![]() | |||
Association | Pakistan Football Federation | ||
---|---|---|---|
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
Head coach | Adeel Rizki [1] | ||
Captain | Maria Khan | ||
Top scorer | Hajra Khan and Nadia Khan (5) | ||
FIFA code | PAK | ||
| |||
FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 154 ![]() | ||
Highest | 106 (December 2013) | ||
Lowest | 161 (March 2023) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 31 January 2010) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Kathmandu, Nepal; 13 September 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; 18 December 2010) | |||
SAFF Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2010 ) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals (2010) | ||
Medal record | |||
Website | pff |
The Pakistan women's national football team is the female representative in international women's football for Pakistan. The team was formed in 2010 and has not yet qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup or the FIFA Women's World Cup, but has competed in five editions of the biennial SAFF Women's Championship.
Its under-19 and under-16 teams have competed in the qualification rounds of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, respectively.
The Pakistan women's national football team made its international debut at the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka. Midfielder Ishrat Fatima of Lahore's Sports Sciences Department (Punjab University) was the first captain of the team. The team played their first match on 31 January 2010 against India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. [3] It also faced off against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal in that tournament, winning against Sri Lanka via walkover [4] while losing the other two fixtures. It came in 4th out of 5 teams.
In November 2010, Tariq Lutfi was appointed as the coach of the team. [5] In December 2010, the team, under Lutfi and the new captain, Sana Mehmood (Young Rising Star's captain and central defender), participated in the inaugural SAFF Women's Championship held at Cox's Bazar Stadium. It stood second Group B, winning against the Maldives (2–1) and Afghanistan (3–0), while losing heavily to Nepal (0–12). Pakistan lost 8–0 against India in the semifinal and were thus eliminated. In this tournament, Mehwish Khan became the first ever goal-scorer for Pakistan (in the match against Maldives).
As a result of these official matches, Pakistan entered the FIFA Women's World Rankings for the first time on 18 March 2011, placing 121st in the World and 22nd in Asia.
In May 2011, four members of the team (Abiha Haidar, Roshnan Ali, Sara Mumtaz and coach Ishrat Fatima) went to the United States for a two-week FIFA Women's World Cup Developing Program. They attended seminars, programs, meetings, and practice sessions in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., and visited various local colleges and universities. The group was also hosted for a special dinner at the White House by the US Government for boosting bilateral relations through sports promotion and development.
In September 2012, the team participated in the 2nd SAFF Women's Championship held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pakistan lost against Nepal (0–8) and Afghanistan (0–4) before earning a consolation win against the Maldives (3–0).
Pakistan played its first international friendly series against Bahrain in October 2014. [6] Three matches were played at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, with the home side winning all of them. These matches were organized to help prepare the team for the upcoming 3rd edition of the SAFF Women's Championship.
Pakistan hosted the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship in November 2014, with all matches being held at Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad. The hosts lost against Sri Lanka (1–2) [7] and Nepal (0–2), but won against Bhutan (4–1), [8] scoring four goals in a match for the first time.
From November 2014 to September 2022, the team saw no action due to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) being suspended several times by FIFA for infighting and third-party interference. [9] [10] The suspensions were removed occasionally, but not in time for Pakistan to participate in the 2016 and 2019 editions of the SAFF Women's Championship, and in the 2016 and 2019 editions of the South Asian Games. As a result of no matches being played, the team lost its FIFA ranking.
On 30 June 2022, FIFA lifted PFF's suspension after a period of 14 months. [11] As a result, PFF was able to send in Pakistan women's team's entry for the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship. The entry was confirmed on 9 July 2022, which meant that the team would be playing its first international match since 2014. [12] A 35-member training camp was held at Lahore in August 2022 under new head coach Adeel Rizki, [13] after which a 23-member squad was announced on 24 August 2022. Hajra Khan, Malika-e-Noor, Syeda Mahpara, Nisha Ashraf, Roshnan Ali, Sahar Zaman, and Zulfia Nazir were the only players who were part of the team that last played in 2014; the rest were given their first call-ups. Two overseas players, Nadia Khan and Maria Khan, were also included for the first time. [14] The captaincy was handed over to Maria Khan from Hajra Khan, [15] while Malika-e-Noor was named the vice-captain. [16]
Pakistan made its return to international football on 7 September 2022, with 58th-ranked India being its first opponent in the group stage of the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu. Pakistan lost 3–0, [17] which was followed by a 6–0 loss against Nepal in the next match which meant the team could not progress to the semifinals. [18] In the final group stage fixture, Pakistan recorded its biggest win when it defeated Maldives 7–0, courtesy of four goals by Nadia Khan, who became the team's joint record goal scorer. [19] [20] It was also the first time a player had scored three goals or more in a match for Pakistan. [21]
In January 2023, the team visited Saudi Arabia for a four-nation international friendly tournament. [22] It won its first game 1–0 against Comoros, [23] the first time it faced a non-Asian opponent, [24] lost the next fixture 2–1 against Mauritius, [25] before drawing the final match 1–1 against hosts Saudi Arabia. [26] With four points in three matches, Pakistan finished as runners-up at the tournament, [27] with captain Maria Khan being declared as the player of the tournament.
In April 2023, Pakistan played its first competitive fixtures when it made its first appearance in the first round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The team lost 4–0 against Philippines [28] and 2–0 against Hong Kong, [29] but won 1–0 against hosts Tajikistan. [30]
The team was to visit Singapore in July for two friendly fixtures against the host team. However, their departure was delayed due to visa issues which meant only one match could be played. [31] Singapore won that match 1–0. [32]
In August, it was confirmed that Pakistan will participate in a six-team tournament to be held in Saudi Arabia in September. [33] In that tournament, Pakistan drew 0–0 against Malaysia and lost 1–0 against Saudi Arabia in their first two matches. [34] In their final group match, they won 4–2 on penalties against Laos after the match ended 1–1. This was the first penalty shootout win for Pakistan. [35]
In 2024, the team competed in the SAFF Women's Championship held in Nepal. It lost 5–2 against India, [36] and drew 1–1 against eventual champions Bangladesh. [37] Pakistan also played against Saudi Arabia in a 1–1 draw in friendly match in December of that year. [38]
In 2025, Pakistan competed in its first AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification campaign. As part of Group D, Pakistan played all three of its matches in Indonesia. After an 8–0 loss against Chinese Taipei in their first match, [39] Pakistan won its next two matches 2–0 and 2–1 against Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan respectively. [40] [41]
Win Draw Lose Fixture
17 October 2024 2024 SAFF W GS | Pakistan ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Kathmandu, Nepal |
16:45 PST (UTC+5) | Suha Hirani ![]() Kayla Siddiqi ![]() | Report | Dangmei ![]() Manisha ![]() Bala Devi ![]() Chouhan ![]() | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 452 Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal) |
20 October 2024 2024 SAFF W GS | Bangladesh ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Kathmandu, Nepal |
16:45 PST (UTC+5) | Shamsunnahar Jr. ![]() | Report | Malik ![]() | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan) |
7 December 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
19:00 UTC+3 | Al-Ghamid ![]() | Report | Hirani ![]() | Stadium: Aspire Academy Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman) |
29 June 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Tangerang Regency, Indonesia |
15:30 UTC+7 | Pu Hsin-Hui ![]() Chen Jin-Wen ![]() Su-Yu-Hsuan ![]() Hsu Yi-Yun ![]() Liu Yu-Chiao ![]() He Jia-Shiuan ![]() | Report | Stadium: Indomilk Arena Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea) |
2 July 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | Pakistan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Tangerang Regency, Indonesia |
20:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Indomilk Arena |
5 July 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Tangerang Regency, Indonesia |
15:30 UTC+7 |
| Report | Stadium: Indomilk Arena |
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | vacant |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Media manager | ![]() |
Team manager | ![]() |
Technical director | vacant |
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2010–2014 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | [5] [8] |
![]() | 2022–present | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
The following 22 players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in June 2025.
Caps and goals updated 5 July 2025 following the match against Kyrgyzstan.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Arzoo Hameed | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() | |
DF | Sara Khan | 28 November 1998 | 14 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Mishal Bhatti | 28 November 1998 | 11 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Mehreen Khan | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() | |
DF | Fatima Nasir | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
DF | Kayla Siddiqi | 19 June 2003 | 3 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Kayanat Bokhari | 29 January 1999 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Eman Mustafa | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
Rank | Player | Goals | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nadia Khan | 5 | 2022–present |
Hajra Khan | 2010–2022 | ||
2 | Malika-e-Noor | 4 | 2010–2024 |
4 | Shahlyla Baloch | 2 | 2010–2016 |
Anmol Hira | 2022–present | ||
Maria Khan | 2022–present | ||
Zahmena Malik | 2023–present | ||
Suha Hirani | 2022–present | ||
Mariam Mahmood | 2025–present |
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | ||
![]() ![]() | Did not exist | Did not exist | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | Via AFC Women's Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Summer Olympics record | Qualification | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
![]() ![]() | Did not exist | Did not exist | ||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | ||||||||
![]() | Via AFC Women's Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
AFC Women's Asian Cup record | Qualification | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
![]() ![]() | Did not exist | Did not exist | ||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | ||||||||
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
SAFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
![]() | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | −16 |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||
![]() | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
![]() | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Total | 5/7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 53 | −30 |
South Asian Games record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
![]() | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||
![]() | ||||||||
Total | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 |
The following table shows Pakistan's all-time official international record per opponent:
Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W% | D% | L% | Confederation | First meeting |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 50 | AFC | 16 December 2010 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100 | AFC | 2 February 2010 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | AFC | 23 October 2014 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | AFC | 16 November 2014 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100 | AFC | 29 June 2025 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | CAF | 11 January 2023 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | AFC | 8 April 2023 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 100 | AFC | 31 January 2010 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | AFC | 2 July 2025 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | AFC | 5 July 2025 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | AFC | 28 September 2023 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | AFC | 21 September 2023 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | AFC | 14 December 2010 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | CAF | 15 January 2023 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 100 | AFC | 18 December 2010 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | AFC | 5 April 2023 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 50 | AFC | 19 January 2023 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | AFC | 18 July 2023 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 50 | AFC | 11 November 2014 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | AFC | 11 April 2023 |
Total | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 109 |
Last updated: Pakistan vs Kyrgyzstan, 5 July 2025.