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Simorgh Alborz FC

Simorgh Alborz FC

Afghan football club

Simorgh Alborz (Persian: سیمرغ البرز), also known as Alborz Phoenixes Mazar, is a professional football club from Afghanistan.[1] It last played in the Afghan Premier League.

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Etymology

The club is named after the mythical 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]

History

The club 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.

They have claimed both runners-up positions in first two years of Afghan Premier League.

References

  1. [1]
    "Simorgh Alborz". afghanpremierleague.com. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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