Pakistan national under-20 football team

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Pakistan Under-20
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Nickname(s) Green Shirts, Pak Shaheen
Association Pakistan Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach Shadab Iftikhar
Captain Muhammad Sadam
FIFA code PAK
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg  Hong Kong 2–1 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
(Bangkok, Thailand; 16 April 1962)
Biggest win
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4–0 Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
(Bangkok, Thailand; 18 April 1962)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 14–0 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
(Tehran, Iran; 6 November 2007)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1962 )
Best resultGroup Stage : (1962, 1973, 2000)
SAFF U-20 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2023 )
Best resultRunner-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.

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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.

History

The youth team first participated at the 1962 AFC Youth Championship held in Bangkok, with A.R. Siddiqui as manager, Bahadur Khan as coach and referee, and Salim as captain. [1]

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Pakistan youth team in 1973

After a decade-long gap and the fall of Dhaka, the team participated at the 1973 AFC Youth Championship in Tehran led by senior team head coach Mohammad Amin, and Muhammad Idrees as captain. [1]

The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was the last time Pakistan took part in the tournament, where the team headed by Englishman Dave Burns and then John Layton as head coaches between 2000 till 2002 thanks to AFC support, which helped discovering new talent such as Muhammad Essa and Jaffar Khan. [2]

In 2023, the team participated for the first time at the SAFF U-19 Championship. [3] [4] The team finished as runner-up of the tournament after falling in the final against India. [5]

Coaching staff

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

Players

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Sahil Gul00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Hazara Pioneers FC
221 GK Mohsin Khan00 Flag of Pakistan.svg POPO FC
231 GK Muhammad Abdullah00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muslim Hands FC

42 DF Muhammad Sadam 00 Flag of Pakistan.svg POPO FC
22 DF Muhammad Adeel00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muslim Hands FC
32 DF Khurshid Alam00 Flag of Pakistan.svg POPO FC
52 DF Muhammad Raheel00 Flag of Pakistan.svg POPO FC
122 DF Asad Nasir00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muslim Hands FC
132 DF Shayan Ali00 Flag of Pakistan.svg
162 DF Anus Amin00 Flag of Pakistan.svg PMYP
172 DF Hannan Naveed00 Flag of Pakistan.svg PMYP
182 DF Abid Ali00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muslim Hands FC
212 DF Kamil Ahmad Khan00 Flag of Pakistan.svg POPO FC

63 MF Muhammad Azan00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Karachi United
72 DF Najeeb Ullah00 Flag of Pakistan.svg SA Gardens FC
83 MF Ali Zafar00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Hazara Pioneer FC
143 MF Awais Khan00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Atish FC Tank

94 FW Muhammad Hassan00 Flag of Pakistan.svg
104 FW Shahjahan00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Madhu Mohammdun FC
114 FW Adeel Younas 00 Flag of Pakistan.svg POPO FC
154 FW Haroon Zafar00 Flag of Pakistan.svg PMYP
194 FW Faisal Ahmad00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muslim Hands FC
204 FW Abdul Wahab00 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muslim Hands FC

Results and fixtures

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2023

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2023 SAFF U-19 GS Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg1–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
Ali Zafar 76' Report Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Astha Aditya Dipesh (India)
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 2023 SAFF U-19 GS Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg1–1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Kathmandu, Nepal
UTC+05:45
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Report
  • Shah Jahan Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 212
Referee: Sabuj Kumar Das (Bangladesh)
27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) 2023 SAFF U-19 SF Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg0(6)–0(5)Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Kathmandu, Nepal
UTC+05:45
    Report
      Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
      Attendance: 315
      Referee: Astha Aditya Dipesh (India)
      Penalties
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      • Muhammad Sadam Soccerball shad check.svg
      • Kamil Ahmed Khan Soccerball shad check.svg
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      30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 2023 SAFF U-19 Final Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg0–3Flag of India.svg  India Kathmandu, Nepal
      UTC+05:45
        Report
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        • Gwgmsar Goyary Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
        Stadium: Dashrath Stadium

        Competitive records

        FIFA U-20 World Cup

        FIFA U-20 World Cup record
        Host/YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGA
        FIFA World Youth Championship
        Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977

        to Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005

        did not Qualify
        FIFA U-20 World Cup
        Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007

        to Flag of Argentina.svg 2023

        did not Qualify
        Flag of Chile.svg 2025 did not enter
        Total0/24000000

        AFC U-20 Asian Cup

        AFC U-20 Asian Cup records
        Host/YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGA
        Flag of Malaysia.svg 1959

        to Flag of Thailand.svg 1961

        did not enter
        Flag of Thailand.svg 1962 Group Stage5th420298
        Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg 1963

        to Flag of Thailand.svg 1972

        did not enter
        State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1973 Group Stage14th3003112
        Flag of Thailand.svg 1974

        to Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1978

        did not enter
        Flag of Thailand.svg 1980

        to Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1992

        did not qualify
        Flag of Indonesia.svg 1994 did not enter
        Flag of South Korea.svg 1996 did not qualify
        Flag of Thailand.svg 1998
        Flag of Iran.svg 2000 Group Stage7th4103215
        Flag of Qatar.svg 2002

        to Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012

        did not qualify
        Flag of Myanmar.svg 2014

        to Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2025

        did not enter
        Total3/41113081235

        SAFF U-20 Championship

        SAFF U-20 Championship record
        Host/YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGA
        Flag of Nepal.svg 2015

        to Flag of India.svg 2022

        did not enter
        Flag of Nepal.svg 2023 Runner-up2/6412124
        TotalRunner-up2nd412124

        Honours

        SAFF

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