2024–25 Afghanistan Champions League
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 December 2024 – 7 January 2025 |
| Champions | Abu Muslim 1st title |
| Relegated | Adalat Farah Khadim |
| AFC Challenge League playoff | Abu Muslim |
| Matches played | 66 Match |
| Best Player | Zelfy Nazary (Abu Muslim) |
| Top goalscorer | Farhad Alizada (FC Sorkh Poshan) (18 Goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Faisal Hamidi (Attack Energy) (7 Clean Sheets) |
| Highest scoring | Abu Muslim FC 8–0 Adalat FC (25 December 2024) |
| Longest winning run | Abu Muslim FC (8 Matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Abu Muslim FC (11 Matches) |
| Longest winless run | Adalat FC (6 Matches) |
| Longest losing run | Adalat FC (6 Matches) |
← 2024 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Afghanistan Champions League season was the fourth season of the Afghanistan Champions League, the top-flight football league competition in Afghanistan.[1] All matches were held at Herat Football Federation Stadium in Herat.
Attack Energy were defending champions having won the 2022 and 2024 editions.[2] Abu Muslim dethroned Attack Energy and became the new champions and winning their first title in the process.[3][4][5] One of Abu Muslim last matches against Adalat Farah in a controversial 8–0 victory against Adalat Farah was marred by allegations of match-fixing.[6][7]
Teams
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Abu Muslim | Farah |
| Adalat Farah | Farah |
| Aino Mina | Kandahar |
| Attack Energy | Herat |
| Istiqlal | Kabul |
| Sar-e Pol | |
| Khurasan | Faryab |
| Mawj Sahel Sahet | Takhar |
| Perrozi Kabul | Kabul |
| Sarafan | Herat |
| Sarsabz Yashlar | Faryab |
| Sorkh Poshan | Herat |
Margins
Khadim Sarpol team withdrew from this competition before the end of the fourth season by filing a protest and complaint on 3 January 2025. Through an official letter to the Afghanistan Football Federation, this team complained about hosting Herat Province in the fourth season of the Afghanistan Champions League.[9] And further, the Attack Energy SC objected to the way the Abu Muslim FC won the championship and condemned Abu Muslim and Adalat for collusion. And he called Abu Muslim's heroism wrong and unjust.[6][7]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Muslim (C) | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 31 | Qualification for 2026–27 AFC Challenge League preliminary round 1 |
| 2 | Attack Energy | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 28 | |
| 3 | Sorkh Poshan | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 25 | |
| 4 | Khurasan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 15 | |
| 5 | Istiqlal | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 14 | |
| 6 | Sarrafan | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 13 | |
| 7 | Sarsabz Yashlar | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | |
| 8 | Mawj Sahel Sehat | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 12 | |
| 9 | Aino Mina | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 11 | |
| 10 | Perozi Kabul | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 8 | |
| 11 | Adalat Farah | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 6 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues |
| 12 | Khadim[b] (D) | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 |
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
- ^ Khadim was disqualified by the Afghanistan Football Federation on 6 January 2025, after violating the competition's regulations.[8]
- ^ The Afghanistan Football Federation announced the disqualification of Khadim after violating the competition's regulations.[8]
Results
Awards
Last Update in 16 March 2025
| Award[10][11][12] | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Top Scorer | Farhad Alizadeh | Sorkh Poshan |
| Most Valuable Player | Zelfy Nazary | Abu Muslim |
| Best Goalkeeper | Faisal Hamidi | Attack Energy |
| Best Coach | Yusuf Mohandezadeh | Sorkh Poshan |
| Fair Play | N/A | Aino Mina |
References
- ^ "⚽ خبر خوش برای فوتبال دوستان افغانستان". www.facebook.com (in Persian). 26 November 2024.
- ^ RSSSF, Afghanistan list of champions
- ^ "Afghanistan 2024/25". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ arash (2025-01-08). "the champion of the fourth round of the Afghanistan Football Champions League". Kunduz Radio. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ Bariz, Benyamin (2025-01-08). "Abu Muslim Farah team wins ACL title in Herat". Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ a b Aarons, Ed; Molina, Romain (2025-02-18). "Afghan club disbands after alleging match-fixing in champions' 8-0 win". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ a b Aarons, Ed (2025-03-27). "'Getting worse': former Afghanistan captain's anger at state of football in homeland". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ a b c "ریاست قضایی فدراسیون فوتبال افغانستان از طریق این نامه تصمیم خود را در مورد حذف تیم فوتبال خادم اف سی سرپل از فصل چهارم لیگ قهرمانان افغانستان اعلام کرد". www.facebook.com. 4 January 2025.
- ^ "خداحافظی باشگاه خدیم اف‌سی سرپل از لیگ قهرمانان افغانستان". 2025-01-03.
- ^ "Abu Muslim Farah Triumphs in Afghanistan Football Champions League". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "The competitions of the Champions League of the country ended with the championship of Abu Muslim Farah team | AVA". Afghan Voice Agency (AVA). 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Abu Muslim Farah crowned champions of Herat Football League - The Kabul times, Afghanistan Trustable News Agency". 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
