Simorgh Alborz (Persian: سیمرغ البرز) or Alborz Phoenixes Mazar is a professional football team from Afghanistan.[1] They play in the Afghan Premier League. It was founded in August 2012 by the creation of Afghan Premier League and its players have been chosen through a casting-show called Maidon-E-Sabz (Green Field). Based in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, club represents provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Jowzjan and Faryab in the northwestern region of Afghanistan.
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Full name | Simorgh Alborz | ||
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Nickname(s) | Alborz Phoenixes Mazar | ||
Founded | 2012; 10 years ago (2012) | ||
Ground | Balkh Ground, Mazar-i-Sharif | ||
Manager | Abdul Haq Faizi | ||
League | Afghan Premier League | ||
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They have claimed both runners-up positions in first two years of Afghan Premier League.
The club is named after mythical creature Simorgh – a large, graceful, winged bird – and the sacred mountain Alborz, both famous elements of ancient Persian mythology, referred to in many famous poems and, according to a legend, linked to the region around Balkh and Samangan.
Koh e Alburz is the name of a mountain ridge south of the ancient city of Balkh. Likewise, Simorgh Alborz football team represents north and northwestern Afghanistan, including the historical region of Balkh.[1]
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