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| Full name | Afghan Football Club Chaman |
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| Short name | AFC Chaman |
| Founded | 1960 (as Afghan Agency Chaman) |
| Ground | Government High School Stadium |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman | Haji Naseer Ali |
| Manager | Sagheer Muhammad |
| League | Pakistan Premier League |
| 2018–19 | Pakistan Premier League, 11th of 16 |
Afghan Football Club Chaman or simply AFC Chaman, is a Pakistani professional football club based in Chaman, Balochistan, a border city near Afghanistan. The club last competed in the Pakistan Premier League.
The club was founded in 1960 as Afghan Agency Chaman. [1] The Nazim of Chaman Abdul Qayyum Khadakoo was one of the founding members of the club. [2] [3] [4]
On 27 June 1965 they won the "All Pakistan Tournament" in Sibi which became their first ever tournament victory in Pakistan. In 1967 they competed in "All Pakistan General Musa tournament" held at Quetta.
In 1999 they competed in All-Pakistan Prime Minister's Peace Cup, where they were placed in group F with WAPDA and Khan Research Laboratories, they lost both their matches by the similar 1–0 score line, knocking them out of the tournament. [5] Their first top-flight national competition came in 2000, when they competed in the National Football Challenge Cup, they were to face Karachi Port Trust but withdrew from the tournament. [6]
In 2000, Afghan FC Chaman played in an invitation tour at Kandahar Stadium against a local team from Kandahar. During the third and final game of the tour, Taliban religious police burst into the ground and stopped the game in the middle. The Taliban arrested twelve of the Afghan Chaman's players and had their heads shaved as punishment for wearing shorts. [7]
In 2002, they changed their name to current name and competed in All-Pakistan Defense of the Pakistan Unity Solidarity Football Tournament, finishing second in the group behind Karachi Port Trust, although they were replaced by Crescent Textiles Mills. [8]
In 2004, Afghan FC Chaman became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Premier League. [9] The team avoided relegation in the 2006–07 season, finishing in the ninth spot, 5 points above relegation zone. The club emerged strongly, being few of the football clubs that gave competition to well-established departmental sides which dominated the Pakistan football domestic structure in the early years. [10]
Afghan Chaman shares rivalry with fellow hometown club Muslim FC, which have managed to command the highest crowds in Pakistani domestic football. [11] [12] [13] [14]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Sagheer Muhammad |
| Assistant Coaches | Adam Khan |
| Zahid Rasheed | |
| Assistant Team Manager | Niamat Ullah |
| Scout | Sardar Wali |
The club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below.
| Season | Div | Tms | Pos | National Challenge Cup | AFC President's Cup | AFC Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Pakistan Premier League | 16 | 9 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2005–06 | Pakistan Premier League | 12 | 4 | Group stage | DNP | DNP |
| 2006–07 | Pakistan Premier League | 12 | 9 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2007–08 | Pakistan Premier League | 14 | 9 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2008–09 | Pakistan Premier League | 14 | 10 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2009–10 | Pakistan Premier League | 14 | 12 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2010–11 | Pakistan Premier League | 22 | 8 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2011–12 | Pakistan Premier League | 16 | 2 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2012–13 | Pakistan Premier League | 16 | 9 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2013–14 | Pakistan Premier League | 16 | 10 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2014–15 | Pakistan Premier League | 12 | 10 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2018–19 | Pakistan Premier League | 16 | 11 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Afghan FC Chaman.
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