Afghan national football team (U-23 men)
Association | Afghanistan Football Federation | ||
confederacy | AFC | ||
Technical sponsor | bumblebee | ||
Head coach | Mujtaba Faiz , since 2018 | ||
captain | Omran Haydary , since 2019 | ||
Record scorer | Belal Arezou (6) | ||
Record player |
Sayed Mohammad Hashemi , Rohollah Iqbalzadeh , Fardin Hakimi (7 each) |
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Home stadium | AFF stadium | ||
FIFA code | AFG | ||
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Balance sheet | |||
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29 games 6 wins 4 draws 19 losses |
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statistics | |||
First international match Afghanistan 0:10 Iran ( Busan , South Korea ; September 28, 2002)
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Biggest win Sri Lanka 0-2 Afghanistan ( Chittagong , Bangladesh ; February 2, 2010)
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Biggest defeat Qatar 11: 0 Afghanistan {{{date3}}}
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Successes in tournaments | |||
Asian Games football tournament | |||
Participation | 2 ( first : 2002 ) | ||
Best results | Group stage 2002 , 2014 | ||
(As of March 26, 2019) |
The Afghanistan U-23 national soccer team is a selection team of Afghan soccer players . It is subject to the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents it internationally at the U-23 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the Summer Olympics .
Eligible to play are players who have not yet reached the age of 23 and who are Afghan citizens ; In the Summer Olympics and its offshoots, three players who are over the age of 23 are also entitled to play.
history
The U-23 national team was formed after the fall of the Taliban regime; first coach was Mir Ali Asghar Akbarzada . Their first international tournament played the selection at the Asian Games in 2002 in Busan, South Korea . Participation was made possible after Mongolia's withdrawal through a grant from FIFA of $ 40,000. On September 28, 2002, the team then played their first official international game against the selection of Iran and lost 0:10. The following two games against Qatar and Lebanon were each lost 0:11 and represent the biggest defeat of a U-23 selection in Afghanistan to date.
In 2004 he participated in the South Asian Games in Islamabad , Pakistan , and in 2006 the second in Colombo , Sri Lanka ; both tournaments ended after the preliminary round.
In February 2007 Afghanistan met in qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in Vietnam . However, the first leg was canceled because the Afghan Football Association was unable to finance the trip to Vietnam. The game, actually dated February 7th, was postponed by FIFA to February 14th and a second leg was waived; the team of South Korean coach Sung Jea Lee lost with 0: 2nd
The biggest achievement of the Afghan U-23 national team was second place at the 2010 South Asian Games . After the victories against India (1: 0), Pakistan (2: 1) and Sri Lanka (2: 0), the selection coached by Elyas Manochehr was the winner of Group A. After the semi-final victory against Nepal (1: 0) reached the final, where they lost 4-0 to Bangladesh and won the silver medal.
In the spring of 2015, Afghanistan took part in the qualification for the U-23 Asian Cup in 2016 and at the same time for the Olympic soccer tournament for Rio de Janeiro in 2016 . The Iranian Hosein Saleh took over the position of his predecessor Khoda Dad Zahir , who looked after the team during the 2014 Asian Games , and became the second foreign coach after Sung Jea-lee. After two defeats, one draw and one win, the qualification failed. You couldn't qualify for the 2018 and 2020 tournaments either.
Trainer
No. | Surname | Year (s) |
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1 | Mir Ali Asghar Akbarzada | 2002 |
2 | Abdul Rasul Rasekh | 2004 |
3 | ? | 2006 |
4th | Sung Jea-lee | 2007 |
5 | Elyas Manochehr | 2010 |
6th | Khoda Dad Zahir | 2014 |
7th | Hosein Saleh | 2015 |
8th | Elyas Manochehr | 2017 |
9 | Mujtaba Faiz | 2018– |
Current
International matches
→ Main article: List of the national matches of the Afghan national football team (U-23 men)
The matches of the last twelve months as well as future international matches are listed. The results are mentioned from an Afghan perspective.
date | Venue | opponent | Type of game | Result | Goal scorers |
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Dec 25, 2018 | Doha | Pakistan | Friendly match | 1: 1 (0: 0) | Sharifi (78th) |
22 Mar 2019 | Doha | Qatar | Asian Cup 2020 qualification | 0: 2 (0: 2) | |
24 Mar 2019 | Doha | Oman | Asian Cup 2020 qualification | 1: 2 (0: 0) | Haydary (77.) |
26th Mar 2019 | Doha | Nepal | Asian Cup 2020 qualification | 2: 0 (2: 0) | Khorami (24th), Haydary (34th) |
- green background color = victory of the Afghan team
- yellow background color = tie
- red background color = defeat of the Afghan team
Squad
Current squad
The table lists all players who are in the squad for the U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers from July 19-23, 2017.
No. | Surname | society | birth date |
International matches |
Länderspiel- gates |
debut | Last use |
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goal | |||||||
1 | Faisal Hamidi | Tofan Harirod | July 6, 1997 | 5 | 0 | July 21, 2017 | 26th Mar 2019 |
22nd | Mohammadullah Mangal | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
23 | Mohammad Edris Wajodi | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Defense | |||||||
2 | Mortaza Rezahi | unknown | 4th | 0 | Dec 25, 2018 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
3 | Ali Baset Nazari | unknown | 4th | 0 | Dec 25, 2018 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
4th | Amanullah Sardari | De Spinghar Bazan | Apr 1, 1994 | 6th | 0 | 19th July 2017 | 26th Mar 2019 |
5 | Najim Haidary | BVV Barendrecht | Dec 26, 1999 | 3 | 0 | July 22, 2017 | July 26, 2017 |
12 | Mahboob Hanafi | unknown | 2 | 0 | Dec 25, 2018 | 24 Mar 2019 | |
13 | Mujeebullah Faizi | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
14th | Atiqullah Sultani | unknown | 1 | 0 | 24 Mar 2019 | 24 Mar 2019 | |
15th | Shir Ali Lali | De Spinghar Bazan | May 14, 1993 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
midfield | |||||||
6th | Abdul Rashid Achekzai | unknown | 4th | 0 | Dec 25, 2018 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
7th | Omran Haydary | FC Dordrecht | Jan. 13, 1998 | 3 | 2 | 22 Mar 2019 | 26th Mar 2019 |
8th | Nematullah Karimi | unknown | 4th | 0 | Dec 25, 2018 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
10 | Said Ramin Akbar Said | unknown | 2 | 0 | 22 Mar 2019 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
16 | Ali Reza Rahman | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
17th | Yar Mohammad Zakarkhel | De Maiwand Atalan | 6th | 0 | 19th July 2017 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
18th | Hamid Nezami | unknown | 4th | 0 | Dec 25, 2018 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
19th | Aria Mohammadi | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
20th | Mohammad Noman Walizada | unknown | 3 | 0 | 22 Mar 2019 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
attack | |||||||
9 | Fareed Sadat | FC Lahti | Nov 10, 1998 | 3 | 0 | 22 Mar 2019 | 26th Mar 2019 |
11 | Suliman Shah Khorami | unknown | 3 | 1 | 22 Mar 2019 | 26th Mar 2019 | |
21st | Maiwand Tokhi | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
As of March 26, 2019 |
Extended squad
The table lists all players who have been on the U-23 national team in the last twelve months.
No. | Surname | society | birth date |
International matches |
Länderspiel- gates |
debut | Last use |
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goal | |||||||
Hamidullah Haji Abdullah | Tofan Harirod | June 30, 1994 | 6th | 0 | 25th Mar 2015 | Dec 25, 2018 | |
Defense | |||||||
Nik Qadam Ahmadi | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
Tamim Jan Arabzada | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
midfield | |||||||
Fardin Hakimi | Shaheen Asmayee | 5th Sep 1995 | 7th | 0 | 23 Mar 2015 | Dec 25, 2018 | |
Abdul Raziq Ghafoori | unknown | 2 | 0 | July 21, 2017 | 23rd July 2017 | ||
Gholam Rasool Fasali | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
Ahmad Rabi Noshad | unknown | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
attack | |||||||
Amruddin Sharifi | Alai Osh | 2nd July 1992 | 1 | 0 | 24 Mar 2019 | 24 Mar 2019 | |
Abdul Wahid Noorzai | De Maiwand Atalan | 21 Sep 1993 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
As of December 25, 2018 |
Current supervisory staff
position | Surname |
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Head coach | Mujtaba Faiz |
Assistant coach | Hamidullah Masoudi |
Goalkeeping coach | Hamidullah Yousufzai |
Team manager | Masood Hashimi |
Balance sheets
Participation in the Olympic Games
- 1992 in Barcelona participation withdrawn
- 1996 - 2004 did not participate
- 2008 Beijing did not qualify
- Did not take part in London in 2012
- Did not qualify in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
Participation in the Asian Games
- 2002 in Busan : preliminary round
- 2006 to 2010 : did not participate
- 2014 Incheon : Preliminary round
- 2018 : Not participated
Participation in the Asian Championships
Participation in the South Asian Games
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Under-23 Football Team Leaves for South Korea ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Tolo News . (Memento in the Internet Archive of March 4, 2016; English)
- ↑ Football in Afghanistan: Back in world rankings and normality In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . September 18, 2002, accessed October 19, 2014
- ↑ Report on the Asian Games 2002 on afghanland.com (English)
- ↑ Afghanistan go home after conceding 32 goals ( Memento from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). In: e-ariana.com . October 6, 2002 (Memento in the Internet Archive of February 22, 2016; English)
- ↑ Vietnam beat Afghanistan 2-0 in Olympic soccer qualifier ( Memento from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) In: afghansportsfederation.org . (Memento in the Internet Archive of July 15, 2010; English)
- ↑ Afghan fans are a great advantage says Hosein Saleh ( Memento of 30 March 2015, Internet Archive ) In: aff.org.af . March 22, 2015, accessed March 24, 2015