2019 Afghan Premier League

The 2019 Afghan Premier League was the eighth season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, which was launched in 2012. The season commenced on 20 August 2019. Toofan Harirod F.C successfully defended their title by defeating Shaheen Asmayee F.C in the final, 1-0 a.e.t.^[2]

Afghan Premier League

Season	2019
Champions	Toofan Harirod F.C.
Matches played	15
Goals scored	43 (2.87 per match)
Best Player	Faisal Hamidi (Toofan Harirod)
Top goalscorer	Raoof Qaderi (Shaheen Asmayee)[1]
Best goalkeeper	Kawash Haidari (Shaheen Asmayee)
← 2018 2020 → All statistics correct as of October 19, 2019.

Teams

The following eight teams, which represent the country's eight main regions, participate in the 2019 Afghan Premier League.

• De Abasin Sape
• De Maiwand Atalan
• De Spin Ghar Bazan
• Mawjhai Amu
• Oqaban Hindukush
• Shaheen Asmayee
• Simorgh Alborz
• Toofaan Harirod

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 August 2019.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toofaan Harirod	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Qualification for Knockout stage
2	Simorgh Alborz	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	Mawjhai Amu	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1
4	De Maiwand Atalan	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

Source: APL

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shaheen Asmayee	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Qualification for Knockout stage
2	De Spin Ghar Bazan	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Oqaban Hindukush	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	De Abasin Sape	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: APL

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	13 September
	Shaheen Asmayee	5
					20 September
	Simorgh Alborz	0
					Shaheen Asmayee	0
	12 September
					Toofaan Harirod (a.e.t.)	1
	Toofaan Harirod	2
	De Spin Ghar Bazan	0

References

1. "A quick review of the APL 2019". APL. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
2. "APL 2019 Season To Begin Next Week". Tolo News. 15 August 2019.

External links

• Official website