1960 National Football Championship (Pakistan)

National Football Championship 1960 East Pakistan football team pictured before 1960 National Football Championship.jpg The East Pakistan football team which won the 1960 National Football Championship. Pakistan 6 November 1960 – 27 November 1960 East Pakistan Karachi Whites PAK Yaqub (7 goals) 1959 1961–62 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.Pakistan - List of Champions https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pakichamp.html 2026-07-24 www.rsssf.org Elimination round 6 November 19607 November 1960 KARACHI 'WHITES' ROUT HYDERABAD Dawn 12 Karachi Whites 7–0 Hyderabad Division Mahmood 15 67 Abbas 11 61 68Haroon https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601107/124/0006 Railway Stadium 5,000 Bahadur Khan Karachi, Pakistan 7 November 19608 November 1960 RAILWAYS & PAF FORWARDS MISS CHANCES GALORE & DRAW Dawn 10 Pakistan Railways 1–1 Pakistan Air Force Shanker 30 Faqir https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601108/165/0008 Railway Stadium Sardar Ali Dara Karachi, Pakistan 8 November 19609 November 1960 FRONTIER F.A. TRIUMPH 6-0 OVER BAHAWALPUR Dawn 8 NWFP 6–0 Bahawalpur Division Jehangir 5 33 69 75 76Aurangzeb https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601109/286/0008 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan 9 November 196010 November 1960 NAVY SHARE HONOURS WITH PUNJAB 'BLUES' Dawn 10 Punjab Blues 3–3 Pakistan Navy Aziz Malik 4 47Jehan 74 Rahim 11 52Taj 45 Railway Stadium Captain Malik Muhammad Hussain Karachi, Pakistan 10 November 196011 November 1960 PUNJAB 'REDS' GO DOWN FIGHTING Dawn 10 Pakistan Army 2–1 Punjab Reds Manzoor 40 pen.Sikander 85 Haider Jan 10 o.g https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601111/259/0008 Railway Stadium Umer Karachi, Pakistan Replay 11 November 196012 November 1960 RAILWAYS NOSE OUT AIR FORCE Dawn 10 Pakistan Railways 1–0 Pakistan Air Force Shanker 5 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601112/184/0008 Railway Stadium Nabi Bakhsh Karachi, Pakistan Replay 13 November 196014 November 1960 PUNJAB 'BLUES' WIN Dawn 10 Punjab Blues 3–1 Pakistan Navy Sher Mohammad 52 88Khalid Butt 61 ? 18 Railway Stadium Captain Malik Muhammad Hussain Karachi, Pakistan Group stage Group 1 main WDL Group 1 Q 2 KAR Karachi Whites PUN Punjab NWF NWFP BAL Baluchistan Blues 2 0 1 10 8 2 1 0 11 3 1 0 2 3 11 0 2 1 5 6 #ccffcc Q Q complete 13 November 196013 November 1960 KARACHI 'WHITES' BEAT FRONTIER Dawn 7 Karachi Whites 5–0 NWFP Mahmood 8 12 25Abbas 35Haroon 66 Railway Stadium 8,000 Rafatullah Karachi, Pakistan 15 November 196016 November 1960 PUNJAB 'BLUES' BATTER FRONTIER 5-1 Dawn 10 Punjab Blues 5–1 NWFP Khalid Butt Jehan Aziz Malik Jehangir https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601116/138/0006 Railway Stadium Maula Dad Karachi, Pakistan 17 November 196018 November 1960 UNIMPRESSIVE DISPLAY BY BALUCHISTAN Dawn 10 NWFP 2–1 Baluchistan Blues Sarfraz 75 85 Sultan Jan https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601118/317/0010 Railway Stadium Afzal Khan Karachi, Pakistan 18 November 196019 November 1960 KARACHI COME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT PUNJAB 5-2 Dawn 12 Karachi Whites 5–2 Punjab Blues Mahmood 27Abbas 50 Yousuf Sr. 52Niamat 58 o.g Jehan https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601119/274/0008 Railway Stadium 5,000 Bahadur Khan Karachi, Pakistan 20 November 196021 November 1960 BALUCHISTAN HOLD KARACHU TO DRAW Dawn 8 Karachi Whites 1–1 Baluchistan Blues Mahmood 77 Ghulam Hussain 18 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601121/148/0006 Railway Stadium 10,000 Rafatullah Karachi, Pakistan 22 November 196023 November 1960 BALUCHISTAN HOLD PUNJAB TO DRAW Dawn 8 Punjab Blues 3–3 Baluchistan Blues Jehan 34 71Khalid Butt Ghulam Hussain 25Qayyum 89 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601123/203/0010 Railway Stadium Umer Din Karachi, Pakistan Group 2 main WDL Group 2 Q 2 EPA East Pakistan RAI Pakistan Railways ARM Pakistan Army KAG Karachi Greens 2 1 0 9 2 2 0 1 4 7 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 2 4 6 #ccffcc Q Q complete 12 November 1960EAST PAKISTAN BEAT KARACHI GREENS The Pakistan Observer 8 13 November 1960 East Pakistan 3–1 Karachi Greens Yaqub 52 57 Lal Mohammad 35 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601113/268/0004 Railway Stadium Fazal Akbar Karachi, Pakistan 13 November 1960 Pakistan Railways 2–1 Pakistan Army Shanker 17Yaqoob 25 Jalil 5 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601122/178/0008 Railway Stadium Nabi Bakhsh Karachi, Pakistan 16 November 1960E.PAKISTAN SWAMP RAILWAY TEAM The Pakistan Observer 8 17 November 1960 East Pakistan 5–0 Pakistan Railways Moosa Jr. 15Yaqub 30 47Haq 54 o.gRabbani Railway Stadium Sardar Ali Dara Karachi, Pakistan 19 November 1960E.PAK COME OUT AT GROUP TOP The Pakistan Observer 8 20 November 1960 East Pakistan 1–1 Pakistan Army Abdullah 72 Mamoor 84 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601120/297/0004 Railway Stadium Fazal Akbar Karachi, Pakistan 21 November 196022 November 1960 PAKISTAN RAILWAYS ENTER SEMI-FINAL Dawn 10 Pakistan Railways 2–1 Karachi Greens Shanker 40 42 Qasim 72 Railway Stadium Sardar Ali Dara Karachi, Pakistan 23 November 196024 November 1960 KARACHI 'GREENS' SUPRISE ARMY Dawn 10 Karachi Greens 2–1 Pakistan Army Yousuf Jr. 57 80 Mamoor 84 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601124/226/0009 Railway Stadium Y. A. Siddiqi Karachi, Pakistan Semi-finals 24 November 196025 November 1960 EAST PAKISTAN ENTER FINAL Dawn 1025 November 1960 EAST PAKISTAN IN FINAL The Pakistan Observer 8 East Pakistan 3–0 Punjab Blues Yaqub 55 73Rabbani 60 Railway Stadium Bahadur Khan Karachi, Pakistan 25 November 196026 November 1960 KARACHI LUCKY TO SURVIVE AGAINST RAILWAYS Dawn 1026 November 1960 Karachi (Whites) Draw With Rly. The Pakistan Observer 8 Karachi Whites 1–1 Pakistan Railways Ismail Roshu 86 pen. Asif 28 pen. Railway Stadium Muhammad Malik Husain Karachi, Pakistan Replay 26 November 196027 November 1960 KARACHI TROUNCE RAILWAYS 6-2 Dawn 10 Karachi Whites 6–2 Pakistan Railways Abbas Haroon Yaqoob 24 Railway Stadium Y. A. Siddiqi Karachi, Pakistan Final Match left|thumb|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.EAST PAKISTAN ARE NATIONAL SOCCER CHAMPIONS Dawn 7 28 November 1960 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.EAST PAKISTAN WIN NATIONAL SOCCER The Pakistan Observer 6 28 November 1960 After two important chances from Ghulam Rabbani were wasted, East Pakistan would become National Champions, successfully avenging their loss from the 1959 championship. 27 November 196028 November 1960 EAST PAKISTAN ARE NATIONAL SOCCER CHAMPIONS Dawn 7 East Pakistan 1–0 Karachi Whites Moosa Jr. 75 Railway Stadium 20,000 Bahadur Khan Karachi, Pakistan Teams East Pakistan: Muhammad Siddiq, Zahir (captain), Saifuddin Ahmed, Rasool Bakhsh, Gafur Baloch, MA Samad, Bashir Ahmed, Moosa Jr., Yaqub, Abdullah, Rabbani. Karachi Whites: Ghulam Hussain, Khuda Bakhsh, Turab Ali, Ismail Roshu, Ismail Sr., Mirdad, Taqi, Mahmood, Yousuf Sr. 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.Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 05 May 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19610505/152/0008 6 January 2026 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 14 June 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19610614/088/0004 6 January 2026 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 11 July 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19610711/196/0008 6 January 2026 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 10 December 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611210/263/0021 6 January 2026 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 21 December 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611221/167/0012 6 January 2026 British Newspaper Archive Statistics 7 goals PAK Muhammad Yaqub (East Pakistan) 6 goals PAK Ghulam Abbas Baloch (Karachi Whites) PAK M.N. Jehan (Punjab Blues) 5 goals PAK Mahmood (Karachi Whites) References Category:National Football Championship (Pakistan)