Abu Muslim FC

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abu Muslim FC
Full nameAbu Muslim Farah Football Club
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967)
LeagueAfghanistan Champions League
20222nd, Runners-up
WebsiteClub website

Abu Muslim Football Club (Dari: باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم, romanized: Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Abu-Muslim) is an Afghan association football club from Farah that currently plays in the Afghanistan Champions League.

History[edit]

The club was established in 1967.[1]

In 2021, the team participated in the revamped Afghanistan Champions League.[2][3] The league consisted of clubs that were runners up or winners of their provincial leagues. 12 teams from 6 zones contested the league, and the matches were held in Kabul, Herat and Balkh provinces.[4]

In the second 2022 season,[5] the club came second after Attack Energy by 4 points. It was one of the two of 12 clubs that finished without any defeat.[6][7][8][9] During the Champions League games, the teams of Attack Energy and Abu Muslim played against each other, and this match ended with a result of 1–1.[10]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 8 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Afghanistan AFG Golalai Rahimi
GK Afghanistan AFG Abdul Musawer Attai
2 DF Afghanistan AFG Sayed Hashmat Ahmadi
4 DF Afghanistan AFG Farzad Ataie
DF Afghanistan AFG Naser Ahmadi
DF Afghanistan AFG Hamid Norozi
29 DF Pakistan PAK Abdullah Shah
44 DF Afghanistan AFG Amanullah Sardari (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Afghanistan AFG Obaid Omari
28 MF Pakistan PAK Zainul Abideen Ishaque
9 FW Afghanistan AFG Sohrab Afghan
11 FW Afghanistan AFG Nematullah Karimi
27 FW Pakistan PAK Shayak Dost
FW Afghanistan AFG Rameez Farooq
FW Afghanistan AFG Wahid Halim

Honours[edit]

National[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan 2021". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "Football: Afghanistan Champions League Kicks Off in Kabul". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  5. ^ "Kabul beats Laghman in Afghanistan football champions league". 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan 2022". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  7. ^ Ahmed, Faiz (20 December 2023). "Pakistan Footballer Set to Join Afghanistan Football Club". ProPakistani.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Faiz (28 December 2023). "Pakistan's Shayak Dost Officially Signs for Abu Muslim FC in Afghanistan Premier League". ProPakistani.
  9. ^ Alexander, Shayan Obaid (2 February 2024). "Pakistan's Star Defender Abdullah Shah Joins Afghan Champions League". ProPakistani.
  10. ^ Jafari, Shir Ali (2022-12-06). "Attack Energy's Football Team Won the Afghanistan Champions League The Killid Group". The Killid Group. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

External links[edit]