2014 Afghan Premier League Explained

Competition:Afghan Premier League
Season:2014
Winners:Shaheen Asmayee
League Topscorer:M. Riza Rizayee (6)
Highest Scoring:De Spinghar Bazan 5-5 De Maiwand Atalan (2 Oct 2014)
Matches:17
Total Goals:70
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 Afghan Premier League is the third season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. The season started on 28 August 2014 with the group stage.[1] Shaheen Asmayee enters the season as the defending champions, having defeated Simorgh Alborz 3–1 in the 2013 final. It was Shaheen's first title and championship, with Simorgh's second runner up title, after two seasons in a row making it to the final of the country's league football.

Teams

A total of eight teams competed in the league, divided into two groups of four in the 18-game league. There is no promotion or relegation system for the league.

Teams and locations

TeamRegionGroup
De Abasin Sape F.C.SoutheastGroup B
De Maiwand Atalan F.C.SouthGroup A
De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.EastGroup A
Mawjhai Amu F.C.NortheastGroup B
Oqaban Hindukush F.C.CentralGroup B
Shaheen AsmayeeKabulGroup B
Simorgh Alborz F.C.NorthwestGroup A
Toofaan Harirood F.C.WestGroup A

Group stage

Group A

TeamQualification
321042+27 Semi-Finals
320152+36 Semi-Finals
31114404
300338−50

Group B

TeamQualification
3300124+89Semi-Finals
3201105+56 Semi-Finals
3102610−43
3003212−100

Knockout stage

Final

Top scorers

As of 3 October 2014.

RankScorerClubGoals
1 M. Riza RizayeeOqaban Hindukush
2 Hashmatullah BarakzaiShaheen Asmayee
3 Masoud QarizadaMawjhai Amu
Mustafa AfsharShaheen Asmayee
Anwar AkbariOqaban Hindukush
Sayed Naseer HussainiDe Spinghar Bazan
Khalid Ahmad IrfanDe Maiwand Atalan
Amriddin SharifiShaheen Asmayee

Notes and References

  1. Web site: سایت رسمی لیگ برتر فوتبال افغانستان - شامل خبرها، سرخط خبر ها، چند رسانه ای، بازیکن و مشخصات تیم، برنامه ها و احصائیه ها. 28 August 2014.