2019–20 Pakistan Army F.C. season

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Pakistan Army 2019–20 football season

Pakistan Army

2019–20 season

Owner

Pakistan Army

Chairman

Brig. Gen. Saleem Nawaz

Manager

Ghayoor Ali Hamdani

Stadium

Army Stadium

National Challenge Cup

Winners

Top goalscorer

League:
All:
Ansar Abbas (3 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

All statistics correct as of August 4, 2019.

The 2019–20 season is Pakistan Army's 69th season of competitive football, 68th season in the top division of Pakistani football and 12th season in the Pakistan Premier League since it was first created. In addition to the Pakistan Premier League, the club competed in the National Challenge Cup.

During this season, Pakistan Army won National Challenge Cup for the third, winning their first since 2001.

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Challenge Cup	6	4	2	0	9	4	+5	066.67
Total	6	4	2	0	9	4	+5	066.67

Updated to match played 4 August 2019
Source: Competitions

National Challenge Cup

Pakistan Army were drawn in Group C of the National Challenge Cup alongside Pakistan Railways, PFF Tigers and Civil Aviation Authority.

Group stages

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan Army	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to Knockout round
2	Civil Aviation Authority	3	1	2	0	8	2	+6	5	Advance to Knockout round
3	PFF Tigers	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Pakistan Railways	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2019. Source: GSA

Pakistan Army v PFF Tigers

22 July 2019	Pakistan Army	1–0	PFF Tigers	Peshawar
17:15 PST	Shahid Iqbal 73' M. Jamil 90'	Report	Rizwan Ullah 80'	Stadium: Tehmas Khan Football Stadium Attendance: 500

Pakistan Army v Pakistan Railways

26 July 2019	Pakistan Army	1–0	Pakistan Railways	Peshawar
17:00 PST	Ali Raza 9'	Report		Stadium: Tehmas Khan Football Stadium

Civil Aviation Authority v Pakistan Army

28 July 2019	Civil Aviation Authority	2–2	Pakistan Army	Peshawar
17:00 PST	Nouman Saud 12' M. Nasir 31', 51' Nisar Ahmad 45+3'	Report	Shakeel Ahmed 6' M. Waheed 62' Waseem Asghar 90+3'	Stadium: Tehmas Khan Football Stadium

Quarter-finals

Pakistan Army v Pakistan Navy

31 July 2019	Pakistan Army	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Pakistan Navy	Peshawar
20:00 PST	Abbas 101' Nisar Ahmed 110' Zil Hasnain 113'	Report		Stadium: Tehmas Khan Football Stadium Attendance: 2,000

Semi-finals

Khan Research Laboratories v Pakistan Army

2 August 2019	Khan Research Laboratories	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Pakistan Army	Peshawar
18:00 PST		Report		Stadium: Tehmas Khan Football Stadium
	Penalties
	Umair Ali Iftikhar A. Khan Shahid Ghulam Fareed		Nisar Ahmed Najeeb-ur-Rehman M. Jamil

Final

Sui Southern Gas v Pakistan Army

4 August 2019	Sui Southern Gas	2–3	Pakistan Army	Peshawar
21:00 PST	Saadullah 41' M. Tahir 52'	Report	Shahid Iqbal 35' Mohammad Sarfaraz 66' Abbas 67', 75' Ali Raza 77'	Stadium: Tehmas Khan Football Stadium

Squad information

First team squad

As of 4 August 2019.

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1	Shahbaz Ahmed Khan	GK	2014	(1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 31)	Academy	36	0
18	Ahmed Manzoor	GK	2019	(1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 22)	Ashraf Sugar Mills	0	0
Defenders
2	Mir Sheraz-ud-din	RB / LB	2018	(1996-08-22)22 August 1996 (aged 22)	Academy	3	0
3	Nisar Ahmed	LB	2014	(1994-10-07)7 October 1994 (aged 24)	Academy	42	3
4	Shahid Iqbal	CB	2013	(1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 25)	Academy	41	0
5	Shahbaz Younas	CB	2014	(1996-03-02)2 March 1996 (aged 23)	Academy	31	2
12	Nouman Saud	CB	2019	(1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 22)	Academy	0	0
13	Muhammad Irshad	CB	2015	(1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 25)	Academy	0	0
14	Muhammad Zahid	CB	2018	(1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 23)	Academy	5	0
Midfielders
6	Umair Ali	CM	2015	(1999-07-18)18 July 1999 (aged 20)	Karachi Port Trust	23	1
7	Zil Hasnain	CM	2014	(1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 26)	Academy	28	3
8	Muhammad Afzaal	DM / CM	2018	(1998-11-20)20 November 1998 (aged 20)	Academy	20	0
15	Najeed-ur-Rehman	AM	2012	(1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 24)	Academy	54	6
16	Muhammad Sufyan	DM / CM	2019	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 21)	Academy	0	0
21	Ansar Abbas (c)	AM	2012	(1989-04-15)15 April 1989 (aged 30)	Academy	92	50
Strikers
9	Ali Raza (vc)	CF	2018	(1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 23)	Academy	22	3
10	Muhammad Sarfaraz	CF	2014	(1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 30)	Academy	17	9
11	Mateen Tariq	CF	2018	(1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 20)	Academy	24	7
17	Abdul Rehman	CF	2014	(1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 24)	Pakistan Television	4	0
19	Muhammad Nasir	CF	2019	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 22)	Academy	0	0
20	Qadeer Hussain	CF	2018	(1997-12-23)23 December 1997 (aged 21)	Academy	0	0
23	Muhammad Jamil	CF	2014	(1993-03-02)2 March 1993 (aged 26)	Atish Tank	0	0

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of match played 4 August 2019

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Premier League	National Challenge Cup			Total
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps	Apps			Apps
1		Shahbaz Ahmed	GK		1			1
2		Mir Sheraz-ud-Din	DF		2			2
3		Nisar Ahmed	DF		4		2	4		2
4		Shahid Iqbal	DF		4		1	4		1
5		Shahbaz Younas	DF		6			6
6		Umair Ali	MF		2			2
7		Zil Hasnain	MF		6	1		6	1
8		Muhammad Afzaal	MF		3			3
9		Ali Raza	FW		1 (3)	2		1 (3)	2
10		Mohammad Sarfaraz	FW		1			1
11		Mateen Tariq	FW		(3)			(3)
12		Nouman Saud	DF		5		1	5		1
13		Muhammad Irshad	DF		1			1
14		Muhammad Zahid	DF
15		Najeeb-ur-Rehman	MF		(1)			(1)
16		Muhammad Sufyan	MF		1			1
17		Abdul Rehman	FW		3			3
18		Manzoor Ahmed	GK		5			5
19		Mohammad Nasir	FW		4	2		4	2
20		Qadeer Hussain	FW		1			1
21		Ansar Abbas	MF		6	3		6	3
23		Muhammad Jamil	FW		5	1		5	1
Own goals
Totals					61	9	4	61	9	4

Goalscorers

As of match played 4 August 2019

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No.	Pos.	Player	National Challenge Cup	TOTAL
21	MF	Ansar Abbas	3	3
9	FW	Ali Raza	2	2
19	FW	Muhammad	2	2
23	FW	Muhammad Jmail	1	1
7	MF	Zil Hasnain	1	1
Own Goals			0	0
Totals			9	9

Clean sheets

As of match played 4 August 2019

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

No.	Player	National Challenge Cup	TOTAL
18	Ahmed Manzoor	3	3
1	Shahbaz Ahmed Khan	1	1
Totals		4	4

References

GSA
^ "Pakistan Army FC - Team Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

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