Afghan FC Chaman
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Full name | Afghan Football Club Chaman | ||
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Founded | 1960 | ||
Ground | Jamal Nasir Stadium, Chaman | ||
Capacity | 4,000 | ||
Chairman | Haji Naseer Ali | ||
Head Coach | Adam Khan | ||
League | Pakistan Premier League | ||
2014–15 | Pakistan Premier League, 10th | ||
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Afghan Football Club Chaman or Afghan FC are a football (soccer) club playing in the Pakistan Premier League (PPL). The club is based in Chaman in Balochistan, Pakistan, a border city near Afghanistan. The Afghan Club plays at their homeground Jamal Nasir Stadium in Chaman.
In 2000, Afghan FC Chaman played in an invitation tour at Kandahar Stadium, Afghanistan, against a local team from Kandahar. During the third and final game of the tour, Taliban religious police burst into the ground and stopped the game in the middle. The Taliban jailed twelve of the Afghan FC Chaman players and had their heads shaved as punishment for wearing shorts.[1]
Afghan FC Chaman are founding members of the PPL. Afghan FC avoided relegation in the 2006–07 season, finishing in 9th spot, 2 points above Wohaib FC who edged out HBL FC to survive as well.
References
- ^ McCarthy, Rory (July 18, 2000). "Taliban send off footballers in shorts". The Guardian. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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