Toofan Harirod FC

Toofan Harirod
Full nameToofan Harirod F.C.
Nickname(s)Harirod storm
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
GroundHerat Stadium, Herat
Head coachYousef Mohandeszada
LeagueAfghan Premier League

Toofan Harirod (Persian: توفان هریرود, which translates to storm of the Harirod) is an Afghan professional football club.[1] It last played in the Afghan Premier League.

History

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The club was founded in August 2012, coinciding with the creation of Afghan Premier League and its players were chosen through a casting-show called Maidan-E-Sabz (Green Field). Based in the city of Herat, the club represents the provinces of Herat, Farah, Ghor, and Badghis in the western region of Afghanistan.

Toofan Harirod became champions of the first season of Premier League, defeating Simorgh Alborz 2–1, in final of the 2012 Afghan Premier League. They earned their second and third title against Shaheen Asmayee in final of the 2018 Afghan Premier League and 2019 Afghan Premier League through extra time, by score of 1–0.

Squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Afghanistan AFG Yama Yahyazada
2 DF Afghanistan AFG Sayed Navid Nadem
3 DF Afghanistan AFG Ezatollah Hussaini
15 DF Afghanistan AFG Nasser Halimi
6 DF Afghanistan AFG Said Ebrahimi
8 MF Afghanistan AFG Ghulamreza Yaqoobi
7 MF Afghanistan AFG Rafi Barekzay
10 MF Afghanistan AFG Rami Noorzai
17 FW Afghanistan AFG Maruf Mohammadi
9 FW Afghanistan AFG Khalil Rahman
20 FW Afghanistan AFG Mohammad Karimi

Honours

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National

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Champions (3): 2012, 2018, 2019

Runners-up (1): 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Toofan Harirod". afghanpremierleague.com. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Equipe professionnelle 2022–2023". Toofan Harirod FC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.