2012 Afghan Premier League

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Afghan Premier League
Season 2012
Dates8 September 2012 – 19 October 2012
Champions Toofan Harirod
Matches played16
Goals scored62 (3.88 per match)
Top goalscorer Hamidullah Karimi (9)
Biggest home win Toofan Harirod 4–0 Oqaban Hindukush
(26 September 2012)
Toofan Harirod 4–0 Mawjhai Amu
(5 October 2012)
Biggest away win De Spin Ghar Bazan 0–10 Toofaan Harirod
(12 October 2012)
Highest scoring De Spin Ghar Bazan 0–10 Toofaan Harirod
(12 October 2012)
2013

The 2012 Afghan Premier League was the first season of the Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, which was established in 2012.

Contents

Teams

Eight teams competed in the league – four of which selected in a different group. [1] All 8 teams were spread out across Afghanistan, but all the matches were played at the Afghanistan Football Federation stadium in Kabul. [1]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Clubs and locations

TeamLocationGroup
De Abasin Sape Khost A
De Maiwand Atalan Kandahar A
De Spin Ghar Bazan Jalalabad A
Mawjhai Amu Kunduz B
Owaban Hindukush Ghazni B
Shaheen Asmayee Kabul A
Simorgh Alborz Mazar-i-Sharif B
Toofan Harirod Herat B

Group 1

League table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
De Maiwand Atalan321072+57Semi-final
De Spin Ghar Bazan321031+27Semi-final
Shaheen Asmayee31024403
De Abasin Sape300307-70

Matches

Group 2

League table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Toofan Harirod3300121+119Semi-final
Simorgh Alborz32017706Semi-final
Oqaban Hindukosh301238-51
Mawjhai Amu3012410-61

Matches

Finals series

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 October — Kabul
 
 
De Maiwand Atalan1
 
19 October 2012 — Kabul
 
Simorgh Alborz2
 
Simorgh Alborz1
 
12 October — Kabul
 
Toofaan Harirood2
 
De Spinghar Bazan0
 
 
Toofaan Harirood10
 

Semi-finals

11 October 2012 De Maiwand Atalan F.C. 1 - 2 Simorgh Alborz F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
14:30Noorzai, Soccerball shade.svg 75'Nadim Soccerball shade.svg25', 51'Referee: Hamidullah Yuzofzai
12 October 2012 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 0 - 10 Toofaan Harirod F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
14:30Yaqoubi Soccerball shade.svg22', 84', 55'
Karimi Soccerball shade.svg49', 57'
Mohammadi Soccerball shade.svg39'
Nadim Soccerball shade.svg56'
Majid Karimi Soccerball shade.svg71'
Jazemi Soccerball shade.svg83'
Barakzai Soccerball shade.svg87'
Attendance: 9000

Final

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank.PlayerTeamGoals
1 Hamidullah Karimi Tofan Harirod9
2 Gholam Reza Yaqoubi Tofan Harirod7
3 Munirulhaq Nadim Simorgh Alborz5
4 Abdul Wahid Noorzai De Maiwand Atalan4
5Wahidullah NadimTofan Harirod3
Mustafa Zhobel De Maiwand Atalan3

Own goals

RankPlayerClub (against)Own goals
1Mujtaba FaizShaheen Asmayee (De Spinghar Bazan)1

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References

  1. 1 2 "Afghan Premiere League Draw Released". Afghan Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2012.