Pakistan B, also referred to as Pakistan A on some occasions, is a secondary national football team run occasionally in support of the Pakistan national football team. The team has at times played against the senior national teams of other countries.
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. 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 Blues in 1982, and Pakistan Whites in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
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 to 30 May (in Jordan) and 12–20 June (in China). 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. At the inaugural 1993 SAARC Gold Cup held in Lahore, a second string team named Pakistan Whites also played exhibition matches against the national sides participating in the tournament.
In April 2007, the Pakistan Football Federation fielded a team named Pakistan Football Federation XI at the E. K. Nayanar Memorial Gold Cup in India.https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Nania-FC-to-play-in-India-122043 Captained by Muhammad Essa and coached by Akhtar Mohiuddin, the side was used to assess players ahead of Pakistan's forthcoming international competitions. The side has also been referred to as Pakistan A.
Coach history Unknown (1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament) Murad Bakhsh (1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament) Unknown (1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament) Muhammad Idrees (1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament) Muhammad Latif (1993 ECO Cup) Akhtar Mohiuddin (E. K. Nayanar Memorial Gold Cup)
Captains
Mujahid Tareen (1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament) Mahmood Ahmed (1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament) Zulfiqar Hussain Dogar (1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament) Ghulam Sarwar (1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament) Lal Muhammad Lalo (1993 ECO Cup) Muhammad Essa (E. K. Nayanar Memorial Gold Cup)
Results and fixtures
1976
1982
1985
1986
1987
1993
2007
Youth teams The Pakistan Football Federation has also fielded additional representative teams at youth level. At the 2006 AFC U-14 Festival, where Pakistan participated as hosts, two sides were entered as Pakistan and Pakistan A. A similar arrangement was used at the 2012 edition in Islamabad, when Pakistan A was added as a second string team to the tournament following the withdrawal of several participating teams.https://tribune.com.pk/story/364660/football-afghanistan-thrash-pakistan-in-u14https://tribune.com.pk/story/363164/cricket-‘afghanistan-fielding-over-age-players’ Pakistan and Pakistan A competed separately during the festival and also played against each other.https://tribune.com.pk/story/365173/football-afghanistan-clinch-afc-under-14-festivalhttps://tribune.com.pk/story/363731/football-pakistan-teams-record-wins
Competitive record
Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament recordYearResultPositionGPWDLGFGAName1976N/AN/A2002411Pakistan Reds 1982Runners-up2nd632188Pakistan Blues1985Group-stage5th200205Pakistan Whites 1986Group-stage5th5005223Pakistan Whites 1987Runners-up2ndN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APakistan Whites
Source = RSSSF
Other tournaments Invitational tournament recordYearResultPositionGPWDLGFGAName1993 ECO CupGroup-stage3rd200009Pakistan A
See also
Pakistan A cricket team
References
External links Quaid-e-Azam International Cup at RSSSF