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Afghan FC Chaman

Full name	Afghan Football Club Chaman
Short name	AFC Chaman
Founded	1960; 64 years ago (1960) (as Afghan Agency Chaman)
Ground	Jamal Nasir Stadium
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Haji Naseer Ali
Manager	Sagheer Muhammad
League	Pakistan Premier League
2018–19	Pakistan Premier League, 11th of 16

Afghan Football Club Chaman, or simply AFC Chaman, is a Pakistani professional football club based in Chaman, Balochistan, a border city of Pakistan near Afghanistan. The club last competed in the Pakistan Premier League.

History

Early years

The club was founded in 1960 as Afghan Agency Chaman. The Nazim of Chaman Abdul Qayyum Khadakoo was one of the founding members of the club.

On 27 June 1965 they won the "All Pakistan Tournament" in Sibi which became their first ever tournament victory in Pakistan. In 1967 they competed in "All Pakistan General Musa Tournament" held at Quetta.

In 1999 they competed in All-Pakistan Prime Minister's Peace Cup, where they were placed in group F with WAPDA and Khan Research Laboratories, they lost both their matches 1–0 , knocking them out of the tournament. Their first top-flight national competition came in 2000, when they competed in the National Football Challenge Cup, they were to face Karachi Port Trust but withdrew from the tournament.

In 2000, Afghan FC Chaman played in an invitation tour at Kandahar Stadium against a local team from Kandahar. During the third and final game of the tour, Taliban religious police burst into the ground and stopped the game in the middle. The Taliban arrested twelve of the Afghan Chaman's players and had their heads shaved as punishment for wearing shorts.

In 2002, they changed their name to current name and competed in All-Pakistan Defense of the Pakistan Unity Solidarity Football Tournament, finishing second in the group behind Karachi Port Trust, although they were replaced by Crescent Textiles Mills.

Pakistan Premier League (2004–Present)

In 2004, Afghan FC Chaman became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Premier League. The team avoided relegation in the 2006–07 season, finishing in the ninth spot, 5 points above relegation zone. The club emerged strongly, being few of the football clubs that gave competition to well-established departmental sides which dominated the Pakistan football domestic structure in the early years.

Rivalries

Chaman Derby

Afghan Chaman shares rivalry with fellow hometown club Muslim FC, which have managed to command the highest crowds in Pakistani domestic football.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  PAK Inayat Ullah — GK  PAK Muhammad Hammad Afzal — DF  PAK Khan Jr — DF  PAK Muhammad Essa — DF  PAK Zahoor Ahmed — DF  PAK Sardar Wali — DF  PAK Abdul Rasheed — DF  PAK Ahmed Ullah — DF  PAK Muhammad Salman — DF  PAK Arslan Khan — DF  PAK Nazeer Ahmed — DF  PAK Salman — DF  PAK Wajid Khan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  PAK Isteqlal — MF  PAK Jadid Khan Pathan (captain) — MF  PAK Aman Ullah Sr — MF  PAK Hikmat Ullah — MF  PAK Muhammad Arshad — MF  PAK Umer Daraz — FW  PAK Abdul Rahim — FW  PAK Umair Younas — FW  PAK Gul Muhammad — FW  PAK Sohrab Khan — FW  PAK Sadam Hussain — FW  PAK Mujeeb Ur Rahman — FW  PAK Majeed Khan — FW  PAK Aman Ullah Jr

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 1 August 2023

Position	Name
Head Coach	Sagheer Muhammad
Assistant Coaches	Adam Khan
	Zahid Rasheed
Assistant Team Manager	Niamat Ullah
Scout	Sardar Wali

Competitive record

The club's competitive records since the 2004–05 season are listed below.

Honours

Domestic

• Pakistan Premier League

• Runners-up (1): 2011–12

• Balochistan Cup

• Champions : 2019

Notable players

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Afghan FC Chaman.

• Manzoor Ahmed
• Muhammad Essa
• Kaleemullah Khan
• Jadid Khan Pathan
• Mehmood Khan
• Nasrullah Khan
• Imran Niazi
• Haroon Yousaf

See also

• Akhtar Mohiuddin

References

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External links

• Afghan FC Chaman at Global Sports Archive

• Football clubs in Pakistan
• Football in Chaman
• Association football clubs established in 1960
• 1960 establishments in Pakistan