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|---|---|
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| Founded | 1922[1] |
| Headquarters | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| FIFA affiliation | 1948 (73 years ago) |
| AFC affiliation | 1954 (67 years ago) |
| CAFA affiliation | 2015 (6 years ago) |
| President | Mohammad Yousef Kargar |
| Website | http://aff.org.af/ |
The Afghanistan Football Federation (A.F.F.) (Persian: فدراسيون فوتبال افغانستان )
Neck Name: Khurasan Lions ( شیران خراسان) is the governing body of football in Afghanistan, controlling the men's and women's national teams. It was founded in 1933 and has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1954.
The Afghanistan national football team won the 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, which was their first ever international football trophy. In early 2014, at the FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony, the Afghanistan Football Federation was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2013.[2]
Board members
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Mohammad Yousef Kargar | President | [3][4] |
| Mohammad Yousef Kargar | Vice President | [5] |
| Mohammad Tahir Raufi | 2nd Vice President | [6] |
| Fazil Mohammad Shahab | General Secretary | [7][8] |
| Fazil Mohammad Shahab | Treasurer | [9] |
| Mohammad Tahir Raufi | Technical Director | [10] |
| Anoush Dastgir | Team Coach (Men's) | [11][12] |
| Ali Jawad Ataiee | Team Coach (Women's) | [13][14] |
| Firooz Mashoof | Media/Communications Manager | [15] |
| Deen Mohammad Safi | Futsal Coordinator | [16] |
| Hamed Maiwand | Referee Coordinator | [17] |
Membership
| Organization | affiliation |
|---|---|
| FIFA | since 1948 (73 years ago) |
| AFC | since 1954 (67 years ago) |
| South Asian Football Federation | 2005–2015 (10 years) (13 months ago) |
| Central Asian Football Association | since 2015 (Founding Member) |
Presidents
| Presidency | President | Took office | Left office | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Yousef Kargar[18] | 2019 | present | winner of 2013 SAFF Championship winner of FIFA Fair Play Award 2013 |
References
- ^ Qadiry, Tahir. "BBC News - Roshan Afghan Premier League a hit with fans". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ "FIFA Awards Afghanistan 'Fair Play Award For 2013'". Rferl.org. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
External links
- Official website (in Persian)
- Official website (in English)
- Afghanistan at FIFA website
- Afghanistan at AFC website
- Afghanistan Football Federation President
- Afghanistan Football Federation General-Secretary