2018 Afghan Premier League

Afghan Premier League

Season	2018
Dates	7 October – 25 October
Champions	Toofaan Harirod (2nd title)
Matches	15
Goals	37 (2.47 per match)
Best player	Yar Mohammad Zakarkhel (Toofaan Harirod)
Top goalscorer	Yar Mohammad Zakarkhel
Best goalkeeper	Shakib Haidari (2 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Toofaan Harirod 4–0 De Abasin Sape (23 October 2018)
Biggest away win	De Maiwand Atalan 0–3 Toofaan Harirod (12 October 2018)
Highest scoring	De Spin Ghar Bazan 2–3 De Abasin Sape (9 October 2018)
Longest winning run	5 games Toofaan Harirod
Longest unbeaten run	5 games Toofaan Harirod
Longest winless run	3 games De Spin Ghar Bazan Mawjhai Amu Oqaban Hindukush
Longest losing run	3 games Oqaban Hindukush
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 25 October 2019.

The 2018 Afghan Premier League is the seventh season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs established in 2012. The season was initially postponed due to lack of funding, ^[1] but was revived after new sponsors were secured.

The season began on the 7th October, 2018. ^[2] Shaheen Asmayee were the two-time defending champions and reached the final of the 2018 Afghan Premier League. Toofaan Harirod became the champions for the second time in their history by winning the final during extra time, 1–0. ^{[3] [4]}

Teams

The following eight teams, which represent the country's eight main regions, participated in the 2018 Afghan Premier League.

• De Abasin Sape
• De Maiwand Atalan
• De Spin Ghar Bazan
• Mawjhal Amu
• Oqaban Hindukush
• Shaheen Asmayee
• Simorgh Alborz
• Toofaan Harirod

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 October 2018.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shaheen Asmayee	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Qualification to Semi finals
2	De Abasin Sape	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Mawjhal Amu	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
4	De Spin Ghar Bazan	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Source: Soccerway APL

Shaheen Asmayee v Mawjhal Amu

7 October 2018	Shaheen Asmayee	2–0	Mawjhal Amu	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

De Spin Ghar Bazan v De Abasin Sape

9 October 2018	De Spin Ghar Bazan	2–3	De Abasin Sape	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Shaheen Asmayee v De Abasin Sape

11 October 2018	Shaheen Asmayee	1–0	De Abasin Sape	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

De Spin Ghar Bazan v Mawjhal Amu

13 October 2018	De Spin Ghar Bazan	1–1	Mawjhal Amu	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Shaheen Asmayee v De Spin Ghar Bazan

15 October 2018	Shaheen Asmayee	3–1	De Spin Ghar Bazan	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

De Abasin Sape v Mawjhal Amu

17 October 2018	De Abasin Sape	1–1	Mawjhal Amu	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toofaan Harirod	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Qualification to Semi finals
2	De Maiwand Atalan	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Simorgh Alborz	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Oqaban Hindukush	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: Soccerway APL

De Maiwand Atalan v Oqaban Hindukush

8 October 2018	De Maiwand Atalan	2–0	Oqaban Hindukush	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Simorgh Alborz v Toofaan Harirod

10 October 2018	Simorgh Alborz	0–1	Toofaan Harirod	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

De Maiwand Atalan v Toofaan Harirod

12 October 2018	De Maiwand Atalan	0–3	Toofaan Harirod	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Simorgh Alborz v Oqaban Hindukush

14 October 2018	Simorgh Alborz	3–1	Oqaban Hindukush	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

De Maiwand Atalan v Simorgh Alborz

16 October 2018	De Maiwand Atalan	2–0	Simorgh Alborz	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Toofaan Harirod v Oqaban Hindukush

18 October 2018	Toofaan Harirod	3–0	Oqaban Hindukush	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Semi finals

Shaheen Asmayee v De Maiwand Atalan

22 October 2018	Shaheen Asmayee	1–0	De Maiwand Atalan	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Toofaan Harirod v De Abasin Sape

23 October 2018	Toofaan Harirod	4–0	De Abasin Sape	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Source: ^[5]

Final

25 October 2018

17:30

Shaheen Asmayee	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Toofaan Harirod

Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium

Source: ^[5]

References

1. "APL Forced To Postpone 2018 Tournament Due To Lack Of Funds". Tolo News. 12 August 2018.
2. "Shaheen Asmayee faces Mawjhai Amu".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "APL 2018 Tournament Set To Kick Off Next Week". Tolo News. 1 October 2018.
4. "Rahmani Foundation Steps In As Key Sponsor For APL". Tolo News. 4 October 2018.
5. "Summary - Premier League - Afghanistan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Archived from the original on October 7, 2018.

External links

• Official website