Ariana Kabul F.C.
Ariana Kabul F.C. (Persian: کلپ آریانا) is the second oldest Football team in Afghanistan. The club was founded in 1941.[1]
| Full name | Ariana Kabul F.C. | ||
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| Founded | 1941 | ||
| Ground | Ghazi Stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
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The first ever Afghanistan national football team squad was in fact the whole squad of Ariana F.C. This team took part in the Afghanistan Independence Football Tournament which was hosted in Kabul in August 1941. The team played two matches: a 3–1 loss to British India and a 0–0 draw with Iran national football team.
The club is the most successful football club in Afghanistan having won the Kabul Football League in a streak from 1946 to 1955.
Achievements
Kabul Premier League
- Winner: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955[2]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Afghanistan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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