India–Pakistan football rivalry

The India–Pakistan football rivalry (Hindi: भारत-पाकिस्तान फुटबॉल प्रतिद्वंद्विता, Urdu: بھارت پاکستان فٹ بال دشمنی), between the India and Pakistan national football teams, is one of the oldest international football rivalries in Asia. Any sport involving these two sides, form one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world, especially cricket.[1] The tense relations between the two nations which emerged from bitter diplomatic relationships and conflict that originated during the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, and the Kashmir conflict established the foundations for the emergence of an intense sporting rivalry between the two nations.[2]

India–Pakistan football rivalry
Indian and Pakistani flags
LocationSouth Asia (AFC)
Teams India
 Pakistan
First meeting23 March 1952
(IND 0–0 PAK)
Latest meeting12 September 2018
(IND 3–1 PAK)
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total25
Most winsIndia (15)
All-time series (none-international fixture only)15–7–3 (India)
Largest victoryIND 5–2 PAK
(26 September 1999)

India faced Pakistan for the first time at the international stage in the last game of the 1952 Colombo Cup, the both sides settled for a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing first and second respectively.[3]

With the massive popularity for cricket in the subcontinent, football takes a backseat.[4]However, the football games between these two sides are viewed in large numbers, especially in 2014 when 85% of the tickets for a friendly match between India and Pakistan were sold out quickly at the Bangalore Football Stadium. This was first such friendly held since 2005.[5][6][7]

Men's matches

As of 2 April 2022

#DateVenueCompetitionHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)
123 March 1952Colombo Oval
Colombo, Sri Lanka		1952 Colombo Cup India0–0 Pakistan
223 October 1953Aung San Stadium
Rangoon, Burma		1953 Colombo Cup India1–0 PakistanN. D'Souza ?'
326 December 1954Eden Gardens
Calcutta, India		1954 Colombo Cup India3–1 PakistanP.B. Thapa ?', ?', ?'M. Fakhri ?'
426 December 1955Dacca Stadium
Dacca, East Pakistan		1955 Colombo Cup Pakistan1–2 IndiaM. Fakhri ?'P. K. Banerjee ?'
N. D'Souza ?'
57 December 1959Maharaja College Stadium
Cochin, India		1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification India1–0 PakistanD. D'Souza ?'
613 December 1959Maharaja College Stadium
Cochin, India		1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification Pakistan1–0 India ? ?'
715 November 1967Aung San Stadium
Rangoon, Burma		1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification Pakistan1–1 IndiaBux ?'Subramanium ?'
817 October 1984Salt Lake Stadium
Kolkata, India		1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification India2–0 PakistanAli 24', 82'
921 November 1987Salt Lake Stadium
Kolkata, India		1987 South Asian Games India0–0 Pakistan
1022 December 1991Sugathadasa Stadium
Colombo, India		1991 South Asian Games India0–0 Pakistan
119 May 1992Salt Lake Stadium
Kolkata, India		1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification India2–0 PakistanVijayan 3', 81'
1223 July 1993Railway Stadium
Lahore, Pakistan		1993 SAFF Championship Pakistan1–1 IndiaM.N. Khan ?'Vijayan ?'
1324 December 1993Bangabandhu National Stadium
Dhaka, Bangladesh		1993 South Asian Games Pakistan2–2 IndiaM.N. Khan ?', ?'B. Thakur ?'
T. Kumar ?'
1411 September 1997Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Kathmandu, Nepal		1997 SAFF Championship India2–0 PakistanVijayan 42', 76'
1522 April 1999Fatorda Stadium
Goa, India		1999 SAFF Championship India2–0 PakistanBhutia 24'
Pasha 87'
1626 September 1999Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Kathmandu, Nepal		1999 South Asian Games India5–2 PakistanJ.C.D. Alberto 8'
Pasha 12'
Vijayan 52', 61', 73'		Yousaf 76'
Zaman 91'
1710 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium
Dhaka, Bangladesh		2003 SAFF Championship India0–1 PakistanRasool 53'
1818 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium
Dhaka, Bangladesh		2003 SAFF Championship India2–1 PakistanVijayan 56'
Yadav 99'		Rasool 66'
1912 June 2005Ayub Stadium
Quetta, Pakistan		Friendly Pakistan1–1 IndiaEssa 78'Chhetri 65'
2016 June 2005Qayyum Stadium
Peshawar, Pakistan		Friendly Pakistan0–1 IndiaM.A.A Hakkim 67'
2118 June 2005Punjab Stadium
Lahore, Pakistan		Friendly Pakistan3–0 IndiaEssa 2'
Ahmed 45+1'
Mehmood 46'
225 January 2008National Fotball Stadium
Malé, Maldives		2008 SAFF Championship India2–1 PakistanPradeep 25'
Dias 45+1'		Ahmed 88'
2321 March 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia		2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Pakistan1–3 IndiaMehmood 32'Lalpekhlua 67', 90+4'
Dias 90'
241 September 2013Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Kathmandu, Nepal		2013 SAFF Championship India1–0 PakistanIshaq 14' (o.g)
2512 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium
Dhaka, Bangladesh		2018 SAFF Championship India3–1 PakistanM. Singh 48', 69'
Passi 84'		Ali 88'

Summary
India wins15
Draws7
Pakistan wins3
India goals37
Pakistan goals18
Total matches25

Women's matches

As of 2 April 2022

#DateVenueCompetitionHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)
131 January 2010Bangabandhu National Stadium
Dhaka, Bangladesh		2010 South Asian Games India6–0 PakistanO.B. Devi ?', ?', ?'
S. Malik ?', ?'
N. Chanu ?'
221 December 2010Cox's Bazar Stadium
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh		2010 SAFF Women's Championship India8–0 PakistanBala Devi ?', ?', ?'
G. Mallick ?', ?'
S. Malik ?'
Kamal ?'
Manpreet Kaur ?'

Summary
India wins2
Draws0
Pakistan wins0
India goals14
Pakistan goals0
Total matches2

Records and statistics

Most goals
# Name Goals
1 I.M. Vijayan 9
2 P.B. Thapa 3
M.N. Khan
3 N. D'Souza 2
Masood Fakhri
Shabbir Ali
Sabir Pasha
Sarfraz Rasool
Muhammad Essa
Adnan Ahmed
Arif Mehmood
Steven Dias
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Manvir Singh

Hat-tricks
# Name Hat-tricks
1 I.M. Vijayan 1
P.B. Thapa

Match records
Record Date Tournament Result
Biggest win 26 September 1999 1999 South Asian Games IND 5–2 PAK
Biggest home win
Highest scoring
Biggest away win 21 March 2011 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier PAK 1–3 IND

Most goals
# Name Goals
1 O.B. Devi 3
N.B. Devi
Sasmita Mallik
2 Gayatri Mallick 2

Hat-tricks
# Name Hat-tricks
1 O.B. Devi 1
N.B. Devi

Match records
Record Date Tournament Result
Biggest win 21 December 2010 2010 SAFF Women's Championship IND 8–0 PAK
Biggest home win
Highest scoring

Honours

Men's
India Competition Pakistan
South Asia, Asia and Worldwide
8SAFF Championship–
3South Asian Games
(until 1999)		2
–AFC Asian Cup–
1AFC Challenge Cup–
2Asian Games
(until 1998)		–
–FIFA Confederations Cup–
–FIFA World Cup–
–Summer Olympics
(until 1988)		–
14Total2

Women's
India Competition Pakistan
South Asia, Asia and Worldwide
5SAFF Championship–
3South Asian Games–
–AFC Women's Asian Cup–
–Asian Games–
–FIFA Women's World Cup–
–Summer Olympics–
8Total0

See also

References
  1. Brett, Oliver (9 March 2004). "Cricket's most intense rivalry". BBC News.
  2. "India vs Pakistan: A look at the rivalry on the football field". The Bridge. 23 March 2021.
  3. "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. "Indo-Pak friendly football series to be postponded". Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. "Neighbouring countries India and Pakistan resume rivalry on football pitch". Economic Times. 16 August 2014.
  6. "Matches Against Pakistan Always Special, Says Indian Football Team Captain Sunil Chhetri". NDTV. 16 August 2014.
  7. "Playing against India is Special-Pakistani player Zesh rehman". Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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