Pakistan national under-17 football team

This article is about men's football team. For women's football team, see Pakistan women's national under-17 football team.

The Pakistan national under-17 football team is a youth football team operated under the Pakistan Football Federation. The team represents Pakistan in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup and the SAFF U-15/16/17 Championship, winning the latter's inaugural edition, and is yet to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Pakistan Under-17

Nickname(s)	Green Boys
Association	Pakistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Nasir Ismail
Captain	Ubaidullah Khan
FIFA code	PAK
First colours Second colours
First international
Pakistan 1–1 Maldives  (Kathmandu, Nepal; July 1992)
Biggest win
Pakistan 6–0 Maldives  (Kathmandu, Nepal; 3 August 2011)
Biggest defeat
Indonesia 25–0 Pakistan  (Tehran, Iran; 28 October 2012)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group Stage (2002)
SAFF U-17 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2011)
Best result	Champions (2011)
Medal record SAFF Championship 2011 Nepal 2018 Nepal

History

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

The AFC U-16 Championship is the top level tournament for under-16 football teams in Asia and began in 1985. Pakistan participated in the tournament for the first time in 1992, finishing fourth in their five-team group at Rajshahi Stadium in Bangladesh in May 1992. The clash between Pakistan and Maldives ended in a 1–1 draw. In the 24th minute midfielder Mohammad Ayub scored for Pakistan until Maldives fought back and their striker Ahmad Saleh levelled the game.^[1] India beat Pakistan 2–0 in the second match. The winners had a 1-0 lead in the first half. The Pakistanis played with 10 players in the last 31 minutes when the referee sent right back Adeel Sarfraz off in the 59th minute. Ajoy Singh scored first and the second goal came from a penalty in the 70th minute after Pakistan's defender Kashmir Naseer fouled India's advancing Joseph Johnson inside the box and the referee awarded a penalty to India.^[1] Prosunjit Paul converted the penalty. Host Bangladesh booted Pakistan out of the tournament defeating them by one goal to nil, the solitary goal, netted by right winger Jahangir five minutes before the final whistle. Pakistan lost to Nepal 0–1 in their last match. Nepal's stopper back Gambir Rai scored the lone goal in the ninth minute from a penalty.^[1]

Pakistan along with Yemen fielded eight and four overage players respectively at the 2002 AFC U-17 Championship after passing the qualifying round, and were fined and suspended for taking part in the next 2004 AFC U-17 Championship after the discovery.^[2][3][4]

In September 2011 for its AFC U-16 Championship qualification campaign, the team retained the same 22-player squad that had won the previous year's SAFF U-16 Championship. It finished fourth in its six-team group, securing wins against Maldives (4–0)^[5] and Afghanistan (3–1), but losing against Kuwait (0–2), United Arab Emirates (0–2), and Yemen (0–4).

SAFF U-17 Championship

Pakistan participated in the inaugural SAFF U-16 Championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011 with Sajjad Mehmood as the head coach, Hassan Baloch as manager and Munir Aftab as the captain.^[6][7][8] It beat India 1–0 in its first match, before winning 6–0 versus Maldives to reach the semi-finals. Two late goals helped it beat Bangladesh, and thus qualify for the final, in which it beat India 2–1 to win the tournament. Mohammad Bilal was the tournament's top goalscorer with 4 goals,^[6] while striker Mansoor Khan was declared the tournament's best player.^[7] Overall, Pakistan scored 11 goals and conceded only one.

The under-16 team participated in the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship held in Nepal, where it was eliminated in the group stage after finishing third in its group after 0–0 draws against both Afghanistan and Bhutan,^[9][10] and a 0–3 loss to Nepal. Sajjad Mehmood was the coach for these fixtures.

The team withdrew from the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship due to conflicts among the government and the Pakistan Football Federation.^[11]

In October 2018, the under-15 team participated in the 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship held in Nepal.^[12] After victories against India, Bhutan and Nepal,^[13] until finishing runner-up in the final against Bangladesh, the team drew by 1–1 draw until finally losing in the penalty shootout.^[14][15][16] The team also participated in the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019.^[17][18]

Other tournaments

In March 2012, the Pakistan national under-16 team then participated in the 2012 KPT Challenge Cup as "National Youth B". Drawn into a group with senior teams WAPDA and Pakistan Navy, the young team lost 0–3 against the former, and 0–2 against the latter. In May, it participated in the National Under-22 Football Championship, where it drew 0–0 against Baloch Nushki and 1–1 against Sindh, thus topping group B. In the semi-finals, the youth team lost 0–2 against Pakistan Army.

In July 2012, three under-16 players went to Abu Dhabi for a month-long training camp at the Manchester United Soccer Schools.^[19]

Coaching staff

As of August 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Nasir Ismail
Assistant coach	Muhammad Essa
Goalkeeping coach	N/A

Players

U-16 last squad

• The 23-man squad was call-up for the 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship^[20]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Ghulam Abbas				POPO FC
	1GK	Aadil Ali Khan				Mehran FC
	1GK	Kashif Ibrahim
	2DF	Muhammad Husnain				Mehran FC
	2DF	Abdul Rehman				POPO FC
	2DF	Najeem Khan				POPO FC
	2DF	Sameer Ahmed
	2DF	Ubaidullah Khan (Captain)				Muslim Hands FC
	2DF	Majid Ali
	2DF	Muhammad Aabis Raza				POPO FC
	2DF	Umar Javed				POPO FC
	2DF	Sayyam Chaudhry
	3MF	Abdul Samad				POPO FC
	3MF	Muhammad Faraz				POPO FC
	3MF	Haroon Rashed				POPO FC
	3MF	Muhammed Farhad
	3MF	Khobaib Khan				POPO FC
	3MF	Muhammad Khan				Muslim Hands FC
	3MF	Shahab Ahmed				POPO FC
	3MF	Hikmatullah
	4FW	Abdul Ghani				Karachi United
	4FW	Muhammad Talha Khan				Gladiators FC
	4FW	Subhan Karim
	4FW	Sharaf Khan				Pak Afghan FC

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2024

Nepal    v  Pakistan

21 September 2024 2024 SAFF U17 GS	Nepal	0–1	Pakistan	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan
14:00		Report	Muhammad Talha 81'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)

Bhutan  v  Pakistan

23 September 2024 2024 SAFF U17 GS	Bhutan	3–3	Pakistan	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00	Thinley Yeszer 25' Tandin Phuntsho 90+4' Sonam Dorji 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Khobaib Khan 38' Subhan Karim 47' Sharaf Khan 68'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Md Symoon Hasan Sany (Bangladesh)

Pakistan  v  Sri Lanka

25 September 2024 2024 SAFF U17 GS	Pakistan	5–1	Sri Lanka	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan
14:00	Subhan Karim 20', 36' Muhammad Talha 30' Abdul Ghani 56' Abdul Samad 67'	Report	Zakariyya Zafarullah 77'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)

Pakistan  v  Bangladesh

28 September 2024 2024 SAFF U17 SF	Pakistan	2–2 (7–8 p)	Bangladesh	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan
17:00	M Shahab Ahmed 32' Abdul Rehman 62' (pen.)	Report	Md Manik 74', 90+4'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
	Penalties
	Abdul Rehman Abdul Samad Syed Muhammad Aabis Reza kazmi Khobaib Khan Ubaid Ullah Khan Majid Ali Sharaf Khan Abdul Ghaani		Md Murshed Ali Md Joy Ahmed Md Kamal Merdha Md Siam Omit Md Manik Akash Ahamad Md Mithu Chowdhury Ashikur Rahman

Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985 to 2013	did not qualify
2015 to 2019	did not enter
2023	did not enter
2025	to be determined
Total	0/20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985 to 1990	did not enter
1992	did not qualify
1994	did not enter
1996
1998	did not qualify
2000
2002	Group Stage	10th	3	0	1	2	2	6
2004	did not enter
2006 to 2014	did not qualify
2016 to 2023	did not enter
Total	1/18	–	3	0	1	2	2	6

SAFF U-16 Championship

SAFF U-15/16/17 Championship record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2011	Champions	1/6	4	4	0	0	11	1
2013	Group Stage	5/7	3	0	2	1	0	3
2015	Withdrew	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	did not enter	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Runners-up	2/6	4	3	0	1	11	2
2019	did not enter	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	did not enter	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Semi-Final	3/6	3	2	0	1	6	3
2024	Semi-Final	3/7	4	2	2	0	11	6
Total	5/9	1 Title	18	11	4	3	39	15

Honours

• SAFF U-17 Championship
  • Champions: 2011
  • Runners-up 2018

See also

• Pakistan national football team
• Pakistan national under-23 football team
• Pakistan national under-20 football team