Pakistan national under-20 football team represents Pakistan in international youth football competitions in SAFF U-20 Championship, AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 & under-19 international football tournaments. The team is operated under the Pakistan Football Federation.
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| Nickname(s) | Green Shirts, Pak Shaheen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Pakistan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Shadab Iftikhar | ||
| Captain | Muhammad Sadam | ||
| FIFA code | PAK | ||
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| First international | |||
 Hong Kong 2–1 Pakistan  (Bangkok, Thailand; 16 April 1962) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Pakistan 4–0 Singapore  (Bangkok, Thailand; 18 April 1962) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Iran 14–0 Pakistan (Tehran, Iran; 6 November 2007) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC U-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1962) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage : (1962, 1973, 2000) | ||
| SAFF U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Runner-up (2023) | ||
Medal record | |||
The team have qualified for the AFC U-19 Championship three previous times and is yet to qualify for FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team will also first take part in the SAFF U-20 Championship in the 2023 edition.
History
editThe youth team first participated at the 1962 AFC Youth Championship held in Bangkok, with A.R. Siddiqui as manager, Bahadur Khan as coach and referee, and Salim as captain.[1]
After a decade-long gap and the fall of Dhaka, the team participated at the 1973 AFC Youth Championship in Tehran led by senior team head coach Mohammad Amin.[1]
The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was the last time Pakistan took part in the tournament, where the team headed by Englishman Dave Burns and then John Layton as head coaches between 2000 till 2002 thanks to AFC support, which helped discovering new talent such as Muhammad Essa and Jaffar Khan.[2]
In 2023, the team participated for the first time at the SAFF U-19 Championship.[3][4] The team finished as runner-up of the tournament after falling in the final against India.[5]
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Shadab Iftikhar |
| Assistant coach | Mohsin-ul-Hussnain |
| Goalkeeping coach | Khurram Shahzad |
| Team Manager | Zohair Gondal |
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The 23-man squad was call-up for the 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sahil Gul | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK | Mohsin Khan | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | GK | Muhammad Abdullah | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Muhammad Sadam | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | Muhammad Adeel | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Khurshid Alam | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | Muhammad Raheel | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | Asad Nasir | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | Shayan Ali | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | Anus Amin | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | Hannan Naveed | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | Abid Ali | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | Kamil Ahmad Khan | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | Muhammad Azan | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | DF | Najeeb Ullah | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | Ali Zafar | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | Awais Khan | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | Muhammad Hassan | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | Shahjahan | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | Adeel Younas | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | Haroon Zafar | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | Faisal Ahmad | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | Abdul Wahab | 0 | 0 | ||
Results and fixtures
editMatches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
edit| 21 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 GS | Pakistan | 1–0 | | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Ali Zafar 76' | Report | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 3500 Referee: Astha Aditya Dipesh (India) |
| 23 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 GS | Maldives | 1–1 | | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| UTC+05:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 212 Referee: Sabuj Kumar Das (Bangladesh) |
| 27 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 SF | Pakistan | 0(6)–0(5) | | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| UTC+05:45 | Report | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 315 Referee: Astha Aditya Dipesh (India) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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| 30 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 Final | Pakistan | 0–3 | | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| UTC+05:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Dashrath Stadium |
Competitive records
editFIFA U-20 World Cup
edit| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| FIFA World Youth Championship | ||||||||
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did not Qualify | |||||||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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did not Qualify | |||||||
| did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | 0/24 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
edit| AFC U-20 Asian Cup records | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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did not enter | |||||||
| Group Stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
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did not enter | |||||||
| Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
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did not enter | |||||||
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did not qualify | |||||||
| did not enter | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group Stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
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did not qualify | |||||||
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did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 3/41 | – | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
SAFF U-20 Championship
edit| SAFF U-20 Championship record | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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did not enter | |||||||
| Runner-up | 2/6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Total | Runner-up | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Honours
editSAFF
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "PFF commends U19 Football Team for historic achievement". The Nation. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Sports, A. (30 September 2023). "India thump Pakistan to win SAFF U19 Championship 2023". ASports.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "INDIA WINS SAFF U19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 TITLE". saffederation.org. Kathmandu: South Asian Football Federation. 30 September 2023. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Rawat, Akhil (30 September 2023). "CHAMPS!!! Triple-strike Blue Colts send crippled Pakistan packing". the-aiff.com. Kathmandu: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.