FC Sorkh Poshan

Sorkh Poshan
Full nameFootball Club Sorkh Poshan
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
GroundVarious
LeagueAfghanistan Champions League

Football Club Sorkh Poshan (Persian: باشگاه سرخ پوشان, romanizedBâšgâh-e Sorkh-Poshan, lit.'Red Army or Red Shirts'[1]), also known as Sorkh Poshan Khafi,[2] or Sorkh Poshan Herat, is an Afghan professional football club from Herat that currently plays in the Afghanistan Champions League.

History

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The club was established in 2014. In 2021, theu participated in the revamped Afghanistan Champions League.[3][4][5] The league consisted of 12 clubs that were runners up or winners of their provincial leagues, and the matches were held in Kabul, Herat and Balkh provinces.[6] In the inaugural season, the club secured the title.[4]

In the 2022 season,[7] the club came seventh after securing three wins, three draws and four losses out of 11 matches.[1]

Honours

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National

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Afghanistan 2022". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "FC Sorkh Poshan Khafi - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. ^ a b "Afghanistan 2021". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  5. ^ "Football: Helmand's Esmat Laghmani vs. Herat's Sorkh Poshan". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  6. ^ "Football: Afghanistan Champions League Kicks Off in Kabul". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  7. ^ "Kabul beats Laghman in Afghanistan football champions league". 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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