2019–20 Pakistan Army F.C. season
# 2019–20 Pakistan Army F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is Pakistan Army's 69th season of competitive football, 68th season in the top division of Pakistani football and 12th season in the Pakistan Premier League since it was first created. In addition to the Pakistan Premier League, the club competed in the National Challenge Cup.

During this season, Pakistan Army won National Challenge Cup for the third, winning their first since 2001.

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| National Challenge Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 066.67 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 066.67 |

Updated to match played 4 August 2019 Source: Competitions

### National Challenge Cup

Pakistan Army were drawn in Group C of the National Challenge Cup alongside Pakistan Railways, PFF Tigers and Civil Aviation Authority.

**Group stages**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pakistan Army | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Civil Aviation Authority | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | PFF Tigers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Pakistan Railways | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |

## Squad information

### First team squad

    As of 4 August 2019.

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Shahbaz Ahmed Khan | GK | 2014 | (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 31) | Academy | 36 | 0 |
| 18 | Ahmed Manzoor | GK | 2019 | (1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 22) | Ashraf Sugar Mills | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Mir Sheraz-ud-din | RB / LB | 2018 | (1996-08-22)22 August 1996 (aged 22) | Academy | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Nisar Ahmed | LB | 2014 | (1994-10-07)7 October 1994 (aged 24) | Academy | 42 | 3 |
| 4 | Shahid Iqbal | CB | 2013 | (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 25) | Academy | 41 | 0 |
| 5 | Shahbaz Younas | CB | 2014 | (1996-03-02)2 March 1996 (aged 23) | Academy | 31 | 2 |
| 12 | Nouman Saud | CB | 2019 | (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 22) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Muhammad Irshad | CB | 2015 | (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 25) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Muhammad Zahid | CB | 2018 | (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 23) | Academy | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Umair Ali | CM | 2015 | (1999-07-18)18 July 1999 (aged 20) | Karachi Port Trust | 23 | 1 |
| 7 | Zil Hasnain | CM | 2014 | (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 26) | Academy | 28 | 3 |
| 8 | Muhammad Afzaal | DM / CM | 2018 | (1998-11-20)20 November 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | Najeed-ur-Rehman | AM | 2012 | (1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 24) | Academy | 54 | 6 |
| 16 | Muhammad Sufyan | DM / CM | 2019 | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ansar Abbas (c) | AM | 2012 | (1989-04-15)15 April 1989 (aged 30) | Academy | 92 | 50 |
| Strikers |||||||||
| 9 | Ali Raza (vc) | CF | 2018 | (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 23) | Academy | 22 | 3 |
| 10 | Muhammad Sarfaraz | CF | 2014 | (1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 30) | Academy | 17 | 9 |
| 11 | Mateen Tariq | CF | 2018 | (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 24 | 7 |
| 17 | Abdul Rehman | CF | 2014 | (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 24) | Pakistan Television | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Muhammad Nasir | CF | 2019 | (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 22) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Qadeer Hussain | CF | 2018 | (1997-12-23)23 December 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Muhammad Jamil | CF | 2014 | (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 (aged 26) | Tank Atish | 0 | 0 |

## Statistics

### Squad statistics

    As of match played 4 August 2019

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | National Challenge Cup | National Challenge Cup | National Challenge Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Apps | Apps | | | Apps | | |
| 1 | | Shahbaz Ahmed | GK | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 2 | | Mir Sheraz-ud-Din | DF | | 2 | | | 2 | | |
| 3 | | Nisar Ahmed | DF | | 4 | | 2 | 4 | | 2 |
| 4 | | Shahid Iqbal | DF | | 4 | | 1 | 4 | | 1 |
| 5 | | Shahbaz Younas | DF | | 6 | | | 6 | | |
| 6 | | Umair Ali | MF | | 2 | | | 2 | | |
| 7 | | Zil Hasnain | MF | | 6 | 1 | | 6 | 1 | |
| 8 | | Muhammad Afzaal | MF | | 3 | | | 3 | | |
| 9 | | Ali Raza | FW | | 1 (3) | 2 | | 1 (3) | 2 | |
| 10 | | Mohammad Sarfaraz | FW | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 11 | | Mateen Tariq | FW | | (3) | | | (3) | | |
| 12 | | Nouman Saud | DF | | 5 | | 1 | 5 | | 1 |
| 13 | | Muhammad Irshad | DF | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 14 | | Muhammad Zahid | DF | | | | | | | |
| 15 | | Najeeb-ur-Rehman | MF | | (1) | | | (1) | | |
| 16 | | Muhammad Sufyan | MF | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 17 | | Abdul Rehman | FW | | 3 | | | 3 | | |
| 18 | | Manzoor Ahmed | GK | | 5 | | | 5 | | |
| 19 | | Mohammad Nasir | FW | | 4 | 2 | | 4 | 2 | |
| 20 | | Qadeer Hussain | FW | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 21 | | Ansar Abbas | MF | | 6 | 3 | | 6 | 3 | |
| 23 | | Muhammad Jamil | FW | | 5 | 1 | | 5 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | | | | | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | | | 61 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 9 | 4 |

### Goalscorers

    As of match played 4 August 2019

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

| No. | Pos. | Player | National Challenge Cup | TOTAL |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | MF | Ansar Abbas | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Ali Raza | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | Muhammad | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | Muhammad Jmail | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Zil Hasnain | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 9 | 9 |

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 4 August 2019

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

| No. | Player | National Challenge Cup | TOTAL |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Ahmed Manzoor | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Shahbaz Ahmed Khan | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 4 | 4 |
