2016 Afghan Premier League

The 2016 Afghan Premier League is the fifth season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. are the defending champions of the Premier League. The season started on 25 August 2016 with the 8 teams again in two groups. Shaheen Asmayee F.C. won the final of the Afghan Premier League against De Maiwand Atalan F.C. and qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup, the first time an Afghan team compete in the AFC Cup.[1]

Afghan Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsShaheen Asmayee
(3rd title)
AFC CupShaheen Asmayee
← 2015
2017 →

Group Stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shaheen Asmayee 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Qualification to Semi finals
2 De Maiwand Atalan 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6[lower-alpha 1]
3 Toofaan Harirod 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 De Abasin Sape 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. De Maiwand Atalan won head-to-head tiebreaker

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mawjhal Amu 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 Qualification to Semi finals
2 Simorgh Alborz 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3 Oqaban Hindukush 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 De Spin Ghar Bazan 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Source: Soccerway

Playoff Stage

Semifinals

First legs
Shaheen Asmayee8–1Simorgh Alborz
Mawjhal Amu2–3De Maiwand Atalan

Second legs
Simorgh Alborz3–2Shaheen Asmayee
De Maiwand Atalan2–0Mawjhal Amu

Third Place Match
Mawjhal Amu0–1Simorgh Alborz

Final
Shaheen Asmayee2–1De Maiwand Atalan
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References
  1. "The Official website of the Roshan Afghan Premier League". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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