Pakistan women's national field hockey team

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Pakistan
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AssociationPakistan Hockey Federation
ConfederationASHF (Asia)
CaptainRizwana Yasmeen
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 59 Steady (23 December 2021)[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). The first women's national championships were held in Lahore in 1976.[2] It took another seven years (1983) before the national team played two international matches, against Ireland at Karachi and Lahore.[3]

History[]

2000s[]

In 2016, the team qualified for its first ever semi-final place at the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand.[4] In 2017, the team participated in three nation, Asian Challenge Cup held in Brunei where it finished runner-up to Hong Kong.[5] In January 2018, it participated in the Asian Games qualifiers held in Bangkok, Thailand.[6]

World Ranking

  • January 2018: 58[7]
  • November 2020: 62[8]

Members[]

Current Members[9]
Name Club (domestic) City Position Caps Goals
Rizwana Yasmeen (Captain) Gojra Goalkeeper
Ambreen Arshad (Vice-Captain) WAPDA Bahawalpur Left in 28 07
Railways Lahore
Army Hyderabad
WAPDA Lahore
Lahore
Lahore
Lahore
Gojra
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Gojra
Lahore
Lahore
WAPDA Islamabad
Bahawalpur
Sukkur
Sheikhpura

Current as of 1 November 2020

Former Members
Name Club (domestic) City Position Caps Goals
Full back
Forward
Full back
Full back
Azra Nasir Forward
Benish Hayat Forward
Lina Afroz Full back
Nadia Full back
Forward
(captain)[10] Forward
Razia Malik Forward
Saima Afzal Full back
Goalkeeper
Full back
Forward
Forward
Goalkeeper
Uzma Lal Forward

References[]

  1. ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ Record of the Women's National Hockey Championships Pakistan Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ Pakistan Women Team Activities Record from 1983 to 2017 Pakistan Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ Pakistan women's hockey team makes history Nabil Tahir, Express Tribune 7 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020
  5. ^ Women's Asian Challenge Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2020
  6. ^ Pak women’s hockey team announced The News 7 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Asian Games Qualifiers, International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "| Outdoor | FIH". www.fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  9. ^ National Women's Hockey Team Pakistan Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2020
  10. ^ From Hockey to Accounting: Pakistan's Women Entrepreneurs Agata Slota, Palladium, 8 March 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020

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