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Football is one of the two most popular sports in Afghanistan; the other one being cricket.
The Kabul Premier League, also known as Kabul City League, was the first domestic football club league in Afghanistan. It was established in 1946, comprising 12 clubs. Other regional or city leagues existed in the seventies in Herat, Kandahar and Mazar-e Sharif. The main venue was the Ghazi Stadium in Kabul, and games were held on different days due to lack of stadiums. It was replaced by the Afghan Premier League.
Ferozi Football Club is a football club based in Afghanistan. They last competed in the Kabul Premier League (KPL), and have previously played the Afghan Premier League.
Shafiqullah Shafaq is an Afghan cricketer, who played for the Afghanistan national cricket team before being banned from cricket for corruption. He is a right-handed batsman who plays primarily as a wicketkeeper.
The Afghanistan Champions League, previously known as the Afghan Premier League and the Rahmani Foundation Afghan Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional men's football league run by the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF). It is the country's primary competition for the sport. The competition commenced in September 2012. The league is currently contested by twelve teams. Seasons usually runs from September, followed by final series involving two highest-placed teams in each group. National champion gains qualification into the continental competition, AFC Challenge League. Most games are played at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium in Kabul.
The 2012 Afghan Premier League is the first season of the Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012.
Shaheen Asmayee or the Asmayee Falcons is a professional football club from Afghanistan. They play in the Afghanistan Champions League, representing Greater Kabul. In domestic football, the club has won a record 5 Afghan Premier League titles. They are the only team to have won consecutive titles, and have achieved it twice. In 2017 they became the first Afghan club to compete in the AFC Cup.
The 2013 Afghan Premier League was the second season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. The season began on 22 August 2013 with the group stage and ended the season with the final on 11 October 2013. Toofaan Harirod head into the season as the defending champions. In the final, Shaheen Asmayee F.C. won their first title, beating Simorgh Alborz F.C., 3–1, in extra time.
The 2014 Afghan Premier League is the third season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. The season started on 28 August 2014 with the group stage. Shaheen Asmayee enters the season as the defending champions, having defeated Simorgh Alborz 3–1 in the 2013 final. It was Shaheen's first title and championship, with Simorgh's second runner up title, after two seasons in a row making it to the final of the country's league football.
The 2015 Afghan Premier League is the fourth season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. Shaheen Asmayee F.C. are the defending champions of the Premier League. The season started on 27 August 2015 with the 8 teams again in two groups. Shaheen Asmayee again reached the final of the Afghan Premier League and faced off against De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. It was the first time De Spin Ghar reached the final of the league.
The 2015 Afghan Premier League Final was the final match of the 2015 Afghan Premier League, the 4th season of Afghanistan's premier club football tournament organised by Roshan.
Karim Janat is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut against the England Lions on 7 December 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Hazratullah Zazai is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in December 2016. In February 2019, he scored an unbeaten 162 runs off 62 balls against Ireland, which is the highest individual score by an Afghan batsman in a Twenty20 International.
Fazalhaq Farooqi is an Afghan international cricketer who plays for the national cricket team in all formats of the game. Fazalhaq made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in March 2021. In franchise leagues, he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Dhaka Dominators in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), and Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League was the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament, held in the United Arab Emirates. It took place between 5 and 21 October 2018 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Balkh Legends are a franchise cricket team which participates in the Afghanistan Premier League (APL). They joined the APL as one of its original members in 2018. Afghan alrounder Mohammad Nabi was the captain for the inaugural session and Australian coach Simon Helmot was appointed as the head coach of the team. They won the first edition, after beating Kabul Zwanan by four wickets in the final.
Kabul Zwanan is a franchise cricket team which participates in the Afghanistan Premier League (APL). They joined the APL as one of its original members in 2018. Afghan leggie Rashid Khan was the captain for the inaugural session and Zimbabwean coach Heath Streak was appointed as the head coach of the team.
Noor Ahmad Lakanwal is an Afghan cricketer, who made his international debut for the national cricket team in June 2022.
The 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League was the seventh edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the third edition to have official T20 status. Following a request to the Ministry of Public Health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was given approval in July 2020 to take place. The ACB also confirmed that it was their priority to run a successful tournament.
The 2020 Afghan Premier League was ninth season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. The season commenced on 24 September 2020. Shaheen Asmayee won their fifth title defeating Simorgh Alborz in the final, 1–0.
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