# 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup

The 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup also called Quaid-e-Azam Birth Centenary International Football Tournament, was the first edition of the Quaid-e-Azam International Cup. The event was held at the Hockey Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan.

## Overview

Originally scheduled for 22 October, the tournament was initially designed with two groups, Group A consisting of Chinese team Guangdong, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Greens (the national A team), and Group B comprising Malaysia, Mauritius, and Pakistan Reds (the B team). However, in early October, the tournament's start date was abruptly moved up to 12 October. Malaysia (originally set to arrive on the 18th) and Mauritius (on the 19th) were unable to adjust their travel plans on short notice. As a result, only Group A matches were played in the initial days of the tournament.
By 16 October, the Pakistan Football Federation declared that the tournament would only include Group A, citing Malaysia's withdrawal. Additionally, Mauritius was slated to participate in exhibition matches against Pakistan and China. Subsequently, on 20 October, it was announced that Mauritius had decided to cancel its visit altogether. The Chinese team departed on 21 October.

## Venue

| Karachi | Karachi |
| Hockey Stadium | Karachi |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Karachi |

## Squads

    Source: RSSSF
| Guangdong (China) | Afghanistan | Pakistan Greens | Pakistan Reds |
| Leader: Yang Guofeng Deputy leader: Zhang Riyang Coaches: Su Yongshun, Chen Hanlin | Leader: Z.A. Usmani Deputy leader: Suadullah Ahmedzad Coach: Sergey Salnikov | Manager: Pir Bux Coach: Géza Kalocsay | Manager: Allah Bux |
| He Jia (captain) Yang Fusheng Jia Yuehua Ye Xiquan Du Qingen Wu Zhiying Du Zhiren    Yang Weixiang Wei Chongjin Rong Zhixing Ta Jieqiu Cai Jinbiao Xie Zhiguang     Chen Xirong Ou Weiting Chen Weihao He Jinlun Guan Zhirui | Shah Mahmood (GK) Abdul Wakil Arghandiwal (GK) Abdul Basir Nasiri (DF) Asadullah Kazimi (DF) Rahmatullah Ahmadzai (DF) (captain) Azimshah Gharibzada Farid Ahmad Mawlawi Mohammad Zaman Usman (MF) Abdul Monim Kabir (FW) Mohammad Farooq Sidiq (MF) Abdul Karim Karimi (MF) Abdullah Nekzad (MF) Mohammad Yasin Safdari (MF) Mohammad Sabir Rohparwar (FW) Ahmad Shah Rahim (FW) Mohammad Ibrahim Hashimi Babar (FW) Mohammad Ismail Najibullah Kargar (MF) Abdul Ghafoor Sahebi Kalendar Shah | Ghulam Sarwar (captain) Ishaq Sadiq Masood Akbar Raisani Amir Bakhsh Shafi Saleem Butt Latif Rahman Jan Mohammad Shamim Khan Pir Mohammad Kazim Afzal Qasim Muhammad Idrees Niaz Ali Naji Wahid | Mujahid Tareen (captain) Naqi Khan Tahir Jamshed Taj Naeem Gul Siddique Anwar Sohail Aziz Lal Mohammad Iftikhar Salah Mohammad Lal Bux Saleem Zahoor Ashiq Ayub Shamrez Akhtar Maqbool Ahmed Jumma |

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Guangdong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 | Champions |
| 2 | Pakistan Greens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 15 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
3 goals
* Rong Zhixing
2 goals
* Wei Chongjin
* Ou Weiting
1 goal
* Cai Jinbiao
* Chen Weihao
* Ye Xiquan
* Ta Jieqiu
* Afzal Qasim
* Ghulam Sarwar
* Ahmad Shah Rahim
* Abdul Karim Karimi