The Afghanistan Football Federation (abbreviated as AFF; Persian: فدراسيون فوتبال افغانستان) is the governing body of football in Afghanistan, controlling all national teams and leagues. Founded in 1922, it has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1954.
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|---|---|
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| Short name | AFF |
| Founded | 1922[1] |
| Headquarters | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| FIFA affiliation | 1948 (73 years ago) |
| AFC affiliation | 1954 (67 years ago) |
| CAFA affiliation | 2015 (6 years ago) |
| President | Mohammad Yousef Kargar |
| Website | aff |
The Afghanistan national football team won the 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, which was their first ever international football trophy. In early 2014, at the FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2013.[2]
The AFF organized a women's national team prior to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
Board members
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Mohammad Yousef Kargar | President | [3][4] |
| Mohammad Tahir Raufi | Vice president | [4] |
| Behram Siddiqui | General secretary | [3][4] |
| Abdul Haq Faizi | Treasurer | [3] |
| Mohammad Tahir Raufi] | Technical director | [3] |
 Ashley Westwood | Team coach (men's) | [3][4] |
| Wahidullah Wahidi | Team coach (women's) | [3][4] |
| N/A | Media/communications Manager | [3] |
| N/A | Futsal/beach soccer coordinator | [3] |
| Delawar Khaled | Chairperson of the Referees Committee | [3] |
| Hamed Maiwand | Head/Director of the Referees Department | [3] |
| Hamed Maiwand | Referee coordinator | [3] |
Asian Football Confederation executive member (AFG)
| Term | Name | Elected | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayed Ali Reza Aghazada | 2019[5] | present |
Membership
| Organization | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA | since 1948 | — |
| AFC | since 1954 | |
| SAFF | 2005–2015; 10 years | |
| CAFA | since 2015 | Founding member |
Presidents
| Presidency | President | Took office | Left office | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Yousef Kargar[6] | 2019 | present | winner of 2013 SAFF Championship winner of FIFA Fair Play Award 2013 |
References
External links
- Official website (in Dari)
- Official website (in English)
- Afghanistan at FIFA website (archived 9 June 2007)
- Afghanistan at AFC website (archived 21 June 2013)
- Afghanistan Football Federation President
- Afghanistan Football Federation General-Secretary (archived 2 April 2015)