Pakistan national football B team

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.

Pakistan B

Nickname(s)	Pakistan Red (1976) Pakistan Blue (1982) Pakistan White (1985–1987; 1993) Pakistan A (1993)
Association	Pakistan Football Federation
Confederation	Asian Football Federation
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)

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

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

Captains

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

Results and fixtures

1976

Pakistan Greens v Pakistan Reds

16 October 1976 (1976-10-16) 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan Greens	3–2	Pakistan Reds	Karachi, Pakistan
	Kazim ?', ?' Sarwar ?'	Report	Saleem ?' Zahoor ?'	Stadium: Hockey Club

Guangdong v Pakistan Reds

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

1982

Pakistan Blues v Oman

13 February 1982 (1982-02-13) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan Blues	2–1	Oman	Karachi, Pakistan
	Mahmood Anwar ?', ?'	Report	Nasser Hamdan ?'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Shrestha

Pakistan Blues v Nepal

14 February 1982 (1982-02-14) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan Blues	1–1	Nepal	Karachi, Pakistan
	Shahid Ahmad ?'	Report	Rupak Raj Sharma 90' (pen.)	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Behman Bahadur

Pakistan Blues v Bangladesh

15 February 1982 (1982-02-15) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan Blues	2–1	Bangladesh	Karachi, Pakistan
	Zulfiqar 59' Mahmood Anwar 73'	Report	Murshedy 46'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Shrestha

Pakistan Blues v Shandong

17 February 1982 (1982-02-17) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan Blues	2–1	Shandong	Karachi, Pakistan
	Mahmood Anwar 5', ?'	Report	Wang Dezhang 10'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Behman Bahadur

Iran v Pakistan Blues

18 February 1982 (1982-02-18) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Iran	4–1	Pakistan Blues	Karachi, Pakistan
	Kargar 3' Kamil Anjini 59' Mayeli ?' Mahmoud Haghighian ?'	Report	Zulfiqar 65'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Shrestha

Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Greens

23 February 1982 (1982-02-23) 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan Blues	0–0	Pakistan Greens	Karachi, Pakistan
		Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Behman Bahadur

1985

Indonesia Youth v Pakistan White

29 April 1985 (1985-04-29) 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Indonesia Youth	2–0	Pakistan White	Peshawar, Pakistan
	Noach Mariem 14' Theodorus Bitbit 19'	Report		Stadium: Arbab Niaz Stadium

Bangladesh v Pakistan White

30 April 1985 (1985-04-30) 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Bangladesh	3–0	Pakistan White	Peshawar, Pakistan
	Khurshid Alam Babul 22' Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu 40' Elias Hossain 85+'	Report		Stadium: Arbab Niaz Stadium

1986

Pakistan White v China

26 April 1986 (1986-04-26) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan White	0–7	China	Islamabad, Islamabad
		Report		Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium

Pakistan White v South Korea XI

27 April 1986 (1986-04-27) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan White	0–4	South Korea XI	Islamabad, Islamabad
		Report	Oh Seok-jae ?', ?', ?', ?'	Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium

Pakistan White v Sri Lanka

28 April 1986 (1986-04-28) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan White	2–3	Sri Lanka	Islamabad, Islamabad
		Report		Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium

Pakistan Green v Pakistan White

30 April 1986 (1986-04-30) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan Green	7–0	Pakistan White	Islamabad, Islamabad
		Report		Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium

Pakistan White v Nepal

1 May 1986 (1986-05-01) 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan White	0–2	Nepal	Islamabad, Islamabad
		Report	Umesh Pradhan ?' Kedar Manandhar ?'	Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium

1987

Note: Known results

Pakistan White v Pakistan Blue

15 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan White	1–0	Pakistan Blue	Lahore, Pakistan
		Report		Stadium: Railway Stadium

Pakistan White v Bangladesh XI

19 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan White	1–1	Bangladesh XI	Lahore, Pakistan
		Report	Das ?'	Stadium: Railway Stadium

Pakistan Green v Pakistan White

22 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Pakistan Green	0–1	Pakistan White	Lahore, Pakistan
		Report	Sarwar 52'	Stadium: Railway Stadium

Guangzhou v Pakistan White

24 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament	Guangzhou	3–1	Pakistan White	Lahore, Pakistan
	Li Chaobo 12' Ma Jianqiang 26', 35'	Report	Anees 16'	Stadium: Railway Stadium

1993

Iran  v Pakistan A

6 June 1993 1993 ECO Cup[a]	Iran	5–0	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)

Turkmenistan  v Pakistan A

7 June 1993 1993 ECO Cup	Turkmenistan	4–0	Pakistan A	Tehran, Iran
	Nurmyradow 5', 10' Muhadow 60', 80'	Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Pakistan White v Nepal

17 July 1993 (1993-07-17) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup	Pakistan White	0–0	Nepal	Lahore, Pakistan
		Report		Stadium: Railway Stadium

Pakistan White v India

18 July 1993 (1993-07-18) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup	Pakistan White	1–3	India	Lahore, Pakistan
		Report	Vijayan ?', ?' Kumaresh Bhawal ?'	Stadium: Railway Stadium

Pakistan White v Pakistan

20 July 1993 (1993-07-20) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup	Pakistan White	0–2	Pakistan	Lahore, Pakistan
		Report		Stadium: Railway Stadium

Pakistan White v Sri Lanka

22 July 1993 (1993-07-22) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup	Pakistan White	1–2	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

• Source = RSSSF

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.