Attack Energy SC
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Full name | Attack Energy Sport Club |
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Short name | Attack Energy |
Founded | 1947; 77 years ago (1947) |
Ground | Herat Stadium |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Manager | Ali Yarzada[1] |
League | Afghanistan Champions League |
2024 | Champions |
Attack Energy SC (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] Because of their championship, the club qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League, the inaugural edition of the new continental competition. Attack Energy was drawn against FC Abdysh-Ata Kant of the Kyrgyz Premier League in the Qualifying play-offs.[12][13]
Current squad
- As of 27 May 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Record
Domestic history
- Key
Champion Runners-up Third place
Season | League | Cup | Notes | ||||||
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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 |
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2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Qualifying play-off | ![]() |
References
- ^ a b Mojadidi, Jamshid. "Attack Energy's Football Team Won the Afghanistan Champions League". The Killid Group. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Jafari, Shir Ali. "The victory of Attack Energy Against Esteghlal". tkg.af. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "یارزاده سرمربی تیم زیر ۱۶ سال فوتبال کشور شد" (in Persian). afghannews.af. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Afghanistan - List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "پیروزی تیم اتک انرژی در رقابت های جام قهرمانان فوتبال هرا" (in Persian). pasbanan.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "تیم "اتک انرژی هرات" قهرمان فصل دوم لیگ قهرمانان افغانستان شد" (in Persian). afghanistan-iim.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel. "Afghanistan 2022". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "اتک انرژی هرات قهرمان فصل دوم لیگ قهرمانان فوتبال افغانستان شد" (in Persian). afintl.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "بعد از قهرمانی در افغانستان؛ تیم اتک انرژی هرات به لیگ قهرمانان آسیا راه یافت". watan24.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Attack Energy's flawless run ends in an ACL triumph | Ariana News". www.ariananews.af. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ 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!. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Maiden AFC Challenge League to spark new rivalries". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans; Morisson, Neil. "Afghanistan - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Afghanistan 2024". RSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
External links
- National Football Teams profile