Pakistan national field hockey team record and statistics

This article lists various records and statistics of Pakistan national field hockey team.

Honors edit

Olympics
- Winners (3): 1960, 1968, 1984
- Runner-up (3): 1956, 1964, 1972
- Third place (2): 1976, 1992
- Fourth place (3): 1948, 1952, 2000
Hockey World Cup
- Winners (4): 1971, 1978, 1982, 1994
- Runner-up (2): 1975, 1990
- Fourth place (1): 1973
Hockey Champions Trophy
- Winners (3): 1978, 1980, 1994
- Runner-up (7): 1983, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2014
- Third place(7): 1986, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012
- Fourth place (7): 1981, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2001
Asian Games
- Winners (8): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 2010
- Runner-up (3): 1966, 1986, 2014
- Third place (3): 1994, 1998, 2006
- Fourth place (2): 2002, 2018
Hockey Asia Cup
- Winners (3): 1982, 1985, 1989
- Runner-ups (3): 1999, 2003, 2009
- Third place (3): 1994, 2013, 2017

Individual records edit

Waseem Ahmed is the most capped player in history of Pakistan with 410 caps.

Appearances edit

Most Appearances edit

As of 18 September 2021 following the players with most caps for Pakistan

Players in bold are still active

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Waseem Ahmed	410	10	1996-2013
2	Sohail Abbas	311	348	1998-2012
3	Shakeel Abbasi	309	103	2003-2014
4	Shahbaz Ahmed	304	101	1986-2002
5	Muhammad Imran	289	106	2004-2015
6	Rehan Butt	274	110	2002-2012
7	Tahir Zaman	252	134	1987-1998
8	Mansoor Ahmed	238	0	1986-1997
9	Zeeshan Ashraf	235	3	2001-2010
10	Muhammad Saqlain	233	32	1999-2009
11	Muhammad Waqas Sharif	216	60	2005-2015
12	Abdul Rashid-ul Hassan	199	9	1979-1987
13	Waseem Feroz	197	55	1984-1994
14	Muhammad Sarwar	196	44	1995-2004
14	Muhammad Umar Bhutta	196	34	2009-2019
16	Shafqat Rasool	194	25	2008-2018
17	Salman Akbar	193	0	2002-2013
18	Muhammad Nadeem	192	49	1994-2004
19	Muhammad Irfan	191	28	2008-2018
20	Muhammad Rizwan Ahmed	184	25	2009-2019

Goalscorers edit

Most goalscorers edit

As of 18 September 2021 following the players with at least fifty goals for Pakistan

Players in bold are still active

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Career	Average
1	Sohail Abbas	348	311	1998-2012	1.11
2	Hassan Sardar	150	148	1979-1987	1.01
3	Tahir Zaman	134	252	1987-1998	0.53
4	Kamran Ashraf	129	166	1993-2002	0.77
5	Hanif Khan	127	177	1976-1985	0.71
6	Rehan Butt	110	274	2002-2012	0.40
7	Muhammad Imran	106	289	2004-2015	0.36
8	Shakeel Abbasi	103	309	2003–2014	0.33
9	Manzoor-ul-Hassan	101	154	1972-1982	0.65
10	Shahbaz Ahmed	101	304	1986-2002	0.32
11	Kaleemullah Khan	97	176	1979-1986	0.55
12	Abdul Rashid Jr.	96	89	1968-1976	1.07
13	Muhammad Shahbaz	89	168	1991-1999	0.52
14	Manzoor Hussain	86	175	1975-1984	0.49
14	Kashif Jawad	86	180	1999-2004	0.47
16	Abdul Haseem Khan	70	171	2009-2017	0.40
17	Khalild Bashir	66	143	1987-1993	0.46
18	Muhammad Waqas Sharif	60	216	2005-2015	0.27
19	Atif Bashir	59	118	1995-2000	0.50
20	Waseem Feroz	55	197	1984-1994	0.27
20	Samiullah Khan	55	155	1971-1982	0.35
22	Abdul Waheed Khan	52	56	1960-1966	0.92
23	Tariq Niazi	50	76	1961-1968	0.65

Other Records edit

First goal: Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara, 2 August 1948, 2-1 vs Belgium
Most goals in a match: Aziz Malik, —8 goals', 3 August 1948, 9-0 vs Denmark

Olympic Records
- Most goals at the Olympics: Sohail Abbas, 22 goals (2000-2012)
- Most goals at a single Olympic: Sohail Abbas, 11 goals (2004)
- Most goals in an Olympic match: Aziz Malik, —8 goals', 3 August 1948, 9-0 vs Denmark
Hockey World Cup Records
- Most goals at the World Cup: Sohail Abbas, 18 goals (1998-2010)
- Most goals at a single World Cup: Hassan Sardar (1982) and Sohail Abbas (2002), 10 goals each
- Most goals in a World Cup match: Hassan Sardar, —4 goals', 2 January 1982, 12-3 vs New Zealand
Hockey Champions Trophy Records
- Most goals at the Champions Trophy: Sohail Abbas, 41 goals (1998-2011)
- Most goals at a single Champions Trophy: Sohail Abbas, 9 goals (2003)
- Most goals in a Champions Trophy match:
  - Hanif Khan, —3 goals', 3 January 1980, 7-1 vs India
  - Samiullah Khan, —3 goals', 6 January 1980, 7-1 vs Australia
  - Musaddiq Hussain, —3 goals', 17 November 1990, 6-3 vs Germany
  - Tahir Zaman, —3 goals', 22 November 1990, 4-1 vs Soviet Union
  - Musaddiq Hussain, —3 goals', 1 September 1991, 7-2 vs Soviet Union
  - Sohail Abbas, —3 goals', 7 November 2001, 4-5 vs Germany
  - Kashif Jawad, —3 goals', 10 November 2001, 3-6 vs England
Asian Games Records
- Most goals at the Asian Games: Abdul Waheed Khan, 25 goals (1962-1966)
- Most goals at a single Asian Game: Abdul Waheed Khan, 17 goals (1962)
- Most goals in an Asian Games match: Shahnaz Sheikh, —7 goals', 15 December 1978, 17-0 vs Bangladesh
Hockey Asia Cup Records
- Most goals at the Asia Cup: Sohail Abbas, 24 goals (1999-2009)
- Most goals at a single Asia Cup: Hassan Sardar (1982) and Sohail Abbas (1999), 16 goals each
- Most goals in an Asian Cup match: Rahim Khan, —6 goals', 9 November 1993, 20-0 vs Thailand

Team records edit

Biggest victory edit

By margin edit

Opponent	Result	Venue	Date	Competition
Nepal	22-0	Chennai, India	24 December 1995	1995 South Asian Games
Thailand	20-0	Hiroshima, Japan	9 November 1993	1993 Hockey Asia Cup
Bangladesh	17-0	Bangkok, Thailand	15 December 1978	1978 Asian Games
Kazakhstan	0-16	Jakarta, Indonesia	24 August 2018	2018 Asian Games
Iran	16-0	Dhaka, Bangladesh	21 January 1985	1985 Hockey Asia Cup
Sri Lanka	15-0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	19 November 1999	1999 Hockey Asia Cup
Sri Lanka	14-0	Incheon, South Korea	20 September 2014	2014 Asian Games
Sri Lanka	14-0	Karachi, Pakistan	13 March 1982	1982 Hockey Asia Cup
Sri Lanka	14-0	Tehran, Iran	10 September 1974	1974 Asian Games
Chinese Taipei	13-0	Ipoh, Malaysia	27 August 2013	2013 Hockey Asia Cup
Egypt	13-0	Lahore, Pakistan	13 November 1976	Jinnah Centenary Tournament
Iran	0-13	Tehran, Iran	11 September 1974	1974 Asian Games

By opponents edit

List of biggest victories by opponents with at least 20 matches played

Opponent	Result	Venue	Date	Competition
Canada	11-1	Christchurch, New Zealand	9 February 1974	Seven Nations Christchurch
China	10-0	Perth, Australia	14 December 1982	Esanda Hockey Tournament
Japan	0-10	Rome, Italy	1 September 1960	1960 Summer Olympics
New Zealand	12-3	Mumbai, India	2 January 1982	1982 Hockey World Cup
France	9-0	Paris, France	11 May 1991	Four Nations Paris
Malaysia	9-0	Melbourne, Australia	21 April 1979	Esanda Hockey Tournament
Argentina	9-1	Lahore, Pakistan	29 December 1969	Test match
South Korea	9-1	Karachi, Pakistan	24 November 1987	Test match
	8-0	Ipoh, Malaysia	2 August 1991	1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
	8-0	Tokyo, Japan	27 May 1958	1958 Asian Games
Kenya	8-0	Seoul, South Korea	20 September 1988	1988 Summer Olympics
Belgium	0-8	Brussels, Belgium	29 August 1948	Test match
Great Britain	1-8	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000	2000 Summer Olympics
India	1-7	New Delhi, India	1 December 1982	1982 Asian Games
India	7-1	Karachi, Pakistan	3 January 1980	1980 Hockey Champions Trophy
Australia	7-1	Karachi, Pakistan	6 January 1980	1980 Hockey Champions Trophy
Netherlands	6-0	Mexico City, Mexico	13 October 1968	1968 Summer Olympics
Spain	1-6	Barcelona, Spain	3 August 1992	1992 Summer Olympics
Spain	5-0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	10 March 1975	1975 Hockey World Cup
Germany	6-1	Amstelveen, Netherlands	6 June 1982	1982 Hockey Champions Trophy
	1-6	Berlin, Germany	17 August 1952	Test match
	0-5	Amstelveen, Netherlands	19 August 2005	2005 Hockey RaboTrophy
	5-0	Lahore, Pakistan	26 December 1954	Test match
England	5-1	Lahore, Pakistan	5 December 1989	Test match

Most consecutive wins edit

Wins	First win	Last win
26	Ireland 9-0, Buenos Aires, 21 March 1978	Netherlands 2-5, Groningen, 11 August 1979
23	India 7-1, Karachi, 3 January 1980	Kenya 0-5, Nairobi, 30 June 1980
19	Netherlands 3-2, Lahore, 28 November 1981	Soviet Union 5-2, Amstelveen, 7 June 1982
11	Australia 1-2, Invercargill, 6 February 1974	Japan 3-0, Tehran, 12 September 1974
	Kenya 0-3, Mombasa, 4 August 1962	Kenya 3-0, Multan, 4 December 1962
	Kenya 1-2, Nairobi, 20 July 1960	Malaya 1-3, Kallang, 28 December 1961

Biggest defeat edit

Opponent	Result	Venue	Date	Competition
Australia	9-1	Melbourne, Australia	8 November 2017	Melbourne Four Nations
Netherlands	9-2	Terrassa, Spain	25 July 2006	2006 Hockey Champions Trophy
Germany	7-0	Hamburg, Germany	18 June 1994	Test match
Australia	7-0	London, United Kingdom	7 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics
England	8-2	Bhubaneswar, India	7 December 2014	2014 Hockey Champions Trophy
Australia	8-2	Perth, Australia	30 October 2011	Three Nations Challenge
India	1-7	London, United Kingdom	18 June 2017	2016-17 Hockey World League
New Zealand	1-7	Manchester, United Kingdom	2 August 2002	2002 Commonwealth Games

Most consecutive winless streak edit

Matches	First match	Last match
11	New Zealand 1-1, Wairarapa, 23 March 2017	India 1-7, London, 18 June 2017
10	Netherlands 6-2, Kuala Lumpur, 11 July 1993	Australia 3-1, Hamburg, 3 September 1993
7	Belgium 5-3, Ipoh, 14 May 2008	Belgium 4-2, Antwerp, 9 June 2008