Pakistan national under-20 football team

Pakistan Under-20
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
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
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
SAFF Championship

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.

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

The 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

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

Players

Current squad

The 23-man squad was call-up for the 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	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

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
FIFA World Youth Championship
1977 to 2005	did not Qualify
FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007 to 2023	did not Qualify
2025	did not enter
Total	0/24	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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	did not qualify
2000	Group Stage	7th	4	1	0	3	2	15
2002 to 2012	did not qualify
2014 to 2025	did not enter
Total	3/41	–	11	3	0	8	12	35

SAFF U-20 Championship

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

SAFF

SAFF U-19 Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2023^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^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.

External links

[:0-1] Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[2] Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[3] "PFF commends U19 Football Team for historic achievement". The Nation. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[4] "Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[5] Sports, A. (30 September 2023). "India thump Pakistan to win SAFF U19 Championship 2023". ASports.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[6] "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.

[7] 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.

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AFC U-20 Asian Cup
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