1957 National Football Championship (Pakistan)

National Football Championship 1957 Pakistan 21 October 1957 – 10 November 1957 Dacca Stadium, Dacca Punjab East Pakistan PAK Ashraf Chowdhury (East Pakistan White)(5 goals) The 1957 National Football Championship was the 8th edition of the National Football Championship, Pakistan's premier domestic football competition. It was played from 21 October till 10 November 1957, at the Dacca Stadium. Teams 12 teams participated in the tournament:21 October 1957 National soccer begins today The Pakistan Observer 6 Punjab Sindh Balochistan North-West Frontier Province East Pakistan Green East Pakistan White Karachi Bahawalpur State Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Army Pakistan Railways Overview A qualifying first round was held and the winning teams would advance to the second round. Pakistan Railways, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan didn't play the first round and each received bye to each of the four second round matches.Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 08 October 1957 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571008/170/0013 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 11 October 1957 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571011/247/0011 British Newspaper Archive Due to visa and passport difficulties of West Pakistani teams, the tournament was delayed twice and ultimately started in 21 October.Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 18 October 1957 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571018/187/0011 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 11 October 1957 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571011/247/0011 British Newspaper Archive After the finalisation of the tournament, champions Punjab also played an exhibition match against the Combined XI, comprising players of rest of the teams, ending in a 2–2 draw.Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 12 November 1957 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571112/247/0012 British Newspaper Archive First round 21 October 195722 October 1957 East Pakistan fail in endurance game The Pakistan Observer 6 East Pakistan Green 1–4 Pakistan Army *Rafique *Abul Khair Riaz Ahmed Qureshi Aziz https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571022/267/0012 Dacca Stadium Mahmood Shah (Pakistan) Dacca, East Pakistan 22 October 195723 October 1957 Ashraf gives deserving victory to East Pak White The Pakistan Observer 6 East Pakistan White 5–2 Pakistan Navy *Ashraf Nabi pen. Kabir *Habib Nazir https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571023/171/0012 Dacca Stadium Omar (Pakistan) Dacca, East Pakistan 23 October 195724 October 1957 Karachi outplay PAF by 5 clear goals The Pakistan Observer 6 Karachi 5–0 Pakistan Air Force *Yaqub Ibrahim https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571024/152/0012 Dacca Stadium Dacca, East Pakistan 27 October 195728 October 1957 NWFP beat Bahawalpur by solitary goal The Pakistan Observer 6 NWFP 1–0 Bahawalpur State *Sher Mohammad https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571028/232/0010 Dacca Stadium Dacca, East Pakistan Replay 29 October 195730 October 1957 Game of missed chances ends inconclusive The Pakistan Observer 6 NWFP 1–1 Bahawalpur State *Ghulam Mustafa Jr. og. *Mahmood Hussain https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571030/150/0011 Dacca Stadium G. Hossain (Pakistan) Dacca, East Pakistan Second replay 31 October 19571 November 1957 Bahawalpur trounced by three clear goals The Pakistan Observer 6 NWFP 3–0 Bahawalpur State *Sher Mohammad Sher Ahmed https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571101/155/0012 Dacca Stadium Dacca, East Pakistan Second round 25 October 195726 October 1957 Game of missing chances; Punjab beat Army The Pakistan Observer 6 Punjab 1–0 Pakistan Army *Mazhar https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571026/157/0012 Dacca Stadium Masudur Rahman (Pakistan) Dacca, East Pakistan 26 October 195727 October 1957 East Pak Whites enter semi final The Pakistan Observer 6 Sindh 0–5 East Pakistan White *Mari Chunna Ashraf https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571027/158/0012 Dacca Stadium Dacca, East Pakistan 28 October 195729 October 1957 Karachi move to final of Soccer Championship The Pakistan Observer 6 Pakistan Railways 0–1 Karachi *Ibrahim https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571029/192/0013 Dacca Stadium Dacca, East Pakistan 1 November 19572 November 1957 Baluchistan enter semi-final The Pakistan Observer 6 Balochistan 3–0 NWFP *Iqbal Anwar Juma Ali https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571102/162/0012 Dacca Stadium Dacca, East Pakistan Semi finals 30 October 195731 October 1957 Punjab in national soccer final The Pakistan Observer 6 Punjab 2–1 Karachi *Safi Hanif *Yaqub https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571031/149/0012 Dacca Stadium Dacca, East Pakistan 3 November 19574 November 1957 East Pakistan lose winning game The Pakistan Observer 6 East Pakistan White 2–3 Balochistan *Kabir Ashraf *Iqbal Anwar Taj Jr. Juma Ali https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571104/237/0012 Dacca Stadium 50,000 Mahmood Shah Dacca, East Pakistan Replay In the semi-finals on 3 November, local fans threw stones at referee Mahmood Shah, due to his alleged controversial decisions during the match, and a brawl ensued, which resulted in seventy-seven people being injured, including fifty-four policemen.Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Monday 04 November 1957 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571027/158/0012 2024-10-06 12 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 05 November 1957 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571105/191/0012 2024-10-06 12 British Newspaper Archive The semi-final was eventually replayed on 5 November.Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 07 November 1957 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571107/140/0012 2024-10-06 12 British Newspaper Archive 5 November 19576 November 1957 East Pakistan beat champions The Pakistan Observer 6 East Pakistan White 2–1 Balochistan *Ashraf Kabir *Qayyum https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571106/153/0012 Dacca Stadium Dacca, East Pakistan Final The final was initially held on 8 November, but local fans packed the stadium, with some even sitting inside the playing area, causing Punjab's players to initially refuse to play. Eventually, an exhibition match was held, of 25 minutes in each half, which East Pakistan White won by 2–1.9 November 1957 Record crowd prevents game The Pakistan Observer 6::Sport::15th Anniversary Special https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/sports/sports18.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20220815233136/https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/sports/sports18.htm 2022-08-15 2023-01-03 archive.thedailystar.net 10 November 195711 November 1957 Punjab wins soccer championship The Pakistan Observer 6 Punjab 2–1 East Pakistan White *Hanif Mazhar *Chunna https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571111/117/0010 Dacca Stadium 40,000 M.A. Munshi (Pakistan) Dacca, East Pakistan Teams Punjab: Sharfuddin, Riasat Ali, Niamat Ullah Durrani, Muhammad Shaukat, Masoodul Hassan Butt, Muhammad Nazir, Talib Ali, Mazhar, Saif, Muhammad Hanif, Rabbani. East Pakistan Whites: Ranjit, Ghaznavi, Eugene Gomes, Arzu, Nabi, Shamsu, Rashid Chunna, S.A. Jamman Mukta, Kabir, Mari, Shah Alam. References Category:National Football Championship (Pakistan)