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
Champions Guangzhou (1st title)
Runners-up Pakistan Whites
Third place Pakistan Greens
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ghulam Sarwar
Sharafat Ali
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 Whites 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Bangladesh XI 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
3 Pakistan Blues 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
4 Nepal XI 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: RSSSF
Pakistan Whites 1–0 Pakistan Blues
Sarwar 54' Report

Nepal XI 0–2 Pakistan Whites
Report

Nepal XI 0–2 Bangladesh XI
Report
  • Das 68'
  • Zia Ul Haque Babu 83'

Pakistan Whites 1–1 Bangladesh XI
Report

Nepal XI 0–1 Pakistan Blues
Report

Pakistan Blues 0–0 Bangladesh XI
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guangzhou 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Pakistan Greens 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 4
3 Victory Sports Club 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
4 Pakistan Yellows 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: RSSSF
Guangzhou 4–0 Pakistan Yellows
  • Wu Wang 5'
  • Gu Guang 41', 44'
  • Liu Kang ?'
Report

Guangzhou 2–1 Pakistan Greens
  • Ma Jiangqiang 24'
  • Wu Qunli 43'
Report

Victory Sports Club 2–0 Pakistan Yellows
  • Ahmed Haleem 59'
  • Hussain Adam 67'
Report

Pakistan Greens 4–0 Pakistan Yellows
Report

Guangzhou 4–0 Victory Sports Club
  • Wang Chang 27'
  • Ma Jianqiang 38'
  • Shen Yinghua 58'
  • Guo Chaoming 68'
Report

Pakistan Greens 4–0 Victory Sports Club
Sharafat 2', 28'
Ijaz 19'
Saleem Patni 24'
Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Pakistan Greens 0–1 Pakistan Whites
Report

Guangzhou 2–0 Bangladesh XI
  • Wu Qunli 31'
  • Wang Chang 51'
Report

Third-place match

Pakistan Greens Walkover Bangladesh XI
Report

Final

Guangzhou 3–1 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

  • Ijaz

2 goals

  • Gu Guang
  • Wu Qunli
  • Wang Chang

1 goal

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