The 2012 Afghan Premier League was the first season of the Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, which was established in 2012.
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 September 2012 – 19 October 2012 |
| Champions | Toofan Harirod |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 62 (3.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hamidullah Karimi (9) |
| Biggest home win | Toofan Harirod 4–0 Oqaban Hindukush (26 September 2012) Toofan Harirod 4–0 Mawjhai Amu (5 October 2012) |
| Biggest away win | De Spin Ghar Bazan 0–10 Toofaan Harirod (12 October 2012) |
| Highest scoring | De Spin Ghar Bazan 0–10 Toofaan Harirod (12 October 2012) |
2013 → | |
Teams
Eight teams competed in the league – four of which selected in a different group.[1] All 8 teams were spread out across Afghanistan, but all the matches were played at the Afghanistan Football Federation stadium in Kabul.[1]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Clubs and locations
| Team | Location | Group |
|---|---|---|
| De Abasin Sape | Khost | A |
| De Maiwand Atalan | Kandahar | A |
| De Spin Ghar Bazan | Jalalabad | A |
| Mawjhai Amu | Kunduz | B |
| Owaban Hindukush | Ghazni | B |
| Shaheen Asmayee | Kabul | A |
| Simorgh Alborz | Mazar-i-Sharif | B |
| Toofan Harirod | Herat | B |
Group 1
League table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Maiwand Atalan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Semi-final |
| De Spin Ghar Bazan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Semi-final |
| Shaheen Asmayee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| De Abasin Sape | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
Matches
| 18.09.2012 | De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | 3-1 | Shaheen Asmayee F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 20.09.2012 | De Abasin Sape F.C. | 0-1 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 25.09.2012 | Shaheen Asmayee F.C. | 0-1 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 27.09.2012 | De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | 3-0 | De Abasin Sape F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 02.10.2012 | De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | 1-1 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 04.10.2012 | Shaheen Asmayee F.C. | 3 - 0 | De Abasin Sape F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
Group 2
League table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toofan Harirod | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Semi-final |
| Simorgh Alborz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Semi-final |
| Oqaban Hindukosh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 | |
| Mawjhai Amu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
Matches
| 19.09.2012 | Mawjhai Amu F.C. | 2-2 | Oqaban Hindukush F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 21.09.2012 | Simorgh Alborz F.C. | 1-4 | Toofaan Harirod F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 26.09.2012 | Toofaan Harirod F.C. | 4-0 | Oqaban Hindukush F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 28.09.2012 | Simorgh Alborz F.C. | 4-2 | Mawjhai Amu F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 03.10.2012 | Simorgh Alborz F.C. | 2-1 | Oqaban Hindukush F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
| 05.10.2012 | Toofaan Harirod F.C. | 4-0 | Mawjhai Amu F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 15:30 |
Finals series
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 October — Kabul | ||||||
| De Maiwand Atalan | 1 | |||||
| 19 October 2012 — Kabul | ||||||
| Simorgh Alborz | 2 | |||||
| Simorgh Alborz | 1 | |||||
| 12 October — Kabul | ||||||
| Toofaan Harirood | 2 | |||||
| De Spinghar Bazan | 0 | |||||
| Toofaan Harirood | 10 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 11 October 2012 | De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | 1 - 2 | Simorgh Alborz F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 14:30 | Noorzai,  75' |
Nadim 25', 51' |
Referee: Hamidullah Yuzofzai |
| 12 October 2012 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | 0 - 10 | Toofaan Harirod F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 14:30 | Yaqoubi 22', 84', 55' Karimi 49', 57'Mohammadi 39'Nadim 56'Majid Karimi 71'Jazemi 83'Barakzai 87' |
Attendance: 9000 |
Final
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamidullah Karimi | Tofan Harirod | 9 |
| 2 | Gholam Reza Yaqoubi | Tofan Harirod | 7 |
| 3 | Munirulhaq Nadim | Simorgh Alborz | 5 |
| 4 | Abdul Wahid Noorzai | De Maiwand Atalan | 4 |
| 5 | Wahidullah Nadim | Tofan Harirod | 3 |
| Mustafa Zhobel | De Maiwand Atalan | 3 |
Own goals
| Rank | Player | Club (against) | Own goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mujtaba Faiz | Shaheen Asmayee (De Spinghar Bazan) | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Afghan Premiere League Draw Released". Afghan Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2012.