# Pakistan national football team records and statistics

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-authorized 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. Football has also struggled to gain popularity in Pakistan largely due to the heavy influence of cricket in South Asia.

## Individual records
### Player records

    As of 11 June 2024
    Players in bold are still active with Pakistan.

### Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
| 1 | Haroon Yousaf | 50 | 3 | 1992–2003 |
| 2 | Jaffar Khan | 46 | 0 | 2001–2013 |
| 3 | Samar Ishaq | 43 | 3 | 2006–2013 |
| 4 | Zafar Iqbal | 40 | 1 | 1985–1995 |
| 5 | Muhammad Essa | 39 | 11 | 2001–2009 |
| 6 | Sharafat Ali | 30 | 12 | 1984–1992 |
| 6 | Mohammad Tariq Hussain | 30 | 0 | 1987–2003 |
| 6 | Tanveer Ahmed | 30 | 3 | 1999–2008 |
| 9 | Hassan Bashir | 29 | 9 | 2012–2023 |
| 9 | Yousuf Butt | 29 | 0 | 2012–present |
    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 & Mohammad 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 | 13 | — | — | 1956–1968 |
| 2 | Sharafat Ali | 12 | 30 | 0.4 | 1984–1992 |
| 3 | Muhammad Essa | 11 | 39 | 0.28 | 2001–2009 |
| 4 | Masood Fakhri | 10 | — | — | 1952–1955 |
| 5 | Hassan Bashir | 9 | 29 | 0.31 | 2012–2023 |
| 6 | Moosa Ghazi | 7 | — | — | 1955–1967 |
| 6 | Qayyum Changezi | 7 | — | — | 1955–1963 |
| 6 | Arif Mehmood | 7 | 21 | 0.33 | 2005–2012 |
| 9 | Ghulam Sarwar | 6 | 16 | 0.38 | 1984–1992 |
| 9 | Mohammad Nauman Khan | 6 | 13 | 0.46 | 1991–1997 |
| 9 | Sarfraz Rasool | 6 | 22 | 0.27 | 1997–2003 |
| 9 | Gohar Zaman | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 1999–2002 |

### Captains

* In major Continental and International tournaments. For the complete list, see the main article.
| Player | Tournament(s) |
| Moideen Kutty | 1954 Asian Games |
| Nabi Chowdhury | 1958 Asian Games |
| Abdul Ghafoor | 1974 Asian Games |
| Muhammad Naveed | 1986 Asian Games |
| Mateen Akhtar | 1990 Asian Games |
| Jaffar Khan | 2006 AFC Challenge Cup |

### Manager records
## Competition records
### FIFA World Cup

| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification 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 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom |
| 1950 to 1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | | 0/20 | — | — | — | — | — | | 40 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 148 |

### AFC Asian Cup

| AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1956 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1960 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 1964 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1972 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1976 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1980 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | | 0/18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 105 |

### AFC Challenge Cup

The AFC Challenge Cup was held every two years from 2006 through 2014.
| AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification 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 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1974 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 1990 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 to present | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | 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 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1999 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2004 to present | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | See Pakistan national under-23 football team | 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 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2018 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2023 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | Third place | 12/14 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 51 |

### ECO Cup

ECO 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 |
| 1993 | Seventh place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 6/6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 47 |

## Head-to-head record

Last match updated : Tajikistan on 11 June 2024
Key :
* 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 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 ) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 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 |
| 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 | 250 | 57 | 42 | 149 | 235 | 565 | −330 | 44 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)