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| Nickname(s) | The Lions of Khurasan[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Afghanistan Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sub-confederation | CAFA (Central Asia) | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Usmon Toshev | |||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Zohib Islam Amiri | |||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Zohib Islam Amiri (70) | |||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Faysal Shayesteh (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Ghazi Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | AFG | |||||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 151  1 (24 October 2024)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest | 122 (April 2014) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 204 (January 2003) | |||||||||||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||
 Bhutan 1–8 Afghanistan  (New Delhi, India; 7 December 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||
 Turkmenistan 11–0 Afghanistan  (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAFA Nations Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| SAFF Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2003) | |||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2013) | |||||||||||||||||
| AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place (2014) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Afghanistan national football team (Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال افغانستان Tīm-e Millī-e Fūtbāl-e Afghānestān) is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international game against Iran in Kabul, 1941. Afghanistan then joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954, as one of the founding members. They play their home games at the Ghazi National Olympic Stadium in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. In 2013, Afghanistan won the 2013 SAFF Championship and earned the "FIFA Fair Play Award". Afghanistan has never qualified for the AFC Asian Cup.[5]
- ^ The Lions of Afghanistan: Afghanistan national football team Live Mint. Retrieved 17 April 2021
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan - Historical results".
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "FIFA Member Association Afghanistan". fifa.com. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2017.