The Afghanistan Champions League is a professional men's football league run by the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF). The competition commenced in 2021.
History The Afghanistan Champions League was established to replace the Afghan Premier League. The league consisted of 12 clubs from Kabul, Herat and Balkh. In 2023, the league was not held due to financial crisis. In January 2024, the Afghanistan Football Federation announced the return of the league. In 2024, Attack Energy won their second consecutive title after finishing the season unbeaten. Abu Muslim won their first ever Afghan league title in the 2024–25 season, also finishing undefeated. However, Abu Muslim's match against Adalat Farah, ending in a controversial 8–0 victory, was marred by the allegations of match-fixing.
Champions YearChampionRunner-up2021 Sorkh Poshan Istiqlal2022 Attack Energy Abu Muslim 2024Attack EnergySorkh Poshan2024–25Abu MuslimAttack Energy2025Abu MuslimSorkh Poshan2026–27
League wins by club ClubWinsWinning yearAttack Energy22022, 2024Abu Muslim22024–25, 2025Sorkh Poshan12021
Clubs The following 12 clubs competed in the 2024–25 Afghanistan Champions League season. ClubLocationAbu MuslimFarahAino MinaKandaharAttack EnergyHeratIstiqlalKabulArmanKabulKhurasanFaryabMawj Sahel SahetTakharPerrozi KabulKabulSarrafanHeratSarsabz YashlarFaryabSorkh PoshanHerat
Media coverage and sponsorships In April 2024, Ariana Television Network signed a deal with the Afghanistan Football Federation to broadcast the third season of the Afghanistan Champions League live, legally and exclusively. The league was sponsored by Victor Energy Drink.
Awards Top scorer YearPlayer/sClubGoalsRef.2021N/AN/AN/A2022N/AN/AN/A2024 Ahmed Nabi MuqddasAino MinaN/A2024–25 Farhad AlizadehSorkh Poshan18
Most Valuable Player YearPlayer/sClubRef.2021N/AN/A2022N/AN/A2024 Hamid AmiriSorkh Poshan2024–25 Zulfiqar NazariAbu Muslim
Goalkeeper of the year YearPlayer/sClubRef.2021N/AN/A2022N/AN/A2024 Faisal HamidiAttack Energy2024–25 Faisal HamidiAttack Energy
See also Football in Afghanistan Kabul Premier League
References
External links RSSSF.com – Afghanistan – list of champions