Shaheen Asmayee F.C.
Shaheen Asmayee (Persian/Pashto: شاهین آسمایی) or the Asmayee Falcons is a football team in Afghanistan.[1] They play in the Afghan Premier League, representing Greater Kabul. In domestic football, the club has won a record 4 Afghan Premier League titles. They are the only team to have won 2 consecutive titles and having achieved it twice.
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| Full name | Shaheen Asmayee Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Asmayee Falcons | ||
| Founded | August 2012 | ||
| Ground | Ghazi Stadium, Kabul | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Head Coach | Begemberdof Bayer | ||
| League | Afghan Premier League | ||
| 2018 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was founded in August 2012 by the creation of the Afghan Premier League and its players were chosen through a reality television show called Maidan-E-Sabz (Green Field).[2] The club's name refers to the Asmayi Mountain in Kabul. Each Premier League team represents a particular region of Afghanistan. Shaheen Asmayee represents the capital city, Kabul.[3] The name of the club comes from the Pashto language name of a hill near Kabul – Asmayee.[4]
In 2013, the second season of the Afghan Premier League, Shaheen Asmayee F.C won the League, defeating Simorgh Alborz F.C. They won 3–1 in extra time. All the players received medals for their finals achievements with strong supporting crowds in Kabul.
In 2014, Shaheen Asmayee reaches the final and defeated 3–2 Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
In 2015, they were runners-up finalists to De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
In 2016-2017, they twice defeated in the final De Maiwand Atalan F.C.
In 2018, they lost in the final to Toofan Harirod F.C.
They are the only team to have won back-to-back titles and have having achieved it twice. They have become champions in the Roshan Afghan Premier League four times, a record most titles.[5]
Continental History
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2017 | AFC Cup | Preliminary Round |  |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Season | Competition | Round |
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| 2017 | Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup | Group Stage |
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- Afghan Premier League: Shaheen Asmayee
- Afghans gripped by domestic football fever (Bangkok Post, 19 September 2012)
- Afghan Football League Heads to First Semi-Final by Rezwan Natiq and Mir Sayed (Tolo News, 10 October 2012)
- Coup d'envoi du premier championnat professionnel de football en Afghanistan (France24, 18 September 2012)
- "Shaheen Asmayee are RAPL Champions Once Again". afghanpremierleague.com. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.