2008 Afghanistan National Unity Cup Explained

Afghanistan National Unity Cup (Persian: جام وحدت ملی افغانستان) is a football tournament that was hosted by the city of Herat in 2008. The tournament involved eight teams from across Afghanistan.

Matches

Group stage

Group A

The four teams in this group were Ansari Herat F.C. and Abumoslem Herat F.C. from Herat, Mazarsharif XI from Mazar-i-Sharif and Nimruz XI from Nimruz.

• Abumoslem Herat F.C. 4–1 Nimruz XI
• Abumoslem Herat F.C. 1–1 Ansari Herat F.C.
• Abumoslem Herat F.C. 0–1 Mazarsharif XI
• Ansari Herat F.C. 3–2 Nimruz XI
• Ansari Herat F.C. 1–0 Mazarsharif XI
• Mazarsharif XI 6–1 Nimruz XI

Group B

The four teams in this group were Esteghlal Herat F.C. and Eteffaq Herat F.C. from Herat, Jalalabad XI from Jalalabad and Kabul Bank F.C. from Kabul.

• Esteghlal Herat F.C. 1–0 Kabul Bank F.C.
• Esteghlal Herat F.C. 3–1 Jalalabad XI
• Esteghlal Herat F.C. 1–0 Eteffaq Herat F.C.
• Kabul Bank F.C. 5–1 Jalalabad XI
• Kabul Bank F.C. 3–1 Eteffaq Herat F.C.
• Jalalabad XI 1–3 Eteffaq Herat F.C.

Semi-final

• Kabul Bank F.C. 1–0 Ansari Herat F.C.
• Esteghlal Herat F.C. 1–0 Mazarsharif XI

Third-place match

• Ansari Herat F.C. 4–2 Mazarsharif XI

Final

• Esteghlal Herat F.C. 1–0 Kabul Bank F.C.

Top scorers

1. Jalal Afshar from Ansari Herat F.C. 5 Goals

References

• http://www.heratcity.org/sport/melli.htm