Full name | Simorgh Alborz | ||
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Nickname(s) | Alborz Phoenixes Mazar | ||
Founded | 2012 | ||
Ground | Balkh Ground, Mazar-i-Sharif | ||
Head coach | Abdul Haq Faizi | ||
League | Afghanistan Champions League | ||
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Simorgh Alborz (Persian: سیمرغ البرز) or Alborz Phoenixes Mazar is a professional football club from Afghanistan.[1] They play in the Afghanistan Champions League. It was founded in August 2012 by the creation of Afghan Premier League and its players have been chosen through a casting-show called Maidon-E-Sabz (Green Field). Based in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, club represents provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Jowzjan and Faryab in the northwestern region of Afghanistan.
They have claimed both runners-up positions in first two years of Afghan Premier League.
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History
The club is named after mythical creature Simorgh – a large, graceful, winged bird – and the sacred mountain Alborz, both famous elements of ancient Persian mythology, referred to in many famous poems and, according to a legend, linked to the region around Balkh and Samangan.
Koh e Alburz is the name of a mountain ridge south of the ancient city of Balkh. Likewise, Simorgh Alborz football team represents north and northwestern Afghanistan, including the historical region of Balkh.[1]
Squad
- As of 15 September 2022[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ a b "Simorgh Alborz". afghanpremierleague.com. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Equipe professionnelle 2022–2023". Simorgh Alborz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.