2024 Afghanistan Champions League

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Afghanistan Champions League
Season2024
Dates20 April – 22 May
Champions Attack Energy FC
Best PlayerHamid Amiri
Top goalscorerAhmad Nabi Muqdas
Best goalkeeperFaisal Hamidi
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The 2024 Afghanistan Champions League was the third season of Afghanistan Champions League, the Afghan league for football clubs, since its establishment in 2021. The season began on 20 April. Twelve clubs participated for a total of sixty-six matches. All matches were played at the 5,000-seat Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium in Kabul.

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Attack Energy, who were the defending champions since the 2022 season after the league was not held in 2023, [1] [2] [3] won their second consecutive title after finishing the season unbeaten by winning all of their 11 matches. [4]

Teams

The following 12 teams competed in the 2024 Afghanistan Champions League season. [2]

ClubLocation
Khurasan FC Faryab
Khadim FC Sar-e Pol
Istiqlal Kabul FC Kabul
Abu Muslim Farah FC Farah
Maiwand FC Helmand
Jawanan Wahidy FC Kunduz
Sorkh Poshan Khafi FC Herat
Aino Mina FC Kandahar
Mawj Sahel FC Takhar
Sarsabz Yashlar FC Faryab
Attack Energy FC Herat
Adalat Farah FC Farah

Results

Round 1

20 April 2024 Abu Muslim 2-0 Sarsabz Yashlar Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium, Kabul
13:00 Sohrab Afghan Soccerball shade.svg69', Shayak Dost Soccerball shade.svg75'Referee: Ashraf

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Awards

As of 31 May 2024 [4]
AwardRecipientClub
Top ScorerAhmad Nabi Muqdas Aino Mina
Most Valuable PlayerHamid Amiri Sorkh Poshan
Best GoalkeeperFaisal Hamidi Attack Energy
Best Young PlayerEsmat Hadafmand Mawj Sahel
Best CoachAli Ahmad Yarzadeh Attack Energy

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