Pakistan national football team records and statistics
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The following is a list of the Pakistan national football team's competitive records and statistics.
The Pakistan national football team represents Pakistan in men's international football in FIFA-authorised events and is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Pakistan. Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 and joined the Asian Football Confederation in 1950.
Pakistan's national team debuted in 1950 and has yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals. Pakistan has never qualified for any major tournament outside the South Asian region, although on regional level the team has won the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, and has achieved gold at the South Asian Games in 1989 and 1991. Pakistan had a brief period of emergence in the 1950s and early 1960s, but as the global popularity of football surged, the sport's standing in Pakistan deteriorated. The standard achieved in the early years could not be maintained because of lack of organization of the game and the administration's lack of attention to football.[1] Football has also struggled to gain popularity in Pakistan largely due to the heavy influence of cricket in South Asia.[2]
Player records
- As of 10 June 2025[3]
- Players in bold are still active with Pakistan.
Most appearances
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| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haroon Yousaf | 49 | 3 | 1992–2003 |
| 2 | Jaffar Khan | 47 | 0 | 2001–2013 |
| 3 | Samar Ishaq | 44 | 3 | 2006–2013 |
| 4 | Zafar Iqbal | 40 | 1 | 1985–1995 |
| Muhammad Essa | 40 | 11 | 2001–2009 | |
| 6 | Tanveer Ahmed | 31 | 3 | 1999–2008 |
| Yousuf Butt | 31 | 0 | 2012–present | |
| 8 | Sharafat Ali | 30 | 12 | 1984–1992 |
| Muhammad Tariq Hussain | 30 | 0 | 1987–2003 | |
| 10 | Hassan Bashir | 29 | 9 | 2012–2023 |
- NB Exact figures of players before 1989 and 1999 are not yet known and yet to be researched. This absence of data is notable for long-serving players such as Zafar Iqbal & Muhammad Tariq Hussain, along with many others, who are likely to have accumulated a higher number of caps than currently recorded. Additionally, player appearances are also missing in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification, two of the 2002 friendly matches against Sri Lanka, and 2006 friendly against Palestine in the primary source and yet to be updated.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Umer | 14 | — | — | 1956–1965 |
| 2 | Sharafat Ali | 12 | 30 | 0.4 | 1984–1992 |
| 3 | Moosa Ghazi | 11 | — | — | 1955–1967 |
| Muhammad Essa | 11 | 40 | 0.28 | 2001–2009 | |
| 5 | Masood Fakhri | 10 | — | — | 1952–1955 |
| 6 | Hassan Bashir | 9 | 29 | 0.31 | 2012–2023 |
| 7 | Qayyum Changezi | 7 | — | — | 1955–1963 |
| Arif Mehmood | 7 | 21 | 0.33 | 2005–2012 | |
| 9 | Ghulam Sarwar | 6 | 16 | 0.38 | 1984–1992 |
| Muhammad Nauman Khan | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | 1991–1997 | |
| Sarfraz Rasool | 6 | 23 | 0.26 | 1997–2003 |
Captains
- In major Continental and International tournaments. For the complete list, see the main article.
| Player | Tournament(s) |
|---|---|
| Moideen Kutty | |
| Nabi Chowdhury | |
| Abdul Ghafoor | |
| Muhammad Naveed | |
| Mateen Akhtar | |
| Jaffar Khan |
Manager records
Competition records
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1930 to 1938 | Part of  United Kingdom |
Part of United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| 1950 to 1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1990 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
 1994 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 36 | ||||||||||
 1998 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||
  2002 |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | ||||||||||
 2006 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
 2010 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
 2014 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
 2018 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
 2022 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
  2026 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||
   2030 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 148 | |||
AFC Asian Cup
| AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1956 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
 1960 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||
 1964 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
 1968 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
 1972 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||
 1980 | |||||||||||||||
 1984 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1988 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
 1992 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
 1996 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
 2000 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
 2004 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
   2007 |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 23 | |||||||||
| 2011 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2023 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2027 |
12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 30 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 135 | ||
AFC Challenge Cup
The AFC Challenge Cup was held every two years from 2006 through 2014.
| AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 2006 |
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | No qualification | ||||||
 2008 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||
 2010 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||
 2012 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
 2014 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | |
Asian Games
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
| Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1951 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1954 |
Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1958 |
Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1962 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1966 | ||||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||
 1974 |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1978 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
 1986 |
Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 1990 |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| 1994 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| 2002 to present | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | |||||||
| Total | 5/13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 52 | |
South Asian Games
- Football at the South Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2004.
| South Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1984 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1985 |
Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| 1987 |
Third place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
 1989 |
Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1991 |
Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 |
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1995 |
Withdrew | |||||||
| 1999 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2004 to present | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | |||||||
| Total | 6/8 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | |
SAFF Championship
| SAFF Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1993 |
Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1995 |
Group stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 |
Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 |
Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2003 |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2005 |
Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2009 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2015 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2018 |
Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2021 |
Suspended | ||||||||
| 2023 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | Third place | 12/14 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 51 | |
RCD Cup
| RCD Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1965 |
Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1967 |
Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
 1969 |
Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1970 |
Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1974 |
Third place | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 5/6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 38 | |
Head-to-head record
Last match updated : 
Myanmar on 31 March 2026[4][5][a]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Pakistan national football team head-to-head records | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation | |||
 Afghanistan |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | AFC | |||
 Bahrain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | AFC | |||
| Bangladesh |
18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −8 | AFC | |||
 Bhutan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | AFC | |||
 Brunei |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | AFC | |||
 Cambodia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | AFC | |||
| China |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | −15 | AFC | |||
 Chinese Taipei |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | AFC | |||
 Djibouti |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | CAF | |||
 Guam |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | AFC | |||
| India |
26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 41 | −20 | AFC | |||
| Indonesia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | AFC | |||
| Iran |
14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 66 | −55 | AFC | |||
 Iraq |
9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 40 | −34 | AFC | |||
| Israel |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | UEFA | |||
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | AFC | |||
 Jordan |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 34 | −33 | AFC | |||
 Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | UEFA | |||
 Kenya |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CAF | |||
| Kuwait |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | −10 | AFC | |||
 Kyrgyzstan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | AFC | |||
| Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | AFC | |||
 Macau |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | AFC | |||
| Malaysia |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | AFC | |||
| Maldives |
11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | AFC | |||
 Mauritius |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | CAF | |||
 Moldova |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | UEFA | |||
Myanmar (inc. Burma  ) |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | AFC | |||
| Nepal |
18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | AFC | |||
 Oman |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | AFC | |||
 Palestine |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | AFC | |||
 Philippines |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | AFC | |||
| Qatar |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | AFC | |||
| Saudi Arabia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | AFC | |||
| Singapore |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | AFC | |||
 South Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | AFC | |||
| Sri Lanka |
20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | AFC | |||
 Syria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | AFC | |||
 Tajikistan |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | AFC | |||
| Thailand |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | AFC | |||
| Turkey |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | UEFA | |||
 Turkmenistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | AFC | |||
| United Arab Emirates |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | AFC | |||
Vietnam (inc.  South Vietnam) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | AFC | |||
 Yemen (inc.  North Yemen) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | AFC | |||
| Total | 256 | 57 | 44 | 153 | 237 | 576 | −339 | 45 Nations | |||
Other records
Biggest victories
- Pakistan
7–0 
Thailand (5 August 1960) - Pakistan 9–2
Guam (6 April 2008) - Pakistan 7–0
Bhutan (8 December 2009)
Biggest defeats
- Iran
9–1 Pakistan (12 March 1969) - Pakistan 0–8
Iraq (28 May 1993)
Honours
Regional
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Friendly
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