Pakistan national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | Green Boys | ||
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Association | Pakistan Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
Head coach | Sajjad Mehmood | ||
Captain | Ubaidullah Khan | ||
Home stadium | People's Football Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PAK | ||
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First international | |||
Pakistan 1–1 SAFF U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Champion (2011) | ||
Medal record |
The Pakistan national under-17 football team is a youth football team operated under the Pakistan Football Federation. The team represents Pakistan in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup and the SAFF U-15/16/17 Championship, winning the latter's inaugural edition,[1] and is yet to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
History
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
The
In September 2011 for its AFC U-16 Championship qualification campaign, retaining the same 22-player squad that had won the previous year's SAFF U-16 Championship.[2] It finished fourth in its six-team group, securing wins against Maldives (4–0)[3] and Afghanistan (3–1),[4] but losing against Kuwait (0–2),[5] United Arab Emirates (0–2),[6] and Yemen (0–4).[7]
SAFF U-17 Championship
Pakistan participated in the inaugural SAFF U-16 Championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011 with Sajjad Mehmood as the head coach, Hassan Baloch as manager and Munir Aftab as the captain.[8][9][10] It beat India 1–0 in its first match,[11] before winning 6–0 versus Maldives to reach the semi-finals.[12] Two late goals helped it beat Bangladesh, and thus qualify for the final,[13] in which it beat India 2–1 to win the tournament.[1] Mohammad Bilal was the tournament's top goalscorer with 4 goals,[8] while striker Mansoor Khan was declared the tournament's best player.[9] Overall, Pakistan scored 11 goals and conceded only one.[14]
The under-16 team participated in the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship held in Nepal, where it was eliminated in the group stage after finishing third in its group after 0–0 draws against both Afghanistan and Bhutan,[15][16] and a 0–3 loss to Nepal.[17] Sajjad Mehmood was the coach for these fixtures.
The team withdrew from the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship due to conflicts among the government and the Pakistan Football Federation.[18]
In October 2018, the under-15 team participated in the 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship held in Nepal.[19] After victories against India, Bhutan and Nepal,[20][21] until finishing runner-up in the final against Bangladesh, the team drew by 1–1 draw until finally losing in the penalty shootout.[22] The team also participated in the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019.[23][24]
Other tournaments
In March 2012, the Pakistan national under-16 team then participated in the
In July 2012, three under-16 players went to Abu Dhabi for a month-long training camp at the Manchester United Soccer Schools.[30]
Coaching staff
- As of August 2023[31]
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head coach | Sajjad Mehmood |
Assistant coach | Hassan Baloch |
Goalkeeping coach | Jaffar Khan |
Players
U-16 last squad
- The 23-man squad was call-up for the 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship[32][33]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Ghulam Abbas | 3 | 0 | |||
GK | Aadil Ali Khan | 0 | 0 | Mehran FC | ||
GK | Balach Khan | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | Muhammad Husnain | 3 | 0 | Mehran FC | ||
DF | Abdul Rehman | 3 | 0 | POPO FC | ||
DF | Najeem Khan | 0 | 0 | POPO FC | ||
DF | Sameer Ahmed | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | Ubaidullah Khan (Captain) | 3 | 1 | Muslim Hands FC | ||
DF | Majid Ali | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | Muhammad Aabis Raza | 2 | 0 | POPO FC | ||
DF | Umar Javed | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | Abdul Samad | 3 | 1 | |||
MF | Muhammad Faraz | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | Haroon Rashed | 3 | 0 | POPO FC | ||
MF | Muhammed Farhad | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | Khobaib Khan | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | Muhammad Khan | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | Shahab Ahmed | 3 | 0 | POPO FC | ||
MF | Hikmatullah | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | Abdul Ghani | 3 | 2 | Karachi United | ||
FW | Husnain Wali Raza | 1 | 0 | POPO FC | ||
FW | Subhan Karim | 3 | 2 | |||
FW | Syed Kabir Ali Shah | 1 | 0 | POPO FC |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2023
2 September 2023 Thimphu, Bhutan | ||||
19:00 | Tandin Phuntsho 13' | Report | Ubaidullah Khan 17' Subhan Karim 30' |
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 4500 Referee: Uddin Nasir (Bangladesh) |
4 September 2023 Thimphu, Bhutan | ||||
15:00 | Subhan Karim 14' Abdul Ghani 39' Abdul Samad 51' |
Report | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal) |
8 September 2023 Thimphu, Bhutan | ||||
13:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Penjor Ugyen (Bhutan) |
Competition records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1985
to |
did not qualify | |||||||
2015
to 2019 |
did not enter | |||||||
2023 | did not enter | |||||||
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 0/20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
AFC U-17 Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1985
to 1990 |
did not enter | |||||||
1992
|
did not qualify | |||||||
1994
|
did not enter | |||||||
1996
| ||||||||
1998
|
did not qualify | |||||||
2000
| ||||||||
2002 | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2004 | did not enter | |||||||
2006
to |
did not qualify | |||||||
2016
to |
did not enter | |||||||
Total | 1/18 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
SAFF U-16 Championship
SAFF U-15/16/17 Championship record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
2011 | Champions |
1/6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2013 | Group Stage |
5/7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2015 | Withdrew | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | did not enter | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Runners-up | 2/6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
2019 | did not enter | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | did not enter | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | Semi-Final | 3/6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Total | 4/8 | 1 Title | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 |
Honours
See also
- Pakistan national football team
- Pakistan national under-23 football team
- Pakistan national under-20 football team
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