Quaid-e-Azam International Cup

Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
Organising bodyPakistan Football Federation
Founded1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Abolished1987; 38 years ago (1987)
RegionAsia

The Quaid-e-Azam International Cup was an annual football tournament held in Pakistan. The tournament was established to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first leader of Pakistan, known as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader). It was last played in 1987, and a total of five editions were played starting from 1976. The tournament was played with a round robin format in 1976, 1982 and 1986, while the other two editions in 1985 and 1987, were played in a double group format. Both senior national team alongside club teams took part in the tournament.[1][2][3]

Results

Year Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth place Teams
1976
Details 		China Guangdong Pakistan Pakistan Greens  Afghanistan None 3
1982
Details 		Iran Iran Pakistan Pakistan Blues Pakistan Pakistan Greens Oman Oman 7
1985
Details 		North Korea North Korea XI Bangladesh Bangladesh[4] Indonesia Indonesia Pakistan Pakistan Greens 6
1986
Details 		China China Pakistan Pakistan Greens South Korea South Korea XI Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 6
1987
Details 		China Guangzhou Pakistan Pakistan White Pakistan Pakistan Greens Bangladesh Bangladesh 8

Stadiums

Year Stadium Location
1976 Hockey Club of Pakistan[1] Karachi, Sindh
1982 National Stadium[5][6] Karachi, Sindh
1985 Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar
1986 Jinnah Sports Stadium Islamabad
1987 Railway Stadium[7][8] Lahore

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org.
  2. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ Ahsan, Ali (December 23, 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM.
  4. ^ Simanto, DM (July 2020). "A frustrating era for Bangladesh football". daily sun.
  5. ^ "SPORTS WORLD: Lyariites mourn Brazil's defeat: PFF striving to develop football on modern lines". Brecorder. 2006-07-29. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  6. ^ Sport, Dawn (2010-11-11). "Pakistan aim to get good result against Oman in Asiad football". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  7. ^ "Railway Stadium gets all clear to hold President's Cup – Business Recorder". Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  8. ^ "AFC gives stamp of approval to Punjab Stadium". The Nation. 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
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