List of Pakistan national football team captains
This article lists all the captains of the Pakistan national football team.
The first captain to lead Pakistan in their international debut in October 1950 was the goalkeeper Osman Jan,[1][2] who captained Pakistan in their first international match against Iran on 27 October 1950.[3][4]
The following table includes players who have captained the Pakistan national football team, along with the vice-captains and the international tournaments they led in.
List of captains
Tenure | Incumbent | Vice-captains | Tournaments/Notes | Ref |
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1950 | Osman Jan | Pakistan national team first ever debut and tour to Iran and Iraq | [2] | |
1952 | Abdul Wahid Durrani | 1952 Colombo Cup | [2] | |
1953 | Muhammad Sharif | 1953 Colombo Cup | [2] | |
1954 | Moideen Kutty | 1954 Asian Games | [2] | |
1954 | Jamil Akhtar | 1954 Colombo Cup | [2] | |
1955 | Sumbal Khan | 1955 Colombo Cup | ||
1956 | Riasat Ali | [2] | ||
1958 | Nabi Chowdhury | 1958 Asian Games | [2] | |
1959 | Masoodul Hassan Butt | Pakistan tour to Burma | [2] | |
1959–1960 | Qayyum Changezi | 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 1960 Merdeka Tournament | [2][5] | |
1961 | Ghulam Rabbani | [6] | ||
1961 | Musa Ghazi | [7] | ||
1961–1963 | Muhammad Umer Baloch | 1962 Merdeka Tournament | [5] | |
1963 | Muhammad Amin | 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | [5] | |
1964 | Abid Ghazi | [5] | ||
1965 | Omar | Abdul Ghafoor | 1965 RCD Cup | |
1967 | Turab Ali | 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 1967 RCD Cup | [5] | |
1967 | Muhammad Latif | |||
1967 | Wali Muhammad | |||
1968 | Murad Bakhsh | [8] | ||
1969 | Sardar Aslam | |||
1969 | Younus Rana | 1969 RCD Cup | ||
1970 | Qadir Bakhsh | 1970 RCD Cup | [9] | |
1973 | Maula Bakhsh | [5] | ||
1974 | Ayub Dar | |||
1974 | Ali Nawaz Baloch | 1974 RCD Cup | [10] | |
1974 | Abdul Ghafoor | 1974 Asian Games | [11] | |
1976 | Ghulam Sarwar | 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | [12] | |
1978 | Muhammad Ishaq | |||
1981–1982 | Akbar Raisani | 1981 King's Cup, 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | [5] | |
1982 | Naeem Gul | |||
1984–1985 | Zulfiqar Dogar | 1984 Merdeka Tournament, 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | ||
1986–1989 | Mukhtar Ali | 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup, 1987 South Asian Games | ||
1986 | Muhammad Naveed | 1986 Asian Games | [11] | |
1987 | Shoukat Mufti | 1986 Fajr International Tournament | [13] | |
1987–1989 | Sharafat Ali | 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup, 1989 South Asian Games | ||
1990 | Mateen Akhtar | 1990 Asian Games | [11] | |
1991 | Ghulam Sarwar (Teddy) | 1991 South Asian Games | [13] | |
1992 | Mohammad Riaz | |||
1993 | Zafar Iqbal | 1993 SAARC Gold Cup | [6] | |
1995 | Mohammad Nauman Khan | 1995 SAFF Gold Cup | ||
1997 | Qazi Ashfaq | Haroon Yousaf | 1997 SAFF Gold Cup | [14] |
1998–2003 | Haroon Yousaf | 1999 SAFF Gold Cup, 1999 South Asian Games, 2003 SAFF Gold Cup | [14][15] | |
2002 | Sarfraz Rasool | |||
2003–2011 | Jaffar Khan | Samar Ishaq, Adnan Ahmed, Faisal Iqbal, Abdul Aziz | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup, 2006 AFC Challenge Cup, 2011 SAFF Championship | [16] |
2005 | Tanveer Ahmed | 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games | [17] | |
2006–2009 | Muhammad Essa | Jaffar Khan | 2009 SAFF Championship | [18] |
2008 | Zahid Hameed | Imran Niazi | 2008 SAFF Championship | [19] |
2010–2013 | Samar Ishaq | Adnan Ahmed | 2013 SAFF Championship | |
2013–2019 | Zesh Rehman | 2013 Philippines Peace Cup | [20] | |
2014 | Kaleemullah Khan | Faisal Iqbal, Saddam Hussain | ||
2014 | Muhammad Ahmed | |||
2015–2023 | Hassan Bashir | 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup, 2023 SAFF Championship | [21] | |
2018 | Saddam Hussain | Hassan Bashir | 2018 SAFF Championship | [22] |
2023 | Saqib Hanif | [23] | ||
2023–present | Easah Suliman | Otis Khan | ||
2023 | Yousuf Butt | [24] |
Captains by major tournaments
- In Continental and International tournaments
Player | Tournament(s) |
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Moideen Kutty | |
Nabi Chowdhury | |
Abdul Ghafoor | |
Muhammad Naveed | |
Mateen Akhtar | |
Jaffar Khan |
References
- ^ ANI (2022-12-26). "Osman Jan, Delhi's Santosh trophy hero who also captained Pakistan". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ a b "PFF president praised for giving boost to football". Brecorder. 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Pakistan's former football captain expires". DAWN.COM. 2003-05-13. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Newspaper, the (2011-01-11). "Former footballer Murad Bakhsh passes away". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Hasan, Shazia (2023-03-05). "REVIVING FOOTBALL IN LYARI". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Ali Nawaz unhappy with performance". DAWN.COM. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Jaffar named captain of U-23 soccer team". Brecorder. 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ a b "Former skippers hail PFF chief over biggest win". Brecorder. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ a b "Haroon Yousaf". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Haroon to lead team". DAWN.COM. 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Jaffar replaces Haroon as captain". DAWN.COM. 2003-11-26. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Pakistan beat India, tie football series". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Essa named captain for SAFF Championship". DAWN.COM. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Pakistan to include four overseas players for SAFF championship". DAWN.COM. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Lutfi pins hopes on Zesh Rehman's captaincy". The Express Tribune. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "PFF announces squad for SAFF Championship". The Nation. 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2023-03-22). "Coach sees Maldives defeat as another stepping stone for Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Name. "Former India boss Stephen Constantine creates history for Pakistan". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
External links
- Dawn, A history of football in Pakistan — Part I
- Dawn, A history of football in Pakistan — Part II
- Dawn, A history of football in Pakistan — Part III
- Dawn, A history of football in Pakistan — Final part
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