Afghanistan national football team results

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The followings are the Afghanistan national football team results in international matches. Official FIFA matches are highlighted.

1940s

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
1 25-Aug-41  Iran D 0–0 Kabul, Afghanistan Friendly
2 26-Jul-48  Luxembourg L 6-0 Brighton, England 1948 Summer Olympics

1950s

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
2 26-Oct-50  Iran L 0–4 Tehran, Iran Friendly
3 07-Mar-51  India L 0–3 New Delhi, India 1951 Asian Games
4 09-Mar-51  Japan L 0–2 New Delhi, India 1951 Asian Games
5 04-May-54  South Korea L 2-8 Manila, Philippines 1954 Asian Games
6 06-May-54  Hong Kong L 2-4 Manila, Philippines 1954 Asian Games
13-Dec-59  India L 2-5 Kabul, Afghanistan 1960 Olympics Qualification

1960s

No known international matches for this decade!

1970s

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
08-Aug-74 China China U20 L 1–4 Beijing, China Friendly
7 02-Apr-75  Saudi Arabia L 0–2 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 04-Apr-75  Iraq L 0–4 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9 06-Apr-75  Qatar L 1–2 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 10-Apr-75  Saudi Arabia L 0–6 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11 12-Apr-75  Qatar D 1–1 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 14-Apr-75  Iraq L 1–3 Baghdad, Iraq 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13 19-Jul-76  Pakistan W 1–0 Kabul, Afghanistan Jashan Tournament
14 24-Jul-76  India D 1–1 Kabul, Afghanistan Jashan Tournament
15 12-Oct-76  Pakistan L 0–1 Karachi, Pakistan Quaid Azam Tournament
24-Jul-77  India L 0–3 Kabul, Afghanistan Jashan Tournament
16 11-Jan-79  Qatar L 0-3 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17 12-Jan-79  Bangladesh D 2-2 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
18 15-Jan-79  Qatar L 1-2 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19 16-Jan-79  Bangladesh L 1-4 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1980s

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
06-Mar-81 Soviet Union Soviet Union U21 L 0–2 Tashkent, Soviet Union 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament
??-Mar-81 Poland Poland U21 L 1–5 Tashkent, Soviet Union 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament
09-Mar-81 Finland Finland U21 L 0–2 Tashkent, Soviet Union 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament
13-Mar-81 East Germany East Germany U21 D 1–1 Tashkent, Soviet Union 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament
20 10-Sep-84  Qatar L 0–8 Guangzhou, China 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21 12-Sep-84  China PR L 0–6 Guangzhou, China 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22 15-Sep-84  Hong Kong D 0–0 Guangzhou, China 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23 20-Sep-84  Jordan L 1–6 Guangzhou, China 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1990s

No known international matches for this decade!

2000s

2003 SAFF Gold Cup

10 January 2003
Sri Lanka  1 – 0  Afghanistan
Steinwall  41'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Gurung (Nepal)

12 January 2003
India  4 – 0  Afghanistan
Biswas  30'  63'
D'Cunha  77'  86'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Gurung (Nepal)

14 January 2003
Pakistan  1 – 0  Afghanistan
Rasool  9'

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

16 March 2003
Kyrgyzstan  1 – 2  Afghanistan
Zhumagulov  63' Tahir Shah  25'
Farid Azami  76'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jehangir Khan (Pakistan)

18 March 2003
Afghanistan  0 – 4    Nepal
Nirajan Rayamajhi  35'
Hari Khadka  39',  87'
Dipak Lama  90'

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

19 November 2003
19:00
Turkmenistan  11–0  Afghanistan
Öwekow  6', 35'
Kulyýew  8', 22', 81'
Baýramow  27'
Berdiýew  42'
Agabaýew  49', 65', 67'
Urazow  90'
Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Emil Busurmankulov (Kyrgyzstan)

23 November 2003
13:30
Afghanistan  0–2  Turkmenistan
Kulyýew  85', 91'
National Stadium, Kabul
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jahangir Khan (Pakistan)

Turkmenistan won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

2005 SAFF Gold Cup

December 7, 2005
Maldives  9 - 1  Afghanistan
Umar Ali  11'
Ibrahim Fazeel  27',45+2,60
Ali Ashfaq 32',88
Ahmed Thariq 45+3',46,86		 Sayed Maqsood 39'

December 11, 2005
Sri Lanka  1 - 2  Afghanistan
G.P.C. Karunarathne  85' Hafizullah Qadami  35'
Abdul Maroof Gullestani  41'

2006 AFC Challenge Cup

1 April 2006
15:30
India  2–0  Afghanistan
Vimal  35', 60'
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

3 April 2006
18:00
Afghanistan  2–2  Chinese Taipei
Qadami  20', 23' Chuang Wei-lun  48'
Liang Chien-wei  73'

5 April 2006
18:00
Philippines  1–1  Afghanistan
Valeroso  59' Maqsood  28'
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

2010 Fifa World Cup Qualification

8 October 2007
21:00 UTC+3
Syria  3 – 0  Afghanistan
Al Zeno  73', 87' (pen.)
Al Sayed  81' (pen.)		 Report

26 October 2007
13:00 UTC+5
Afghanistan  1 – 2  Syria
Karimi  16' Report Jenyat  17'
Issmael  64'

Syria won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

5 May 2008
17:30 UTC+6
Bangladesh  0 – 0  Afghanistan
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Khalid Al-Senan (United Arab Emirates)

7 May 2008
17:30 UTC+6
Afghanistan  1 – 0  Kyrgyzstan
Yamrali  38'
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)

2008 SAFF Championship

June 4, 2008
14:00
Sri Lanka  2 – 2  Afghanistan
Chathura Gunarathna  8'
Channa Ediri  75' (pen)		 H.A. Habib  8',  49'

June 8, 2008
12:00
Afghanistan  1 – 3  Bhutan
H.A. Habib  88' Yeshey Dorji  13'
Gyeltshen  31',  80'

2008 AFC Challenge Cup

30 July 2008
18:30
India  1 – 0  Afghanistan
Lawrence  90+2'

1 August 2008
18:30
Afghanistan  0 – 5  Turkmenistan
Öwekow  1', 41', 77', 80'
Krendelev  23'
Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ali Saleem (Maldives)

3 August 2008
18:30
Afghanistan  0 – 4  Tajikistan
Rabiev  14', 44', 56'
Tukhtasunov  39'

2008 Merdeka Tournament

17 October 2008
18:30
Afghanistan  2 – 2    Nepal
Barakzai  62'
Sayed Bashir Azimi  86'		 A Gurung  63'
B Gurung  72'

19 October 2008
18:30
Afghanistan  1–6 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone U-20
Hafizullah Qadami  47' Turay  20'
Amara Kamara  51'
Kabia  60'
Foray  76'  86'
Sulaiman Kamara  88'

20 October 2008
20:45
Malaysia  6–0  Afghanistan
Ashaari  21'  64'
Nizaruddin  41'
Zaquan Adha  44'
Safee  85'
Hairuddin  87'

2009 SAFF Championship

December 5, 2009
18.00 (UTC+6)
India  1 – 0  Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua  86'

December 7, 2009
16.00 (UTC+6)
Maldives  2 – 1  Afghanistan
Thoriq  52'
Ashfaq  69' ,  89',		 Barakzai  30'

December 9, 2009
16.00 (UTC+6)
Afghanistan  0 – 3    Nepal
Anil Gurung  55',  73'
Bijay Gurung  56'

2010s

Friendly matches

2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification Play Off

23 March 2011
15:00 UTC+5:30
Bhutan  0 – 3  Afghanistan
Walizada  2', 36', 80'

25 March 2011
15:00 UTC+5:30
Afghanistan  2 – 0  Bhutan
Nadeem  61'
Kohistani  65'
Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

Afghanistan win 5–0 on aggregate

2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification

7 April 2011
15:30
Afghanistan  0 – 1    Nepal
Khawas  27'
Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

9 April 2011
15:30
Sri Lanka  0 – 1  Afghanistan
Hadid  82'
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Ali Sabbah Adday (Iraq)

11 April 2011
15:30
North Korea  2 – 0  Afghanistan
Choe Kum-Chol  45+1'
Ri Chol-Myong  68'
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

29 June 2011
16:00 UTC+5
Afghanistan  0 – 2  Palestine
Report Alyan  28'
Amour  89'

3 July 2011
17:00 UTC+3
Palestine  1 – 1  Afghanistan
Wadi  11' Report Arezou  63'

Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Thailand.

2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup

5 December 2011
15:00
Afghanistan  3 – 1  Sri Lanka
Ahmadi  22', 36'
Yamrali  79'		 Report Zain  17'
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

7 December 2011
15:00
Bhutan  1 – 8  Afghanistan
Chencho  22' Report Yamrali  4'
Amiri  10'
Arezou  15', 18', 45+2', 83'
Sharityar  48' (pen.)
Mashriqi  60'
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Semi-finals

9 December 2011
18:00
Afghanistan  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)    Nepal
Arezou  101' Report
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Final

11 December 2011
18:00
India  4 – 0  Afghanistan
Chhetri  71' (pen.)
Clifford  79'
Jeje  80'
Sushil  90+5'		 Report
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

4 March 2013
16:00
Mongolia  0–1  Afghanistan
Report Arezou  59'

6 March 2013
19:00
Laos  1–1  Afghanistan
Sayavutthi  30' Report Ahmadi  58'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Friendly matches

20 August 2013
18.30 (UTC+5)
Afghanistan  3 – 0 Pakistan 
Ahmadi  20'
Hatifi  53'
Jamhour  72'

2013 SAFF Championship

2 September 2013
15:30
Afghanistan  3–0  Bhutan
Amiri  37'
Azadzoy  76'
Barakzai  88'		 Report
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)

4 September 2013
15:30
Sri Lanka  1–3  Afghanistan
Fazaluzzaman  36' Report Rafi  62'
Amiri  76'
Barakzai  87'
Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)

Semi-finals

8 September 2013
18:30
Nepal    0−1  Afghanistan
Report Ahmadi  11'

Final

Friendly matches

14 May 2014
21.00 (UTC+6)
Kuwait  3 – 2 Afghanistan 
Amiri  60'
Shayesteh  67'

2014 AFC Challenge Cup

20 May 2014 (2014-05-20)
22:00[note 2]
Philippines  0–0  Afghanistan
Report

22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)
21:00
Afghanistan  3–1  Turkmenistan
Amiri  45+1'
Hatifi  61'
Shayesteh  86'		 Report Muhadow  64'
Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

24 May 2014 (2014-05-24)
16:00
Afghanistan  0–0  Laos
Report

Semi-finals

27 May 2014 (2014-05-27)
15:30
Palestine  2–0  Afghanistan
Nu'man  43' (pen.), 47' Report

Third place play-off

Friendly matches

6 February 2015
15.00 (PST)
Pakistan  2 – 1 Afghanistan 
Riaz  18'
Khan  88'		 Sharifi  50'

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

11 June 2015
20:00 UTC+4:30
Afghanistan  0–6  Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Rafe  19', 35'
Ajan  42'
Al Hussain  70'
Malki  75'
Khribin  90+4' (pen.)

Friendly match

3 September 2015
19.30 (UTC+7)
Thailand  2 – 0 Afghanistan 
Mongkol  28'
Teerasil  59'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

8 September 2015
16:55 UTC+4:30
Afghanistan  0–6  Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Kagawa  10', 50'
Morishige  35'
Okazaki  57', 60'
Honda  74'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 3]
Attendance: 8,650
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

8 October 2015
20:00 UTC+8
Singapore  1–0  Afghanistan
Khairul  72' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
National Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

13 October 2015
20:00 UTC+4
Syria  5–2  Afghanistan
Omari  9', 21', 83'
Maowas  32', 90'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Amiri  44'
Shayesteh  78'

12 November 2015
15:00 UTC+3:30
Afghanistan  3–0  Cambodia
Zazai  42'
Amiri  78'
Amani  90+4'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Takhti Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 3]
Attendance: 2,585
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

2015 SAFF Championship

24 December 2015 (2015-12-24)
18:30
Afghanistan  4–0  Bangladesh
Saighani  30'
Shayesteh  32'
Amiri  40'
Amani  69'		 Report
Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Attendance: 150
Referee: Pranjal Banerji (India)

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26)
18:30
Bhutan  0–3  Afghanistan
Report Amani  14', 51'
Saighani  42'
Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Attendance: 1,817
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28)
18:30
Afghanistan  4–1  Maldives
Shayesteh  20'
Popalzay  34', 54'
Hatifi  51'		 Report Fasir  32'
Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Semi-finals

31 December 2015 (2015-12-31)
18:30
Afghanistan  5–0  Sri Lanka
Hashemi  45+1'
Taher  50'
Amani  56' (pen.)
Hatifi  78'
Shayesteh  89'		 Report
Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sudhish Pandey (Nepal)

Final

3 January 2016 (2016-01-03)
18:30
India  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Afghanistan
Lalpekhlua  72'
Chhetri  101'		 Report Amiri  70'
Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Attendance: 40,500
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

24 March 2016
19:34 UTC+9
Japan  5-0  Afghanistan
Okazaki  43'
Kiyotake  58'
Mukhammad  63' (o.g.)
Yoshida  74'
Kanazaki  78'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)

29 March 2016
TBC UTC+4:30
Afghanistan  2-1  Singapore
Amani 39'
Shirdel 78'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Nawaz 89'
Takhti Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 3]
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Friendly match

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the first leg was played in Tajikistan.[2]
  2. ↑ Kickoff delayed from 21:00 due to rain.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Afghanistan will play their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka bags first win, Bangladesh hits another blow".
  2. ↑ Afghanistan and Palestine Play in Metallurg Stadium Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. FootballAfghanistan.blogspot.com; 15 May 2011
  3. ↑ Mohamed Sajid (29 May 2014). "Maldives wins third place". Maldives Soccer. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Crisis-Hit Countries Can Play World Cup Qualifiers in Iran". persianfootball.com. 29 April 2015.
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