Shaheen Asmayee FC
| Full name | Shaheen Asmayee Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Asmayee Falcons | ||
| Founded | August 2012 | ||
| Ground | Ghazi Stadium, Kabul | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Abdulsabbor Walizada | ||
| Head coach | Elias Manouchehr | ||
| League | Afghan Premier League | ||
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Shaheen Asmayee (Persian: شاهین آسمایی) or Asmayee Falcons is a professional football club from Afghanistan.[1] It last played in the Afghan Premier League, representing greater Kabul.
The club has won a record 5 Afghan Premier League titles. They are the only team to have won consecutive titles, having achieved that twice. In 2017, they became the first Afghan club to compete in the AFC Cup.[2]
History
The club was founded in August 2012, coinciding with the creation of the Afghan Premier League. Its players were chosen through a reality television show called Maidan-E-Sabz (Green Field).[3] Each Premier League team represents a particular region of Afghanistan. Shaheen Asmayee represents the capital city, Kabul.[4] The club is named after Asmayi Mountain near Kabul.[5][6]
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AFC Cup | Preliminary round | Khosilot | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Season | Competition | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup | Group stage |
Honours
National
References
- ^ Afghan Premier League: Shaheen Asmayee
- ^ Romero, Victor. "Football survives the Taliban: The ball keeps rolling in Afghanistan". Marca. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Afghans gripped by domestic football fever (Bangkok Post, 19 September 2012)
- ^ Afghan Football League Heads to First Semi-Final by Rezwan Natiq and Mir Sayed (Tolo News, 10 October 2012)
- ^ Coup d'envoi du premier championnat professionnel de football en Afghanistan (France24, 18 September 2012)
- ^ "Shaheen Asmayee are RAPL Champions Once Again". afghanpremierleague.com. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.