The 2015 Afghan Premier League was the fourth season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, launched in 2012. Shaheen Asmayee F.C. were the defending champions of the league. The season started on 27 August 2015 with the 8 teams again divided into two groups. Shaheen Asmayee again reached the Afghan Premier League final and faced off against De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. It was the first time De Spin Ghar reached the final of the league, winning it 4-3 on penalties, after neither had managed to score until the end of the extra time.[1] Eight yellow cards were handed out in the final.
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | De Spin Ghar Bazan (1st title) |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 51 (2.83 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mustafa Afshar (5 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Mawjhai Amu 1–5 De Maiwand Atalan F.C. (1 Oct 2015) |
| Highest attendance | 5,000 The Final (2 Oct 2015) |
| Average attendance | 1,500 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Teams
- Shaheen Asmayee F.C. (Falcon of Asmayee), Greater Kabul Region.
- Toofaan Harirod F.C. (Harirood Storm), Western region.
- Simorgh Alborz F.C. (Alborz Phoenix), North Western region.
- Oqaban Hindukush F.C. (Hindukush Eagles), Central region
- Mawjhai Amu F.C. (Amu Waves), North Eastern region.
- De Maiwand Atalan F.C. (Maiwand Champions), Southern region.
- De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. (Spin Ghar Goshawk), Eastern region.
- De Abasin Sape F.C. (Abasin Waves), South Eastern region.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Spin Ghar Bazan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Mawjhai Amu | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 7 |
| Oqaban Hindukush | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| De Abasin Sape | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| 28 August 2015 | Oqaban Hindukush F.C. | 1–1 | De Abasin Sape F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Mahdi Behzad  92' |
Report | Mohammad Nawaz Zazai 77' |
| 2 September 2015 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | 2–2 | Mawjhai Amu F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Mohammad Fahim Afkar 22', 49' |
Report | Abdul Manan Farahi 56' (o.g.) Hedayatullah Ahmadi 90' (pen.) |
| 4 September 2015 | Oqaban Hindukush F.C. | 1–0 | Mawjhai Amu F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Basir Haber 85' |
Report |
| 10 September 2015 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | 3–1 | De Abasin Sape F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Mohammad Fahim Afkar 35' Shafaq Ayabi 40'hamid Habibi 80' |
Report | Mohammad Ahmadi 7' Farhad Totakhil  82' |
| 16 September 2015 | Oqaban Hindukush F.C. | 0–2 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Zmaray Salangi  20'Basir haber 55'  94' |
Report | Faqeer Husain Himati 28' Amanullah Sardary 42'Ahmad Reshad Hassanzadeh 90' |
| 18 September 2015 | Mawjhai Amu F.C. | 1–0 | De Abasin Sape F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Qesmat Ahmadi 69', 69' hedayatullah Ahmadi 69'Abdul Qayoom Dawlatzai 82' |
Report | Sohrab Niazi 53' 84' Hidayat Qureshi 66'Mohammad Nawaz Zazai 82'Rahmat Ahmadzai 88' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Asmayee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| De Maiwand Atalan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 4 |
| Toofaan Harirod | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Simorgh Alborz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| 27 August 2015 | Shaheen Asmayee F.C. | 1–3 | Simorgh Alborz F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Muhammadi 61' |
Report | Nadim 4', 24' Mustafa Rezaei 76' |
| 29 August 2015 | Toofaan Harirod F.C. | 2–2 | De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Mohammad Rafi Barikzai 9' Bashir Ahmad Azadani 80' |
Report | Sayed Baqer Mir Salimi 24' Farzad Ataie 57' |
| 3 September 2015 | Shaheen Asmayee F.C. | 3–0 | Toofaan Harirod F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Hashmatullah Barakzai 5' Salim Saifi 68'Reza Allahyari 70' |
Report |
| 9 September 2015 | De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | 2–1 | Simorgh Alborz F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Mustafa Afshar 21' Masoud 94' |
Report | Ahmad Farhad Adil 87' |
| 11 September 2015 | Shaheen Asmayee F.C. | 1–0 | De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Samiullah Muhammadi 7' (pen.) |
Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad |
| 17 September 2015 | Toofaan Harirod F.C. | 3–2 | Simorgh Alborz F.C. | AFF Stadium, Kabul |
| 16:00 AFT | Rahmatullah Khair Khwah 25', 87' Ghulam Yaqubi Yaqoobi 23', 30'Mohammad Yama Yahyazada 80' |
Report | Monerulhaq Nadim 24', 52', 89' Timor Shah Ghafori 63'Zarif Amiri 79'Mohammad Nasim Muradi 88'Ahmad farhad Adil 93' |
Semi finals
Semi Final
| De Spinghar Bazan | 0–1 | De Maiwand Atalan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sayed Baqer Mir Salimi 42', 50' |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)
Semi Final
| De Maiwand Atalan | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | De Spin Ghar Bazan |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Salim Naimi 53' Wahid Nadim 62'Farzad Ataie 81'Asadullah Rezae 85'Housain Alizada 114' |
Report | Ghulam hazrat Niazi 50' Faqeer Hussain Himati 55'Mohammad Fahim Afkar 59'Shafaq Ayabi 66' |
| Penalties | ||
Wahid  Baqer |
2–4 | Rohid Faqeer Hamidullah Ghulam |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)
Semi Final
| Shaheen Asmayee | 3–2 | Mawjhai Amu |
|---|---|---|
| Samiullah Muhammadi 2' Sayed Mohammad Hashimi 48'Hashmatullah Barakzai 67' (pen.)Mujtaba Faiz 81'Abdul Wakeel Kamalpoori 90'Muqadar Qazizadah 95' |
Report | Masoud Qarizada 34', 49' Abdul Qayoom Dawlatzai 59'Basir Ahmad Nasiri 69'Qesmat Ahmadi 76' |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)
Semi Final
| Mawjhai Amu | 1–1 | Shaheen Asmayee |
|---|---|---|
| Basir Ahmad Nasiri 20' Masoud Qarizada 34'hedayatullah Ahmadi 53'Mohammad Jafar Siddiqi 71'Qesmat Ahmadi 73' |
Report | Hashmatullah Barakzai 9' |
Attendance: 4,000 (estimated)
Consolation (third place)
Third place
| Mawjhai Amu | 1–5 | De Maiwand Atalan |
|---|---|---|
| Fazil Rahman Mohammadi 48' Kanoosh Khawari 75' |
Report | Mustafa Afshar 2', 9', 57', 91' Mohammad Salim Naimi 6', 81' |
Attendance: 3,000
Final
Final
| Shaheen Asmayee | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | De Spin Ghar Bazan |
|---|---|---|
| Sayed Maqsood 88' Hashmatullah 92'Muqadar 106'Mahmood Azad 108' |
Report | Abdullah Abdali 99' Shir Ali 106'Ahmad Reshad 117'Abdul Manan Azimi 122' |
| Penalties | ||
| Samiullah Fardeen Hashmatullah |
3–4 | Rohid Abdul Manan Ghulam Ahmad reshad |
Statistics
Final standing
→ At the gates, and points to the final round is involved, victory on penalties are a draw.
| Rank | Club | Goals | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  De Spin Ghar Bazan
|
10:5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Shaheen Asmayee
|
9:6 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | De Maiwand Atalan
|
11:8 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Mawjhai Amu
|
7:12 | –5 | 5 |
| 5 | Oqaban Hindukush
|
2:3 | –1 | 4 |
| 6 | Toofaan Harirod
|
5:7 | –2 | 4 |
| 7 | Simorgh Alborz
|
6:6 | ±0 | 3 |
| 8 | De Abasin Sape
|
2:5 | –3 | 1 |
Top scorers
- As of 19 September 2015.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa Afshar | De Maiwand Atalan | 5
|
| 2 | Monerulhaq Nadim | Simorgh Alborz | 4
|
| 3 | Mohammad Fahim Afkar | De Spin Ghar Bazan | 4
|
| 4 | Hashmatullah Barakzai | Shaheen Asmayee | 3
|
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Afshar 4 |
De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | Mawjhai Amu F.C. | 5–1 (A) | 1 October 2015 |
TV Rights
All matches of the APL are aired live by two private channels in Afghanistan, namely Tolo TV and Lemar TV.[2] Arman FM and Arakozia FM offer live commentary of the match through the country. Matches are also available live on the world's largest video sharing website YouTube on the league's official YouTube page.[3]
Sponsors
Roshan Telecom is the title sponsor of Afghan Premier League after which it is named as Roshan Afghan Premier League. Official Partners of Afghan Premier League are Afghanistan International Bank and Hummel International which provided kit for the teams.[4]
References
- ^ "The Official website of the Roshan Afghan Premier League". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Afghans Launch First Professional Football League". nz.sports.yahoo.com. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ YouTube – Afghan Premier League
- ^ Afghan Premier League – Sponsors