| Full name | Afghan Football Club Chaman | ||
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| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Ground | Govt High School Stadium Chaman, Pakistan (Capacity: 4,000) |
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| Chairman | Haji Naseer Ali | ||
| Manager | Akhtar Mohiuddin | ||
| League | Pakistan Premier League | ||
| PPL 2008 | 10th | ||
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Afghan Football Club Chaman or Afghan FC are a football (soccer) club playing in the Pakistan Premier League. The club is based in Chaman, Balochistan, a border town near Afghanistan. The Afghan Club have a loyal fan base with locals turning up in huge numbers to support their team at their home matches held in a makeshift pitch at the Chaman High School Stadium. City of Chaman is the best example of a poor country with thousands of spectators and lovers of soccer and yet with no proper football stadium. Afghan Club with its thin and bleak fund prepares the stadium every year for the event at Chaman.
They are founding members of the PPL, and have struggled to compete in the league. In 2004, Muhammad Essa’s goals saved them from relegation, however he left for WAPDA FC the following season. Their most successful season was in 2005.Afghan Club has the trouble with producing players.In fact Afghan club annually produces brilliant young talent but to the dismay of the club these players join Departmental teams for salary.Please note that all players in Afghan club are voluntars and that club can not afford to pay to the poor members of the team.But Afghan Club has still managed to remain in the premier league.
Afghan FC barely avoided relegation in the 2006/07 season, finishing in 9th spot 2 points above Wohaib FC who edged out HBL FC in the drop zone to survive as well. In July 2008, the club's long time President, Haji Jamal, died of liver cancer while undergoing treatment in Quetta.Afghan Club is presently the only soccer club in Pakistan which does not have any official sponsor and is playing in the premier league since last 5 years.Most of the funding to the club is made by the family of late Haji Jamal Abdul Nasir (former president)and his cousin Dr.Mohammad ali.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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