1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament

1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryPakistan
Dates15 September–24 September 1987
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueRailway Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsChina Guangzhou (1st title)
Runners-upPakistan Pakistan Whites
Third placePakistan Pakistan Greens
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pakistan Ghulam Sarwar
Pakistan Sharafat Ali
China Ma Jianqiang
(4 goals)
← 1986

The 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament was the fifth edition of the Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament.[1][2] The event was held at the Railway Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.[3][4]

Venue

Lahore
Railway Stadium
Capacity: 5,000

Overview

The fifth edition of the Quaid-e-Azam International Football Tournament was held at the Railway Stadium in Lahore from 15 to 24 September 1987. Teams from Bangladesh, China, Maldives and Nepal participated, alongside four Pakistani teams.[5] Pakistan Greens captained by Sharafat Ali was the A team,[6] while Pakistan Whites captained by Ghulam Sarwar was the B team. Pakistan Blues and Yellows were the youth teams. Guagzhou and Victory Sports Club represented China and Maldives, while the Nepali team was not the full national team, which was playing the Olympics Qualifiers. The status of the Bangladesh team is not clear.[2]

Guangzhou secured a place in the final after defeating Bangladesh 2–0 in the semifinal. In the third-place match, Pakistan Greens were awarded the bronze medal after Bangladesh forfeited the contest by request of the Bangladesh delegation, which resulted in Pakistan Greens winning the third place.[2]

The final match featured Guangzhou against Pakistan Whites, with Guangzhou emerging victorious with a 3–1 win. The Chinese team took an early lead in the 12th minute through a goal by Li Chaobo, assisted by Jiang Guliang. Pakistan Whites equalised shortly after via inside-left Anees, who converted a free kick from the right flank. However, Guangzhou regained the lead with a headed goal by Ma Jianqiang, who also scored again before halftime, giving Guangzhou a 3–1 advantage at the break.[2][5]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Pakistan Whites 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Bangladesh Bangladesh XI 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
3 Pakistan Pakistan Blues 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
4 Nepal Nepal XI 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: RSSSF
Pakistan Whites Pakistan1–0Pakistan Pakistan Blues
Sarwar 54' Report
Nepal XI Nepal0–2Pakistan Pakistan Whites
Report
Nepal XI Nepal0–2Bangladesh Bangladesh XI
Report
  • Das 68'
  • Zia Ul Haque Babu 83'
Pakistan Whites Pakistan1–1Bangladesh Bangladesh XI
 Report
Nepal XI Nepal0–1Pakistan Pakistan Blues
Report
Pakistan Blues Pakistan0–0Bangladesh Bangladesh XI
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 China Guangzhou 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Pakistan Pakistan Greens 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 4
3 Maldives Victory Sports Club 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
4 Pakistan Pakistan Yellows 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: RSSSF
Guangzhou China4–0Pakistan Pakistan Yellows
  • Wu Wang 5'
  • Gu Guang 41', 44'
  • Liu Kang ?'
 Report
Guangzhou China2–1Pakistan Pakistan Greens
  • Ma Jiangqiang 24'
  • Wu Qunli 43'
 Report
Victory Sports Club Maldives2–0Pakistan Pakistan Yellows
  • Ahmed Haleem 59'
  • Hussain Adam 67'
 Report
Pakistan Greens Pakistan4–0Pakistan Pakistan Yellows
 Report
Guangzhou China4–0Maldives Victory Sports Club
  • Wang Chang 27'
  • Ma Jianqiang 38'
  • Shen Yinghua 58'
  • Guo Chaoming 68'
 Report
Pakistan Greens Pakistan4–0Maldives Victory Sports Club
Sharafat 2', 28'
Ijaz 19'
Saleem Patni 24'		 Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Pakistan Greens Pakistan0–1Pakistan Pakistan Whites
Report
Guangzhou China2–0Bangladesh Bangladesh XI
  • Wu Qunli 31'
  • Wang Chang 51'
 Report

Third-place match

Pakistan Greens PakistanWalkoverBangladesh Bangladesh XI
Report

Final

Guangzhou China3–1Pakistan Pakistan Whites
Li Chaobo 12'
Ma Jianqiang 26', 35'		 Report Anees 16'

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 36 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

  • Pakistan Ijaz

2 goals

  • China Gu Guang
  • China Wu Qunli
  • China Wang Chang

1 goal

  • Pakistan Sattar
  • Bangladesh Azmat Ali
  • Pakistan Saleem
  • Bangladesh Badal Das
  • Bangladesh Zia Ul Haque Babu
  • China Wu Wang
  • China Liu Kang
  • Pakistan Abdul Wahid
  • Maldives Ahmed Haleem
  • Maldives Hussain Adam
  • Pakistan Saleem Patni
  • China Shen Yinghua
  • China Guo Chaoming
  • China Li Chaobo
  • Pakistan Anees

References

  1. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ^ a b c d "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. ^ "AFC gives stamp of approval to Punjab Stadium". The Nation. 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ^ "Railway Stadium gets all clear to hold President's Cup – Business Recorder". Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  5. ^ a b Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1988. p. 137.
  6. ^ "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا" [World of Football Heroes]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). 2013-03-30. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25.
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