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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.

Pakistan Under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameGreen Boys
AssociationPakistan Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachAkhtar Mohiuddin
CaptainAbdul Samad
FIFA codePAK
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Pakistan 1–1 Maldives 
(Kathmandu, Nepal; July 1992)
Biggest win
 Guam 0–11 Pakistan 
(Besh-Kungoy, Kyrgyzstan; 30 November 2025)
Biggest defeat
 Indonesia 25–0 Pakistan 
(Tehran, Iran; 28 October 2012)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup Stage (2002)
SAFF U-17 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2011)
Best resultChampions (2011)
Medal record
SAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nepal
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nepal

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-17 Championship, winning the latter's inaugural edition, and is yet to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

History

1990s

In February 1992, Pakistan competed in the Coca Cola U-16 Cup in Thailand.[1] Pakistan participated in the AFC U-16 Championship 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.[2] India beat Pakistan 2–0 in the second match. The Pakistanis played with 10 players when the referee sent right back Adeel Sarfraz Butt off in the 59th minute. Ajoy Singh scored first and the second goal came from a penalty in the 70th by Prosunjit Paul.[2] 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.[2]

2000s

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.[3][4][5]

2010s

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.

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)[9] and Afghanistan (3–1), but losing against Kuwait (0–2), United Arab Emirates (0–2), and Yemen (0–4).

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.[10]

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,[11][12] 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.[13]

In October 2018, the under-15 team participated in the 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship held in Nepal.[14] After victories against India, Bhutan and Nepal,[15] until finishing runner-up in the final against Bangladesh, the team drew by 1–1 draw until finally losing in the penalty shootout.[16][17][18] The team also participated in the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019.[19][20]

2020s

After inactivity due to the three-and-a-half years Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA, the team played at the 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship and 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship, both times ending semifinalists. In 2025, at the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification, the team ended second in the group stage and failed to qualify, but recorded a record 11–0 victory over Guam.[21]

Coaching staff

As of November 2025
Position Name
Head coach Pakistan Akhtar Mohiuddin
Assistant coaches Pakistan Muhammad Essa
Pakistan Khuda Baksh
Team manager Pakistan Syed Ghayoor Ali Hamdani
Goalkeeping coach Pakistan Jaffar Khan

Players

U-17 last squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sammar Razzaq (2010-01-10) 10 January 2010 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
1GK Aadil Ali Khan (2009-11-28) 28 November 2009 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
3 2DF Shahid Anjum (2009-12-10) 10 December 2009 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
4 2DF Nadeem Hussain (2010-04-04) 4 April 2010 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
5 2DF Muhammad Alam (2010-01-27) 27 January 2010 Pakistan Football Federation
2 3MF Ibrahim Asif (2009-05-11) 11 May 2009 Pakistan Football Federation
6 3MF Muhammad Mustafa (2009-06-06) 6 June 2009 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
8 3MF Muhammad Essa (2009-05-04) 4 May 2009 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
9 3MF Abdul Samad (Captain) (2010-11-28) 28 November 2010 Pakistan Football Federation POPO FC
3MF Haroon Rasheed (2011-01-28) 28 January 2011 Pakistan Football Federation POPO FC
3MF Saad Tiwana (2010-11-28) 28 November 2010 Pakistan Football Federation TWK
10 4FW Hamza Yasir (2010-08-31) 31 August 2010 Pakistan Football Federation TWK
11 4FW Muhammad Abdullah (2011-09-03) 3 September 2011 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
12 4FW Mansoor Ahmed (2011-11-28) 28 November 2011 Pakistan Football Federation POPO FC
4FW Syed Shahram (2011-01-29) 29 January 2011 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
Naveed Ullah (2010-01-13) 13 January 2010 Pakistan Football Federation
Hamza (2010-09-24) 24 September 2010 Pakistan Football Federation
Kaleem Ullah (2010-05-16) 16 May 2010 Pakistan Football Federation POPO FC
Bakhsi Hamal Khan (2010-11-28) 28 November 2010 Pakistan Football Federation
Waleed Sarwar (2011-08-26) 26 August 2011 Pakistan Football Federation
Hasnain Ali (2010-12-31) 31 December 2010 Pakistan Football Federation Muslim Hands
Khobaib Khan (2010-04-10) 10 April 2010 Pakistan Football Federation
Sharaf Khan (2011-11-28) 28 November 2011 Pakistan Football Federation

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

2025

16 September 2025 (2025-09-16) 2025 SAFF U17 GS Bhutan  0–4  Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00 Report
  • M. Abdullah 15', 25', 70'
  • H. Yasir 67'
 Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium
Attendance: 143
Referee: Shyam Lal Danuwar (Nepal)
19 September 2025 (2025-09-19) 2025 SAFF U17 GS Pakistan  5–2  Maldives Colombo, Sri Lanka
14:30
  • M. Ahmed 12', 32', 45' (pen.)
  • M. Abdullah 45+7', 61' (pen.)
 Report
  • Ali Ilaan 42'
  • Shifau 71'
 Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium
Attendance: 153
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker (Bangladesh)
22 September 2025 (2025-09-22) 2025 SAFF U17 GS India  3–2  Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka
14:30
  • Gangte 31'
  • Wangkheirakpam 63'
  • R. Ahmed 74'
 Report
  • M. Abdullah 43' (pen.)
  • H. Yasir 70'
 Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium
Attendance: 157
Referee: Kasun L. Weerkakkody (Sri Lanka)
25 September 2025 (2025-09-25) 2025 SAFF U17 SF Bangladesh  2–0  Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka
14:30
Report Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium
Attendance: 157
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ Cambodia  1–3  Pakistan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00
  • Pimakrav Pov 39' (pen.)
 Report
  • Abdullah 35'
  • Abdul Samad 71'
  • Yasir 90+2'
 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khalifa (Syria)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ Kyrgyzstan  1–3  Pakistan Bishkek, Kyrgizstan
18:00
  • Potorochin 65'
 Report
  • Mustafa 9'
  • Abdul Samad 23'
  • Essa 83'
 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Referee: Saif Kamal Aisha (Palestine)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ Pakistan  1–2  Laos Bishkek, Kyrgizstan
14:00
  • Abdullah 45+1'
 Report
  • Palindeth 9'
  • Odin 72' (pen.)
 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Jafran (Sri Lanka)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ Pakistan  1–5  Yemen Bishkek, Kyrgizstan
14:00
  • Ahmad 71'
 Report
  • Basheer 18' (pen.), 82'
  • Al-Webasi 19'
  • Al-Fakih 25', 69'
 Stadium: Alga Sports Complex Stadium
Referee: Tuan Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ Guam  0–11  Pakistan Bishkek, Kyrgizstan
14:00 Report
  • Ullah 28', 45+2', 56'
  • Mehboob 32'
  • Abdullah 43'
  • Khan 67'
  • Abdul Samad 71', 80', 84', 90+3'
  • Ali 86'
 Stadium: Alga Sports Complex Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khalifa (Syria)

Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1985

to

Chile 2015

did not qualify
India 2017

to Qatar 2025

did not enter
Total 0/20 – – – – – – –

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Qatar 1985

to United Arab Emirates 1990

did not enter
Saudi Arabia 1992 did not qualify
Qatar 1994 did not enter
Thailand 1996
Qatar 1998 did not qualify
Vietnam 2000
United Arab Emirates 2002 Group Stage 10th 3 0 1 2 2 6
Japan 2004 did not enter
Singapore 2006

to

Thailand 2014

did not qualify
India 2016

to

Saudi Arabia 2025

did not enter
Saudi Arabia 2026 did not qualify
Total 1/19 – 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
Nepal 2011
Champions
 1/6 4 4 0 0 11 1
Nepal 2013
Group Stage
 5/7 3 0 2 1 0 3
Bangladesh 2015 Withdrew 0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 2017 did not enter 0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 2018 Runners-up 2/6 4 3 0 1 11 2
India 2019 did not enter 0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 2022 did not enter 0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bhutan 2023 Semi-Final 3/6 3 2 0 1 6 3
Bhutan 2024 Semi-Final 3/7 4 2 2 0 11 6
Bhutan 2025 Semi-Final 3/7 4 2 0 2 11 7
Total 6/10 1 Title 22 13 6 3 50 22

Honours

See also

References

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