Pakistan national football B team

Pakistan B
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Pakistan Red (1976)
Pakistan Blue (1982)
Pakistan White (1985–1987; 1993)
Pakistan A (1993)
AssociationPakistan Football Federation
ConfederationAsian Football Federation
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)

Pakistan B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the Pakistan national football team. At times Pakistan B have played against other nations' full teams.

History

In 1976, the Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament was established in Pakistan to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first leader of Pakistan, in which two Pakistan national teams would participate, the Pakistan national football team under the name of Pakistan Greens, and the national B team under the name of Pakistan Reds, captained by national team player Mujahid Tareen.[1] Although the team was only reserved for exhibition matches, in the next editions, the reserves team formally participated in the tournament under the name of Pakistan Blue in 1982, and Pakistan White in 1985, 1986 and 1987.[1][2][3]

Pakistan during the 1993 ECO Cup

In June 1993, the Pakistan Football Federation sent an alternate team, designated as "Pakistan A", to the 1993 ECO Cup held in Tehran, Iran, while the main national team was participating in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The ECO Cup took place from 6 to 14 June 1993, between two rounds of the group A qualifiers including Pakistan, held from 22–30 May (in Jordan) and 12–20 June (in China).[4][5] The ECO Cup squad was managed by a completely different coaching staff, with former international players Muhammad Latif and Abdul Ghafoor Ajiz at the helm, and captained by forward Lal Muhammad Lalo, while the main national team at the World Cup qualifiers was led by Muhammad Aslam Japani. Few players from that team such as Adeel Sarfraz Butt and Iftikhar Ghani were later selected for the second phase of the qualifiers in China.[6] At the inaugural 1993 SAARC Gold Cup held in Lahore, a second string team named Pakistan White also played exhibition matches against the national sides participating in the tournament.[7]

Coach history

  • Pakistan Allah Bux (1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)[1]
  • Pakistan Murad Bakhsh (1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)[1]
  • Pakistan Muhammad Idrees (1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)
  • Pakistan Muhammad Latif (1993 ECO Cup)[6]

Captains

  • Pakistan Mujahid Tareen (1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)[1]
  • Pakistan Mahmood Ahmed (1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)[1]
  • Pakistan Zulfiqar Hussain Dogar (1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)
  • Pakistan Ghulam Sarwar (1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament)
  • Pakistan Lal Muhammad Lalo (1993 ECO Cup)[6]

Results and fixtures

1976

16 October 1976 (1976-10-16) 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Greens Pakistan 3–2
 Pakistan Pakistan Reds Karachi, Pakistan
Kazim ?', ?'
Sarwar ?'		 Report Saleem ?'
Zahoor ?'		 Stadium: Hockey Club
18 October 1976 (1976-10-18) 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Guangdong China 8–2
 Pakistan Pakistan Reds Karachi, Pakistan
Chen Xirong ?', ?', ?'
Ta Jieqiu ?', ?', ?'
Wei Chongjin ?', ?'		 Report Salah Mohammad ?'
Mujahid ?'		 Stadium: Hockey Club

1982

13 February 1982 (1982-02-13) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues Pakistan 2–1
 Oman Oman Karachi, Pakistan
Mahmood Anwar ?', ?' Report Nasser Hamdan ?' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Nepal Shrestha
14 February 1982 (1982-02-14) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues Pakistan 1–1
 Nepal Nepal Karachi, Pakistan
Shahid Ahmad ?' Report Rupak Raj Sharma 90' (pen.) Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Iran Behman Bahadur
15 February 1982 (1982-02-15) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues Pakistan 2–1
 Bangladesh Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan
Zulfiqar 59'
Mahmood Anwar 73'		 Report Murshedy 46' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Nepal Shrestha
17 February 1982 (1982-02-17) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues Pakistan 2–1
 China Shandong Karachi, Pakistan
Mahmood Anwar 5', ?' Report Wang Dezhang 10' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Iran Behman Bahadur
18 February 1982 (1982-02-18) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Iran Iran 4–1
 Pakistan Pakistan Blues Karachi, Pakistan
Kargar 3'
Kamil Anjini 59'
Mayeli ?'
Mahmoud Haghighian ?'		 Report Zulfiqar 65' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Nepal Shrestha
23 February 1982 (1982-02-23) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Blues Pakistan 0–0
 Pakistan Pakistan Greens Karachi, Pakistan
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Iran Behman Bahadur

1985

29 April 1985 (1985-04-29) 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Indonesia Youth Indonesia 2–0
 Pakistan Pakistan White Peshawar, Pakistan
Noach Mariem 14'
Theodorus Bitbit 19'		 Report Stadium: Arbab Niaz Stadium
30 April 1985 (1985-04-30) 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Bangladesh Bangladesh 3–0
 Pakistan Pakistan White Peshawar, Pakistan
Khurshid Alam Babul 22'
Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu 40'
Elias Hossain 85+'		 Report Stadium: Arbab Niaz Stadium

1986

26 April 1986 (1986-04-26) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White Pakistan 0–7
 China China Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
27 April 1986 (1986-04-27) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White Pakistan 0–4
 South Korea South Korea XI Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Oh Seok-jae ?', ?', ?', ?' Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
28 April 1986 (1986-04-28) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White Pakistan 2–3
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
30 April 1986 (1986-04-30) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Green Pakistan 7–0
 Pakistan Pakistan White Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium
1 May 1986 (1986-05-01) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White Pakistan 0–2
 Nepal Nepal Islamabad, Islamabad
Report Umesh Pradhan ?'
Kedar Manandhar ?'		 Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium

1987

15 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White Pakistan 1–0
 Pakistan Pakistan Blue Lahore, Pakistan
Sarwar 54' Report Stadium: Railway Stadium
17 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Nepal XI Nepal 0–2
 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
Report
Stadium: Railway Stadium
19 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan White Pakistan 1–1
 Bangladesh Bangladesh XI Lahore, Pakistan
 Report
Stadium: Railway Stadium
22 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Pakistan Green Pakistan 0–1
 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
Report
Stadium: Railway Stadium
24 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Guangzhou China 3–1
 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
Li Chaobo 12'
Ma Jianqiang 26', 35'		 Report Anees 16' Stadium: Railway Stadium

1993

6 June 1993 1993 ECO Cup[a] Iran  5–0 Pakistan Pakistan A Tehran, Iran
Javad Zarincheh 42'
Hamid Derakhshan 49'
Karim Bagheri 65'
Samad Marfavi 70'
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh 75'		 Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)
7 June 1993 1993 ECO Cup Turkmenistan  4–0 Pakistan Pakistan A Tehran, Iran
Nurmyradow 5', 10'
Muhadow 60', 80'		 Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
17 July 1993 (1993-07-17) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan White Pakistan 0–0
 Nepal Nepal Lahore, Pakistan
Report Stadium: Railway Stadium
18 July 1993 (1993-07-18) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan White Pakistan 1–3
 India India Lahore, Pakistan
Report Vijayan ?', ?'
Kumaresh Bhawal ?'		 Stadium: Railway Stadium
20 July 1993 (1993-07-20) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan White Pakistan 0–2
 Pakistan Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
Report Stadium: Railway Stadium
22 July 1993 (1993-07-22) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan White Pakistan 1–2
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Lahore, Pakistan
Athar ?' Report Silva ?'
Perera ?'		 Stadium: Railway Stadium

Competitive record

Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament

Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament record
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA Name
1976 N/A N/A 2 0 0 2 4 11 Pakistan Red
1982 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 8 8 Pakistan Blue
1985 Group-stage 5th 2 0 0 2 0 5 Pakistan White
1986 Group-stage 5th 5 0 0 5 2 23 Pakistan White
1987 Runners-up 2nd N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Pakistan White

Other tournaments

Invitational tournament record
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA Name
1993 ECO Cup Group-stage 3rd 2 0 0 0 0 9 Pakistan A

Notes

  1. ^ The Pakistan Football Federation sent an alternate team, designated as "Pakistan A", to the 1993 ECO Cup, while the main national team was participating in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The ECO Cup took place from 6 to 14 June 1993, between two rounds of the group A qualifiers including Pakistan, held from 22–30 May (in Jordan) and 12–20 June (in China). The ECO Cup squad was managed by a completely different coaching staff, and only a few players from that team were later selected for the second phase of the qualifiers in China. Although some sources, such as the RSSSF, consider the ECO Cup matches unofficial,[8][9] the match between Pakistan and Iran is recognized as an official international in some sources.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ Ahsan, Ali (December 23, 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  4. ^ "1993 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  5. ^ "International Matches 1993 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  6. ^ a b c Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
  7. ^ "1st SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Tournament 1993". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  8. ^ "1993 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  9. ^ "International Matches 1993 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
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