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This article lists all the captains of the Pakistan national football team.

The first captain to lead Pakistan in their international debut in October 1950 was the goalkeeper Osman Jan,[1][2] who captained Pakistan in their first international match against Iran on 27 October 1950.[3][4]

The following table includes players who have captained the Pakistan national football team, along with the vice-captains and the international tournaments they led in.

List of captains

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Tenure Incumbent Vice-captains Tournaments/Notes Ref
1950 Osman Jan Pakistan national team first ever debut and tour to Iran and Iraq [2]
1952 Abdul Wahid Durrani 1952 Colombo Cup,

Friendlies against Iran national team in Pakistan

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1953 Muhammad Sharif 1953 Colombo Cup [2]
1954 Moideen Kutty Ahmed Ali 1954 Asian Games [2][5]
1954 Jamil Akhtar Moideen Kutty 1954 Colombo Cup [2]
1955 Sumbal Khan 1955 Colombo Cup [6]
1956 Riasat Ali Mohammad Amin
1958 Nabi Chowdhury Abdul Haq 1958 Asian Games [2][7]
1959 Masoodul Hassan Butt Pakistan tour to Burma [2]
1959–1960 Qayyum Changezi 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1960 Merdeka Tournament

[2][8]
1961 Ghulam Rabbani Friendlies against Burma national team in Pakistan [9][10]
1961 Musa Ghazi Second friendly against Burma [11][12]
1961–1965 Muhammad Umer Baloch 1962 Merdeka Tournament

Friendlies against China national team in Pakistan

[8]
1963 Mohammad Amin 1964 Summer Olympics qualification [8]
1964 Abid Ghazi Away friendly against China national team [8]
1967 Turab Ali Friendlies against Saudi Arabia in Pakistan

1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 1967 RCD Cup

[8][13]
1967 Muhammad Latif
1967 Wali Muhammad
1968 Murad Bakhsh
1969 Sardar Aslam
1969 Younus Rana 1969 Friendship Cup

1969 RCD Cup

1970 Qadir Bakhsh 1970 RCD Cup [14]
1973 Maula Bakhsh Away friendly against China national team [8]
1974 Ayub Dar
1974 Ali Nawaz Baloch 1974 RCD Cup [15]
1974 Abdul Ghafoor 1974 Asian Games [16]
1976 Ghulam Sarwar Sr. Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup

1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup

[17][18]
1978 Muhammad Ishaq
1981–1982 Akbar Raisani 1981 King's Cup

1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup

[19][20]
1982 Naeem Gul 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup [20]
1984–1985 Zulfiqar Dogar 1984 Merdeka Tournament

1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup

1986–1989 Mukhtar Ali 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup

1987 South Asian Games

1988 Summer Olympics qualification

1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification

[9][10]
1986 Muhammad Naveed 1986 Asian Games [16]
1987 Shoukat Mufti 1986 Fajr International Tournament [19]
1987–1989 Sharafat Ali 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup

1989 South Asian Games

1990 Mateen Akhtar 1990 Asian Games [16]
1991 Ghulam Sarwar (Teddy) 1991 South Asian Games [21]
1992 Mohammad Riaz
1993 Zafar Iqbal 1993 SAARC Gold Cup [9][10]
1993 Mohammad Tariq Hussain [22]
1995 Mohammad Nauman Khan 1995 SAFF Gold Cup [23]
1997 Qazi Ashfaq Haroon Yousaf 1997 SAFF Gold Cup [24]
1998–2003 Haroon Yousaf 1999 SAFF Gold Cup

1999 South Asian Games

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

2003 SAFF Gold Cup

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

[24][25]
2002 Sarfraz Rasool Away friendly series against Sri Lanka [26][27]
2003–2011 Jaffar Khan Samar Ishaq, Adnan Ahmed, Faisal Iqbal, Abdul Aziz 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

2005 friendly series against India

2005 SAFF Gold Cup

2006 AFC Challenge Cup

2011 SAFF Championship

[28][27]
2005 Tanveer Ahmed 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games [29][27]
2006–2009 Muhammad Essa Jaffar Khan 2009 SAFF Championship [30][27]
2008 Zahid Hameed Imran Niazi 2008 SAFF Championship [31]
2010–2013 Samar Ishaq Adnan Ahmed 2013 SAFF Championship [27]
2013–2019 Zesh Rehman 2013 Philippines Peace Cup [32][27]
2014 Kaleemullah Khan Faisal Iqbal, Saddam Hussain [27]
2014 Muhammad Ahmed
2015–2023 Hassan Bashir 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup

2023 SAFF Championship

[33]
2018 Saddam Hussain Hassan Bashir 2018 SAFF Championship [34]
2023 Saqib Hanif [35]
2023–present Easah Suliman Otis Khan
2023 Yousuf Butt [36]

Captains by major tournaments

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  • In Continental and International tournaments
Player Tournament(s)
Moideen Kutty
Nabi Chowdhury
Abdul Ghafoor
Muhammad Naveed
Mateen Akhtar
Jaffar Khan

References

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  4. ^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  5. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 06 April 1954" – via British Newspaper Archive.
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  16. ^ a b c "Jaffar named captain of U-23 soccer team". Brecorder. 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  17. ^ "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
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  21. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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  24. ^ a b "Haroon Yousaf". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  25. ^ "Haroon to lead team". DAWN.COM. 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  26. ^ "Sri Lanka vs Pakistan test series 2002". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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  29. ^ "Pakistan beat India, tie football series". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  30. ^ "Essa named captain for SAFF Championship". DAWN.COM. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  31. ^ "Pakistan to include four overseas players for SAFF championship". DAWN.COM. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  32. ^ "Lutfi pins hopes on Zesh Rehman's captaincy". The Express Tribune. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  33. ^ "Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  34. ^ "PFF announces squad for SAFF Championship". The Nation. 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  35. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2023-03-22). "Coach sees Maldives defeat as another stepping stone for Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  36. ^ Name. "Former India boss Stephen Constantine creates history for Pakistan". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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