Pakistan national under-23 football team

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]

Pakistan U23
Nickname(s)Green Shirts, Pak Shaheen
AssociationPakistan Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachJosé Antonio Nogueira
CaptainSaddam Hussain
FIFA codePAK
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
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 Thailand 
(Guangzhou, China; 7 November 2010)
Olympics
Appearances0
Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best result21/28 (2006)
South Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best result Gold Medal (2004,2006)

Result and fixtures

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

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 friendlyBudaiya Club 2–1 PakistanManama, Bahrain
TBD UTC+3 Muhammad Ali  41' Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)
23 July 2018 Unofficial friendlyRiffa SC 0–1 PakistanManama, Bahrain
TBD UTC+3 Muhammad Ali  88' (pen) Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)
26 July 2018 Unofficial friendlyAl-Ahli SC 0–0 PakistanManama, Bahrain
TBD UTC+3 Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)
29 July 2018 Unofficial friendlySitra Club 0–2 PakistanManama, Bahrain
TBD UTC+3 Saadullah Khan  79'
Hassan Bashir 87'		 Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)
14 August 2018 2018 Asian Games GSVietnam 3–0 PakistanCikarang, 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 GSPakistan 0–4 JapanCikarang, 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 GSPakistan 2–1   NepalBekasi, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7 Bilal  55'
Hussain  72' (pen.)		 Report Younas  11' (o.g.) Stadium: Patriot Stadium
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
19 December 2018 Unofficial FriendlyArmy Qatar 3–1 PakistanDoha, Qatar

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]

Olympic record
Summer Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1992 Did Not Qualify
1996
2000 Did Not Enter
2004 Did Not Qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020 To be determined
2024
2028
Total0 / 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
2002Round 1233003014
2006Round 121300326
2010Withdrew
2014Group Stage24201103
2018Group Stage17310228
Total4/5-11119431

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Ahsanullah Ahmed (1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 0 0 Sui Southern Gas
33 1GK Saqib Hanif (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 2 0 Sui Southern Gas
2 2DF Mohammad Umar Hayat (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 0 0 WAPDA
3 2DF Mohsin Ali (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 4 0 Pakistan Navy
4 2DF Mehdi Hassan (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 0 0 Pakistan Airforce
6 2DF Muhammad Bilal (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 0 0 WAPDA
13 2DF Shehbaz Younus (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 0 0 Pakistan Army
18 2DF Arsalan Ali (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 0 0 Khan Research Laboratories
20 2DF Mohammad Sohail (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 0 0 Pakistan Airforce
8 3MF Mehmood Khan (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 4 0 Khan Research Laboratories
14 3MF Ali Khan Niazi (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 0 0 Civil Aviation Authority
15 3MF Zainul Abideen Ishaque (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 0 0 Civil Aviation Authority
16 3MF Waseem Asghar (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 0 0 Civil Aviation Authority
17 3MF Saddam Hussain (Captain) (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 19 0 Sui Southern Gas
19 3MF Adeel Ali (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 0 0 WAPDA
7 4FW Mansoor Khan (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 1 0 Pakistan Airforce
32 4FW Awais Hayat Malik (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 0 0 Khan Research Laboratories
10 4FW Mohammad Riaz (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 1 0 K-Electric
11 4FW Maqbool (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 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 12 0 Greve Fodbold Asian Games Prep. Camp
DF Ahsan Ullah (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992 4 0 KRL Asian Games Prep. Camp
DF Faisal Iqbal (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 18 0 NBP Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF Bilalwal-ur-Rehman (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 4 0 KRL F.C. Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF Saadullah Khan (1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 3 1 SSGC F.C. Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF Muhammad Adil (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 19 0 Hawkesbury City FC Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF Naveed Ahmed (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 8 0 KRL F.C. Asian Games Prep. Camp
MF Muhammad Basit Amin (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 8 0 SNGPL FC Asian Games Prep. Camp
FW Muhammad Ali (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 8 1 Greve Fodbold Asian Games Prep. Camp
FW Hassan Bashir (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 15 4 BSV Asian Games Prep. Camp

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

See also

References
  1. "Pakistan U23". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  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.
  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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