The 1960 National Football Championship was the 11th edition of the National Football Championship, the competition was held from 6 November 1960 till 27 November 1960, at the Railway Stadium.
Elimination round
Replay
Replay
Group stage Group 1
Group 2
Semi-finals
Replay
Final Match
The 1960 National Football Championship final took place on 27 November 1960. The final match was between East Pakistan and Karachi Whites, with 15,000-20,000 spectators filling the Railway Stadium.
The match would begin with East Pakistan dominating most of the possession, several corner-kicks were also initiated however, neither side found the net during the first-half. In the second-half, both teams started to launch aggressive attacks at both ends, it wasn't until the 75th minute where Moosa Jr. got the ball on the right flank, and finished the shot into the back of the net giving East Pakistan a 1–0 lead over their opponents. After two important chances from Ghulam Rabbani were wasted, East Pakistan would become National Champions, successfully avenging their loss from the 1959 championship.
Teams East Pakistan: Muhammad Siddiq, Zahir (captain), Saifuddin Ahmed, Rasool Bakhsh, Gafur Baloch, MA Samad, Bashir Ahmed, Moosa Jr., Yaqub, Abdullah, Rabbani. Karachi Whites: Ghulam Hussain, Khuda Bakhsh, Turab Ali, Ismail Roshu, Ismail Sr., Mirdad, Taqi, Mahmood, Yousuf Sr.
Following the conclusion of the championship, it was restricted to divisional teams, from the 1961–62 edition onwards, the EPSF introduced teams from Dacca, Chittagong, Khulna, and Rajshahi, marking the end of the provincial team's participation in the tournament.
Statistics 7 goals Muhammad Yaqub (East Pakistan)
6 goals Ghulam Abbas Baloch (Karachi Whites) M.N. Jehan (Punjab Blues)
5 goals Mahmood (Karachi Whites)
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