Mahmoudiyeh F.C. ( fa, کلپ فوتبال محمودیه) is the first football team that was established in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. The club was founded in 1934. In 1937, the team travelled to

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

where it played 18 matches against Indian teams of which won 8, lost 9 and drew 1. The club produced many notable players of whom, four took part in 1948 Olympic Games as members of the

Afghanistan national football team The Afghanistan national football team ( ''Tīm-e Millī-e Fūtbāl-e Afghānestān'') is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international ...

: Wahid Aitimadi, Abdul Ahad Kharot, Abdul Ghafoor Assar and Abdul Ghani Assar.FIFA.com
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