Afghanistan national football team results

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The followings are the Afghanistan national football team results in international matches. Official FIFA matches are highlighted.

1940s

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
01-Jan-41  Iran W 1–0 Tehran, Iran Friendly
??-Aug-41  India L 1–3 Kabul, Afghanistan Afghanistan Independence
25-Aug-41  Iran D 0–0 Kabul, Afghanistan Afghanistan Independence
[1] ??-??-48  India L 0-1 ?, India Friendly
03-Jun-48  India L 0–4 Bombay, India Friendly
??-Jul-48  Egypt ? ?-? ?, England Friendly
1 26-Jul-48  Luxembourg L 0–6 Brighton, England 1948 Summer Olympics
??-Aug-49  India ? ?–? Kabul, Afghanistan Afghanistan Independence

1950s

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
2 26-Oct-50  Iran L 0–4 Tehran, Iran Friendly
[2] ??-Mar-51  Indonesia D ?-? New Delhi, India Friendly
3 07-Mar-51  India L 0–3 New Delhi, India 1951 Asian Games
4 09-Mar-51  Japan L 0–2 New Delhi, India 1951 Asian Games
5 04-May-54  South Korea L 2-8 Manila, Philippines 1954 Asian Games
6 06-May-54  Hong Kong L 2-4 Manila, Philippines 1954 Asian Games
13-Dec-59  India L 2-5 Kabul, Afghanistan 1960 Olympics Qualification

1960s

No known international matches for this decade!

1970s

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
08-Aug-74 China China U20 L 1–4 Beijing, China Friendly
7 02-Apr-75  Saudi Arabia L 0–2 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 04-Apr-75  Iraq L 0–4 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9 06-Apr-75  Qatar L 1–2 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 10-Apr-75  Saudi Arabia L 0–6 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11 12-Apr-75  Qatar D 1–1 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 14-Apr-75  Iraq L 1–3 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13 19-Jul-76  Pakistan W 1–0 Kabul, Afghanistan Jashan Tournament
14 24-Jul-76  India D 1–1 Kabul, Afghanistan Jashan Tournament
15 12-Oct-76  Pakistan L 0–1 Karachi, Pakistan Quaid Azam Tournament
24-Jul-77  India L 0–3 Kabul, Afghanistan Jashan Tournament
16 11-Jan-79  Qatar L 0-3 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17 12-Jan-79  Bangladesh D 2-2 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
18 15-Jan-79  Qatar L 1-2 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19 16-Jan-79  Bangladesh L 1-4 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1980s

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
06-Mar-81 Soviet Union Soviet Union U21 L 0–2 Tashkent, Soviet Union 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament
??-Mar-81 Poland Poland U21 L 1–5 Tashkent, Soviet Union 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament
09-Mar-81 Finland Finland U21 L 0–2 Tashkent, Soviet Union 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament
13-Mar-81 East Germany East Germany U21 D 1–1 Tashkent, Soviet Union 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament
??-Sep-84 Soviet Union Soviet Union U21 ? ?–? Kabul, Afghanistan Friendly
20 10-Sep-84  Qatar L 0–8 Guangzhou, China 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21 12-Sep-84  China PR L 0–6 Guangzhou, China 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22 15-Sep-84  Hong Kong D 0–0 Guangzhou, China 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23 20-Sep-84  Jordan L 1–6 Guangzhou, China 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1990s

No known international matches for this decade!

2000s

To be completed

2010s

To be completed

Detailed Results

2010 Fifa World Cup Qualification

8 October 2007
21:00 UTC+3
Syria  3 – 0  Afghanistan
Al Zeno  73', 87' (pen.)
Al Sayed  81' (pen.) 		Report
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

26 October 2007
13:00 UTC+5
Afghanistan  1 – 2  Syria
Karimi  16' Report Jenyat  17'
Issmael  64'

Syria won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

2008-05-05
17:30 UTC+6
Bangladesh  0 – 0  Afghanistan
Report
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Khalid Al-Senan (United Arab Emirates)

2008-05-07
17:30 UTC+6
Afghanistan  1 – 0  Kyrgyzstan
Yamrali  38' Report
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)

2008 SAFF Championship

June 4, 2008
14:00
Sri Lanka  2 – 2  Afghanistan
Chathura Gunarathna  8'
Channa Ediri  75' (pen) 		Report H.A. Habib  8',  49'

June 6, 2008
11:30
Bangladesh  2 – 2  Afghanistan
Ameli  51'(pen)
Shamsuddin Amiri  75' (o.g.) 		Report H.A. Habib  9'
Mustafa Hadid  22'[3]

June 8, 2008
12:00
Afghanistan  1 – 3  Bhutan
H.A. Habib  88' Report Yeshey Dorji  13'
Gyeltshen  31',  80'

2008 AFC Challenge Cup

30 July 2008
18:30
India  1 – 0  Afghanistan
Lawrence  90+2' Report
Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad
Attendance: 300
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

1 August 2008
18:30
Afghanistan  0 – 5  Turkmenistan
Report Öwekow  1', 41', 77', 80'
Krendelev  23'
Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)

3 August 2008
18:30
Afghanistan  0 – 4  Tajikistan
Report Rabiev  14', 44', 56'
Tukhtasunov  39'
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Attendance: 150
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

2008 Merdeka Tournament

17 October 2008
18:30
Afghanistan  2 – 2    Nepal
Barakzai  62'
Sayed Bashir Azimi  86' 		Report A Gurung  63'
B Gurung  72'

19 October 2008
18:30
Afghanistan  1–6 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone U-20
Hafizullah Qadami  47' Report Turay  20'
Amara Kamara  51'
Kabia  60'
Foray  76'  86'
Sulaiman Kamara  88'

20 October 2008
20:45
Malaysia  6–0  Afghanistan
Ashaari  21'  64'
Nizaruddin  41'
Zaquan Adha  44'
Safee  85'
Hairuddin  87' 		Report
National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Attendance: 3,000

2009 SAFF Championship

December 5, 2009
18.00 (UTC+6)
India (1) 1 – 0  Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua  86' Report

December 7, 2009
16.00 (UTC+6)
Maldives  100 – 1  Afghanistan
Thoriq  52'
Ashfaq  69' ,  89', 		Report Barakzai  30'

December 9, 2009
16.00 (UTC+6)
Afghanistan  0 – 3    Nepal
Report Anil Gurung  55',  73'
Bijay Gurung  56'

Friendly vs Tajikistan

17 November 2010
18.30 (UTC+5)
Tajikistan  0 – 3 Afghanistan 
Report Unknown
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe

2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification Play Off

23 March 2011
15:00 UTC+5:30
Bhutan  0 – 3  Afghanistan
Report Walizada  2', 36', 80'

25 March 2011
15:00 UTC+5:30
Afghanistan  2 – 0  Bhutan
Nadeem  61'
Kohistani  65' 		Report
Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

Afghanistan win 5–0 on aggregate

2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification

7 April 2011
15:30
Afghanistan  0 – 1    Nepal
Report Khawas  27'
Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

9 April 2011
15:30
Sri Lanka  0 – 1  Afghanistan
Report Hadid  82'
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Ali Sabbah Adday (Iraq)

11 April 2011
15:30
North Korea  2 – 0  Afghanistan
Choe Kum-Chol  45+1'
Ri Chol-Myong  68' 		Report
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

29 June 2011
16:00 UTC+5
Afghanistan  0 – 2  Palestine
Report Alyan  28'
Amour  89'

3 July 2011
17:00 UTC+3
Palestine  1 – 1  Afghanistan
Wadi  11' Report Arezou  63'

Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Thailand.

2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup

3 December 2011
(UTC+05:30)
India  v  Afghanistan
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi

5 December 2011
(UTC+05:30)
Sri Lanka  v  Afghanistan
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi

7 December 2011
(UTC+05:30)
Bhutan  v  Afghanistan
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi


References

  1. ↑ http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/11901-afghan-football-veterans-experts-reflect-on-sports-growth
  2. ↑ http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=13900918000779
  3. ↑ "Sri Lanka bags first win, Bangladesh hits another blow".
  4. ↑ Afghanistan and Palestine Play in Metallurg Stadium FootballAfghanistan.blogspot.com; 15 May 2011
  1. ↑ Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the first leg was played in Tajikistan.[4]