Pakistan national football B team

Pakistan B
Nickname(s)Pakistan Red (1976)
Shaheen FC (1977)
Pakistan Blue (1982)
Pakistan White (1985–1987; 1993)
Pakistan A (1993)
AssociationPakistan Football Federation
ConfederationAsian Football Federation
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)

Pakistan B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the Pakistan national football team. At times Pakistan B have played against other nations' full teams.

History

In 1976, the Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament was established in Pakistan to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first leader of Pakistan, in which two Pakistan national teams would participate, the Pakistan national football team under the name of Pakistan Greens, and the national B team under the name of Pakistan Reds, captained by national team player Mujahid Tareen.[1] Although the team was only reserved for exhibition matches, in the next editions, the reserves team formally participated in the tournament under the name of Pakistan Blue in 1982, and Pakistan White in 1985, 1986 and 1987.[1][2][3] At the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup in 1977, the B team managed by Qayyum Changezi also participated under the name of Shaheen FC.[4] In May 1978, the team took part in a Youth Tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where the team faced Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Kenya.[5]

Pakistan during the 1993 ECO Cup

In June 1993, the Pakistan Football Federation sent an alternate team, designated as "Pakistan A", to the 1993 ECO Cup held in Tehran, Iran, while the main national team was participating in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The ECO Cup took place from 6 to 14 June 1993, between two rounds of the group A qualifiers including Pakistan, held from 22–30 May (in Jordan) and 12–20 June (in China).[6][7] The ECO Cup squad was managed by a completely different coaching staff, with former international players Muhammad Latif and Abdul Ghafoor Ajiz at the helm, and captained by forward Lal Muhammad Lalo, while the main national team at the World Cup qualifiers was led by Muhammad Aslam Japani. Few players from that team such as Adeel Sarfraz Butt and Iftikhar Ghani were later selected for the second phase of the qualifiers in China.[8] At the inaugural 1993 SAARC Gold Cup held in Lahore, a second string team named Pakistan White also played exhibition matches against the national sides participating in the tournament.[9]

Coach history

Captains

  • Mujahid Tareen (1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)[1]
  • Ghulam Sarwar (1977 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup)[10]
  • Muhammad Ishaq (1978 Saudi Arabia Youth Tournament)
  • Mahmood Ahmed (1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)[1]
  • Lal Muhammad Lalo (1993 ECO Cup)[8]

Results and fixtures

1976

16 October 1976 (1976-10-16) 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Greens 3–2
 Pakistan Reds Karachi, Pakistan
Kazim ?', ?'
Sarwar ?'		 Report Saleem ?'
Zahoor ?'		 Stadium: Hockey Club
18 October 1976 (1976-10-18) 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Guangdong 8–2
 Pakistan Reds Karachi, Pakistan
Chen Xirong ?', ?', ?'
Ta Jieqiu ?', ?', ?'
Wei Chongjin ?', ?'		 Report Salah Mohammad ?'
Mujahid ?'		 Stadium: Hockey Club

1977

18 July 1977 (1977-07-18) Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup Afghanistan A 2–0
 Shaheen FC Kabul, Afghanistan
Report Stadium: Ghazi Stadium
19 July 1977 (1977-07-19) Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup India 1–2
 Shaheen FC Kabul, Afghanistan
Report Stadium: Ghazi Stadium
23 July 1977 (1977-07-23) Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup Iran XI 4–1
 Shaheen FC Kabul, Afghanistan
Report Stadium: Ghazi Stadium
24 July 1977 (1977-07-24) Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup Shaheen FC 1–3
 CSKA Pamir Dushanbe Kabul, Afghanistan
Report Stadium: Ghazi Stadium
26 July 1977 (1977-07-26) Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup Afghanistan B 2–0
 Shaheen FC Kabul, Afghanistan
Report Stadium: Ghazi Stadium

1978

3 May 1978 Youth Tournament in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 6–0 Pakistan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Report
7 May 1978 Youth Tournament in Saudi Arabia South Korea 5–0 Pakistan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Report
9 May 1978 Youth Tournament in Saudi Arabia Kenya 8–0 Pakistan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Report

1982

13 February 1982 (1982-02-13) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues 2–1
 Oman Karachi, Pakistan
Mahmood Anwar ?', ?' Report Nasser Hamdan ?' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Shrestha
14 February 1982 (1982-02-14) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues 1–1
 Nepal Karachi, Pakistan
Shahid Ahmad ?' Report Rupak Raj Sharma 90' (pen.) Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Behman Bahadur
15 February 1982 (1982-02-15) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues 2–1
 Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan
Zulfiqar 59'
Mahmood Anwar 73'		 Report Murshedy 46' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Shrestha
17 February 1982 (1982-02-17) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues 2–1
 Shandong Karachi, Pakistan
Mahmood Anwar 5', ?' Report Wang Dezhang 10' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Behman Bahadur
18 February 1982 (1982-02-18) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Iran 4–1
 Pakistan Blues Karachi, Pakistan
Kargar 3'
Kamil Anjini 59'
Mayeli ?'
Mahmoud Haghighian ?'		 Report Zulfiqar 65' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Shrestha
23 February 1982 (1982-02-23) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues 0–0
 Pakistan Greens Karachi, Pakistan
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Behman Bahadur

1985

29 April 1985 (1985-04-29) 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Indonesia Youth 2–0
 Pakistan White Peshawar, Pakistan
Noach Mariem 14'
Theodorus Bitbit 19'		 Report Stadium: Arbab Niaz Stadium
30 April 1985 (1985-04-30) 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Bangladesh 3–0
 Pakistan White Peshawar, Pakistan
Khurshid Alam Babul 22'
Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu 40'
Elias Hossain 85+'		 Report Stadium: Arbab Niaz Stadium

1986

26 April 1986 (1986-04-26) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White 0–7
 China Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
27 April 1986 (1986-04-27) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White 0–4
 South Korea XI Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Oh Seok-jae ?', ?', ?', ?' Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
28 April 1986 (1986-04-28) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White 2–3
 Sri Lanka Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
30 April 1986 (1986-04-30) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Green 7–0
 Pakistan White Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
1 May 1986 (1986-05-01) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White 0–2
 Nepal Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Umesh Pradhan ?'
Kedar Manandhar ?'		 Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium

1993

6 June 1993 1993 ECO Cup[a] Iran  5–0 Pakistan A Tehran, Iran
Zarincheh
Derakhshan
Bagheri
Marfavi
Motlagh 		Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
7 June 1993 1993 ECO Cup Turkmenistan  4–0 Pakistan A Tehran, Iran
Nurmyradow 5', 10'
Muhadow 60', 80'		 Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
17 July 1993 (1993-07-17) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan White 0–0
 Nepal Lahore, Pakistan
Report Stadium: Railway Stadium
18 July 1993 (1993-07-18) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan White 1–3
 India Lahore, Pakistan
Report Vijayan ?', ?'
Kumaresh Bhawal ?'		 Stadium: Railway Stadium
20 July 1993 (1993-07-20) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan White 0–2
 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
Report Stadium: Railway Stadium
22 July 1993 (1993-07-22) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan White 1–2
 Sri Lanka Lahore, Pakistan
Athar ?' Report Silva ?'
Perera ?'		 Stadium: Railway Stadium

Competitive record

Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament

Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament record
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA Name
1976 N/A N/A 2 0 0 2 4 11 Pakistan Red
1982 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 8 8 Pakistan Blue
1985 Group-stage 5th 2 0 0 2 0 5 Pakistan White
1986 Group-stage 5th 5 0 0 5 2 23 Pakistan White
1987 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Other tournaments

Invitational tournament record
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA Name
1977 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup Group-stage 6th 5 1 0 4 4 12 Shaheen FC
1993 ECO Cup Group-stage 3rd 2 0 0 0 0 9 Pakistan A

Notes

  1. ^ The Pakistan Football Federation sent an alternate team, designated as "Pakistan A", to the 1993 ECO Cup, while the main national team was participating in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The ECO Cup took place from 6 to 14 June 1993, between two rounds of the group A qualifiers including Pakistan, held from 22–30 May (in Jordan) and 12–20 June (in China). The ECO Cup squad was managed by a completely different coaching staff, and only a few players from that team were later selected for the second phase of the qualifiers in China. Although some sources, such as the RSSSF, consider the ECO Cup matches unofficial,[11][12] the match between Pakistan and Iran is recognized as an official international in some sources.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ Ahsan, Ali (December 23, 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  5. ^ "Youth Tournament in Saudi Arabia 1978". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  6. ^ "1993 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  7. ^ "International Matches 1993 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  8. ^ a b c Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
  9. ^ "1st SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Tournament 1993". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  10. ^ "Former Pakistan captain living below poverty line". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  11. ^ "1993 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  12. ^ "International Matches 1993 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
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