Pakistan 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 place2023 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
Position Name
Head coach Shadab Iftikhar
Assistant coach Mohsin-ul-Hussnain
Goalkeeping coach Khurram Shahzad
Team Manager Zohair Gondal

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sahil Gul 0 0 Pakistan Muslim Hands FC
22 1GK Mohsin Khan 0 0 Pakistan Popo F.C.
23 1GK Muhammad Abdullah 0 0 Pakistan Muslim Hands FC
4 2DF Muhammad Sadam 0 0 Pakistan Popo F.C.
2 2DF Muhammad Adeel 0 0 Pakistan Muslim Hands FC
3 2DF Khurshid Alam 0 0 Pakistan Popo F.C.
5 2DF Muhammad Raheel 0 0 Pakistan Popo F.C.
12 2DF Asad Nasir 0 0 Pakistan Muslim Hands FC
13 2DF Shayan Ali 0 0 Pakistan
16 2DF Anus Amin 0 0 Pakistan PMYP
17 2DF Hannan Naveed 0 0 Pakistan PMYP
18 2DF Abid Ali 0 0 Pakistan Muslim Hands FC
21 2DF Kamil Ahmad Khan 0 0 Pakistan Popo F.C.
6 3MF Muhammad Azan 0 0 Pakistan Karachi United
7 2DF Najeeb Ullah 0 0 Pakistan
8 3MF Ali Zafar 0 0 Pakistan Hazara Pioneer FC
14 3MF Awais Khan 0 0 Pakistan
9 4FW Muhammad Hassan 0 0 Pakistan
10 4FW Shahjahan 0 0 Pakistan Madhu Mohammdun FC
11 4FW Adeel Younas 0 0 Pakistan Popo F.C.
15 4FW Haroon Zafar 0 0 Pakistan PMYP
19 4FW Faisal Ahmad 0 0 Pakistan Muslim Hands FC
20 4FW Abdul Wahab 0 0 Pakistan 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
      • Muhammad Adeel soccer ball with check mark
      • Shah Jahan soccer ball with check mark
      • Ali Zafar soccer ball with check mark
      • Khurshid Alam soccer ball with check mark
      • Muhammad Sadam soccer ball with check mark
      • Kamil Ahmed Khan soccer ball with check mark
      • Kinzang Tenzing soccer ball with check mark
      • Jigme Namgyel soccer ball with check mark
      • Rinzin Dorji soccer ball with check mark
      • Ugyen Dorji soccer ball with check mark
      • Pema Zangpo soccer ball with check mark
      • Tshetrim Pelzang soccer ball with red X
      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
        Tunisia 1977

        to Netherlands 2005

        		 did not Qualify
        FIFA U-20 World Cup
        Canada 2007

        to Argentina 2023

        		 did not Qualify
        Total 0/23 – 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
        Malaysia 1959

        to Thailand 1961

        		 did not enter
        Thailand 1962 Group Stage 5th 4 2 0 2 9 8
        Federation of Malaya 1963

        to Thailand 1972

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

        to Bangladesh 1978

        		 did not enter
        Thailand 1980

        to United Arab Emirates 1992

        		 did not qualify
        Indonesia 1994 did not enter
        South Korea 1996 did not qualify
        Thailand 1998
        Iran 2000 Group Stage 7th 4 1 0 3 2 15
        Qatar 2002

        toUnited Arab Emirates 2012

        		 did not qualify
        Myanmar 2014

        to Uzbekistan 2023

        		 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
        Nepal 2015

        to India 2022

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

        Honours

        See also

        References
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