Toofan Harirod FC

Toofan Harirod
Full nameToofan Harirod F.C.
NicknameHarirod storm
Founded2012 (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

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

As of 15 September 2022[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PAK Ullah Bono
2 DF  PAK Sayed Remeh Rehman
3 DF  AFG Ezatollah Hussaini
15 DF  EGY Youssef Jalal
6 DF  CIV Yuèkyo Soki
8 MF  ESP Gunduze Buyuise
7 MF  FIN Rafi Bend
10 MF  UZB Uzanydov Ali
17 FW  AFG Maruf Mohammadi
9 FW  AFG Khalil Rahman
20 FW  AFG Mohammad Karimi

Honours

National

Champions (3): 2012, 2018, 2019

Runners-up (1): 2021

References

  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. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.