Ariana Kabul FC

Ariana FC
Full nameAriana Kabul F.C.
Founded1941; 83 years ago (1941)
GroundGhazi Stadium
Kabul
Capacity25,000
LeagueKabul Premier League

Ariana Kabul F.C. (Persian: کلپ آریانا) is the second oldest football team in Afghanistan. The club was founded in 1941.[1]

The inaugural Afghanistan national football team was the entire squad of Ariana F.C. selected for the Afghanistan Independence football tournament, hosted in Kabul in August 1941. The team played two matches, a 3–1 loss to India and a 0–0 draw with Iran.

The club used to be the most successful football team in Afghanistan, having won the Kabul Football League in a streak from 1946 to 1955.

  1. ^ ":::Afghanistan Football Federation:::". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.