The Pakistan National Field Hockey Team (Urdu: پاكِستان قومى ہاكى ٹِيم), also known as the Green Shirts represent the Pakistan in international field hockey competitions.[1]
Field Hockey is the national sport of Pakistan. Pakistan has been one of the most successful teams in international competitions, having won a world record four Hockey World Cup titles.They were the dominant side along with India for decades.But lost their glory in hockey.With 338 goals, Pakistan's Sohail Abbas holds the current world record for most international goals scored by a player in the history of international field hockey.[2]
Tournament History
Medal table
Summer Olympics
- Pakistan has won Gold in the Summer Olympics a total of three times in 1960, 1968, and 1984. Pakistan has also won three silver and two bronze medals.
| Olympics Games record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
| United Kingdom 1908 |
Did not participate |
| Sweden 1912 |
Not Held |
| Belgium 1920 |
Did not participate |
| France 1924 |
Not Held |
| Netherlands 1928 |
Did not participate |
| United States 1932 |
| Germany 1936 |
| United Kingdom 1948 |
Semifinals |
4th |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Finland 1952 |
Semifinals |
4th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Australia 1956 |
Semifinals |
2nd |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| Italy 1960 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Japan 1964 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| Mexico 1968 |
Champions |
1st |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Germany 1972 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
| Canada 1976 |
Third place |
3rd |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Soviet Union 1980 |
Did not participate |
| United States 1984 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| Korea 1988 |
Playoff |
5th |
6 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| Spain 1992 |
Third place |
3rd |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| United States 1996 |
Playoff |
6th |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| Australia 2000 |
Semifinals |
4th |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Greece 2004 |
Playoff |
5th |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| People's Republic of China 2008 |
Playoff |
8th |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| United Kingdom 2012 |
Playoff |
7th |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Brazil 2016 |
Did Not Qualify |
| Total |
3 Titles |
16/22 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Hockey World Cup
- Pakistan has been the most successful team in the World Cup having won 4 golds in 1971, 1978, 1982 and 1994. They have come in second place twice.[3]
| World Cup record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
| Spain 1971 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Netherlands 1973 |
Semifinals |
4th |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| Malaysia 1975 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| Argentina 1978 |
Champions |
1st |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| India 1982 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| United Kingdom 1986 |
Playoff |
11th |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Pakistan 1990 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| Australia 1994 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| Netherlands 1998 |
Playoff |
5th |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| Malaysia 2002 |
Playoff |
5th |
9 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
| Germany 2006 |
Playoff |
6th |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| India 2010 |
Playoff |
12th |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Netherlands 2014 |
Did not qualify |
| Total |
4 Titles |
12/13 |
84 |
53 |
7 |
24 |
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Current Squad
A match between Pakistan and Argentina
WORLD HOCKEY LEAGUE 2015 squad:
- Muhammad Imran (captain)
- Ali Shan
- Rashid Mahmood
- Waqas Sharif
- Muhammad Azfar
- Muhd Kashif Ali
- Shakeep Butt Ammad
- Dilbar Hussain
- Rizwan Junior
- Mashar Abbas
- Muhammad Tauseeq
- Fareed Ahmad
- Syed Kashif
- Imran Butt
- Muhammad Irfan
- Rizwan Snr
- Shafqat Rasool
- Umar Bhutta
Squad restructure
After a poor performance at the 2010 Hockey World Cup, coach Shahid Ali Khan was sacked along with several other senior personnel, with the entire squad also announcing their voluntary retirement. However the PHF President refused to accept their resignations and the players continued to play. It also emerged that the squad had been forced to announce their retirement by Asif Bajwa, a senior official.[4] Former Pakistani hockey player, Shahbaz Ahmad, announced that he would be willing to coach the team for free and that he had been approached by the PHF. He also mentioned that he would not take the position unless Asif Bajwa was sacked.[5][6] Following this, the restructured squad has seen somewhat of a resurgence with a 5–5 draw against the mighty Australians who won the 2010 Hockey World Cup.[7] They also thrashed Egypt 6–2.[8]
The PHF was on the hunt for a foreign coach and had temporarily given the assignment of coaching to Khawaja Junaid.[9] German coach Paul Lissek along with Australian Barry Dancer and Dutch coach Michel van den Heuvel were on the list but the current security situation rendered this not possible.[10] The Dutch coach Michael van den Heuvel landed in Pakistan to come to an agreement with the hockey federation for a possible coaching stint with the team.[11] While a deal was being planned, Khawaja Junaid had returned to coaching the junior team, while Manzoor Hussain had been appointed as the temporary coach of the team.[12] A few days later the Pakistan Hockey Federation announced that Michel van den Heuvel has been appointed as Pakistan's hockey coach,[13] with a pay of 10,000 euros.[14]
Notable players
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*Imran Khan
Domestic hockey teams of Pakistan
See also
References
External links
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