Mahmoudiyeh F.C.
| Full name | Mahmoudiyeh F.C. | ||
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| Founded | 1934 | ||
| Ground | ?, Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
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Mahmoudiyeh F.C. (Persian: کلپ فوتبال محمودیه) is the first football team that was established in Afghanistan. The club was founded in 1934. In 1937, the team travelled to British India where it played 18 matches against Indian teams of which won 8, lost 9 and drew 1.[1]
The club produced many notable players of whom, four took part in 1948 Olympic Games as members of the Afghanistan national football team: , Abdul Ahad Kharot, Abdul Ghafoor Assar and Abdul Ghani Assar.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-03-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ FIFA.com
Categories:
- Football clubs in Afghanistan
- Sport in Kabul
- Association football clubs established in 1934
- 1934 establishments in Afghanistan
- Central Asian football club stubs
- Afghan sport stubs