Pakistan men's national handball team

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AssociationPakistan Handball Federation
CoachNaseer Ahmed
Assistant coachMuhammad Sohaib
CaptainMohammad Uzair Atif
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Last updated on 9 April 2020.
Pakistan men's national handball team
Medal record
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bangladesh
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nepal
Silver medal – second place 2016 India

The Pakistan national handball team (Urdu: پاکستان قومى ہینڈبال ٹیم) is controlled by the Pakistan Handball Federation and represents Pakistan in international tournaments.

Historical results[edit]

Pakistan is most successful handball team of South Asia, winning 2 gold and 1 silver medal at the South Asian Games ahead of their arch rivals India. Pakistan won gold in the 2010 and 2019 edition of the South Asian Games beating India by 37–31 and 30–29 respectively.[1] [2] In the 2016 edition, Pakistan unfortunately lost to the hosts India, score being 32–31.[3]

Honours[edit]

Following is the list of honours claimed by Pakistan national handball team:

Year Event Venue Position
1995 Commonwealth Men's Youth Handball Championship Bangladesh Dhaka
1996 South Asian Men's Handball Championship India Jaipur
1997 Commonwealth Men's Handball Championship United Kingdom London
2004 Indo-Pak Punjab Games India Patiala
2005 1st Islamic Solidarity Games Saudi Arabia Mecca Participation
2007 South Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship Pakistan Islamabad
2010 South Asian Games Bangladesh Dhaka
2010 IHF Trophy South Asia Zone (U-21) Bangladesh Dhaka
2011 IHF Trophy South Asia Zone (U-21) India Chennai
2012 IHF Trophy South & Central Asia (U-21) Nepal Kathmandu
2014 3rd South Asian Men's Handball Championship India Noida
2014 IHF Trophy South Asia Zone (U-21) Pakistan Faisalabad
2015 IHF Trophy Asia Continental Phase (U-21) Thailand Bangkok
2016 12th South Asian Games India Guwahati
2016 IHF Trophy South & Central Asia (U-21) Bangladesh Dhaka
2017 4th Islamic Solidarity Games Azerbaijan Baku 7th place
2018 IHF Trophy South & Central Asia (U-21) Pakistan Faisalabad
2018 IHF Trophy South & Central Asia (U-19) Pakistan Faisalabad
2019 13th South Asian Games Nepal Pokhara

Current squad[edit]

Squad for the 2019 South Asian Games.[4]

Head coach: Naseer Ahmed

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 Asif Ali
2 Muzammal Hussain
3 Muhammad Sahid Bashir
4 Asim Saeed
5 Muaaz Ali
6 Muhammad Zubair
7 Hazrat Hussain
8 Umar Hussain
9 Asif Hayat
10 Nasir Hussain
11 Naveed-ur-Rehman
12 Muhammad Uzair Atif
13 Imran Khan
14 Muhammad Mubeen Ashraf

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Asian Games Handball: Final results". www.teamhandballnews.com. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "Pakistan men's Handball team labours to Gold over India in 13th South Asian Games". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "SAG Handball: India clinches gold in men's and women's event". www.sportstar.thehindu.com. 15 February 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ^ 2019 South Asian Games squad

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