1960 National Football Championship (Pakistan)

1960 National Football Championship
The East Pakistan football team which won the 1960 National Football Championship.
Tournament details
CountryPakistan
Dates6 November 1960 – 27 November 1960
Final positions
ChampionsEast Pakistan
Runners-upKarachi Whites
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorerPakistan Yakub (7 goals)

The 1960 National Football Championship was the 11th edition of the National Football Championship, the competition was held from 6 November 1960 till 27 November 1960, at the Railway Stadium.[1]

Elimination round

Karachi Whites7–0Hyderabad Division
Mahmood 15' 67'
Abbas 11', 61', 68'
Haroon 		Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bahadur Khan
Pakistan Railways1–1Pakistan Air Force
Shanker 30' Report Faqir
Referee: Sardar Ali Dara
NWFP6–0Bahawalpur Division
Jehangir 5', 33', 69', 75', 76'
Aurangzeb 		Report
Punjab Blues3–3Pakistan Navy
Aziz Malik 4', 47'
Jehan 74'		 Rahim 11', 52'
Taj 45'
Referee: Captain Malik Muhammad Hussain
Pakistan Army2–1Punjab Reds
Manzoor 40' (pen.)
Sikander 85'		 Report Haider Jan red-colored football 10' (o.g.)
Referee: Umer

Replay

Pakistan Railways1–0Pakistan Air Force
Shanker 5' Report
Referee: Nabi Bakhsh

Replay

Punjab Blues3–1Pakistan Navy
Sher Mohammad 52', 88'
Khalid Butt 61'		 ? 18'
Referee: Captain Malik Muhammad Hussain

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Karachi Whites 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 5
2 Punjab 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 4
3 NWFP 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 2
4 Baluchistan Blues 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
Source:
Karachi Whites5–0NWFP
Mahmood 8', 12', 25'
Abbas 35'
Haroon 66'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rafatullah
Punjab Blues5–1NWFP
Khalid Butt
Jehan
Aziz Malik 		Report Jehangir
Referee: Maula Dad
NWFP2–1Baluchistan Blues
Sarfraz 75', 85' Report Sultan Jan
Referee: Afzal Khan
Karachi Whites5–2Punjab Blues
Mahmood 27'
Abbas 50'
Yousuf Sr. 52'
Niamat red-colored football 58' (o.g.)		 Report Jehan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bahadur Khan
Karachi Whites1–1Baluchistan Blues
Mahmood 77' Report Ghulam Hussain 18'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Rafatullah
Punjab Blues3–3Baluchistan Blues
Jehan 34', 71'
Khalid Butt 		Report Ghulam Hussain 25'
Qayyum 89'
Referee: Umer Din

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 East Pakistan 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 5
2 Pakistan Railways 3 2 0 1 4 7 −3 4
3 Pakistan Army 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4 Karachi Greens 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
Source:
East Pakistan3–1Karachi Greens
Yakub 52' 57' Report Lal Mohammad 35'
Referee: Fazal Akbar
Pakistan Railways2–1Pakistan Army
Shanker 17'
Yaqoob 25'		 Report Jalil 5'
Referee: Nabi Bakhsh
East Pakistan5–0Pakistan Railways
Moosa Jr. 15'
Yakub 30', 47'
Haq red-colored football 54' (o.g.)
Rabbani
Referee: Sardar Ali Dara
East Pakistan1–1Pakistan Army
Abdullah 72' Report Mamoor 84'
Referee: Fazal Akbar
Pakistan Railways2–1Karachi Greens
Shanker 40', 42' Qasim 72'
Referee: Sardar Ali Dara
Karachi Greens2–1Pakistan Army
Yousuf Jr. 57', 80' Report Mamoor 84'
Referee: Y. A. Siddiqi

Semi-finals

East Pakistan3–0Punjab Blues
Yakub 55', 73'
Rabbani 60'
Referee: Bahadur Khan
Karachi Whites1–1Pakistan Railways
Ismail Roshu 86' (pen.) Asif 28' (pen.)
Referee: Muhammad Malik Husain

Replay

Karachi Whites6–2Pakistan Railways
Abbas
Haroon 		Yaqoob 24'
Referee: Y. A. Siddiqi

Final

Match

East Pakistan captain Zahirul Haque receiving the National Championship trophy from F.M. Khan.

The 1960 National Football Championship final took place on 27 November 1960. The final match was between East Pakistan and Karachi Whites, with 15,000-20,000 spectators filling the Railway Stadium.[25]

The match would begin with East Pakistan dominating most of the possession, several corner-kicks were also initiated however, neither side found the net during the first-half. In the second-half, both teams started to launch aggressive attacks at both ends, it wasn't until the 75th minute where Moosa Jr. got the ball on the right flank, and finished the shot into the back of the net giving East Pakistan a 1–0 lead over their opponents.[25][26] After two important chances from Ghulam Rabbani were wasted, East Pakistan would become National Champions, successfully avenging their loss from the 1959 championship.

East Pakistan1–0Karachi Whites
Moosa Jr. 75'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bahadur Khan

Teams

Following the conclusion of the championship, it was restricted to divisional teams, from the 1961–62 edition onwards, the EPSF introduced teams from Dacca, Chittagong, Khulna, and Rajshahi, marking the end of the provincial team's participation in the tournament.[28][29][30][31][32]

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  2. ↑ "KARACHI 'WHITES' ROUT HYDERABAD". Dawn. 7 November 1960. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "RAILWAYS & PAF FORWARDS MISS CHANCES GALORE & DRAW". Dawn. 8 November 1960. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "FRONTIER F.A. TRIUMPH 6-0 OVER BAHAWALPUR". Dawn. 9 November 1960. p. 8.
  5. ↑ "NAVY SHARE HONOURS WITH PUNJAB 'BLUES'". Dawn. 10 November 1960. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "PUNJAB 'REDS' GO DOWN FIGHTING". Dawn. 11 November 1960. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "RAILWAYS NOSE OUT AIR FORCE". Dawn. 12 November 1960. p. 10.
  8. ↑ "PUNJAB 'BLUES' WIN". Dawn. 14 November 1960. p. 10.
  9. ↑ "KARACHI 'WHITES' BEAT FRONTIER". Dawn. 13 November 1960. p. 7.
  10. ↑ "PUNJAB 'BLUES' BATTER FRONTIER 5-1". Dawn. 16 November 1960. p. 10.
  11. ↑ "UNIMPRESSIVE DISPLAY BY BALUCHISTAN". Dawn. 18 November 1960. p. 10.
  12. ↑ "KARACHI COME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT PUNJAB 5-2". Dawn. 19 November 1960. p. 12.
  13. ↑ "BALUCHISTAN HOLD KARACHU TO DRAW". Dawn. 21 November 1960. p. 8.
  14. ↑ "BALUCHISTAN HOLD PUNJAB TO DRAW". Dawn. 23 November 1960. p. 8.
  15. ↑ "EAST PAKISTAN BEAT KARACHI GREENS". The Pakistan Observer. 13 November 1960. p. 8.
  16. ↑ "E.PAKISTAN SWAMP RAILWAY TEAM". The Pakistan Observer. 17 November 1960. p. 8.
  17. ↑ "E.PAK COME OUT AT GROUP TOP". The Pakistan Observer. 20 November 1960. p. 8.
  18. ↑ "PAKISTAN RAILWAYS ENTER SEMI-FINAL". Dawn. 22 November 1960. p. 10.
  19. ↑ "KARACHI 'GREENS' SUPRISE ARMY". Dawn. 24 November 1960. p. 10.
  20. ↑ "EAST PAKISTAN ENTER FINAL". Dawn. 25 November 1960. p. 10.
  21. ↑ "EAST PAKISTAN IN FINAL". The Pakistan Observer. 25 November 1960. p. 8.
  22. ↑ "KARACHI LUCKY TO SURVIVE AGAINST RAILWAYS". Dawn. 26 November 1960. p. 10.
  23. ↑ "Karachi (Whites) Draw With Rly". The Pakistan Observer. 26 November 1960. p. 8.
  24. ↑ "KARACHI TROUNCE RAILWAYS 6-2". Dawn. 27 November 1960. p. 10.
  25. 1 2 "EAST PAKISTAN ARE NATIONAL SOCCER CHAMPIONS". Dawn. 28 November 1960. p. 7.
  26. ↑ "EAST PAKISTAN WIN NATIONAL SOCCER". The Pakistan Observer. 28 November 1960. p. 6.
  27. ↑ "EAST PAKISTAN ARE NATIONAL SOCCER CHAMPIONS". Dawn. 28 November 1960. p. 7.
  28. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 05 May 1961". Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  29. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 14 June 1961". Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  30. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 11 July 1961". Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  31. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 10 December 1961". Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  32. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 21 December 1961". Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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