Attack Energy SC

Afghan football team
Football club
Attack Energy
Full nameAttack Energy Football Club
Short nameAttack Energy
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundHerat Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerZalal Mowafaq Industrial Corporation
ManagerAli Yarzada[1]
LeagueAfghanistan Champions League
2024ACL, Champions
Home colours
Away colours

Attack Energy Football Club (Persian: اتک انرژی) is an Afghan professional football club from Herat that currently plays in the Afghanistan Champions League.[2] The club is managed by former Afghan international Ali Yarzada.[3]

History

Attack Energy SC was founded in 1947 and is a member of the regional Herat Football Federation.[4] In 2019 the team won its regional league, the Herat Champions Cup.[5] With a victory over Abu Muslim FC, Attack Energy SC clinched the 2022 Afghanistan Champions League championship with one game remaining.[1][6] The club went undefeated in eleven matches to secure the title in its first league season.[7][8] By winning the title, the club earned the right to compete in the AFC Cup if it met the licensing requirements.[9][10]

Attack Energy won their second consecutive championship in 2024. The club finished the 11-match season unbeaten, without conceding a single goal.[11] The club qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League, the inaugural edition of the continental competition.[12][13]

Current squad

As of August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Afghanistan AFG Faisal Hamidi
2 MF Nigeria NGA Raheem Lawal
3 DF Afghanistan AFG Hussain Alizada
4 DF Afghanistan AFG Mahboob Hanifi
5 DF Afghanistan AFG Ali Reza Mayel
6 MF Afghanistan AFG Samir Samandari
7 MF Afghanistan AFG Yar Zakarkhel
11 MF Afghanistan AFG Hasibullah Ahadi
12 MF Afghanistan AFG Hamid Habibi
13 DF Afghanistan AFG Reza Gholami
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Afghanistan AFG Jawad Alokozay
20 MF Afghanistan AFG Rahmatullah Khairkhah
21 MF Afghanistan AFG Hakim Khan Niazi
28 MF Nigeria NGA Felix Obada
29 DF Afghanistan AFG Ali Reza Panahi
32 FW Egypt EGY Zizo
55 DF Afghanistan AFG Ali Nazari
77 FW Afghanistan AFG Zubair Nikzad
90 FW Nigeria NGA Akpo Godwin
99 FW Afghanistan AFG Hatam Shirdel

Record

Domestic history

Key

  Champion   Runners-up   Third place

Season League Cup Notes
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L Pts.
2022[8] I
1st
 11 10 1 0 31
2023[14] Not held
2024[15]
1st
 11 11 0 0 33

International competition

Scores and results list Attack Energy SC's goal tally first.
Year Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2024–25 AFC Challenge League Qualifying play-off Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant No No 0–2

References

  1. ^ a b Mojadidi, Jamshid. "Attack Energy's Football Team Won the Afghanistan Champions League". The Killid Group. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ Jafari, Shir Ali. "The victory of Attack Energy Against Esteghlal". tkg.af. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ "یارزاده سرمربی تیم زیر ۱۶ سال فوتبال کشور شد" (in Persian). afghannews.af. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Afghanistan - List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ "پیروزی تیم اتک انرژی در رقابت های جام قهرمانان فوتبال هرا" (in Persian). pasbanan.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ^ "تیم "اتک انرژی هرات" قهرمان فصل دوم لیگ قهرمانان افغانستان شد" (in Persian). afghanistan-iim.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel. "Afghanistan 2022". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  9. ^ "اتک انرژی هرات قهرمان فصل دوم لیگ قهرمانان فوتبال افغانستان شد" (in Persian). afintl.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  10. ^ "بعد از قهرمانی در افغانستان؛ تیم اتک انرژی هرات به لیگ قهرمانان آسیا راه یافت". watan24.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Attack Energy's flawless run ends in an ACL triumph | Ariana News". www.ariananews.af. 2024-05-22. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  12. ^ Keming, Zhang. "亞足聯官方公佈挑戰聯賽比賽方式 南市台鋼進小組賽確定有10萬美金獎勵" (in Chinese). Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Maiden AFC Challenge League to spark new rivalries". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  14. ^ Schöggl, Hans; Morisson, Neil. "Afghanistan - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  15. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Afghanistan 2024". RSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

امیر معماری (بازیکن فوتبال)

  • National Football Teams profile