Afghanistan national under-23 football team

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]

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

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.

Current squad

• Opposition: Iran national under-23 football team
• Caps and goals correct as of: 29 March 2015

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Kawash Haidari	10 March 1993	1	0	De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
35	GK	Mahboobullah Kalakhan	3 August 1994	0	0	Mawjhai Amu F.C.
22	GK	Hamidullah Haji Abdullah	1993	2	0	unattached
2	DF	Sayed Navid Nadeem	21 July 1993	3	0	Toofaan Harirod F.C.
3	DF	Sayed Mohammad Hashemi (Captain)	1993	3	1	Shaheen Asmayee F.C.
4	DF	Mustafa Rezai	18 August 1993	1	0	Simorgh Alborz F.C.
5	DF	Mahmood Haji Sayed Ahmad	1993	1	0	unattached
12	DF	Abdul Manan Farahi	November 20, 1993			De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
13	DF	Mir Ahmad Farshad	3 May 1994	1	0	De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
24	DF	Roholla Iqbalzadeh	November 2, 1994	3	0	Byåsen
33	DF	Masood Abdulsaeed	1993	1	0	unattached
6	MF	Mustafa Reza Rezaei	31 August 1994	1	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
7	MF	Sayed Ali Naser Hoseini	25 October 1993	3	0	De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
9	MF	Anwar Akbari	2 August 1993	1	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
14	MF	Mohammad Marouf Jamhour	2 July 1993	3	0	Toofaan Harirod F.C.
17	MF	Fardin Hakimi	18 August 1993	2	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
18	MF	Khalid Ahmad Sharif	1993	3	1	De Maiwand Atalan F.C.
21	MF	Mohammad Ghulam Sakhi	10 August 1994	2	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
25	MF	Fardeen Shaiwany	1993	0	0	unattached
8	FW	Samim Kohestani	1993	3	0	unattached
10	FW	Abdul Raouf Qadiri	4 July 1993	1	0	Toofaan Harirod F.C.
11	FW	Parwiz Kazemi	24 August 1993	3	0	Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
26	FW	Safiullah Azizi	1993	1	0	unattached

Recent 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 (L)		Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
25 March 2015	Nepal[4]	2-0 (W)	Sharif (76'), Hashemi (90+1', pen.)	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
27 March 2015	Saudi Arabia[5]	0-0 (D)		Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
29 March 2015	Iran[6]	0-6 (L)		Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
25 December 2018	Pakistan	1-1(D)		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 Did not enter 1956 Withdrew 1956 Withdrew 1960 Withdrew 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 To be determined 2020 To be determined Total Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Best: Group Stage 7 1 1 5 4 21 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 Total: 4/17 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2011-12-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8810&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8812&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8813&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8815&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary