The 1961–62 National Football Championship was the 12th edition of the National Football Championship, the tournament was held from 20 December till 12 January 1962 at the Railway Stadium (Karachi). This was also the first edition of the championship where the structure of the tournament transitioned from provincial to divisional based teams.
Venue LocationNameCapacityImageNotes Karachi Railway Stadium n/a
First round
The Karachi Whites and Kalat Division match report has not currently been found, however, Karachi Whites managed to advance to the next round.
Second round
Second replay
Quarter-finals
Replay
Semi-finals
Replay
Replay
Final Match
The 1961–62 National Football Championship final took place on 12 January 1962. The final was between Dacca Division, and Karachi Blues, the final was witnessed by president Ayub Khan, Asghar Khan, divisional commissioner Mr. G. A. Madani, Commissioner Syed Munir Husain, and other civil and military officers.
The match began at fast pace, with the ball being exchanged by both sides for several minutes. It was up until the 35th minute that both teams were both drawn at 0–0, Ghulam Rabbani, Dacca's right winger, would then proceed to open the scoring through a corner-kick initiated by Moosa Ghazi. Three minutes later, Moosa would find the net by a pass from teammate Abdullah Rahi.
After resumption, the game continued on a competitive pace, however, Moosa would again find the back of the net in the 53rd minute through a solo goal. After several brief chances at the goalposts from both sides, Ismail Roshu, Karachi's pivot, passed back to Nisar Ahmed, failing to recognise the pass, it would roll into the back of the net, giving Dacca Division a lead of 4–1. In the 65th minute of the game, a combination of passes initiated between Moosa Ghazi and Muhammad Umer, put Moosa through on goal, with the latter securing his hat-trick. The next goal came in the 82nd minute, as Umer would fire a shot into the net from a pass by Yousuf Jr.. The opposition would manage to reduce the margin to 6–1 through their forward, Taqi.
Line-ups
Dacca Division: Ali Mohammad, Khuda Bakhsh, Debinash Sangma, Hussain Killer, Abid Hussain Ghazi (Captain), Abdul Ghafoor, Ghulam Rabbani, Yousuf Jr., Muhammad Umer, Abdullah Rahi, Moosa Ghazi. Karachi Blues: Nisar Ahmed, Saleh Mohammad, Turab Ali, Nazar, Ismail, Ismail Roshu, Mirdad, Mahmood Jr., Mahmood Sr., Taqi, Abdul Majid.
Statistics 9 goals Moosa Ghazi (Dacca Division)
8 goals Muhammad Umer (Dacca Division)
5 goals Muhammad Taqi (Karachi Blues)
3 goals Abdul Ghafoor (Dacca Division)
References