Afghanistan Football Federation

Afghanistan Football Federation
AFC
Short nameAFF
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)[1]
HeadquartersKabul, Afghanistan
FIFA affiliation1948 (73 years ago)
AFC affiliation1954 (67 years ago)
CAFA affiliation2015 (6 years ago)
PresidentMohammad Yousef Kargar
Websiteaff.org.af

The Afghanistan Football Federation (abbreviated as AFF; Persian: فدراسيون فوتبال افغانستان) is the governing body of football in Afghanistan, controlling all national teams and leagues. Founded in 1922, it has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1954.

The Afghanistan national football team won the 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, which was their first ever international football trophy. In early 2014, at the FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2013.[2]

The AFF organized a women's national team prior to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.

  1. ^ Qadiry, Tahir (22 September 2012). "BBC News - Roshan Afghan Premier League a hit with fans". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. ^ "FIFA Awards Afghanistan 'Fair Play Award For 2013'". Rferl.org. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-25.