Pakistan national football team

men's national association football team representing Pakistan

Pakistan national football team is the national football team of Pakistan.

Pakistan
Nickname(s)Pak Shaheen (پاک شاہین)
AssociationPakistan Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachShahzad Anwar
CaptainHassan Bashir
Home stadiumJinnah Sports Stadium
Punjab Stadium
People's Football Stadium
FIFA codePAK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 195 Decrease 1 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest142 (February 1993)
Lowest203 (April–May 2017, October 2017 – May 2018)
First international
 Iran 5–1 Pakistan 
(Tehran, Iran; 27 October 1950
Biggest win
 Thailand 0–7 Pakistan 
(Kuala Lampur, Malaysia; 5 August 1960)[2]
 Pakistan 9–2 Guam 
(Taipei, Taiwan; 6 April 2008)[3]
 Pakistan 7–0 Bhutan 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 8 December 2009)[4]
Biggest defeat
 Iran 9–1 Pakistan 
(Tehran, Iran; 12 March 1969)
Medal record
Men's Football
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Calcutta Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Islamabad Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Colombo Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo Team

The first division league is known as PPFL (Pakistan Premiere Football League) Current champions are KRL (Khan Research Laboratories) football club.

References change

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. FIFA.com. "Live Scores - Pakistan - Matches - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  3. FIFA.com. "Live Scores - Pakistan - Matches - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. FIFA.com. "Live Scores - Pakistan - Matches - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  5. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.