Afghanistan national under-23 football team

Afghanistan Under-23

Nickname(s)	خراسان (The lions of Afghanistan) Team Mili
Association	Afghanistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Hossein Saleh
Captain	Sayed Mohammad Hashemi
Home stadium	Ghazi Stadium
FIFA code	AFG
First colours Second colours Third colours
South Asian Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Runner-up (2010)

The Afghanistan national under-23 football team also known as (Olympic Team or Afghanistan U-23) represents Afghanistan^[1] in international football competition in under-23 international football tournaments and Asian Games.^[2]

History[]

Football is one of the most popular sports in the country. At present, Afghanistan has a low level of participation in football due to lack of funds and security problems inside the country. The team won Silver in 2010 South Asian Games, the first time Afghanistan reached the final of the tournaments. Balal Arezou of Afghanistan was named one of the most valuable player of the tournament.

Results and fixtures[]

The following are Afghanistan's results and fixtures as of 25 March 2015

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
23 March 2015	Palestine[3]	0–2		Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
25 March 2015	Nepal[4]	2–0	Sharif 76', Hashemi 90+1' (pen.)	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
27 March 2015	Saudi Arabia[5]	0–0		Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
29 March 2015	Iran[6]	0–6		Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
25 December 2018	Pakistan	1–1		Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Friendly

* Afghanistan score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Records[]

Summer Olympic Games[]

Young teams were favoured by FIFA and the IOC, and since 1992, male competitors must be under 23 years old, with three over-23 players allowed per squad.

Summer Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games qualifications Year Round GP W D L GF GA Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1900 to 1936 Did not enter 1900 to 1936 Did not enter 1948 Did not qualify 1948 Round 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 1952 Did not enter 1952 Declined participation 1956 Withdrew 1956 Withdrew 1960 1960 Withdrew 1 0 0 1 2 5 1964 to 2004 Did not enter 1964 to 2004 Did not enter 2008 Did not qualify 2008 Round 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2012 Did not enter 2012 Did not enter 2016 Did not qualify 2016 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 2 8 2020 2020 Group Stage 4 0 0 3 0 18 Total 0/28 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Best: Group Stage 7 1 1 8 4 39 Asian Games Records[] Asian Games record Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1951 Fourth Place 2 0 0 2 0 5 1954 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 4 12 1958 to 1998 Did not enter 2002 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 32 2006 to 2010 Did not enter 2014 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 2018 Did not enter Total Best: Fourth Place 10 0 0 10 5 57 See also[] Football at the 2014 Asian Games Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's team squads 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification Afghanistan national football team Afghanistan women's national football team Notable players[] Israfeel Kohistani Balal Arezou Faisal Sakhizada Waheed Nadeem References[] ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2011-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2011-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ^ "the-afc.com". ^ "the-afc.com". ^ "the-afc.com". ^ "the-afc.com".