Afghanistan national under-23 football team

The Afghanistan national under-23 football team also known as (Olympic Team or Afghanistan U-23) represents Afghanistan^[1] in international football competition in under-23 international football tournaments and Asian Games.^[2]

History

Football is one of the most popular sports in the country. At present, Afghanistan has a low level of participation in football due to lack of funds and security problems inside the country. The team won Silver in 2010 South Asian Games, the first time Afghanistan reached the final of the tournaments. Balal Arezou of Afghanistan was named one of the most valuable player of the tournament.

Recent results and fixtures

The following are Afghanistan's results and fixtures as of: 25 March 2015

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
23 March 2015	Palestine[3]	0-2 (L)		Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
25 March 2015	Nepal[4]	2-0 (W)	Sharif (76'), Hashemi (90+1', pen.)	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
27 March 2015	Saudi Arabia[5]	0-0 (D)		Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
29 March 2015	Iran[6]	0-6 (L)		Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications

* Afghanistan score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Current squad

• Opposition: Iran national under-23 football team
• Caps and goals correct as of: 29 March 2015

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kawash Haidari	(1993-03-10) 10 March 1993	1	0	De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
35	1GK	Mahboobullah Kalakhan	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994	0	0	Mawjhai Amu F.C.
22	1GK	Hamidullah Haji Abdullah	1993	2	0	unattached
2	2DF	Sayed Navid Nadeem	(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993	3	0	Toofaan Harirod F.C.
3	2DF	Sayed Mohammad Hashemi (Captain)	1993	3	1	Shaheen Asmayee F.C.
4	2DF	Mustafa Rezai	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	1	0	Simorgh Alborz F.C.
5	2DF	Mahmood Haji Sayed Ahmad	1993	1	0	unattached
12	2DF	Abdul Manan Farahi	(1993-11-20) November 20, 1993			De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
13	2DF	Mir Ahmad Farshad	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994	1	0	De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
24	2DF	Roholla Iqbalzadeh	(1994-11-02) November 2, 1994	3	0	Byåsen
33	2DF	Masood Abdulsaeed	1993	1	0	unattached
6	3MF	Mustafa Reza Rezaei	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994	1	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
7	3MF	Sayed Ali Naser Hoseini	(1993-10-25) 25 October 1993	3	0	De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
9	3MF	Anwar Akbari	(1993-08-02) 2 August 1993	1	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
14	3MF	Mohammad Marouf Jamhour	(1993-07-02) 2 July 1993	3	0	Toofaan Harirod F.C.
17	3MF	Fardin Hakimi	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	2	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
18	3MF	Khalid Ahmad Sharif	1993	3	1	De Maiwand Atalan F.C.
21	3MF	Mohammad Ghulam Sakhi	(1994-08-10) 10 August 1994	2	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
25	3MF	Fardeen Shaiwany	1993	0	0	unattached
8	4FW	Samim Kohestani	1993	3	0	unattached
10	4FW	Abdul Raouf Qadiri	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993	1	0	Toofaan Harirod F.C.
11	4FW	Parwiz Kazemi	(1993-08-24) 24 August 1993	3	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
26	4FW	Safiullah Azizi	1993	1	0	unattached

Records

Summer Olympic Games

Young teams were favoured by FIFA and the IOC, and since 1992, male competitors must be under 23 years old, with three over-23 players allowed per squad.

Summer Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games qualifications Year Round GP W D L GF GA Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1900 to 1936 Did not enter 1900 to 1936 Did not enter 1948 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1948 Round 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 1952 Did not enter 1952 Did not enter 1956 Withdrew 1956 Withdrew 1960 Withdrew 1960 Withdrew 1 0 0 1 2 5 1964 to 2004 Did not enter 1964 to 2004 Did not enter 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2008 Round 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2012 Did not enter 2012 Did not enter 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2016 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 2 8 2020 To be determined 2020 To be determined Total Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Best: Group Stage 7 1 1 5 4 21 Asian Games Records Asian Games record Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1951 Fourth Place 2 0 0 2 0 5 1954 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 4 12 1958 to 1998 Did not enter 2002 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 32 2006 to 2010 Did not enter 2014 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 Total: 4/17 Best: Fourth Place 10 0 0 10 5 57 See also Football at the 2014 Asian Games Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's team squads 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification Afghanistan national football team Afghanistan women's national football team Notable players Israfeel Kohistani Balal Arezou Faisal Sakhizada Waheed Nadeem References ↑ http://www.footballafghanistan.com/news/national-team/team-e-melli ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2011-12-20.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8810&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8812&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8813&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8815&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary