Pakistan national beach handball team

Pakistan
Information
Association Pakistan Handball Federation
Coach Naseer Ahmad
Captain Tahir Ali
Ranking #21 (2 points)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances 1 (First in 2008)
Best result 10th (2008)
Asian Championship
Appearances 4 (First in 2004)
Best result 1st (2007)
Last updated on June 25, 2017.
Pakistan national beach handball team
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Men's Beach handball
Asian Championship
2004 Oman Team
2007 Iran Team
Asian Beach Games
2008 Indonesia Team
2010 Oman Team
2012 China Team
2014 Thailand Team
2016 Vietnam Team

The Pakistan national beach handball team (Urdu: پاکستان قومى ساحل ہینڈبال ٹیم) is the men's beach handball team that has represented Pakistan in international competition since 1984. It is governed by the Pakistan Handball Federation. They have been an affiliate of the International Handball Federation and member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF), since April 1985.

Pakistan is one of the most successful national teams from South Asia in international competitions, having won the Asian Championship in 2007 and Asian Beach Games in 2008. Pakistan national team made their debut in IHF World Championship at the 2008 edition, finishing at 10th position. Pakistan have won a total of 8 official international medals to professional and grassroots level selections, with one gold and silver medal along with three bronze medals in the Asian Beach Games beach handball tournaments held in Bali 2008, Muscat 2010, Haiyang 2012, Phuket 2014 and Danang 2016, respectively.

The team's home stadium is the Iqbal Stadium, in Faisalabad, although most of their home games are frequently played in other stadia across the country. The current head coach is Naseer Ahmad and the captain is Tahir Ali.

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