Pakistan women's national field hockey team

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Pakistan
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Association Pakistan Hockey Federation
Confederation AHF (Asia)
Captain Rizwana Yasmeen
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 53 Steady2.svg (4 March 2025) [1]
Women's AHF Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2003)
Best result4th (in 2003 and 2016)

The Pakistan women's national field hockey team represents Pakistan in international field hockey competitions and is governed by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

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History

Beginnings (1970s–1990s)

The first women's national championships were held in Lahore in 1976. [2] It took another seven years (1983) before the national team played its first international matches, against Ireland, at Karachi and Lahore. [3] Malaysia then visited Pakistan for a series of matches in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. Tours by China (1985) and Zimbabwe (1986) followed in the following years. Pakistan won all these series. [2]

In 1995, Pakistan drew an exhibition game against Germany 1–1. The same year, it won a series against Kazakhstan. [2]

In 1996, it finished last at the four-team hockey event at the Islamic Solidarity Women Games held in Islamabad. It then visited China and won the only match against the host team. In 1997, Pakistan hosted a four-nation Golden Jubilee Tournament, with Azerbaijan, China, and Singapore also attending. The home team finished last. [2]

Further participations (2000s–2020s)

In 2003, Pakistan finished fourth in the second edition of the Women's AHF Cup held in Singapore. It participated in the qualifiers for the 2006 Asian Games, and secured the fourth position. In 2012, Pakistan stood sixth in the third edition of the Women's AHF Cup. [2] In September 2013, Pakistan finished fourth in the Asian Women’s Challenge Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand. [4]

Pakistan qualified for the semi-final place at the 2016 Women's AHF Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand. [5] However, it lost 5–1 against Thailand, and then finished fourth. In 2017, the team participated in three-nation third edition of the Asian Challenge Cup held in Brunei, where it finished runner-up to Hong Kong. [6] [7]

In January 2018, it participated in the Asian Games qualifiers held in Bangkok, [8] finishing sixth out of seven teams. [9]

Tournament record

AHF Cup

NoYearHostPosition
11997 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
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22003 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
4th
32012 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
6th
4 2016 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
4th

Members

Current as of 1 November 2020.

Current Members
NameClub (domestic)CityPositionCapsGoals
Rizwana Yasmeen (Captain) Gojra Goalkeeper 200 [10]
Ambreen Arshad (Vice-captain) WAPDA Bahawalpur Left-in287 [11]
Amina Ghaffar Pakistan Railways Lahore
Ayesha Rafiq Pakistan Army Hyderabad
Hamra Latif WAPDA Lahore
Hina Pervaiz Lahore 161 [12]
Ibra Sheikh Lahore 110 [13]
Iqra Javed Lahore
Ishrat Abbas Gojra 273 [14]
Kalsoom Shehzadi Bahawalpur 153 [15]
Mayra Sabir Bahawalpur 2811 [16]
Nafeesa Anwar Gojra 200 [17]
Rushna Khan Lahore Goalkeeper60 [18]
Sahrish Waheed Lahore 111 [19]
Saira Ashraf WAPDA Islamabad 70 [20]
Taskeen Kausar Bahawalpur 160 [21]
Zaib-un-Nisa Sukkur 210 [22]
Zakia Nawaz Sheikhpura 240 [23]
Former Members
NameClub (domestic)CityPositionCapsGoals
Aamna Mir Full back
Amna Awan Forward
Aqeela Naseem Full back
Asia Sadiq Full back
Azra NasirForward
Benish Hayat Forward
Lina AfrozFull back
NadiaFull back
Neelama Hassan Forward
Rabia Qadir (captain) [24] Forward
Razia MalikForward
Saima AfzalFull back
Saman Rashid Goalkeeper
Sanam Yousaf Full back
Shumaila Hafeez Forward
Sonia Khan Forward
Tahseen Safdar Goalkeeper
Uzma LalForward

References

  1. ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "RECORD OF WOMEN NATIONAL HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS | PHF". Pakistan Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  3. ↑ "PAKISTAN WOMEN TEAM RECORD FROM 1983 TO 2017". Pakistan Hockey Federation . 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  4. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  5. ↑ Tahir, Nabeel (2016-10-06). "Pakistan women's hockey team makes history". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  6. ↑ "Women's Asian Challenge". Asian Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  7. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  8. ↑ "Pak women's hockey team announced". The News International . 7 January 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  9. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  10. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  11. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  12. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  13. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  14. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  15. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  16. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  17. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  18. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  19. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  20. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  21. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  22. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  23. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  24. ↑ "Palladium - From Hockey to Accounting: Pakistan's Women Entrepreneurs". thepalladiumgroup.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.


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