Shaheen Asmayee F.C.

Shaheen Asmayee (Persian/Pashto: شاهین آسمایی) or the Asmayee Falcons is a football team in Afghanistan.[1] They play in the Afghan Premier League, representing Greater Kabul. In domestic football, the club has won a record 4 Afghan Premier League titles. They are the only team to have won 2 consecutive titles and having achieved it twice.

Shaheen Asmayee F.C.
Full nameShaheen Asmayee Football Club
Nickname(s)Asmayee Falcons
FoundedAugust 2012 (2012-08)
GroundGhazi Stadium, Kabul
Capacity30,000
Head CoachBegemberdof Bayer
LeagueAfghan Premier League
20182nd
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in August 2012 by the creation of the Afghan Premier League and its players were chosen through a reality television show called Maidan-E-Sabz (Green Field).[2] The club's name refers to the Asmayi Mountain in Kabul. Each Premier League team represents a particular region of Afghanistan. Shaheen Asmayee represents the capital city, Kabul.[3] The name of the club comes from the Pashto language name of a hill near Kabul – Asmayee.[4]

In 2013, the second season of the Afghan Premier League, Shaheen Asmayee F.C won the League, defeating Simorgh Alborz F.C. They won 3–1 in extra time. All the players received medals for their finals achievements with strong supporting crowds in Kabul.

In 2014, Shaheen Asmayee reaches the final and defeated 3–2 Oqaban Hindukush F.C.

In 2015, they were runners-up finalists to De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.

In 2016-2017, they twice defeated in the final De Maiwand Atalan F.C.

In 2018, they lost in the final to Toofan Harirod F.C.

They are the only team to have won back-to-back titles and have having achieved it twice. They have become champions in the Roshan Afghan Premier League four times, a record most titles.[5]

Continental History
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
Afghan Premier League

Players

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  AFG Kawash Haidari
2 DF  AFG Mahdi Rezaee
3 DF  AFG Jamil Nasiri
4 DF  AFG Amanullah Sardari
5 DF  AFG Abdullah Abdalli
6 MF  AFG Sayed Nasir Hossaini
7 MF  AFG Rohid Samandari
8 FW  AFG Ramin Amiri
9 FW  AFG Amredin Sharifi
10 MF  AFG Fardin Hakimi
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW  AFG Reza Allahyari
12 MF  AFG Hamid Habibi
14 DF  AFG Farzad Ataie
15 DF  AFG Housain Alizada
16 DF  AFG Omid Homayouni
17 FW  AFG Shadahb Shah
18 FW  AFG Zainuddin Sharifi
19 FW  AFG Hasin Karim
21 MF  AFG Besmellah Hakimi
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References
  1. Afghan Premier League: Shaheen Asmayee
  2. Afghans gripped by domestic football fever (Bangkok Post, 19 September 2012)
  3. Afghan Football League Heads to First Semi-Final by Rezwan Natiq and Mir Sayed (Tolo News, 10 October 2012)
  4. Coup d'envoi du premier championnat professionnel de football en Afghanistan (France24, 18 September 2012)
  5. "Shaheen Asmayee are RAPL Champions Once Again". afghanpremierleague.com. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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