Azhar Masood Khan reviews Pakistan football's key moments of 2023 for The Nation.
![Rising from the Ashes: Pakistan football flourish in 2023 [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg "Rising from the Ashes: Pakistan football flourish in 2023 [The Nation]")
December31December 31, 2023
Tag: Pakistan U19
![SAFF U19 Championship: India beat Pakistan in final [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-finish-2nd-in-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-1160x535.jpg "SAFF U19 Championship: India beat Pakistan in final [Geo Super]")
September30October 1, 2023
SAFF U19 Championship: India beat Pakistan in final [Geo Super]
India defended their SAFF U19 title with a 3-0 win over Pakistan in Kathmandu.
![Pakistan set up SAFF U-19 final with India [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pakistan-celebrate-beating-Bhutan-on-penalties-in-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-semis-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan set up SAFF U-19 final with India [Dawn]")
September28September 28, 2023
Pakistan set up SAFF U-19 final with India [Dawn]
After a goalless 90 minutes, Pakistan edged Bhutan 6-5 on penalties to reach their first ever SAFF U19 Championship final, face India on 30th in Kathmandu.
![Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pakistan-celebrate-equalizer-vs-Maldives-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]")
September23September 28, 2023
Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]
Late Shah Jahan equalizer against Maldives guaranteed Pakistan U19s reach semifinal
![Pakistan triumphs over Nepal in SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pakistan-celebrate-scoring-vs-Nepal-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan triumphs over Nepal in SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]")
September21September 28, 2023
Pakistan triumphs over Nepal in SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]
Ali Zafar's 76th minute strike stunned the hosts as Pakistan U19s began their campaign with well-earned win in Kathmandu.
September19September 19, 2023
Pakistan U19 squad for SAFF in Nepal announced
23-member Pakistan U19 squad to face hosts Nepal on 21 Sept, Maldives on 23 Sept at the 2023 SAFF U19 Championship in Kathmandu.
![Diaspora influx continues as PFF NC brings in Shadab as U-19 coach [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Shadab-Iftikhar-new-Pakistan-U19-team-head-coach-1160x535.jpg "Diaspora influx continues as PFF NC brings in Shadab as U-19 coach [Dawn]")
September6September 6, 2023
Diaspora influx continues as PFF NC brings in Shadab as U-19 coach [Dawn]
Shadab Iftikhar, a British-Pakistani with a UEFA A License, joins as head coach of Pakistan U19 team ahead of SAFF U19 Championship in Nepal.
![Under-19 team being ignored: Nasir [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Nasir-Ismail-organising-Naya-Nazimabad-Football-Tournament-1160x535.jpg "Under-19 team being ignored: Nasir [The News]")
August22August 22, 2023
Under-19 team being ignored: Nasir [The News]
Former Pakistan NT assistant coach Nasir Ismail terms sudden announcement of Pakistan U19 trials by PFF NC as 'huge blunder'
![Trials for SAFF U-19 Football Championship get underway today [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-SAFF-U16-and-U19-Championship-draws-1160x527.jpg "Trials for SAFF U-19 Football Championship get underway today [The Nation]")
August22August 22, 2023
Trials for SAFF U-19 Football Championship get underway today [The Nation]
Pakistan U19 trials to last Aug 22-24. Selected team will then train to take part in SAFF U19 event in Sept 21-30 in Nepal
July25July 25, 2023
SAFF championships schedules announced [The News]
Pakistan get hosts Bhutan and Maldives in SAFF U16s, while they face Maldives and hosts Nepal in SAFF U19s. Both events in September.