Football at the National Games of Pakistan
| Founded | Men: 1982 Women: 2012 |
|---|---|
| Region | Pakistan |
| Current champions | M: Pakistan Air Force W: Pakistan Army (2025) |
| Most championships | M: Pakistan Army (5 titles) W: Pakistan Army (2 titles) |
| 2025 | |
Football has been a sport at the National Games of Pakistan since 1982,[1] while the women's tournament was introduced in 2012. It comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the provinces and departments of Pakistan compete against each other. The winners get awarded the Quaid-e-Azam Shield.[2]
Pakistan Army is currently the most successful team in the men's category with five gold medals, while Pakistan Army is the most successful women's team with one gold medal each.
Results
Men's tournament
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1982[1] | Peshawar | Pakistan Air Force | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| 1986[1] | Quetta | Balochistan | − | − | − | – | − | ||
| 1990[1] | Nowshera | Punjab | − | − | − | – | − | ||
| 1992[3][2] | Lahore | WAPDA | 2−0 | Punjab Reds | Punjab Greens[a] | 2−0 | NWFP | ||
| 1995[2] | Quetta | Pakistan Army | − | − | − | – | – | ||
| 1997[2] | Karachi | Pakistan Army | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| 1998[2] | Peshawar | Punjab | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| 2001[4] | Lahore | Pakistan Army | − | Punjab | WAPDA | − | Pakistan Navy | ||
| 2004[5] | Quetta | Pakistan Army | 2−0 | Balochistan | − | − | − | ||
| 2007[6] | Karachi | Pakistan Army | 0−0
(7−6 p) |
Sindh | WAPDA | − | Punjab | ||
| 2010[7][8] | Peshawar | WAPDA | 1−0 | Pakistan Air Force | Pakistan Navy | 0−0
(4−2 p) |
Pakistan Army | ||
| 2012[9][10] | Lahore | WAPDA | 4−0 | Pakistan Police | Punjab | − | − | ||
| 2013 | Islamabad | Football not held | Football not held | ||||||
| 2019[11][12] | Peshawar | Football not held | Football not held | ||||||
| 2023[13][14] | Quetta | Pakistan Police | 3−0 | Pakistan Air Force | Balochistan | 0−0
(4−2 p) |
Pakistan Army | ||
| 2025[15] | Karachi | Pakistan Air Force | 1−0 | Pakistan Army | WAPDA | 4−0 | Pakistan Navy | ||
Women's tournament
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2012[16] | Lahore | Punjab | 1−0 | WAPDA | Higher Education Commission | − | − | ||
| 2013 | Islamabad | Football not held | Football not held | ||||||
| 2019 | Peshawar | Football not held | Football not held | ||||||
| 2023[14][17] | Quetta | Pakistan Army | 4−3 | WAPDA | Higher Education Commission | − | − | ||
| 2025[18] | Karachi | Pakistan Army | 1−0 | WAPDA | Sindh | 12−0 | Khyber Pakktunkhwa | ||
Medal table
Men's
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Army | 5 (1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007) | 1 (2025) | − |
| WAPDA | 3 (1992, 2010, 2012) | 1 (1992) | 3 (2001, 2007, 2025) |
| Punjab | 2 (1990, 1998) | 2 (1992, 2001) | 1 (2012) |
| Pakistan Air Force | 2 (1982, 2025) | 2 (2010, 2023) | − |
| Balochistan | 1 (1986) | 1 (2004) | 1 (2023) |
| Pakistan Police | 1 (2023) | 1 (2012) | − |
| Sindh | − | 1 (2007) | − |
| Punjab Greens[a] | − | − | 1 (1992) |
| Pakistan Navy | − | − | 1 (2010) |
Note: Silver medallists of the 1982, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998 editions, and Bronze medallists of the 1982, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2004 editions are unknown
Women's
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Army | 2 (2023, 2025) | 0 | 0 |
| Punjab | 1 (2012) | 0 | 0 |
| WAPDA | 0 | 2 (2012, 2023) | 1 (2025) |
| Higher Education Commission | 0 | 0 | 2 (2012, 2023) |
| Sindh | 0 | 0 | 1 (2025) |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Title holders Punjab entered the competition as Punjab Reds, while Punjab Greens was a separate selection composed mainly of players from Crescent Textile Mills football team.
References
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