The 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament also called Quaid-e-Azam Birth Centenary International Football Tournament, was the first edition of the Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament. The event was held at the Hockey Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan.
Overview
Originally scheduled for 22 October, the tournament was initially designed with two groups, Group A consisting of Chinese team Guangdong, the full Afghanistan national team, and Pakistan Greens (the full Pakistan national team). The Group B comprised Malaysia, Mauritius, and Pakistan Reds (Pakistan B team). However, in early October, the tournament's start date was abruptly moved up to 12 October. Malaysia (originally set to arrive on the 18th) and Mauritius (on the 19th) were unable to adjust their travel plans on short notice. As a result, only Group A matches were played in the initial days of the tournament.
By 16 October, the Pakistan Football Federation declared that the tournament would only include Group A, citing Malaysia's withdrawal. Additionally, Mauritius was slated to participate in exhibition matches against Pakistan and China. Subsequently, on 20 October, it was announced that Mauritius had decided to cancel its visit altogether. The Chinese team departed on 21 October.
Venue KarachiHockey StadiumCapacity: 30,000
Squads
Source: RSSSF
Guangdong (China)AfghanistanPakistan GreensPakistan Reds Leader: Yang Guofeng
Deputy leader: Zhang Riyang
Coaches: Su Yongshun, Chen Hanlin Leader: Zainul Abideen Usmani
Deputy leader: Sadullah Ahmadzai
Coach: Sergey Salnikov Manager: Pir Bux
Coach: Géza Kalocsay Manager: Allah Bux He Jia (captain) Yang Fusheng Jia Yuehua Ye Xiquan Du Qingen Wu Zhiying Du Zhiren Yang Weixiang Wei Chongjin Rong Zhixing Ta Jieqiu Cai Jinbiao Xie Zhiguang Chen Xirong Ou Weiting Chen Weihao He Jinlun Guan Zhirui Abdul Wakil Arghandiwal (GK) Shah Mahmood (GK) Abdul Basir Nasiri (DF) Asadullah Kazimi (DF) Mohammad Ismail (DF) Rahmatullah Ahmadzai (DF) (captain) Farid Ahmad Mawlawi (DF) Azimshah Gharibzada Mohammad Zaman Usman (MF) Abdul Monim Kabir (FW) Mohammad Farooq Sidiq (MF) Abdul Karim Karimi (MF) Abdullah Nekzad (MF) Mohammad Yasin Safdari (MF) Mohammad Sabir Rohparwar (FW) Ahmad Shah Lali (FW) Mohammad Ibrahim Hashimi Babar (FW) Najibullah Kargar (MF) Abdul Ghafoor Sahebi Kalendar Shah Ghulam Sarwar (captain) Muhammad Ishaq Changezi Sadiq Masood Muhammad Akbar Raisani Amir Bakhsh Shafi Saleem Butt Abdul Latif Rahman Jan Muhammad Shamim Khan Pir Muhammad Kazim Ali Afzal Qasim Muhammad Idrees Niaz Ali Naji Abdul Wahid Sr. Mujahid Tareen (captain) Muhammad Naqi Khan Tahir Jamshed Taj Naeem Gul Muhammad Siddiq Raisani Anwar Mian Muhammad Sohail Aziz Lal Mohammad Iftikhar Salah Mohammad Lal Bux Muhammad Saleem Zahoor Ashiq Ayub Shamrez Akhtar Maqbool Ahmed Jumma
Results
Matches
Exhibition matches
Statistics
Goalscorers
References