Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup Explained

Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup
Organiser:Afghanistan Football Federation
Region:Asia

The Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup was an annual football tournament held in Ghazi Stadium, Afghanistan. The football tournament was part of a festival of sporting and cultural events staged annually in Kabul from 1974 till 1977 to commemorate the anniversary of the Republic of Afghanistan, following its foundation on 17 July 1973 when Mohammad Daoud Khan came to power following the 1973 Afghan coup d'état. It was stopped following Daoud's assassination on 28 April 1978 during a coup d'état (the Saur Revolution) which formed the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The anniversary of the Saur Revolution was also celebrated with a similar Jashn festival later on in 1979, which was won by Pamir Dushanbe for the fifth consecutive time.[1] The 1976 edition also featured the official national teams of India and Pakistan.[2] [3]

Etymology

The festival was referred to as Jashn-e-Jamhouriat, Jashn-e-Kabul, or simply Jashn. It was also referred to in the Kabul Times newspaper as the Jame-Jamhouriat Cup, or as Jamhouriat Cup.

Results

YearWinnerRunner-upThird PlaceFourth placeTeams
1974 Details CSKA Pamir Naft Tehran India XI4
1975Details CSKA Pamir Iran XI Turkey XI5
1976Details CSKA Pamir A India Iran XI6
1977Details CSKA Pamir Iran XI India A6

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan) . 2024-07-15 . www.rsssf.org.
  2. Web site: The Senior National Team at 1976 Jasson Cup . https://web.archive.org/web/20190112134819/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1976jassoncelebrationcup.html . 12 January 2019 . 30 September 2018 . indiafootball.de . IndiaFootball.
  3. Web site: Latifi . Ali M. . Politics kicked aside in Afghan football game . 2024-07-15 . Al Jazeera . en.