2015 Afghan Premier League

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Afghan Premier League
Season2015
Champions De Spin Ghar Bazan
(1st title)
Matches played18
Goals scored51 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerMustafa Afshar
(5 goals)
Highest scoringMawjhai Amu 1–5 De Maiwand Atalan F.C.
(1 Oct 2015)
Highest attendance5,000
The Final (2 Oct 2015)
Average attendance1,500
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The 2015 Afghan Premier League was the fourth season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, launched in 2012. Shaheen Asmayee F.C. were the defending champions of the league. The season started on 27 August 2015 with the 8 teams again divided into two groups. Shaheen Asmayee again reached the Afghan Premier League final and faced off against De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. It was the first time De Spin Ghar reached the final of the league, winning it 4-3 on penalties, after neither had managed to score until the end of the extra time. [1] Eight yellow cards were handed out in the final.

Contents

Teams

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
De Spin Ghar Bazan 321073+47
Mawjhai Amu 321033+07
Oqaban Hindukush 311223−14
De Abasin Sape 301225−31
28 August 2015 Oqaban Hindukush F.C. 1–1 De Abasin Sape F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTMahdi Behzad Soccerball shade.svg92' Report Mohammad Nawaz Zazai Soccerball shade.svg77'
2 September 2015 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 2–2 Mawjhai Amu F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTMohammad Fahim Afkar Soccerball shade.svg22', 49' Report Abdul Manan Farahi Soccerball shade.svg56' (o.g.)
Hedayatullah Ahmadi Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
10 September 2015 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 3–1 De Abasin Sape F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTMohammad Fahim Afkar Soccerball shade.svg35'
Shafaq Ayabi Soccerball shade.svg40'
hamid Habibi Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Mohammad Ahmadi Soccerball shade.svg7'
Farhad Totakhil Red card.svg 82'
16 September 2015 Oqaban Hindukush F.C. 0–2 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTZmaray Salangi Yellow card.svg 20'
Basir haber Yellow card.svg 55' Yellow-red card.svg 94'
Report Faqeer Husain Himati Soccerball shade.svg28'
Amanullah Sardary Yellow card.svg 42'
Ahmad Reshad Hassanzadeh Soccerball shade.svg90'
18 September 2015 Mawjhai Amu F.C. 1–0 De Abasin Sape F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFT Qesmat Ahmadi Soccerball shade.svg69', Yellow card.svg 69'
hedayatullah Ahmadi Red card.svg 69'
Abdul Qayoom Dawlatzai Yellow card.svg 82'
Report Sohrab Niazi Yellow card.svg 53' Yellow-red card.svg 84'
Hidayat QureshiYellow card.svg 66'
Mohammad Nawaz Zazai Yellow card.svg 82'
Rahmat Ahmadzai Yellow card.svg 88'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Shaheen Asmayee 320153+26
De Maiwand Atalan 311144+04
Toofaan Harirod 311157−24
Simorgh Alborz 310266+23
27 August 2015 Shaheen Asmayee F.C. 1–3 Simorgh Alborz F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTMuhammadi Soccerball shade.svg61' Report Nadim Soccerball shade.svg4', 24'
Mustafa Rezaei Soccerball shade.svg76'
29 August 2015 Toofaan Harirod F.C. 2–2 De Maiwand Atalan F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTMohammad Rafi Barikzai Soccerball shade.svg9'
Bashir Ahmad Azadani Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Sayed Baqer Mir Salimi Soccerball shade.svg24'
Farzad Ataie Soccerball shade.svg57'
3 September 2015 Shaheen Asmayee F.C. 3–0 Toofaan Harirod F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFT Hashmatullah Barakzai Soccerball shade.svg5'
Salim Saifi Soccerball shade.svg68'
Reza Allahyari Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report
9 September 2015 De Maiwand Atalan F.C. 2–1 Simorgh Alborz F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTMustafa Afshar Soccerball shade.svg21'
Masoud Soccerball shade.svg94'
Report Ahmad Farhad Adil Soccerball shade.svg87'
11 September 2015 Shaheen Asmayee F.C. 1–0 De Maiwand Atalan F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTSamiullah Muhammadi Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.)Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad
17 September 2015 Toofaan Harirod F.C. 3–2 Simorgh Alborz F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFTRahmatullah Khair Khwah Soccerball shade.svg25', 87'
Ghulam Yaqubi Yaqoobi Yellow card.svg 23', Soccerball shade.svg30'
Mohammad Yama Yahyazada Red card.svg 80'
Report Monerulhaq Nadim Yellow card.svg 24', Soccerball shade.svg52', 89'
Timor Shah Ghafori Yellow card.svg 63'
Zarif Amiri Yellow card.svg 79'
Mohammad Nasim Muradi Yellow card.svg 88'
Ahmad farhad Adil Yellow card.svg 93'

Semi finals

Semi Final
De Spinghar Bazan 0–1 De Maiwand Atalan
Report Sayed Baqer Mir Salimi Yellow card.svg 42', Soccerball shade.svg50'
AFF Stadium, Kabul
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)
Semi Final
De Maiwand Atalan 1–2 (a.e.t.) De Spin Ghar Bazan
Mohammad Salim Naimi Yellow card.svg 53'
Wahid Nadim Yellow card.svg 62'
Farzad Ataie Yellow card.svg 81'
Asadullah Rezae Soccerball shade.svg85'
Housain Alizada Yellow card.svg 114'
Report Ghulam hazrat Niazi Yellow card.svg 50'
Faqeer Hussain Himati Soccerball shade.svg55'
Mohammad Fahim Afkar Soccerball shade.svg59'
Shafaq Ayabi Yellow card.svg 66'
Penalties
Wahid Soccerball shad check.svg
Baqer Soccerball shad check.svg
2–4Soccerball shad check.svg Rohid
Soccerball shad check.svg Faqeer
Soccerball shad check.svg Hamidullah
Soccerball shad check.svg Ghulam
AFF Stadium, Kabul
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)

Semi Final
Shaheen Asmayee 3–2 Mawjhai Amu
Samiullah Muhammadi Soccerball shade.svg2'
Sayed Mohammad Hashimi Soccerball shade.svg48'
Hashmatullah Barakzai Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
Mujtaba Faiz Yellow card.svg 81'
Abdul Wakeel Kamalpoori Yellow card.svg 90'
Muqadar Qazizadah Yellow card.svg 95'
Report Masoud Qarizada Yellow card.svg 34', Soccerball shade.svg49'
Abdul Qayoom Dawlatzai Yellow card.svg 59'
Basir Ahmad Nasiri Yellow card.svg 69'
Qesmat Ahmadi Soccerball shade.svg76'
AFF Stadium, Kabul
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)
Semi Final
Mawjhai Amu 1–1 Shaheen Asmayee
Basir Ahmad Nasiri Yellow card.svg 20'
Masoud Qarizada Soccerball shade.svg34'
hedayatullah Ahmadi Yellow card.svg 53'
Mohammad Jafar Siddiqi Yellow card.svg 71'
Qesmat Ahmadi Yellow card.svg 73'
Report Hashmatullah Barakzai Soccerball shade.svg9'
AFF Stadium, Kabul
Attendance: 4,000 (estimated)

Consolation (third place)

Third place
Mawjhai Amu 1–5 De Maiwand Atalan
Fazil Rahman Mohammadi Yellow card.svg 48'
Kanoosh Khawari Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Mustafa Afshar Soccerball shade.svg2', 9', 57', 91'
Mohammad Salim Naimi Yellow card.svg 6', Soccerball shade.svg81'
AFF Stadium, Kabul
Attendance: 3,000

Final

Final
Shaheen Asmayee 0–0 (a.e.t.) De Spin Ghar Bazan
Sayed Maqsood Yellow card.svg 88'
Hashmatullah Yellow card.svg 92'
Muqadar Yellow card.svg 106'
Mahmood Azad Yellow card.svg 108'
Report Abdullah Abdali Yellow card.svg 99'
Shir Ali Yellow card.svg 106'
Ahmad Reshad Yellow card.svg 117'
Abdul Manan Azimi Yellow card.svg 122'
Penalties
Samiullah Soccerball shad check.svg
Fardeen Soccerball shad check.svg
Hashmatullah Soccerball shad check.svg
3–4Soccerball shad check.svg Rohid
Soccerball shad check.svg Abdul Manan
Soccerball shad check.svg Ghulam
Soccerball shad check.svg Ahmad reshad
AFF Stadium, Kabul
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad

Statistics

Final standing

→ At the gates, and points to the final round is involved, victory on penalties are a draw.

RankClubGoalsDifferencePoints
1 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg De Spin Ghar Bazan 10:5+513
2 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Shaheen Asmayee 9:6+310
3 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg De Maiwand Atalan 11:8+310
4 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Mawjhai Amu 7:12–55
5 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Oqaban Hindukush 2:3–14
6 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Toofaan Harirod 5:7–24
7 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Simorgh Alborz 6:6±03
8 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg De Abasin Sape 2:5–31

Top scorers

As of 19 September 2015.
RankScorerClubGoals
1Mustafa Afshar De Maiwand Atalan
5
2Monerulhaq Nadim Simorgh Alborz
4
3Mohammad Fahim Afkar De Spin Ghar Bazan
4
4Hashmatullah Barakzai Shaheen Asmayee
3

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Mustafa Afshar 4 De Maiwand Atalan F.C. Mawjhai Amu F.C. 5–1 (A)1 October 2015

TV Rights

All matches of the APL are aired live by two private channels in Afghanistan, namely Tolo TV and Lemar TV. [2] Arman FM and Arakozia FM offer live commentary of the match through the country. Matches are also available live on the world's largest video sharing website YouTube on the league's official YouTube page. [3]

Sponsors

Roshan Telecom is the title sponsor of Afghan Premier League after which it is named as Roshan Afghan Premier League. Official Partners of Afghan Premier League are Afghanistan International Bank and Hummel International which provided kit for the teams. [4]

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  3. YouTube – Afghan Premier League
  4. Afghan Premier League – Sponsors