Afghanistan national football team
| Nickname | شیر های خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) | |||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sub-confederation | CAFA (Central Asia) | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Vacant | |||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Sharif Muhammad | |||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Haroon Amiri (71) | |||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Faysal Shayesteh (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Ghazi Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | AFG | |||||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 162 (19 January 2026) | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest | 122 (April 2014) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 204 (January 2003) | |||||||||||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||||||||||
| Afghanistan 0–0 Iran (Kabul, Afghanistan)
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| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan 1–8 Afghanistan (New Delhi, India; 7 December 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan 11–0 Afghanistan (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAFA Nations Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| SAFF Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2003) | |||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2013) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Afghanistan national football team represents Afghanistan in men's international football and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. The Afghanistan Football Federation was established in 1922 and joined FIFA in 1948. It was also one of the founding members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954.
Afghanistan claimed their first international football title and marked a historic moment for Afghan football when they became champions of the 2013 tournament of the SAFF Championship.