2016 Afghan Premier League
Appearance
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Shaheen Asmayee (3rd title) |
AFC Cup | Shaheen Asmayee |
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The 2016 Afghan Premier League is the fifth season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. are the defending champions of the Premier League. The season started on 25 August 2016 with the 8 teams again in two groups. Shaheen Asmayee F.C. won the final of the Afghan Premier League against De Maiwand Atalan F.C. and qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup, the first time an Afghan team compete in the AFC Cup.[1]
Group Stage
Group A
Round 1 [Aug 26] Shaheen 0-2 Toofan [Aug 31] Maiwand 3-0 Abasin
Round 2 [Sep 2] Abasin 0-5 Shaheen [Sep 8] Toofan 0-1 Maiwand
Round 3 [Sep 15] Shaheen 1-0 Maiwand [Sep 17] Toofan 2-0 Abasin
Final Table:
1.Shaheen Asmayee FC 3 2 0 1 6- 2 6 Qualified [Greater Kabul region] 2.De Maiwand Atalan FC 3 2 0 1 4- 1 6 Qualified [South West region] 3.Toofan Harirod FC 3 2 0 1 4- 1 6 [Western region] 4.De Abasin Sape FC 3 0 0 3 0-10 0 [South Eastern region] NB: De Maiwand Atalan second thanks to head-to-head tie-breaker
Group B
Round 1 [Aug 25] Spinghar 2-2 Simorgh [Aug 27] Mawjhai 1-0 Oqaban
Round 2 [Sep 1] Oqaban 0-0 Spinghar [Sep 7] Simorgh 4-1 Mawjhai
Round 3 [Sep 9] Spinghar 0-2 Mawjhai [Sep 16] Simorgh 1-2 Oqaban
Final Table:
1.Mawjhai Amu FC 3 2 0 1 4- 4 6 Qualified [North Eastern region] 2.Simorgh Alborz FC 3 1 1 1 7- 5 4 Qualified [North West region] 3.Oqaban Hindukosh FC 3 1 1 1 2- 2 4 [Central region] 4.De Spinghar Bazan FC 3 0 2 1 2- 4 2 [C] [Southern region]
Playoff Stage
Semifinals
First Legs [Sep 22] Shaheen 8-1 Simorgh [Sep 23] Mawjhai 2-3 Maiwand
Second Legs [Sep 25] Simorgh 3-2 Shaheen [Sep 26] Maiwand 2-0 Mawjhai
Third Place Match
[Sep 29] Mawjhai 0-1 Simorgh
Final
[Sep 30] Shaheen 2-1 Maiwand
References
- ^ "The Official website of the Roshan Afghan Premier League". Retrieved 28 August 2014.