Football in Afghanistan

Football in Afghanistan
Football in Afghanistan
	Ghazi Stadium, the national stadium of Afghanistan
Country	Afghanistan
Governing body	Afghanistan Football Federation
National team(s)	Men's national team; Women's national team; Afghanistan national futsal team; Afghanistan national beach soccer team; Afghanistan national minifootball team
Nickname(s)	The Lions of Khorasan (m); ; The Lions of Afghanistan (شیران افغانستان)(w)
First played	at least 1923 (men) ; at least 2007 (women)
Registered players	1922
National competitions
	FIFA World Cup (m); FIFA Women's World Cup (w); AFC Asian Cup (m); AFC Women's Asian Cup (w); AFC Futsal Asian Cup (m); AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (m); CAFA Women's Championship (w); SAFF Women's Championship (w); AFC Futsal Club Championship (m); AMC Cup (m)
Club competitions
	Afghan Premier League (m); Kabul Premier League (m); Futsal Premier League (m); Afghan Women's Premier League (w)

Football is one of the two most popular sports in Afghanistan; the other one being cricket.