2015 Afghan Premier League Explained

Competition:Afghan Premier League
Season:2015
Winners:De Spin Ghar Bazan
(1st title)
League Topscorer:Mustafa Afshar
(5 goals)
Highest Scoring:Mawjhai Amu 1–5 De Maiwand Atalan F.C.
(1 Oct 2015)
Matches:18
Total Goals:51
Highest Attendance:5,000
The Final (2 Oct 2015)
Average Attendance:1,500
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

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

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De Spin Ghar Bazan321073+47
Mawjhai Amu321033+07
Oqaban Hindukush311223−14
De Abasin Sape301225−31

Group B

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Shaheen Asmayee320153+26
De Maiwand Atalan311144+04
Toofaan Harirod311157−24
Simorgh Alborz310266+23

Semi finals

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Final

See main article: 2015 Afghan Premier League Final.

Statistics

Final standing

→ At the gates, and points to the final round is involved, victory on penalties are a draw.

RankClubGoalsDifferencePoints
1 De Spin Ghar Bazan10:5+513
2 Shaheen Asmayee9:6+310
3 De Maiwand Atalan11:8+310
4 Mawjhai Amu7:12–55
5 Oqaban Hindukush2:3–14
6 Toofaan Harirod5:7–24
7 Simorgh Alborz6:6±03
8 De Abasin Sape2:5–31

Top scorers

As of 19 September 2015.

RankScorerClubGoals
1Mustafa Afshar De Maiwand Atalan
2Monerulhaq NadimSimorgh Alborz
3Mohammad Fahim Afkar De Spin Ghar Bazan
4Hashmatullah BarakzaiShaheen Asmayee

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Official website of the Roshan Afghan Premier League. 28 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Afghans Launch First Professional Football League. nz.sports.yahoo.com. 11 July 2012. 11 July 2012.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/user/afghanpremierleague YouTube – Afghan Premier League
  4. http://afghanpremierleague.com/sponsors Afghan Premier League – Sponsors