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| Nickname(s) | Pakistan Red (1976) Shaheen FC (1977) Pakistan Blue (1982) Pakistan White (1985–1987; 1993) |
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| Association | Pakistan Football Federation |
| Confederation | Asian Football Federation |
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (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.
In 1976, the Quaid-e-Azam International Cup 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]
At the inaugural 1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup (now named SAFF Championship) held in Pakistan, Pakistan White also played exhibition matches against the national sides participating in the tournament. [6]
Allah Bux (1976) [1] Qayyum Changezi (1977) Murad Bakhsh (1982) [1] Mujahid Tareen (1976) [1] Ghulam Sarwar (1977) [7] Muhammad Ishaq (1978) Mahmood Ahmed (1982) [1] | 16 October 1976 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan Greens | 3–2 | Pakistan Reds | Karachi, Pakistan |
Kazim  ?', ?'Sarwar ?' | Report | Saleem ?' Zahoor ?' | Stadium: Hockey Club |
| 18 October 1976 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Guangdong  | 8–2 | Pakistan Reds | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Chen Xirong ?', ?', ?' Ta Jieqiu ?', ?', ?'Wei Chongjin ?', ?' | Report | Salah Mohammad ?' Mujahid ?' | Stadium: Hockey Club |
| 18 July 1977 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup | Afghanistan A  | 2–0 | Shaheen FC | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Report | Stadium: Ghazi Stadium |
| 19 July 1977 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup | India  | 1–2 | Shaheen FC | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Report | Stadium: Ghazi Stadium |
| 23 July 1977 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup | Iran XI  | 4–1 | Shaheen FC | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Report | Stadium: Ghazi Stadium |
| 24 July 1977 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup | Shaheen FC | 1–3 |  CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Report | Stadium: Ghazi Stadium |
| 26 July 1977 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup | Afghanistan B | 2–0 | Shaheen FC | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Report | Stadium: Ghazi Stadium |
| 7 May 1978Youth Tournament in Saudi Arabia | South Korea  | 5–0 | Pakistan | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Report |
| 13 February 1982 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan Blues | 2–1 |  Oman | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Mahmood Anwar ?', ?' | Report | Nasser Hamdan ?' | Stadium: National Stadium Referee:  Shrestha |
| 14 February 1982 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | 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 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan Blues | 2–1 |  Bangladesh | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Muhammad Zulfiqar 59' Mahmood Anwar 73' | Report | Murshedy 46' | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Shrestha |
| 17 February 1982 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan Blues | 2–1 | Shandong | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Mahmood Anwar 5', ?' | Report | Wang Dezhang 10' | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Behman Bahadur |
| 18 February 1982 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Iran | 4–1 | Pakistan Blues | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Kargar 3' Kamil Anjini 59'Mayeli ?'Mahmoud Haghighian ?' | Report | Muhammad Zulfiqar 65' | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Shrestha |
| 23 February 1982 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan Blues | 0–0 | Pakistan Greens | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Behman Bahadur |
| 29 April 1985 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Indonesia  | 2–0 | Pakistan White | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Noach Mariem 14' Theodorus Bitbit 19' | Report | Stadium: Arbab Niaz Stadium |
| 30 April 1985 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Bangladesh | 3–0 | Pakistan White | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Khurshid Alam Babul 22' Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu 40'Elias Hossain 85+' | Report | Stadium: Arbab Niaz Stadium |
| 26 April 1986 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan White | 0–7 | China | Islamabad, Islamabad |
| Report | Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| 27 April 1986 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan White | 0–4 |  South Korea XI | Islamabad, Islamabad |
| Report | Oh Seok-jae ?', ?', ?', ?' | Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| 28 April 1986 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan White | 2–3 |  Sri Lanka | Islamabad, Islamabad |
| Report | Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| 30 April 1986 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan Green | 7–0 | Pakistan White | Islamabad, Islamabad |
| Report | Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| 1 May 1986 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Pakistan White | 0–2 | Nepal | Islamabad, Islamabad |
| Report | Umesh Pradhan ?' Kedar Manandhar ?' | Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| 17 July 1993 1993 SAARC Gold Cup | Pakistan White | 0–0 | Nepal | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Report | Stadium: Railway Stadium |
| 18 July 1993 1993 SAARC Gold Cup | Pakistan White | 1–3 | India | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Report | Vijayan ?', ?' Kumaresh Bhawal ?' | Stadium: Railway Stadium |
| 20 July 1993 1993 SAARC Gold Cup | Pakistan White | 0–2 | Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Report | Stadium: Railway Stadium |
| 22 July 1993 1993 SAARC Gold Cup | Pakistan White | 1–2 | Sri Lanka | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Athar ?' | Report | Silva ?' Perera ?' | Stadium: Railway Stadium |
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| 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 |
| Invitational tournament record | |||||||||
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| 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 |
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