{{Short description|Football club in Faryab, Afghanistan}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Khurasan | image = File:Khurasan FC logo.png | image_size = 200px | fullname = Khurasan Faryab Football Club | founded = {{start date and age|1997}} | chairman = Mohammad Aref Moulani | manager = Omid Nasib | league = Afghanistan Champions League | season = 2024–25 | position = Afghanistan Champions League, 6th of 12 | current = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = | socks1 = | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks2 = | website = }}
'''<span lang="wbl-arab-af" dir="ltr">Khurasan</span> Football Club''' ({{langx|Prs|خراسان فاریاب|Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Khurâsân}}), (also written as '''Khorasan FC'''); is a professional football club based in the Faryab Province of Afghanistan. It currently plays in the Afghanistan Football Champions League. The head coach of this club is Omid Nasib, a former national player of Afghanistan.
== History == The club was established in 1997 in Maymana, in the Faryab Province of northwestern Afghanistan.
In 2021, team featured in the inaugural edition of Afghanistan Champions League.<ref name="Afghanistan 2021">{{cite web |last1=Schöggl |first1=Hans |title=Afghanistan 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afgh2021.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416031123/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afgh2021.html |archive-date=16 April 2023 |access-date=7 September 2023 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2021 |title=Football: Sar-e-Pul Defeats Faryab 2-1 in Afghan Champions League |url=https://tolonews.com/sport-171216 |website=Tolo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2021 |title=Football: Khadim to Face Wahidy in Champions League |url=https://tolonews.com/index.php/sport-171157 |website=Tolo News}}</ref>
In the 2022 season, the club escaped the relegation finishing tenth by a single point in the twelve team league.<ref name="Afghanistan 2022">{{cite web |last1=Schöggl |first1=Hans |last2=Stokkermans |first2=Karel |title=Afghanistan 2022 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afgh2022.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208003258/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afgh2022.html |archive-date=8 December 2023 |access-date=7 September 2023 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref>
In 2024, the club terminated the campaign finishing ninth.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan 2024 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afgh2024.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=Attack Energy's flawless run ends in an ACL triumph {{!}} Ariana News |url=https://www.ariananews.af/attack-energys-flawless-run-ends-in-an-acl-triumph/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.ariananews.af |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=Abu Muslim Farah FC thrashes Khurasan Faryab 6-0 in ACL match {{!}} Ariana News |url=https://www.ariananews.af/abu-muslim-farah-fc-thrashes-khurasan-faryab-6-0-in-acl-match/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.ariananews.af |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-21 |title=Third round of Afghanistan Champions League kicks off in Kabul - The Kabul times, Afghanistan Trustable News Agency. |url=https://thekabultimes.com/third-round-of-afghanistan-champions-league-kicks-off-in-kabul/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=Khadim FC and Aino Mina seal their ACL matches {{!}} Ariana News |url=https://www.ariananews.af/khadim-fc-and-aino-mina-seal-their-acl-matches/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.ariananews.af |language=en-US}}</ref> The team achieved four victories in the season against Maiwand, Wahidy, Istiqlal, and Aino Mina.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=Mawj Sahil-Khurasan Faryab 2-0; Khurasan Faryab-Aino Mina 2-0 in ACL matches {{!}} Ariana News |url=https://www.ariananews.af/mawj-sahil-khurasan-faryab-2-0-khurasan-faryab-aino-mina-2-0-in-acl-matches/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.ariananews.af |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2024-05-03 |title=Aino Mina and Khorasan secure 2-1 wins in Friday's ACL matches |url=https://www.aopnews.com/afghan-sports-news/aino-mina-and-khorasan-secure-2-1-wins-in-fridays-acl-matches/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Afghan Online Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title=Khurasan beats Istaqlal 1-0 in ACL; Sorkh Poshan thrash Sarsabz Yashlar 4-1 {{!}} Ariana News |url=https://www.ariananews.af/khurasan-beats-istaqlal-1-0-in-acl-sorkh-poshan-thrash-sarsabz-yashlar-4-1/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.ariananews.af |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2024-04-30 |title=Khurasan beats Maiwand 2-1 in ACL; Sarsabz thrash Adalat 2-0 |url=https://www.aopnews.com/afghan-sports-news/khurasan-beats-maiwand-2-1-in-acl-sarsabz-thrash-adalat-2-0/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Afghan Online Press |language=en}}</ref>
The next season at the top tier, the team finished sixth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan 2024/25 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afgh2025.html |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
==Domestic history== ;Key {{legend2|#FFD700|Champion|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#C0C0C0|Runners-up|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#CD853F|3rd place|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {|class="wikitable" |- style="background:#d92121;" ! rowspan="2" ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"| Season ! colspan="7" ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"| League ! rowspan="2" ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"| Cup ! rowspan="2" ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"| Notes |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"|Div. ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"|Pos. ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"|Pl. ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"|W ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"|D ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"|L ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;border:2px solid #000000;" scope="col"|Pts. |- |align=center|2022<ref name="Afghanistan 2022" /> |align=center rowspan=3|I |{{center|10th}} |align=center|11 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |align=center|7 |align=center|8 |align=center| | |- |align=center|2023 |align=center colspan="8" |''Not held'' |- |align=center|2024<ref name=":0" /> |{{center|9th}} |align=center|11 |align=center|4 |align=center|0 |align=center|7 |align=center|12 |align=center| | |}
==References== {{RefList}} ==External links== *[https://www.national-football-teams.com/club/31924/2023_2/Attack_Energy_Herat.html National Football Teams profile] *[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/khurasan-fc/66402/ Khurasan FC] at Global Sports Archive
Category:Football clubs in Afghanistan Category:Association football clubs established in 1997 Category:Faryab Province Category:1997 establishments in Afghanistan