2025–26 Afghanistan Champions League
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 November 2025–19 December 2025 |
| Champions | Abu Muslim (2nd titles) |
| Relegated |  Jawanan Perouzi Ettefaq Khanzada |
| AFC Challenge League |  Abu Muslim |
| Matches | 45 Matches |
| Best player | Moshtagh Yaghoubi (Abu Muslim) |
| Top goalscorer | Farhad Alizada (Abu Muslim) (9 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Ovays Azizi (Abu Muslim) (7 Clean Sheets) |
| Highest scoring | Sorkh Poshan 6–1 Ettefaq Khanzada (26 November 2025) |
| Longest winning run | Abu Muslim (9 Matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Abu Muslim (9 Matches) |
| Longest winless run | Ettefaq Khanzada (9 Matches) |
| Longest losing run | Ettefaq Khanzada (8 Matches) |
| Highest attendance | 44 |
| Lowest attendance | 333 |
| Average attendance | 1120 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025 Afghan Champions League was the fifth season of the Afghanistan Champions League, the Afghan league for football clubs, since its inception in 2021. The season began on 22 November 2025 and ended on 19 December 2025. 10 teams participated in a total of 45 matches. All matches were held at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium in Kabul. The champion of the season qualified for the 2027–26 AFC Challenge League Preliminary stage.[1][2][3]
In the end, Abu Muslim won the league decisively for the second consecutive year with 9 wins out of 9 matches, no draws or losses, 30 goals scored and only 2 conceded.[4][5]
Summary
Abu Muslim team won the championship, while Sorkh Poshan and Sarrafan FC teams came second and third respectively. Arman FC and Ettefaq Khanzada teams were making their first appearance in the Afghan Football Champions League.
10 teams from different provinces of Afghanistan participated in the competition, of which Jawanan Perouzi Kabul and Ettefaq Khanzada Kandahar were relegated to their respective provincial leagues.
Teams
10 teams from 5 provinces participated in the league. Kabul had 3 representatives. Herat, Faryab and Kandahar each had 2 representatives and Farah had 1 representative.[6]
| No. | Clubs | Province |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arman | Kabul |
| 2 | Abu Muslim | Farah |
| 3 | Aino Mina | Kandahar |
| 4 | Ettefaq Khanzada | Kandahar |
| 5 | Istiqlal | Kabul |
| 6 | Jawanan Perouzi | Kabul |
| 7 | Khurasan | Faryab |
| 8 | Sorkh Poshan | Herat |
| 9 | Sarsabz Yashlar | Faryab |
| 10 | Sarrafan | Herat |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Muslim (C, Q) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 27 | Champion and Qualification for the 2026–27 AFC Challenge League preliminary |
| 2 | Sorkh Poshan | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 24 | |
| 3 | Sarrafan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 17 | |
| 4 | Arman | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | |
| 5 | Khurasan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Aino Mina | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 10 | |
| 7 | Istiqlal | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 8[a] | |
| 8 | Sarsabz Yashlar | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 8[a] | |
| 9 | Jawanan Perouzi (R) | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 7 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues |
| 10 | Ettefaq Khanzada (R) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 1 |
Award
| Award[7] | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Top Score | Farhad Alizada | Abu Muslim |
| Best Player | Moshtagh Yaghoubi | Abu Muslim |
| Best Goalkeeper | Ovays Azizi | Abu Muslim |
| Golden Boy | Yaser Safi | Sorkh Poshan |
| Best Coach | Masoud Nazarzadeh | Abu Muslim |
| Fair Player | Ali Reza Panahi | Abu Muslim |
| Fair Play | N/a | Sarrafan |
References
- ↑ "لیگ قهرمانان افغانستان - فصل 2025/2026". فوتبال 11 (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Champions League 2025 Regular Season | stat32.com". stat32.com. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Afghanistan - Afghanistan Champions League 2025 - Standings, Fixtures & Stats - Soccer | Global Sports Archive". GSA Website. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "ابومسلم فراه با اقتدار قهرمان فصل پنجم لیگ قهرمانان افغانستان شد | آوا". خبرگزاری صدای افغان (آوا) | اخبار افغانستان و جهان Afghan voice agency (in Persian). 2025-12-16. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "ابو مسلم فراه قهرمان فصل پنجم لیگ قهرمانان افغانستان شد | آریانا نیوز" (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "⚽ خبر خوش برای فوتبال دوستان افغانستان". www.facebook.com (in Persian). 26 November 2024.
- ↑ "Abu Muslim Farah Win Afghanistan Champions League Title". thekabultribune.com. 18 December 2025.