Pakistan national football team results (unofficial matches) explained

See main article: Pakistan national football team results. This is a list of the Pakistan national football team results from 1950 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.[1]

Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

1950s

1953

Unofficial charity match at the end of the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament.[2]

1955

Exhibition matches at the end of the 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament.

1959

1960s

1964

Unofficial away test match against China national team, which was followed by previous official four-match friendly series against China in home venues one year before.[3]

1967

Saudi Arabia national team tour to Pakistan involving unofficial test series.[4]

1969

1970s

1976

1980s

1986

1990s

1993

2000s

2009

2010s

2011

Pakistan fielded the under-21 side which previously featured at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers, resulting in FIFA not regarding the games as full ‘A’ international matches.[5] [6] Palestine reportedly played only with the West Bank based players, as players from Gaza couldn’t get clearance from the government and the internationally based players only came on FIFA approved International breaks.

2020

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bhatti, Mukhtar . Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999 . 1999 . Bhatti Publications . 237–250 . en.
  2. Web site: Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955 . 2024-10-17 . www.rsssf.org.
  3. Web site: Ahsan . Ali . 2010-12-23 . A history of football in Pakistan — Part II . 2024-05-22 . DAWN.COM . en.
  4. Web site: Pakistan - National Team Players . 2024-01-20 . www.rsssf.org.
  5. Web site: Ahsan . Ali . 2011-03-06 . Pakistan-Palestine football series a welcome step . 2024-05-30 . DAWN.COM . en.
  6. Web site: 2011-02-03 . Injured Haji unlikely to lead U-21 team in Thailand tour, Palestine series . 2024-05-30 . DAWN.COM . en.