2015 Afghan Premier League

Afghan Premier League
Season2015
ChampionsDe Spin Ghar Bazan
(1st title)
Matches played18
Goals scored51 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerMustafa Afshar
(5 goals)
Highest scoringMawjhai Amu 1–5 De Maiwand Atalan F.C.
(1 Oct 2015)
Highest attendance5,000
The Final (2 Oct 2015)
Average attendance1,500
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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.

Teams

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 Red card 82'
16 September 2015 Oqaban Hindukush F.C. 0–2 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. AFF Stadium, Kabul
16:00 AFT Zmaray Salangi Yellow card 20'
Basir haber Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 94'		 Report Faqeer Husain Himati 28'
Amanullah Sardary Yellow card 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', Yellow card 69'
hedayatullah Ahmadi Red card 69'
Abdul Qayoom Dawlatzai Yellow card 82'		 Report Sohrab Niazi Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 84'
Hidayat QureshiYellow card 66'
Mohammad Nawaz Zazai Yellow card 82'
Rahmat Ahmadzai Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23', 30'
Mohammad Yama Yahyazada Red card 80'		 Report Monerulhaq Nadim Yellow card 24', 52', 89'
Timor Shah Ghafori Yellow card 63'
Zarif Amiri Yellow card 79'
Mohammad Nasim Muradi Yellow card 88'
Ahmad farhad Adil Yellow card 93'

Semi finals

Semi Final
De Spinghar Bazan0–1De Maiwand Atalan
Report Sayed Baqer Mir Salimi Yellow card 42', 50'
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)
Semi Final
De Maiwand Atalan1–2 (a.e.t.)De Spin Ghar Bazan
Mohammad Salim Naimi Yellow card 53'
Wahid Nadim Yellow card 62'
Farzad Ataie Yellow card 81'
Asadullah Rezae 85'
Housain Alizada Yellow card 114'		 Report Ghulam hazrat Niazi Yellow card 50'
Faqeer Hussain Himati 55'
Mohammad Fahim Afkar 59'
Shafaq Ayabi Yellow card 66'
Penalties
Wahid soccer ball with check mark
Baqer soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Rohid
soccer ball with check mark Faqeer
soccer ball with check mark Hamidullah
soccer ball with check mark Ghulam
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)
Semi Final
Shaheen Asmayee3–2Mawjhai Amu
Samiullah Muhammadi 2'
Sayed Mohammad Hashimi 48'
Hashmatullah Barakzai 67' (pen.)
Mujtaba Faiz Yellow card 81'
Abdul Wakeel Kamalpoori Yellow card 90'
Muqadar Qazizadah Yellow card 95'		 Report Masoud Qarizada Yellow card 34', 49'
Abdul Qayoom Dawlatzai Yellow card 59'
Basir Ahmad Nasiri Yellow card 69'
Qesmat Ahmadi 76'
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated)
Semi Final
Mawjhai Amu1–1Shaheen Asmayee
Basir Ahmad Nasiri Yellow card 20'
Masoud Qarizada 34'
hedayatullah Ahmadi Yellow card 53'
Mohammad Jafar Siddiqi Yellow card 71'
Qesmat Ahmadi Yellow card 73'		 Report Hashmatullah Barakzai 9'
Attendance: 4,000 (estimated)

Consolation (third place)

Third place
Mawjhai Amu1–5De Maiwand Atalan
Fazil Rahman Mohammadi Yellow card 48'
Kanoosh Khawari 75'		 Report Mustafa Afshar 2', 9', 57', 91'
Mohammad Salim Naimi Yellow card 6', 81'
Attendance: 3,000

Final

Main article: 2015 Afghan Premier League Final
Final
Shaheen Asmayee0–0 (a.e.t.)De Spin Ghar Bazan
Sayed Maqsood Yellow card 88'
Hashmatullah Yellow card 92'
Muqadar Yellow card 106'
Mahmood Azad Yellow card 108'		 Report Abdullah Abdali Yellow card 99'
Shir Ali Yellow card 106'
Ahmad Reshad Yellow card 117'
Abdul Manan Azimi Yellow card 122'
Penalties
Samiullah soccer ball with check mark
Fardeen soccer ball with check mark
Hashmatullah soccer ball with check mark		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark Rohid
soccer ball with check mark Abdul Manan
soccer ball with check mark Ghulam
soccer ball with check mark Ahmad reshad
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad

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 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan 10:5 +5 13
2 Afghanistan Shaheen Asmayee 9:6 +3 10
3 Afghanistan De Maiwand Atalan 11:8 +3 10
4 Afghanistan Mawjhai Amu 7:12 –5 5
5 Afghanistan Oqaban Hindukush 2:3 –1 4
6 Afghanistan Toofaan Harirod 5:7 –2 4
7 Afghanistan Simorgh Alborz 6:6 ±0 3
8 Afghanistan 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.
Afghanistan 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

  1. ^ "The Official website of the Roshan Afghan Premier League". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Afghans Launch First Professional Football League". nz.sports.yahoo.com. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ YouTube – Afghan Premier League
  4. ^ Afghan Premier League – Sponsors