||2||0||0||2||0||6
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]'''
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]||2||0||1||1||0||7
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]'''
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]||2||0||1||1||0||3
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]'''
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]||2||0||1||1||1||3
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]] & {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]'''
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]||2||0||0||2||1||4
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States of America}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]||8||1||1||6||2||26
|'''[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]'''
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]'''
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
!Total|||||{{Tooltip|0/20|Number of tournaments qualified for}}||—||—||—||—||—|| || 40 || 1 || 5 || 34 || 15 || 148
|'''[[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Qatar]]
|TBD
|}
|}


===AFC Asian Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|[[AFC Asian Cup|Asia Cup]]
|-
|-
!colspan=9|[[AFC Asian Cup]] record
!style="width: 70px;"| Year
!style="width: 200px;"| Host country
! style="width:1%;" rowspan=21|
!colspan=6|[[AFC Asian Cup qualification|Qualification]] record
!style="width: 70px;"| Position
|-
|-
!Year
|'''[[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]'''
!Result
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]]
!Position
|style="background-color:"|DNP
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D*|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D*|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|-
|'''[[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]'''
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1955}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]||colspan=8| ''Withdrew'' ||colspan=6| ''Withdrew''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]'''
|{{flagicon|South Korea|1949}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]||colspan=8|''Did not qualify''||6||2||1||3||8||10
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Israel]]
|style="background-color:"|DNP
|-
|-
|'''[[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]'''
|{{flagicon|Israel}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]||colspan=8|''Withdrew''||colspan=6|''Withdrew''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]'''
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]||colspan=8|''Did not qualify''||3||0||1||2||1||4
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]||colspan=8 rowspan=3|''Withdrew''||colspan=6 rowspan=3|''Withdrew''
|'''[[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
|DNP
|-
|-
|'''[[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]'''
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]'''
|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]'''
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]||colspan=8 rowspan=7|''Did not qualify''||4||1||0||3||4||14
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Qatar]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]||4||0||0||4||1||12
|'''1990'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan|1870}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]||2||0||0||2||0||9
|'''1994'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[United Arab Emirates]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]||2||0||0||2||0||7
|'''1998'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Lebanon]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]||4||0||0||4||0||16
|'''2002'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]'''
|{{flagicon|China}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]||2||1||0||1||3||3
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]], {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Vietnam]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]||8||0||1||7||4||23
|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Qatar]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]||colspan=8 rowspan=2| ''Did not enter'' ||colspan=6 rowspan=2| ''Did not enter''
|'''[[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]'''
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]
|-
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[United Arab Emirates]]
|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]||colspan=8 rowspan=2| ''Did not qualify'' ||2||0||1||1||1||3
|style="background-color:"|DNQ
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]||2||0||0||2||1||4
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2027 AFC Asian Cup|2027]]||colspan=8|''To be determined''
|colspan=6|''To be determined''
|-
!Total||||0/18||—||—||—||—||—||—|||| 39 || 4 || 4 || 31 || 23 || 105
|}
|}


===AFC Challenge Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|[[AFC Challenge Cup]]
The [[AFC Challenge Cup]] was held every two years from 2006 through 2014.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!colspan=9|[[AFC Challenge Cup]] record
!style="width: 70px;"| Year
!style="width: 200px;"| Host country
! style="width:1%;" rowspan=8|
!colspan=6|Qualification record
!style="width: 70px;"| Position
|-
|-
!Year
|'''[[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]]'''
!Result
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
!Position
|Round-1
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D*|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|-
|'''[[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]'''
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2006]]||Group stage||10th||3||1||1||1||3||4||colspan=6|''No qualification''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]]'''
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]||colspan=8 rowspan=4 | ''Did not qualify'' ||3||2||0||1||12||10
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]]'''
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]]||3||1||2||0||9||3
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepal]]
|DNQ
|-
|-
|'''[[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]]'''
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]]||3||1||0||2||3||6
|-
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldives]]
|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup|2014]]||3||1||0||2||2||2
|DNQ
|-
!Total||Group stage||1/5|| 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 12 || 5 || 2 || 5 || 26 || 21
|}
|}


===Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|[[SAFF Championship]]
: ''Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
! colspan="9" |[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] record
!style="width: 70px;"| Year
!style="width: 200px;"| Host country
!style="width: 70px;"| Position
|-
|-
!Year||Position||Pld||W||D||L||GF||GA
|'''[[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]
|4th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]|| colspan="7" |''Did not enter''
|'''[[1995 South Asian Gold Cup|1995]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]]
|Round-1
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]||Round 1||2||1||0||1||7||4
|'''[[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepal]]
|3rd
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]||Round 1||2||0||1||1||2||4
|'''[[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1999]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|Round-1
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|'''[[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
|4th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]
|'''[[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2005]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]
|'''[[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldives]], {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]]
|Round-1
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|IRN}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]||Round 1||3||1||0||2||6||13
|'''[[2009 SAFF Championship|2009]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
|Round-1
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|'''[[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|Round-1
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]
|'''[[2013 SAFF Championship|2013]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepal]]
|Round-1
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||Round 1||4||0||0||4||2||15
|'''[[2015 SAFF Championship|2015]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|DNP
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]||Round 1||3||0||0||3||1||16
|'''[[2017 SAFF Championship|2017]]'''
|-
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|TBD
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]
|-
|[[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]] to present
| colspan="8" |''See [[Pakistan national under-23 football team]]''
|-
!Total||5/13|| 14 || 2 || 1 || 11 || 18 || 52
|}
|}


===South Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
:''Football at the South Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2004.''
!colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|[[ECO Cup]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!colspan=9|[[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] record
!style="width: 70px;"| Year
!style="width: 200px;"| Host country
!style="width: 70px;"| Position
|-
|-
!Year
|'''[[1965 RCD Cup|1965]]'''
!Position
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
|3rd
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Football at the 1984 South Asian Games|1984]]|| colspan="7" |''Did not enter''
|'''[[1967 RCD Cup|1967]]'''
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;"
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[East Pakistan]]
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985]]||'''Fourth place'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''6'''||'''5'''
|3rd
|-bgcolor="#c96"
|{{flagicon|India|}} [[Football at the 1987 South Asian Games|1987]]||'''Third place'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''0'''
|- style="background:gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989]]||'''Champions'''
|'''3'''
|'''2'''
|'''1'''
|'''0'''
|'''5'''
|'''2'''
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Football at the 1991 South Asian Games|1991]]
|'''Champions'''
|'''3'''
|'''2'''
|'''1'''
|'''0'''
|'''3'''
|'''0'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Football at the 1993 South Asian Games|1993]]
|'''[[1969 RCD Cup|1969]]'''
|Group stage
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey]]
|3rd
|2
|0
|1
|1
|3
|4
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|India|}} [[Football at the 1995 South Asian Games|1995]]|| colspan="7" |Withdrew
|'''[[1970 RCD Cup|1970]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
|3rd
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999]]||Group stage
|'''[[1974 RCD Cup|1974]]'''
|3
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]
|3rd
|1
|0
|2
|5
|9
|-
|-
|[[Football at the 2004 South Asian Games|2004]] to present
|'''[[1993 ECO Cup|1993]]'''
| colspan="8" |''See [[Pakistan national under-23 football team]]''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
|Round-1
|-
!Total||6/8|| 17 || 8 || 5 || 4 || 24 || 20
|}
|}


===SAFF Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|[[Colombo Cup]]
|-
|-
!colspan=9|[[SAFF Championship]] record
!style="width: 70px;"| Year
!style="width: 200px;"| Host country
!style="width: 70px;"| Position
|-
|-
!Year
|'''1952'''
!Result
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Ceylon}} [[Ceylon]]
!Position
|1st
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D*|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''6'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[1995 South Asian Gold Cup|1995]]||Group stage||5th||2||1||0||1||1||2
|'''1953'''
|-bgcolor="#c96"
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Burma}} [[Burma]]
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd'''||'''4'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''3'''||'''4'''
|2nd
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1999]]||Group stage||6th||2||0||0||2||0||6
|'''1954'''
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;"
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th'''||'''5'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''5'''||'''4'''
|2nd
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2005]]||'''Semi-finals'''||'''4th'''||'''4'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''1'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|SRI}} {{Flagicon|MDV}} [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]]||Group stage||8th||3||0||0||3||2||9
|'''1955'''
|-
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[East Pakistan]]
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2009 SAFF Championship|2009]]||Group stage||5th||3||1||1||1||7||1
|2nd
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]]||Group stage||5th||3||0||3||0||1||1
|-
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[2013 SAFF Championship|2013]]||Group stage||5th||3||1||1||1||3||3
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2015 SAFF Championship|2015]]||colspan=9|''Withdrew''
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;"
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2018 SAFF Championship|2018]]||'''Semi-finals'''||'''4th'''||'''4'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''6'''||'''5'''
|-
|{{flagicon|MDV}} [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]]||colspan=9|''Suspended''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2023 SAFF Championship|2023]]||Group stage||8th||3||0||0||3||0||9
|-
!Total|| Third place ||12/14|| 39 || 12 || 8 || 19 || 32 || 51
|}
|}


===ECO Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
[[File:Pakistan_in_1974_RCD_Cup.jpg|thumb|Pakistan at the [[1974 RCD Cup]]]]
!colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|[[Philippine Peace Cup]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!colspan=9|[[ECO Cup]] record
!style="width: 70px;"| Year
!style="width: 200px;"| Host country
!style="width: 70px;"| Position
|-
|-
!Year
|'''[[2012 Philippine Peace Cup|2012]]'''
!Position
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Manila}} [[Manila]]
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
|DNP
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D*|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1965 RCD Cup|1965]]||'''Third place'''||2||0||0||2||2||7
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[1967 RCD Cup|1967]]||'''Third place'''||2||0||0||2||4||9
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[1969 RCD Cup|1969]]||'''Third place'''||2||0||0||2||4||8
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1970 RCD Cup|1970]]||'''Third place'''||2||0||0||2||1||10
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[1974 RCD Cup|1974]]||'''Third place'''||2||0||1||1||3||4
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Iran}} [[1993 ECO Cup|1993]]||'''Seventh place'''||2||0||0||2||0||9
|'''[[2013 Philippine Peace Cup|2013]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]]
|3rd
|-
|-
!Total||6/6|| 12 || 0 || 1 || 11 || 14 || 47
|'''[[2014 Philippine Peace Cup|2014]]'''
|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Manila}} [[Manila]]
|DNP
|}
|}

==FIFA world ranking==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%"
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
!2019
!2020
!2021
!2022
!2023
|-
| 156
| 171
| 179
| 189
| 172
| 188
| 184
| 197
| 201
| 199
| 204
| 200
| 199
| 195
| 195
|-
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
|-
| 145
| 142
| 158
| 160
| 173
| 153
| 168
| 179
| 190
| 181
| 178
| 168
| 177
| 158
| 164
| 163
| 165
|}
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==Head-to-head record==
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==Honours==
==Honours==
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===Regional===
===Regional===
* '''[[SAFF Championship]]'''
*'''[[South Asian Games]]'''
:''Third Place (1):'' [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]]
** {{Gold1}} '''Gold medal (2)''': [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989]], [[Football at the 1991 South Asian Games|1991]]
** {{Bronze3}} Bronze medal (1): [[Football at the 1987 South Asian Games|1987]]
:''Semi Finalist (1):'' [[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2005]]*
* '''[[ECO Cup|RCD/ECO Cup]]'''
*'''[[SAFF Championship]]'''
** {{Bronze3}} Third place (1): [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]]
:''Third Place (5):'' [[RCD Cup 1965|1965]], [[RCD Cup 1967|1967]]*, [[RCD Cup 1969|1969]], [[RCD Cup 1970|1970]], [[RCD Cup 1974|1974]]*
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* '''[[Colombo Cup]]'''
:''Champions (1):'' 1952 (Joint)
:''Runners-Up (3):'' 1953, 1954, 1955*


===Other===
===Friendly===
* '''[[ECO Cup]]'''
** Third place: [[RCD Cup 1965|1965]], [[RCD Cup 1967|1967]], [[RCD Cup 1969|1969]], [[RCD Cup 1970|1970]], [[RCD Cup 1974|1974]]
* '''[[Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]]'''
** '''Winners''': [[1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament |1952]]
** Runners-up: [[1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament |1953]], [[1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament |1955]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html#55|title=Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1955 (Dacca, Pakistan)|first=Neil|last=Morrison|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=1999|access-date=17 August 2022|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820110914/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html#55}}</ref>
** Third place: [[1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament |1954]]
* '''[[Merdeka Cup]]'''
* '''[[Merdeka Cup]]'''
:''Runners-Up (1):'' [[1962 Merdeka Tournament|1962]]
** Runners-up: [[1962 Merdeka Tournament|1962]]
* '''[[Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]]'''
:''Fourth Place (1):'' 1960
** Runners-up: [[1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|1976]], [[1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|1986]]
** Third place: [[1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup|1982]], 1987
* '''[[Philippine Peace Cup]]'''
* '''[[Philippine Peace Cup]]'''
:''Third Place (1):'' [[2013 Philippine Peace Cup|2013]]
** Third place: [[2013 Philippine Peace Cup|2013]]
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Football in Pakistan]]
** [[Women's football in Pakistan]]
* [[Pakistan national under-23 football team]]
* [[Pakistan national under-23 football team]]
* [[Pakistan national under-20 football team]]
* [[Pakistan national under-17 football team]]
* [[Pakistan national under-17 football team]]
* [[Pakistan Football Federation]]
* [[Pakistan Football Federation]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== Further reading ==

* {{cite book |last1=Bhatti |first1=Mukhtar |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Pakistan_Sports/Q3vhOwAACAAJ?hl=en |title=Pakistan Sports An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999 |publisher=Bhatti Publications |year=1999 |isbn= |edition=3rd |location= |pages=237–250 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.pff.com.pk/ Pakistani Football Association]
* [http://www.footballpakistan.com/ FPDC]
* [http://www.pff.com.pk/ Pakistan Football Federation] (official website)
* {{Twitter|TheRealPFF}}
* {{Facebook|PakistanFootballOfficial}}
* {{Instagram|pakistanffofficial}}
*[https://youtube.com/@pakistanfootballfederation Pakistan national football team] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.the-afc.com/en/south/pakistan.html Pakistan] at [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/PAK Pakistan] at [[FIFA]]
* [https://www.eloratings.net/Pakistan ELO team records]


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Pakistan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Shaheens (شاہین)
(The Falcons)
AssociationPakistan Football Federation (PFF)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachVacant
CaptainEasah Suliman
Most capsHaroon Yousaf (51)
Top scorerMuhammad Essa (11)
Home stadiumJinnah Stadium
FIFA codePAK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 198 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest141 (February 1994[2])
Lowest205 (June 2019)
First international
 Iran 5–1 Pakistan 
(Tehran, Iran; 27 October 1950)
Biggest win
 Pakistan 7–0 Thailand 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5 August 1960)[3]
 Pakistan 9–2 Guam 
(Taipei, Taiwan; 6 April 2008)[4]
 Pakistan 7–0 Bhutan 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 8 December 2009)[5]
Biggest defeat
 Iran 9–1 Pakistan 
(Tehran, Iran; 12 March 1969)
 Pakistan 0–8 Iraq 
(Amman, Jordan; 28 May 1993)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 1954)
Best resultSixth place (1954)
SAFF Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1993)
Best resultThird place (1997)
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The Pakistan national football team (Urdu: پاکستان قومی فٹ بال ٹیم) represents Pakistan in men's international football in FIFA-authorized events and is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Pakistan. Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 and joined the Asian Football Confederation in 1950.

Pakistan's national team debuted in 1950 and has yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals. Pakistan has never qualified for any major tournament outside the South Asian region, although on regional level the team has won the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, and has achieved gold at the South Asian Games in 1989 and 1991. Pakistan had a brief period of emergence in the 1950s and early 1960s, but as the global popularity of football surged, the sport’s standing in Pakistan deteriorated. The standard achieved in the early years could not be maintained because of lack of organization of the game and the administration’s lack of attention to football.[7] Football has also struggled to gain popularity in Pakistan largely due to the heavy influence of cricket in South Asia.[8]

History

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Early years (1950s)

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Pakistan national team in 1953

Shortly after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) was created, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah became its first Patron-in-Chief. PFF received recognition from FIFA in early 1948.[9]

Pakistan visited Iran and Iraq for its international debut in October 1950.[10] Pakistan faced Iran in their first official international game in Tehran, losing 5–1 during the Shah of Iran's birthday celebrations. Reportedly the Pakistan national team played the match barefoot, which was the norm back in South Asia.[9][11] Pakistan also engaged in unofficial friendly matches during the tour, defeating Tehran's Taj FC (now Esteghlal FC) with a 6–1 scoreline and drew 2–2 against a team from Isfahan.[9][11] In Iraq, due to the Iraqi FA's inability to gather a full national team, Pakistan played an unofficial friendly against the club Haris al-Maliki resulting in a 1–1 draw.[10][9]

Pakistan's next international outing came in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament where the team played its first match against India after victories over Ceylon and Burma, which ended in a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.[12]

During the 1950s, Pakistan played internationally in the following Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament editions which were played in Burma in 1953, India in 1954, then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1955, and the Asian Games in Philippines in 1954 and in Japan in 1958.[9][13] Masood Fakhri had most notably scored a hat-trick, and became the first player from Pakistan to do so as his national team thumped Singapore 6–2 in a group match at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines.[14]

Pakistan and Malaya national teams for the 1958 Asian Games pictured with Tunku Abdul Rahman before their participation in the tournament

The Pakistan Football Federation became one of the 13 founding members of the Asian Football Confederation on 8 May 1954.[15] Initially scheduled to play against Israel in the inaugural 1956 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the team withdrew along with Afghanistan due to reluctance to host the Israeli team.[16] However, in 1959, Pakistan finally decided to participate in the 1960 Asian Cup qualifiers hosted by India in Kerala, where Pakistan faced Iran, India and Israel twice each in the qualifiers.[9] Although Israel managed to qualify by topping the group, Pakistan achieved a memorable victory over Iran by 4–1 and secure a draw against Israel, finishing in third place in the group, ahead of hosts India but behind Iran.[17]

Emergence (1960s)

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Niaz Gul
Irshad
Abdul Haq
Pakistan's starting line-up at the 1962 Merdeka Tournament final against Indonesia[18]

Pakistan had participated in various friendly tournaments in the early 1960s, with the Merdeka Cup hosted in Malaysia after the country first participation in 1960.[13] Pakistan recorded some famous victories including a 7–0 walloping of Thailand,[19] and a 3–1 win over the Asian powerhouses Japan.[19] Two years later in the 1962 Merdeka Tournament, Pakistan ended runner up after falling to Singapore by 1–2 in the final.[20]

The era also saw one of the finest players to ever grace the field in Pakistan football history, such as Abdul Ghafoor, nicknamed the "Pakistani Pelé" and "Black Pearl of Pakistan",[21] Moosa Ghazi, Abid Ghazi, Muhammad Umer Baloch, Turab Ali, Murad Bakhsh, Qadir Bakhsh, Maula Bakhsh, Ayub Dar, Ghulam Rabbani, Mohammad Amin, Ali Nawaz Baloch, among others.

During the China national team tour in Pakistan in 1963, the first test in Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) ended in a 0–0 tie.[22] The second match in Peshawar ended in a 3–2 victory for Pakistan, with the third fixture in Lahore ending in another 1–1 draw.[22][13] The final fourth match in Karachi ended in a 2–0 defeat for Pakistan.[22] The 1964 Summer Olympics qualification the same year included a 4–1 loss in Iran and a 1–0 win in Pakistan. Pakistan visited China the next year for an unofficial test match ending in a 2–0 victory.[13]

Pakistan against Iraq during the five-nation Friendship Cup in Tehran in 1969

It was two years before Pakistan played another competitive fixture, when they played in the first 1965 RCD Cup and finished third. In the 1960s, the national team also hosted several teams from China, Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia and most notably Dallas Tornados for unofficial test matches.[13] In 1967, Pakistan lost their Asian Cup qualifiers against Burma and Cambodia and drew their final match against India. They then hosted the second 1967 RCD Cup and finished third. In 1969, they travelled to Iran to take part in a friendly tournament, in which they had a 2–1 win against Iraq and a record 7–0 defeat by Iran.[23] This was before another disappointment at the 1969 and 1970 RCD Cup editions.

Despite the game's growth in the 1960s, Pakistan did not actively participate in the Asian Games football tournaments held in 1962, 1966, and 1970 due to financial constraints.[13] The World Cup qualifiers followed a similar pattern, with Pakistan missing crucial matches because of a lack of interest from the federation and insufficient government support.[13]

Dark era (1970s)

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As a result of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, East Pakistan became Bangladesh and the Pakistani team lost the right to call upon Bengali players from the Dhaka League. The national team did not compete again until 1973, when the national team toured the far east, which included several test matches against local teams and a friendly against China ending in a 4–7 defeat.

Pakistani captain Abdul Ghafoor with Iran national team captain Parviz Ghelichkhani (left) during the 1974 Asian Games

In the early 1970s the national side participated at the 1974 RCD Cup and the 1974 Asian Games. The most notable result in this period included a 2–2 draw against Turkey at the former and a 5–1 win against Bahrain at the latter.[24]

Later on, the national side participated at the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup in 1976, and held the inaugural Quaid-e-Azam International Cup held in Karachi the same year.

Resurgence (1980–1990)

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After several years without competitive football activity, in the 1981 King's Cup, Pakistan secured a goalless draw against Indonesia. After a loss to Thailand, they gained a 3–2 victory against Malaysia and although they lost a close game against China, they were able to win 1–0 in their final game against Singapore.[13]

Pakistan hosted the 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup involving Iran, Bangladesh, Oman, Nepal and the youth team Pakistan Blues. The Green Shirts started off with a 2–0 win over Nepal. They then lost to Iran, but came back and beat Bangladesh 2–1. The last game against Oman ended nil-nil and Pakistan ended at the third position behind the Pakistan youth team. However, in 1984, the national team lost 4 out of 5 games in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the only victory coming against North Yemen 4–1 with Sharafat Ali scoring a hat-trick.[25]

The national team hosted another 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup, 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, they lost in the final two games against Bangladesh and Indonesia. In the 1985 South Asian Games, Pakistan ended fourth after losing a penalty shoot out to Nepal.

Pakistan at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament

After participating at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament, the team finished runner-ups at the 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup involving China, Sri Lanka, Nepal and a South Korean XI. In the 1986 Asian Games, Pakistan lost all their games.

1989 South Asian Games winning finals starting line-up (Exact formation type unknown)[26]

In 1987 after participating at the 1988 Summer Olympics Qualification, the side was more successful at the 1987 South Asian Games, winning the bronze medal match against Bangladesh 1–0. In 1988, after losing the 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Pakistan began with their first ever participation for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Italy in January and February, ending up unsuccessful. The national team bounced back, when several months later they took Gold at the 1989 South Asian Games, beating Bangladesh 1–0 in the final, from a solitary goal by Haji Abdul Sattar in the dying minutes of the game.[27]

Decline (1990s–present)

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Pakistan had another early exit in the 1990 Asian Games, losing all three games. In the 1991 South Asian Games however, Pakistan beat the Maldives in the final 2–0 to win their second Gold, from goals scored by Qazi Ashfaq and Mohammad Nauman Khan.[29] In 1992, the team lost all matches at the 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 1992 Jordan International Tournament. After again ending unsuccessful at the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification and their return to the 1993 ECO Cup (formerly RCD Cup), the team took part in the first SAFF Cup took place in Lahore in 1993, and the national team finished fourth, but at the 1993 South Asian Games, they were unable to get past the group stage.

In 1995, Pakistan went out of the SAFF Cup group stage on goal difference. Between 1996 and 1997, the team lost all their Asian Cup and World Cup qualifying games. Pakistan came third in the 1997 SAFF Cup, thanks to a 1–0 victory over Sri Lanka in the third place playoff. The 1999 SAFF Cup saw Pakistan finish bottom of their group, and Pakistan also failed to get out of the group stage of the final 1999 South Asian Games to hold full internationals.[27]

Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the Third-place match at the 1997 SAFF Gold Cup

Pakistan were unable to win any of their 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers. The following year Pakistan achieved their first point in the 2002 World Cup qualification, thanks to a hat-trick by Gohar Zaman in a 3–3 draw against Sri Lanka, but all other matches ended in defeat.[30][31]

In 2002, Pakistan played in an unsuccessful four match series against Sri Lanka. At the 2003 SAFF Cup, under the inspiration of the attacking midfielder Sarfraz Rasool, Pakistan stunned India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in three victories as they reached the semi-finals only to fall short against Maldives by 1-0.[27] Pakistan finished fourth, losing 2–1 in extra time to India in the third place playoff.[27] 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 a new administration in place by this time and a new national league up and running. A victory and a draw against India in a three match series, the final match ending 3–0 in favour to the Green Shirts,[32][33] followed by the reach in the semi-finals of the 2005 SAFF Cup, losing against defending champion Bangladesh by 0–1 margin.

The Pakistan team lost their first two Asian Cup qualifiers in 2006, in between which they took part in the first 2006 AFC Challenge Cup. They failed to get past the group stage, but beat Kyrgyzstan 1–0.[34] Back at the Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost their remaining fixtures. In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers in 2007, they fell to a heavy defeat by the Asian champions Iraq, losing 7–0 on aggregate across the two legs after drawing 0–0 in the second round.[35] In 2008, Pakistan travelled to Nepal for two friendlies before taking on the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification. 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 2008 SAFF Championship, 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.[36] After Mohiuddin's departure, George Kottan was hired and the veteran tactician took the team to the 2009 SAFF Championship. The side were defeated 1–0 by Sri Lanka, before drawing 0–0 with Bangladesh as Adnan Ahmed missed a late penalty to seal a win. Pakistan won against Bhutan 7–0 in their last game.[37]

Kottan was soon sacked in February 2010, Pakistan had no senior games during the entire calendar year. For the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification in 2011, coach Tariq Lutfi was called up once more and failed to deliver. Defeats such as the 3–0 against Turkmenistan and 3–1 against India meant that the side were already out of the qualifiers despite beating Chinese Taipei by 2–0. Later in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in July, Pakistan lost 3–0 to Bangladesh in Dhaka, before earning a 0–0 draw in Lahore a few days later. Pakistan did not qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, being eliminated by Bangladesh in the first round of the AFC qualifying section in 2011, losing 3–0 on aggregate.

That saw the end of Lutfi's reign, with Serbian coach Zaviša Milosavljević taking over in November 2011 right before the 2011 SAFF Championship.[38] Despite having little time to influence the team, Zavisa managed to hold Bangladesh 0–0, Maldives 0–0 and Nepal 1–1 in the India-hosted SAFF Championship 2011. However, they were unable to progress into the semi-finals and returned home.

Pakistan in Malé during a friendly against Maldives in 2013

2012's sole game was witnessed in November against Singapore, who thrashed Pakistan 4–0 at home. Pakistan started 2013 well, winning two games against Nepal with identical 1–0 margins.[39][40] A 1–1 draw with Maldives followed, but with congested fixtures Pakistan ended up losing the last game 3–0 in Male.

Pakistan then played the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification in Bishkek, losing out 1–0 to Tajikistan in injury-time. Pakistan also lost 1–0 against the Kyrgyzstan after scoring in the 1st minute, but comfortably beat Macau 2–0.[41]

Pakistan played a friendly against Afghanistan in August, losing 3–0 without their foreign-based players. Coach Zaviša Milosavljević was controversially sacked and replaced by Bahrain's Mohammad Al-Shamlan, who acted as a coaching consultant to Shahzad Anwar in the 2013 SAFF Championship. The Shaheens lost their first game 1–0 to India after an own-goal from Samar Ishaq. Against hosts Nepal, Hassan Bashir scored an early goal, only to see 15-year-old Bimal Gharti Magar level things in injury-time. However, Pakistan beat Bangladesh 2–1 but failed to advance to the semi-finals.[42] The team participated at the 2013 Philippine Peace Cup at the end of the year.

For Pakistan's campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, they were to face Yemen in Round 1 in the AFC qualifying section. In the first match, Pakistan lost 3–1.[43] For the second match, Pakistan drew 0–0, eliminating Pakistan from the tournament on aggregate.[44]

Inactivity and FIFA suspensions (2015–2022)

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Pakistan was suspended from all football activities by FIFA on 10 October 2017,[45] after the controversial tenure of the PFF president and politician Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, widely described as a "feudal lord of Pakistani football".[46][47]

For three years since March 2015, the top division of the Pakistan Premier League remained suspended because of the crisis created due to his actions, along with the men's senior team,[47] who remained suspended from any international competition, and FIFA rankings of the senior team had slumped from 168 in 2003 to the lowest 201 in 2017.[47][48][49]

Pakistan against India at the 2018 SAFF Championship

FIFA restored membership of PFF on 13 March 2018.[50]

Pakistan went to Bangladesh to take part in 2018 SAFF Cup which started in September, 2018 which was their first FIFA recognized tournament after a span of 3 years.[47] Pakistan played its first match of the event against Nepal which ended in a 2–1 win.[51] Pakistan lost its next match to hosts Bangladesh by 1–0 after conceding a late goal. Green shirts played their final group game against Bhutan which ended in a 3–0 win and sealed their place in semis after 13 years.[52] Pakistan faced arch rivals India in semi final and were ultimately knocked out by 3–1.[53]

After the SAFF Cup, Pakistan negotiated with the Palestine Football Association for a friendly. It was initially reported that the match will be played in Lahore, Pakistan on 15 November 2018 but Palestine decided to host the event afterwards. Due to visa issues, Pakistan team couldn't fly to Palestine on the desired date. So, the match was played on 16 November in which Shaheens lost by 2–1.

Disappointment would soon strike again as Pakistan lost its chance to pass the 2022 FIFA qualification, losing against Cambodia twice in the first round and was eliminated.[54] The preliminary camp for the matches were controversially organised by two different federations. Faisal Saleh Hayat-led Pakistan Football Federation, which was internationally recognised, and non-FIFA recognised Ashfaq Hussain Shah group, which formed a parallel PFF, coming into power by third-party interference through the PFF elections conducted by the Supreme Court.[55]

Pakistan were once again suspended from all football activities by FIFA on 7 April 2021.[56][57] The suspension was lifted on 29 June 2022.[58]

Comeback to International Football (2022–present)

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Pakistan made their comeback by playing a friendly match against Nepal in November 2022, losing 0–1 in a late minute goal.[59] They played a second friendly match against Maldives in March 2023 losing 0–1.[60]

Pakistan subsequently took part in the 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup featuring Mauritius, Kenya, Djibouti and the 2023 SAFF Championship alongside India, Kuwait and Nepal in the group stages, losing all six matches and finishing last in their group in each competition.[61]

On 27 July 2023, the draw for the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification took place in which Pakistan were drawn once again against Cambodia, followed by the appointment of the English coach Stephen Constantine.[62] In the first leg in Phnom Penh, Pakistan contested in a goalless 0–0 draw.[63] Pakistan won their second leg beating Cambodia 1–0 in Islamabad, due to a goal by Harun Hamid, recording their first-ever victory in World Cup qualifiers in their first fixture at home for eight years, and qualifying for the second round for the first time.[64]

Following the victory in Islamabad, the Shaheens were drawn in a group with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Tajikistan. Being the 193rd ranked team, Pakistan were the lowest-ranked team in the qualifiers,[65] and terminated the campaign losing all the games in the group.[66]

Team image

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Kit

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Pakistan wearing the traditional green home jersey (above), and the traditional white away jersey (below) at the 1997 SAFF Gold Cup

The Pakistan national team's home kit has always been a green shirt and white shorts. The colours are derived from the flag of Pakistan which is a green field with a white crescent moon and five-rayed star at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at the hoist side.[67] The away shirt colour has changed several times. The national team has used white shirt with white shorts or white shirt with green shorts. Historically, white shirt with green shorts is the most often used colour combination.

Kit suppliers

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Kit supplier Period Ref
Unknown 1950–2000
United Kingdom Sapphire Sports 2001 [68]
Pakistan National Bank 2005 [69]
Pakistan Roshi Sports 2007
Pakistan Vision 2010–2013 [70]
Pakistan Forward 2013–2015 [71]
None[note 1] 2015–2017
United Kingdom Joshila 2018–2021 [72]
None[note 2] 2021–2022
Pakistan Denim Studio 2022–2023
Pakistan Gym Armour 2023–present [73]

Home stadiums

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Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad

For the first fifty years of their existence, Pakistan played their home matches at various multi-purpose stadiums all around the country, particularly in Karachi. The Hockey Club stadium hosted the 1974 RCD Cup and the inaugural 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup.[74] The consequent 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup was held at the cricket National Stadium,[75][76] while the 1985 edition was held at the Peshawar Stadium.

Although the Pakistan Football Federation doesn't own any stadium to date,[77] since the 1980s Pakistan plays majority of their home matches at the Jinnah Sports Stadium in the capital Islamabad which first hosted the 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup, and where the senior team won the 1989 South Asian Games.[78] By the 1990s, the Railway Stadium in Lahore also served as one of the primary venues which also hosted the inaugural 1993 SAARC Gold Cup.[79]

By the 2000s, several alternative stadiums emerged such as Karachi's People's Football Stadium and the Punjab Stadium in Lahore located near the headquarters of the Pakistan Football Federation.[80]

The Jinnah Sports Stadium is the largest football stadium in Pakistan with a capacity of over 45,000, whereas the People's Football Stadium is second largest with 40,000.

Pakistan B

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In the Quaid-e-Azam International Cup, two Pakistan national teams usually participated, the Pakistan national football team under the name of Pakistan Greens, and the Pakistan national B team under the name of Pakistan Reds in 1976, Pakistan Blue in 1982, and Pakistan White in 1985, 1986 and 1987.[81] Alongside the senior national team, the other national team mainly consisted of "second string" or youth international players. Having a two separate teams was very common during the 80s and 90s for developing South Asian countries, both Nepal (Nepal B) and Bangladesh (Bangladesh B) had second string team's. At the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup in 1977, the B team managed by Qayyum Changezi also participated under the name of Shaheen FC.[82] In May 1978, the team took part in a Youth Tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where the team faced Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Kenya.[83]

At the inaugural 1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup (now named SAFF Championship) held in Pakistan, Pakistan White also played exhibition matches against the national sides participating in the tournament.[84]

Rivalries

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India

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Pakistan against India at the 1997 SAFF Gold Cup

Pakistan's arch-rivals in several sports including football are India.[85][86][87] The two teams first met at the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, which ended in a goalless draw and both teams crowned champions of the tournament. India first won at the consequent 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament with a 1–0 win, with Neville D'Souza scoring a goal. Pakistan men’s football team recorded its first official win over India at the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification with Abdullah Rahi netting the winner.[88] Currently, Pakistan has won three games, there have been eight draws and sixteen wins for India among the 27 games played so far.[89] In addition, both teams have faced each other two times in unofficial exhibition matches after the finalisation of the 1953 and 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament editions, with Pakistan winning both times by 1–0.[90]

Afghanistan

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Pakistan also share rivalries with Afghanistan. Due to the historical, cultural and political relationship between the two countries, contests against Pakistan generate much enthusiasm amongst Afghan football fans on account of their mutual relations and have been referred to as a "rivalry",[91][92][93] although the interest in Pakistan toward the rivalry in general is more muted.[94]

Afghanistan and Pakistan regularly held sporting events in early years, but diplomatic ties were cut after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The ensuing civil war and political instability in Afghanistan prevented the two sides from meeting again until 2003.[91] Both teams first met at the 1976 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup, where the A team of Afghanistan won by 1–0.[95][96] The teams met again at the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup the same year where Pakistan won the match by the same score.[97] Because of rising tensions between the two countries in the 1970s, Afghan president Mohammad Daoud Khan handed each player 5,000 afghanis as a celebration and gift for their victory at the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup.[95] Pakistan have dominated the match-ups, winning four of these games, while Afghanistan have won two games.[89]

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future match have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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21 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification Pakistan  0–3  Jordan Islamabad, Pakistan
15:00 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
Attendance: 9,625
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
26 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification Jordan  7–0  Pakistan Amman, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 14,695
Referee: Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification Pakistan  0–3  Saudi Arabia Islamabad, Pakistan
20:30 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
Attendance: 20,124
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification Tajikistan  3–0  Pakistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 UTC+5 Report Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

2025

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18 November 2025 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Pakistan  v  Syria Pakistan

2026

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Coaching staff

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Current personnel

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Position Name
Head coach N/A
Assistant coach N/A
Goalkeeper coach N/A
Fitness coach N/A
Conditioning coach N/A

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named in the squad for the 2026 WCQ R2 against  Saudi Arabia  Tajikistan and on 6 and 11 June 2024.[98]

Caps and goals are correct 11 June 2024, after the match against Tajikistan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yousuf Butt (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35) 29 0 Denmark Tårnby FF
20 1GK Saqib Hanif (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 30) 8 0 Maldives Victory Sports
22 1GK Hassan Ali (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Pakistan WAPDA

2 2DF Mohammad Umar Hayat (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28) 19 1 Pakistan WAPDA
3 2DF Haseeb Khan (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Pakistan Pakistan Air Force
4 2DF Abdullah Iqbal (Vice-captain) (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 22) 14 0 Sweden Mjällby
5 2DF Waqar Baloch (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Pakistan Khan Research Laboratories
6 2DF Mamoon Moosa Khan (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) 10 0 Afghanistan Adalat Farah
14 2DF Muhammad Sadam (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Pakistan POPO FC
15 2DF Mohammad Fazal (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Serbia IMT
19 2DF Abdul Rehman (2008-02-25) 25 February 2008 (age 16) 1 0 Pakistan POPO FC

8 3MF Rahis Nabi (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 (age 25) 16 1 Free agent
12 3MF Umair Ali (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Pakistan Pakistan Army
16 3MF Ali Uzair (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28) 17 0 Pakistan WAPDA
17 3MF Toqeer Ul Hassan (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Pakistan SA Gardens
21 3MF Ali Zafar (2007-08-28) 28 August 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Pakistan Hazara Pioneers FC
3MF Alamgir Ghazi (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26) 13 0 Pakistan WAPDA

7 4FW Otis Khan (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29) 9 0 England Oldham Athletic
9 4FW Imran Kayani (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) 6 0 England Westfield
10 4FW Fareed Ullah (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) 8 0 Afghanistan Abu Muslim
11 4FW Adeel Younas (2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Afghanistan Khurasan FC
13 4FW Moin Ahmed (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Pakistan Khan Research Laboratories
18 4FW Shayak Dost (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) 14 0 Pakistan WAPDA
23 4FW McKeal Abdullah (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 19) 2 0 England Basford United

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the Pakistan squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Abdul Basit Ghafoor (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Maldives New Radiant v.  Jordan; 26 March 2024

DF Easah Suliman (Captain) (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26) 9 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit v.  Jordan; 26 March 2024 WD
DF Muhammad Sohail (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Pakistan Khan Research Laboratories v.  Jordan; 26 March 2024
DF Muhammad Adeel (2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Pakistan Muslim Hands FC v.  Jordan; 26 March 2024

MF Harun Hamid (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21) 13 1 Free agent v.  Jordan; 26 March 2024INJ
MF Rajab Ali (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Pakistan Khan Research Laboratories v.  Jordan; 26 March 2024

FW Abdul Arshad (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 21) 8 0 Denmark Ishøj IF v.  Jordan; 26 March 2024
FW Waleed Khan (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20) 11 0 Pakistan POPO FC v.  Jordan; 26 March 2024

  • PRE Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • INJ Player withdrew due to injury
  • WD Player withdrew from squad due to non-injury issue

Player records

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As of 11 June 2024[99]
Players in bold are still active with Pakistan.

Most appearances

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Haroon Yousaf is Pakistan's current most capped player recorded with 51 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Haroon Yousaf 51 3 1992–2003
2 Jaffar Khan 46 0 2001–2013
3 Samar Ishaq 43 3 2006–2013
4 Muhammad Essa 39 11 2001–2009
5 Tanveer Ahmed 30 3 1999–2008
6 Hassan Bashir 29 9 2012–2023
Yousuf Butt 29 0 2012–present
8 Adnan Ahmed 27 4 2007–2013
9 Muhammad Adil 26 0 2011–2018
Abdul Aziz 26 0 2005–2011
Kaleemullah Khan 26 4 2011–2020
NB Exact figures of players before 1989 and 1999 are not yet known and yet to be researched. This absence of data is notable for long-serving players not appearing in the list such as Zafar Iqbal, Mateen Akhtar, Sharafat Ali, Qazi Ashfaq & Mohammad Tariq Hussain, along with many others, who are likely to have accumulated a higher number of caps than currently recorded. Additionally, player appearances are also missing in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification, two of the 2002 friendly matches against Sri Lanka, and 2006 friendly against Palestine in the primary source and yet to be updated.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Period
1 Muhammad Essa 11 39 0.28 2001–2009
2 Masood Fakhri 10 1952–1956
Muhammad Umer 10 1956–1968
Sharafat Ali 10 22 0.45 1984–1992
5 Hassan Bashir 9 29 0.31 2012–2023
6 Moosa Ghazi 7 1955–1967
Arif Mehmood 7 21 0.33 2005–2012
8 Qayyum Changezi 6 1955–1963
Mohammad Nauman Khan 6 13 0.46 1991–1997
Sarfraz Rasool 6 22 0.27 1997–2003
NB Goalscorers of some matches before 1989, and the goalscorer against Nepal at the 1993 SAARC Gold Cup are not yet known and yet to be researched.

Captains

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  • In major Continental and International tournaments. For the complete list, see the main article.
Player Tournament(s)
Moideen Kutty
Nabi Chowdhury
Abdul Ghafoor
Muhammad Naveed
Mateen Akhtar
Jaffar Khan

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1930 to 1938 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
1950 to 1986 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 1 12
United States 1994 8 0 0 8 2 36
France 1998 4 0 0 4 3 22
South Korea Japan 2002 6 0 1 5 5 29
Germany 2006 2 0 0 2 0 6
South Africa 2010 2 0 1 1 0 7
Brazil 2014 2 0 1 1 0 3
Russia 2018 2 0 1 1 1 3
Qatar 2022 2 0 0 2 1 4
Canada Mexico United States 2026 8 1 1 6 2 26
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/20 40 1 5 34 15 148

AFC Asian Cup

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AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Withdrew Withdrew
South Korea 1960 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 8 10
Israel 1964 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1968 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 1 4
Thailand 1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980
Singapore 1984 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 4 14
Qatar 1988 4 0 0 4 1 12
Japan 1992 2 0 0 2 0 9
United Arab Emirates 1996 2 0 0 2 0 7
Lebanon 2000 4 0 0 4 0 16
China 2004 2 1 0 1 3 3
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 8 0 1 7 4 23
Qatar 2011 Did not enter Did not enter
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3
Qatar 2023 2 0 0 2 1 4
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/18 39 4 4 31 23 105

AFC Challenge Cup

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The AFC Challenge Cup was held every two years from 2006 through 2014.

AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 4 No qualification
India 2008 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 12 10
Sri Lanka 2010 3 1 2 0 9 3
Nepal 2012 3 1 0 2 3 6
Maldives 2014 3 1 0 2 2 2
Total Group stage 1/5 3 1 1 1 3 4 12 5 2 5 26 21

Asian Games

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Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games record
Year Position Pld W D L GF GA
India 1951 Did not enter
Philippines 1954 Round 1 2 1 0 1 7 4
Japan 1958 Round 1 2 0 1 1 2 4
Indonesia 1962 Did not enter
Thailand 1966
Thailand 1970
Iran 1974 Round 1 3 1 0 2 6 13
Thailand 1978 Did not enter
India 1982
South Korea 1986 Round 1 4 0 0 4 2 15
China 1990 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 16
Japan 1994 Did not enter
Thailand 1998
2002 to present See Pakistan national under-23 football team
Total 5/13 14 2 1 11 18 52

South Asian Games

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Football at the South Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2004.
South Asian Games record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Nepal 1984 Did not enter
Bangladesh 1985 Fourth place 3 1 1 1 6 5
India 1987 Third place 3 2 1 0 2 0
Pakistan 1989 Champions 3 2 1 0 5 2
Sri Lanka 1991 Champions 3 2 1 0 3 0
Bangladesh 1993 Group stage 2 0 1 1 3 4
India 1995 Withdrew
Nepal 1999 Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 9
2004 to present See Pakistan national under-23 football team
Total 6/8 17 8 5 4 24 20

SAFF Championship

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SAFF Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Pakistan 1993 Fourth place 4th 3 0 2 1 2 6
Sri Lanka 1995 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 1 2
Nepal 1997 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 3 4
India 1999 Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 0 6
Bangladesh 2003 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 5 4
Pakistan 2005 Semi-finals 4th 4 2 1 1 2 1
Sri Lanka Maldives 2008 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 9
Bangladesh 2009 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 7 1
India 2011 Group stage 5th 3 0 3 0 1 1
Nepal 2013 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 3
India 2015 Withdrew
Bangladesh 2018 Semi-finals 4th 4 2 0 2 6 5
Maldives 2021 Suspended
India 2023 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 9
Total Third place 12/14 39 12 8 19 32 51

ECO Cup

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Pakistan at the 1974 RCD Cup
ECO Cup record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Iran 1965 Third place 2 0 0 2 2 7
Pakistan 1967 Third place 2 0 0 2 4 9
Turkey 1969 Third place 2 0 0 2 4 8
Iran 1970 Third place 2 0 0 2 1 10
Pakistan 1974 Third place 2 0 1 1 3 4
Iran 1993 Seventh place 2 0 0 2 0 9
Total 6/6 12 0 1 11 14 47

FIFA world ranking

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
156 171 179 189 172 188 184 197 201 199 204 200 199 195 195
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
145 142 158 160 173 153 168 179 190 181 178 168 177 158 164 163 165

Source:[100]

Head-to-head record

[edit]

Honours

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ From 2015 to 2017, Pakistan didn't play any matches due to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) crisis and consequent ban by FIFA.
  2. ^ From 2021 to 2022, Pakistan didn't play any matches due to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) ban by FIFA.

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