Pakistan national under-23 football team

Pakistan U23
Nickname(s)	Green Shirts, Pak Shaheens
Association	Pakistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	José Antonio Nogueira
Captain	Saddam Hussain
FIFA code	PAK
First international
	Pakistan 0–6 Kuwait ; (Busan, South Korea; 28 September 2002)
Biggest win
	Pakistan 4–0 Bhutan ; (Colombo, Sri Lanka; 23 August 2006)
Biggest defeat
	Pakistan 0–6 Kuwait ; (Busan, South Korea; 28 September 2002); Pakistan 0–6 Thailand ; (Guangzhou, China; 7 November 2010)
Olympics
Appearances	0
Asian Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2002)
Best result	21/28 (2006)
South Asian Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2004)
Best result	Gold Medal (2004,2006)

The Pakistan U-23 national football team is a youth football team operated under the Pakistan Football Federation. The team represented Pakistan at the Summer Olympics, AFC U-22 Asian Cup, and the Asian Games.^[1]

Competitive record[]

AFC U-23 Championship[]

AFC U-23 Championship was initially set to be held as AFC U-22 Championships in 2013 and its qualification matches in 2012, but the finals tournament was postponed to be played in January 2014.^[2]^[3]

AFC U-23 Championship record										AFC U-23 qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA
2014	Did not qualify									5	0	1	4	0	8
2016										3	1	0	2	3	8
2018										Did not enter
2020	To be determined									To be determined
Totals	0/3	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	6	3	16

Olympic record[]

Summer Olympic Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996	Did Not Qualify
2000	Did Not Enter
2004	Did Not Qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020	To be determined
2024
2028
Total		0 / 7

Asian Games[]

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA
Senior National Team
1951 – 1998	See Pakistan national football team
Under-23 National Team
2002	Round 1	23	3	0	0	3	0	14
2006	Round 1	21	3	0	0	3	2	6
2010	Withdrew
2014	Group Stage	24	2	0	1	1	0	3
2018	Group Stage	17	3	1	0	2	2	8
Total	4/5	-	11	1	1	9	4	31

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were part of the 2018 Asian Games.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Ahsanullah Ahmed	(1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 (age 27)	0	0	Sui Southern Gas
33	1GK	Saqib Hanif	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 27)	2	0	Sui Southern Gas

2	2DF	Mohammad Umar Hayat	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 25)	0	0	WAPDA
3	2DF	Mohsin Ali	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 25)	4	0	Pakistan Navy
4	2DF	Mehdi Hassan	(1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Pakistan Airforce
6	2DF	Muhammad Bilal	(1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 25)	0	0	WAPDA
13	2DF	Shehbaz Younus	(1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 26)	0	0	Pakistan Army
18	2DF	Arsalan Ali	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Khan Research Laboratories
20	2DF	Mohammad Sohail	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 26)	0	0	Pakistan Airforce

8	3MF	Mehmood Khan	(1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 30)	4	0	Khan Research Laboratories
14	3MF	Ali Khan Niazi	(2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Civil Aviation Authority
15	3MF	Zainul Abideen Ishaque	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Civil Aviation Authority
16	3MF	Waseem Asghar	(2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Civil Aviation Authority
17	3MF	Saddam Hussain (Captain)	(1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 28)	19	0	Sui Southern Gas
19	3MF	Adeel Ali	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 22)	0	0	WAPDA
7	4FW	Mansoor Khan	(1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 25)	1	0	Pakistan Airforce
32	4FW	Awais Hayat Malik	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Khan Research Laboratories
10	4FW	Mohammad Riaz	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 26)	1	0	K-Electric
11	4FW	Maqbool	(1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 24)	0	0	National Bank

Recent call-ups[]

The following players were part of the preparation camp in Bahrain for 2018 Asian Games.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Yousuf Butt	(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 32)	12	0	Greve Fodbold	Asian Games Prep. Camp

DF	Ahsan Ullah	(1992-12-13) 13 December 1992 (age 29)	4	0	KRL	Asian Games Prep. Camp
DF	Faisal Iqbal	(1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 29)	18	0	NBP	Asian Games Prep. Camp

MF	Bilalwal-ur-Rehman	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 28)	4	0	KRL F.C.	Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF	Saadullah Khan	(1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 (age 27)	3	1	SSGC F.C.	Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF	Muhammad Adil	(1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 29)	19	0	Hawkesbury City FC	Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF	Naveed Ahmed	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 29)	8	0	KRL F.C.	Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF	Muhammad Basit Amin	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 26)	8	0	SNGPL FC	Asian Games Prep. Camp

FW	Muhammad Ali	(1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 32)	8	1	Greve Fodbold	Asian Games Prep. Camp
FW	Hassan Bashir	(1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 35)	15	4	BSV	Asian Games Prep. Camp

Result and fixtures[]

For all previous match results of the national under-23 team, see the team's results page Win Draw Loss

2016[]

16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Jordan	5–0	Pakistan	Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
18:15	Mardi 11', 64' Rateb 23' Al-Bashtawi 66', 79'	Report		Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 470 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

18 May 2015 (2015-05-18) 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Pakistan	0–2	Kuwait	Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
18:15		Report	Al-Azemi 3', 8'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 470 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

20 May 2015 (2015-05-20) 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Kyrgyzstan	1–3	Pakistan	Al Ain Abu Dhabi
21:15	Otkeev 25'	Report	Hussain 40' 55' (o.g.) Khan 88'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 165 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

2018[]

FIFA restored membership of PFF on March 13, 2018. With the Asian Games approaching in August and SAFF Cup in September, the Pakistan football team had little time to prepare. PFF announced the signing of new Brazilian coach José Antonio Nogueira and started camps in Lahore. The team played friendlies in Bahrain with their premier clubs from mid-July to the end of the month. Pakistan lost 1, drew 1 and won 2 matches in Bahrain. The Pakistan national under-23 football team along with 3 senior players flew to Bahrain in mid-August to take part in the Asian Games. On August 14, 2018, the team played its first group game against the then runner ups of 2018 AFC U-23 Championship, which resulted in a 3-0 loss. On August 16, 2018, the team lost to Japan, 4-0. Pakistan defeated Nepal by 2-1 in their final group game, which was the former's first win in Asian Games after 44 years. Pakistan expected to qualify for the knockouts being 3rd in the group. However, the team fell short in terms of goal difference.

20 July 2018 Unofficial friendly	Budaiya Club	2–1	Pakistan	Manama, Bahrain
TBD UTC+3			Muhammad Ali 41'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)

23 July 2018 Unofficial friendly	Riffa SC	0–1	Pakistan	Manama, Bahrain
TBD UTC+3			Muhammad Ali 88' (pen)	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)

26 July 2018 Unofficial friendly	Al-Ahli SC	0–0	Pakistan	Manama, Bahrain
TBD UTC+3				Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)

29 July 2018 Unofficial friendly	Sitra Club	0–2	Pakistan	Manama, Bahrain
TBD UTC+3			Saadullah Khan 79' Hassan Bashir 87'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)

14 August 2018 2018 Asian Games GS	Vietnam	3–0	Pakistan	Cikarang, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Quang Hải 21' Nguyễn Văn Quyết 41' Nguyễn Công Phượng 72'	Report		Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

16 August 2018 2018 Asian Games GS	Pakistan	0–4	Japan	Cikarang, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Iwasaki 2', 35' Hatate 9' Maeda 10'	Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

19 August 2018 2018 Asian Games GS	Pakistan	2–1	Nepal	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7	55' Hussain 72' (pen.)	Report	Younas 11' (o.g.)	Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

19 December 2018 Unofficial Friendly

Army Qatar

3–1

Pakistan

Doha, Qatar

Current staff[]

Position	Name
Head Coach	José Antonio Nogueira
Assistant Coach	Muhammad Essa
Goalkeeping Coach	Noman Ibrahim
Fitness Coach	Jose Beto Portella
Masseur	Mohammad Aslam
PFF Technical Director	Shahzad Anwar

References[]

^ "Pakistan U23". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ "Call to improve AFC competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "Competitions Committee takes key decisions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[1] "Pakistan U23". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

[approved-2] "Call to improve AFC competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[Competitions_Committee_takes_key_decisions-3] "Competitions Committee takes key decisions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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