The 2014 Afghan Premier League is the third season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. The season started on 28 August 2014 with the group stage. Shaheen Asmayee enters the season as the defending champions, having defeated Simorgh Alborz 3–1 in the 2013 final. It was Shaheen's first title and championship, with Simorgh's second runner up title, after two seasons in a row making it to the final of the country's league football.
Teams A total of eight teams competed in the league, divided into two groups of four in the 18-game league. There is no promotion or relegation system for the league.
Teams and locations Team Region Group De Abasin Sape F.C. Southeast Group B De Maiwand Atalan F.C. South Group A De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. East Group A Mawjhai Amu F.C. Northeast Group B Oqaban Hindukush F.C. Central Group B Shaheen Asmayee Kabul Group B Simorgh Alborz F.C. Northwest Group A Toofaan Harirood F.C. West Group A
Group stage Group A Team QualificationDe Spin Ghar Bazan 321042+27 Semi-FinalsDe Maiwand Atalan 320152+36 Semi-FinalsToofaan Harirod 31114404Simorgh Alborz 300338−50
Group B Team QualificationOqaban Hindukush 3300124+89 Semi-FinalsShaheen Asmayee 3201105+56 Semi-FinalsMawjhai Amu 3102610−43 De Abasin Sape 3003212−100
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Consolation
Final
Top scorers As of 3 October 2014. RankScorerClubGoals1 M. Riza Rizayee Oqaban Hindukush2 Hashmatullah Barakzai Shaheen Asmayee3 Masoud Qarizada Mawjhai Amu Mustafa Afshar Shaheen Asmayee Anwar Akbari Oqaban Hindukush Sayed Naseer Hussaini De Spinghar Bazan Khalid Ahmad Irfan De Maiwand Atalan Amriddin Sharifi Shaheen Asmayee
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