| Full name | Javan Minan Kabul F.C. | ||
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| Ground | Minan Stadium Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
| Capacity | 3,000[ citation needed ] | ||
| League | Afghanistan's Premier Football League | ||
Javan Minan Kabul F.C. is a football team in Afghanistan. They last played in the Kabul Premier League, the domestic football club league in Afghanistan.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The Afghanistan national football team is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international game against Iran in Kabul, 1941. Afghanistan then joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954, as one of the founding members. They play their home games at the Ghazi National Olympic Stadium in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. In 2013, Afghanistan won the 2013 SAFF Championship and earned the "FIFA Fair Play Award". Afghanistan has never qualified for the AFC Asian Cup.
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