# 2015 Afghan Premier League

The 2015 Afghan Premier League was the fourth season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, launched in 2012. Shaheen Asmayee F.C. were the defending champions of the league. The season started on 27 August 2015 with the 8 teams again divided into two groups. Shaheen Asmayee again reached the Afghan Premier League final and faced off against De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. It was the first time De Spin Ghar reached the final of the league, winning it 4-3 on penalties, after neither had managed to score until the end of the extra time. Eight yellow cards were handed out in the final.

## Teams

* Shaheen Asmayee F.C. (Falcon of Asmayee), Greater Kabul Region.
* Toofaan Harirod F.C. (Harirood Storm), Western region.
* Simorgh Alborz F.C. (Alborz Phoenix), North Western region.
* Oqaban Hindukush F.C. (Hindukush Eagles), Central region
* Mawjhai Amu F.C. (Amu Waves), North Eastern region.
* De Maiwand Atalan F.C. (Maiwand Champions), Southern region.
* De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. (Spin Ghar Goshawk), Eastern region.
* De Abasin Sape F.C. (Abasin Waves), South Eastern region.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| De Spin Ghar Bazan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Mawjhai Amu | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 7 |
| Oqaban Hindukush | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| De Abasin Sape | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Shaheen Asmayee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| De Maiwand Atalan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 4 |
| Toofaan Harirod | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Simorgh Alborz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +2 | 3 |

## Statistics
### Final standing

→ At the gates, and points to the final round is involved, victory on penalties are a draw.
| Rank | Club | Goals | Difference | Points |
| 1 | De Spin Ghar Bazan | 10:05 | 0+5 | 13 |
| 2 | Shaheen Asmayee | 09:06 | 0+3 | 10 |
| 3 | De Maiwand Atalan | 11:08 | 0+3 | 10 |
| 4 | Mawjhai Amu | 07:12 | 0–5 | 5 |
| 5 | Oqaban Hindukush | 02:03 | 0–1 | 4 |
| 6 | Toofaan Harirod | 05:07 | 0–2 | 4 |
| 7 | Simorgh Alborz | 06:06 | 0±0 | 3 |
| 8 | De Abasin Sape | 02:05 | 0–3 | 1 |

### Top scorers

    As of 19 September 2015.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mustafa Afshar | De Maiwand Atalan | 5 |
| 2 | Monerulhaq Nadim | Simorgh Alborz | 4 |
| 3 | Mohammad Fahim Afkar | De Spin Ghar Bazan | 4 |
| 4 | Hashmatullah Barakzai | Shaheen Asmayee | 3 |

## Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
| Mustafa Afshar $^4$ | De Maiwand Atalan F.C. | Mawjhai Amu F.C. | 5–1 (A) | 1 October 2015 | |

## TV Rights

All matches of the APL are aired live by two private channels in Afghanistan, namely Tolo TV and Lemar TV. Arman FM and Arakozia FM offer live commentary of the match through the country. Matches are also available live on the world's largest video sharing website YouTube on the league's official YouTube page.

## Sponsors

Roshan Telecom is the title sponsor of Afghan Premier League after which it is named as Roshan Afghan Premier League. Official Partners of Afghan Premier League are Afghanistan International Bank and Hummel International which provided kit for the teams.