This article lists all the captains of the Pakistan national football team.
The first captain to lead Pakistan on their international debut in October 1950 was the goalkeeper Osman Jan, who captained Pakistan in their first international match against Iran on 27 October 1950. 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 TenureIncumbentVice-captainsTournaments/NotesRef1950Osman Jan1950 tour to Iran and Iraq1952Abdul Wahid DurraniMuhammad Ramzan Jr.1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament1953 Muhammad SharifMoideen Kutty1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament1954Moideen KuttyAhmed Ali Phullo1954 Asian Games1954Jamil AkhtarMoideen Kutty1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament1955Sumbal Khan1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament1956Riasat AliMuhammad Amin1956 Far East tour1958Nabi ChowdhuryAbdul Haq1958 Asian Games1959Masoodul Hassan ButtIbrahim1959 tour to Burma1959–1960Qayyum ChangeziKabir Ahmed1960 Merdeka Tournament1961Ghulam Rabbani1961 friendly series against Burma1961Moosa Ghazi1961 friendly series against Burma1962–1965Muhammad UmerAbdul Haq1962 Merdeka Tournament 1965 RCD Cup1963Muhammad AminAbid Hussain Ghazi1964 Summer Olympics qualification1964Abid Hussain Ghazi1964 friendly series against China1966–1967Turab Ali1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification1967Wali Muhammad1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification1967Muhammad Latif1967 RCD Cup1968–1969Murad Bakhsh1969 Friendship Cup1969Sardar Aslam1969 RCD Cup1970Younus RanaQadir Bakhsh1970 Friendship Cup (as PFF XI)1970Qadir BakhshHafizuddin Ahmed1970 RCD Cup1973Maula Bakhsh1973 Far East tour1974Ayub Dar1974 RCD Cup1974Ali Nawaz Baloch1974 RCD Cup1974Abdul Ghafoor1974 Asian Games1976Ghulam Sarwar Sr.Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament1978Muhammad Ishaq ChangeziSaudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament1981–1982Muhammad Akbar RaisaniNaeem Gul1981 King's Cup 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament1982–1983Naeem Gul1982 Bangladesh President's Gold Cup1984–1985Muhammad ZulfiqarKhalid Butt, Najeeb Ullah Najmi1984 Merdeka Tournament 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament1985Arbab Hayat Shahzada1985 South Asian Games1986Shaukat MuftiMukhtar Ali1986 Fajr International Tournament 1986 President's Gold Cup International Tournament1986–1988Mukhtar Ali1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament 1987 South Asian Games1986Muhammad NaveedSamuel Gill1986 Asian Games1987Sharafat Ali1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament1989–1990Mateen AkhtarAbdul Wahid, Zafar Iqbal1989 South Asian Games 1990 Asian Games1991–1992Ghulam Sarwar (Teddy)1991 South Asian Games1992–1993Zafar Iqbal1992 Jordan International Tournament 1993 SAARC Gold Cup1993–1997 Muhammad Tariq HussainTanveer ul Hasnain1993 South Asian Games1995Muhammad Nauman Khan1995 SAARC Gold Cup1997Qazi AshfaqHaroon Yousaf1997 SAFF Gold Cup1998–2003Haroon Yousaf1999 SAFF Gold Cup 1999 South Asian Games
2003 SAFF Gold Cup2002Sarfraz Rasool2002 friendly series against Sri Lanka.2003–2011Jaffar KhanSamar Ishaq, Adnan Ahmed, Faisal Iqbal, Abdul Aziz2005 SAFF Gold Cup 2006 AFC Challenge Cup
2011 SAFF Championship2005Tanveer Ahmed2005 Islamic Solidarity Games2006–2009Muhammad EssaJaffar Khan2009 SAFF Championship2008Zahid HameedImran Niazi2008 SAFF Championship2010–2013Samar IshaqAdnan Ahmed2013 SAFF Championship2013–2019Zesh Rehman2013 Philippines Peace Cup2014Kaleemullah KhanFaisal Iqbal, Saddam HussainTest match against Lebanon.2014Muhammad AhmedTest match against Lebanon.2015–2023Hassan Bashir2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup 2023 SAFF Championship2018Saddam HussainHassan Bashir2018 SAFF Championship2023Saqib HanifMatch against Maldives.2023Yousuf Butt2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup2023–2024Easah Suliman2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup2023Otis Khan2024–presentAbdullah Iqbal
Captains by major tournaments
In Continental and International tournaments
PlayerTournament(s)Moideen Kutty 1954 Asian GamesNabi Chowdhury 1958 Asian GamesAbdul Ghafoor 1974 Asian GamesMuhammad Naveed 1986 Asian GamesMateen Akhtar 1990 Asian GamesJaffar Khan 2006 AFC Challenge Cup
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