Simorgh Alborz F.C.

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Simorgh Alborz
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Full nameSimorgh Alborz
Nickname(s)Alborz Phoenixes Mazar
Founded2012; 10 years ago (2012)
GroundBalkh Ground, Mazar-i-Sharif
ManagerAbdul Haq Faizi
LeagueAfghan Premier League

Simorgh Alborz (Persian: سیمرغ البرز) or Alborz Phoenixes Mazar is a professional football team from Afghanistan.[1] They play in the Afghan Premier League. It was founded in August 2012 by the creation of Afghan Premier League and its players have been chosen through a casting-show called Maidon-E-Sabz (Green Field). Based in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, club represents provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Jowzjan and Faryab in the northwestern region of Afghanistan.

They have claimed both runners-up positions in first two years of Afghan Premier League.

History[]

The club is named after mythical creature Simorgh – a large, graceful, winged bird – and the sacred mountain Alborz, both famous elements of ancient Persian mythology, referred to in many famous poems and, according to a legend, linked to the region around Balkh and Samangan.

Koh e Alburz is the name of a mountain ridge south of the ancient city of Balkh. Likewise, Simorgh Alborz football team represents north and northwestern Afghanistan, including the historical region of Balkh.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Simorgh Alborz". afghanpremierleague.com. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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