Pakistan national under-20 football team explained

Pakistan Under-20
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Fifa Trigramme:PAK
Nickname:Green Shirts, Pak Shaheen
Association:Pakistan Football Federation
Sub-Confederation:SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Captain:Muhammad Sadam
Home Stadium:Punjab Stadium
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First Game: 2–1
(Bangkok, Thailand; 16 April 1962)
Largest Win: 4–0
(Bangkok, Thailand; 18 April 1962)
Largest Loss: 14–0
(Tehran, Iran; 6 November 2007)
Regional Name:FIFA U-20 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:0
2Ndregional Name:AFC U-19 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:3
2Ndregional Cup First:1962
2Ndregional Cup Best:Group Stage : (1962, 1973, 2000)
3Rdregional Name:SAFF U-20 Championship
3Rdregional Cup Apps:1
3Rdregional Cup First:2023
3Rdregional Cup Best:Runner-up (2023)

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.

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coachShadab Iftikhar
Assistant coachMohsin-ul-Hussnain
Goalkeeping coachKhurram Shahzad
Team ManagerZohair Gondal

Players

Current squad

Results and fixtures

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

2023

Competitive records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/YearResultPosition
1977to 2005did not Qualify
FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007to 2023did not Qualify
2025to be Determined
Total0/24000000

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup records
Host/YearResultPosition
1959to 1961did not enter
1962Group Stage5th420298
1963 to 1972did not enter
1973Group Stage14th3003112
1974to 1978did not enter
1980to 1992did not qualify
1994did not enter
1996did not qualify
1998
2000Group Stage7th4103215
2002to 2012did not qualify
2014to 2023did not enter
Total3/41113081235

SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship record
Host/YearResultPosition
2015to 2022did not enter
2023Runner-up2/6412124
TotalRunner-up2nd412124

Honours

SAFF

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: INDIA WINS SAFF U19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 TITLE. 30 September 2023. saffederation.org. South Asian Football Federation. Kathmandu. 2 October 2023. 15 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231015153631/https://saffederation.org/news/read/111.
  2. Web site: CHAMPS!!! Triple-strike Blue Colts send crippled Pakistan packing. Kathmandu. Akhil. Rawat. the-aiff.com. 30 September 2023. 28 October 2023. All India Football Federation. 29 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231129160252/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/champs-triple-strike-blue-colts-send-crippled-pakistan-packing.