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Pakistan national under-20 football team

This article is about men's football team. For women's football team, see Pakistan women's national under-20 football team.

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.

Pakistan Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Green Shirts, Pak Shaheen
AssociationPakistan Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachShadab Iftikhar
CaptainMuhammad Sadam
Home stadiumPunjab Stadium
FIFA codePAK
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances0
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1962)
Best resultGroup Stage : (1962, 1973, 2000)
SAFF U-20 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultRunner-up (2023)
Medal record
SAFF Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Nepal

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.

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach Shadab Iftikhar
Assistant coach Mohsin-ul-Hussnain
Goalkeeping coach Khurram Shahzad
Team Manager Zohair Gondal

Players edit

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sahil Gul 0 0   Hazara Pioneers FC
22 1GK Mohsin Khan 0 0   POPO FC
23 1GK Muhammad Abdullah 0 0   Muslim Hands FC
4 2DF Muhammad Sadam 0 0   POPO FC
2 2DF Muhammad Adeel 0 0   Muslim Hands FC
3 2DF Khurshid Alam 0 0   POPO FC
5 2DF Muhammad Raheel 0 0   POPO FC
12 2DF Asad Nasir 0 0   Muslim Hands FC
13 2DF Shayan Ali 0 0  
16 2DF Anus Amin 0 0   PMYP
17 2DF Hannan Naveed 0 0   PMYP
18 2DF Abid Ali 0 0   Muslim Hands FC
21 2DF Kamil Ahmad Khan 0 0   POPO FC
6 3MF Muhammad Azan 0 0   Karachi United
7 2DF Najeeb Ullah 0 0   SA Gardens FC
8 3MF Ali Zafar 0 0   Hazara Pioneer FC
14 3MF Awais Khan 0 0   Atish FC Tank
9 4FW Muhammad Hassan 0 0  
10 4FW Shahjahan 0 0   Madhu Mohammdun FC
11 4FW Adeel Younas 0 0   POPO FC
15 4FW Haroon Zafar 0 0   PMYP
19 4FW Faisal Ahmad 0 0   Muslim Hands FC
20 4FW Abdul Wahab 0 0   Muslim Hands FC

Results and fixtures edit

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 edit

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2023 SAFF U-19 GS Pakistan   1–0     Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
Ali Zafar 76' Report Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Astha Aditya Dipesh (India)
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 2023 SAFF U-19 GS Maldives   1–1   Pakistan Kathmandu, Nepal
UTC+05:45
  • Shanaan Rasheed Rashad   39'
 Report
  • Shah Jahan   84'
 Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 212
Referee: Sabuj Kumar Das (Bangladesh)
27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) 2023 SAFF U-19 SF Pakistan   0(6)–0(5)   Bhutan Kathmandu, Nepal
UTC+05:45
Report
Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 315
Referee: Astha Aditya Dipesh (India)
Penalties
  • Adeel Younas  
  • Shah Jahan  
  • Ali Zafar  
  • Khurshid Alam  
  • Muhammad Sadam  
  • Kamil Ahmed Khan  
  • Kinzang Tenzing  
  • Jigme Namgyel  
  • Rinzin Dorji  
  • Ugyen Dorji  
  • Pema Zangpo  
  • Tshetrim Pelzang  
30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 2023 SAFF U-19 Final Pakistan   0–3   India Kathmandu, Nepal
UTC+05:45
Report
  • Manglenthang Kipgen   64', 85'
  • Gwgmsar Goyary   90+5'
 Stadium: Dashrath Stadium

Competitive records edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1977

to   2005

did not Qualify
FIFA U-20 World Cup
  2007

to   2023

did not Qualify
  2025 to be Determined
Total 0/24 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC U-20 Asian Cup edit

AFC U-20 Asian Cup records
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1959

to   1961

did not enter
  1962 Group Stage 5th 4 2 0 2 9 8
  1963

to   1972

did not enter
  1973 Group Stage 14th 3 0 0 3 1 12
  1974

to   1978

did not enter
  1980

to   1992

did not qualify
  1994 did not enter
  1996 did not qualify
  1998
  2000 Group Stage 7th 4 1 0 3 2 15
  2002

to  2012

did not qualify
  2014

to   2023

did not enter
Total 3/41 – 11 3 0 8 12 35

SAFF U-20 Championship edit

SAFF U-20 Championship record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  2015

to   2022

did not enter
  2023 Runner-up 2/6 4 1 2 1 2 4
Total Runner-up 2nd 4 1 2 1 2 4

Honours edit

SAFF edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.

External links edit

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