Afghanistan national under-23 football team

Afghanistan Under-23
Association Afghanistan Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Hossein Saleh
Asst coach Mustafa Mehrzad
Captain Sayed Mohammad Hashemi
Home stadium Ghazi Stadium
FIFA code AFG
South Asian Games
Appearances 1 (First in 2010)
Best result Runner Up 2010

The Afghanistan national under-23 football team also known as (Olympic Team or Afghanistan U-23) represents Afghanistan[1] in international football competition in under-23 international football tournaments and Asian Games.[2]

History

Football is one of the most popular sports in the country. At present, Afghanistan has a low level of participation in football due to lack of funds and security problems inside the country. The team won Silver in 2010 South Asian Games, the first time Afghanistan reached the final of the tournaments. Balal Arezou of Afghanistan was named one of the most valuable player of the tournament.

Recent results and fixtures

The following are Afghanistan's results and fixtures as of: 25 March 2015

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
23 March 2015  Palestine[3] 0-2 (L) Iran Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran AFC U-23 Qualifications
25 March 2015    Nepal[4] 2-0 (W) Sharif (76'), Hashemi (90+1', pen.) Iran Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran AFC U-23 Qualifications
27 March 2015  Saudi Arabia[5] 0-0 (D) Iran Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran AFC U-23 Qualifications
29 March 2015  Iran[6] 0-6 (L) Iran Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran AFC U-23 Qualifications

* Afghanistan score always listed first

      Win       Draw       Loss

Current squad

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Baktash Ghulam Yahia 10 March 1993 1 0 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
35 GK Mahboobullah Kalakhan 3 August 1994 0 0 Afghanistan Mawjhai Amu F.C.
22 GK Hamidullah Haji Abdullah 1993 2 0 unattached
2 DF Sayed Navid Nadeem 21 July 1993 3 0 Afghanistan Toofaan Harirod F.C.
3 DF Sayed Mohammad Hashemi (Captain) 1993 3 1 Afghanistan Shaheen Asmayee F.C.
4 DF Mustafa Rezai 18 August 1993 1 0 Afghanistan Simorgh Alborz F.C.
5 DF Mahmood Haji Sayed Ahmad 1993 1 0 unattached
12 DF Abdul Manan Farahi November 20, 1993 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
13 DF Mir Ahmad Farshad 3 May 1994 1 0 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
24 DF Rohollah Iqbalzadeh November 2, 1994 3 0 Norway FK Bodø/Glimt II
33 DF Masood Abdulsaeed 1993 1 0 unattached
6 MF Mustafa Reza Rezaei 31 August 1994 1 0 Afghanistan Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
7 MF Sayed Ali Naser Hoseini 25 October 1993 3 0 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
9 MF Mohammad Anwar Akbari 2 August 1993 1 0 Afghanistan Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
14 MF Mohammad Marouf Jamhour 2 July 1993 3 0 Afghanistan Toofaan Harirod F.C.
17 MF Fardin Hakimi 18 August 1993 2 0 Afghanistan Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
18 MF Khalid Ahmad Sharif 1993 3 1 Afghanistan De Maiwand Atalan F.C.
21 MF Mohammad Ghulam Sakhi 10 August 1994 2 0 Afghanistan Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
25 MF Fardeen Shaiwany 1993 0 0 unattached
8 FW Samim Kohestani 1993 3 0 unattached
10 FW Abdul Raouf Qadiri 4 July 1993 1 0 Afghanistan Toofaan Harirod F.C.
11 FW Parwiz Kazemi 24 August 1993 3 0 Afghanistan Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
26 FW Safiullah Azizi 1993 1 0 unattached

Records

Asian Games Records

Asian Games record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
India 1951Fourth Place 200205
Philippines 1954Group Stage2002412
Japan 1958 to Thailand 1998 Did not enter
Qatar 2002Group Stage3003032
Qatar 2006 to China 2010 Did not enter
South Korea 2014Group Stage300318
Total: 4/17Best: Fourth Place 100010557

See also

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ http://www.footballafghanistan.com/news/national-team/team-e-melli
  2. ↑ http://www.11sagdhaka2010.com.bd/Pages/Sports/SportsDetails.aspx?id=8
  3. ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8810&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  4. ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8812&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  5. ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8813&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  6. ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8815&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary