The Pakistan national football team represents Pakistan in men's international football in FIFA-authorized events and is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Pakistan. Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 and joined the Asian Football Confederation in 1950.
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating.
The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between 1 and 16 April 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qualification stage. The cup winner was Tajikistan. The fair play award was won by Sri Lanka and Tajik Ibrahim Rabimov won the most valuable player award.
The ECO Cup was a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organization. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up in 1985. In 1992, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan joined ECO.
The ECO Cup 1993 was the last edition of the ECO Cup tournament, held in Tehran, Iran in 1993.
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase saw five teams advance to the finals to join three automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in Sri Lanka.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1960 and 1979.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1980 and 1989.
The 1965 RCD Cup was the first edition of the RCD Cup. The event was held at the Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.
The 1969 RCD Cup was the third edition of the RCD Cup. The event was held at the Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium in Ankara, Turkey. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.
The 1974 RCD Cup was the fifth edition of the RCD Cup. The event was held at the Hockey Club Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan.
The 1970 RCD Cup was the fourth edition of the RCD Cup. The event was held at the Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran.
Ghulam Qadir Bakhsh, was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. Nicknamed as Putla, Qadir played in the 1960s and 1970s and captained the Pakistan national team in 1970.
Faqir Hussain was a Pakistani footballer who played as a forward. Hussain played for Pakistan Air Force throughout his career, and also represented the Pakistan national team from 1959 until the mid-1960s.
Karo Haghverdian is a retired Iranian Armenian football player.
Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded in 1956, Qatar has participated in 10 Asian Cups between 1980 and 2019. However, prior to the 2019 edition, Qatar only reached the quarter-finals twice: in 2000 as one of the two best third-place teams when the tournament had only 12 nations competing, and in 2011, when they finished second in Group A behind Uzbekistan.
Murad Bakhsh Makwa was a Pakistani footballer who played as a defender.
Mohammad Amin was a Pakistani international footballer who played as right winger, and manager. He served as captain of the Pakistan national football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification, and is one of the players to have played and coached the national team. He also played for Selangor in Malaya and Pakistan Air Force at club level. He won the Malaysia Cup twice with Selangor.
Younus Rana, is a Pakistani former footballer and manager. Rana played as a midfielder for the Pakistan national team in the 1960s and 1970s. He is also one of the players to have played and served as head coach of the national team.
Abdul Jabbar (4 goals)
