Kabul A Division Football League

Kabul A Division Football League
Founded1946 (1946)
CountryAfghanistan
Level on pyramid3 (overall)
Promotion toKabul Premier League
Most championshipsAriana Kabul FC (10 titles)

The Kabul A Division Football League serves as the second tier provincial football league of Kabul, beneath the Kabul Premier League. Founded in 1946, it is the oldest football league in Afghanistan.[1]

History

The first domestic football league was created in 1946 with the establishment of the Kabul City League, which included 12 clubs. During the 1970s, additional regional and city leagues existed in Herat, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif.[1]

Contemporary reports of the 1970s referred to Kabul's top competition as A Division Football League, comprising the capital's first-grade clubs. It operated on a system of promotion and relegation with the second-tier B Division Football League and the third-tier C Division Football League.[2][3][4][5][6] The competitions were organised by the Afghan Olympics Committee.[4]

In 2007, the Afghanistan Football Federation established the Kabul Premier League, consisting of the 12 top teams from the A Division Football League.[7] Later reports indicate that the A Division Football League operated as the second tier beneath the Kabul Premier League.[8][9][10]

The main venue was the Ghazi Stadium in Kabul, and games were held on different days due to lack of stadiums.[1]

Recent reports in 2020s indicate that the Kabul Premier League continues to operate as the highest division of the Kabul Football Federation, with the First Division serving as the tier below it.[11]

League champions

Champions were:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Afghanistan – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1976-11-16". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1976-11-28". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1976-12-05". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  5. ↑ "Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1978-07-25". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  6. ↑ "Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1978-08-03". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  7. ↑ ":::Afghanistan Football Federation:::". 2010-01-14. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  8. ↑ "نتایج لیگ دسته اول فوتبال شهر کابل". سید علی کاظمی (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  9. ↑ "رقابت بیک بیر و فیروزی در فینال مسابقات فوتبال لیگ برتر کابل | آوا". خبرگزاری صدای افغان(آوا) | اخبار افغانستان و جهان | Afghan voice agency (in Persian). 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  10. ↑ "قهرمانی تیم سنایی در مسابقات ليگ برتر فوتبال كابل | آوا". خبرگزاری صدای افغان(آوا) | اخبار افغانستان و جهان | Afghan voice agency (in Persian). 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  11. 1 2 "لیگ دسته اول فوتبال کابل با قهرمانی تیم داودزی به پایان رسید - خراسان تایمز | The khorasan Times". خراسان تایمز | The khorasan Times (in Persian). 2025-12-01. Archived from the original on 2025-12-03. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  12. ↑ "Football - AFC Annual Awards 2017" (PDF). Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-12-22.
  13. ↑ "Afghanistan 2017". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  14. ↑ "تیم فوتبال جوانان میهن مقام قهرمانی رقابت های دسته الف کابل را کسب نمود. | GDPES". www.gdpes.gov.af. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
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