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Afghan Premier League
Season	2018
Dates	7 October – 25 October
Champions	Toofaan Harirod (2nd title)
Matches played	15
Goals scored	37 (2.47 per match)
Best Player	Yar Mohammad Zakarkhel (Toofaan Harirod)
Top goalscorer	Yar Mohammad Zakarkhel
Best goalkeeper	Shakib Haidari (2 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Toofaan Harirod 4–0 De Abasin Sape; (23 October 2018)
Biggest away win	De Maiwand Atalan 0–3 Toofaan Harirod; (12 October 2018)
Highest scoring	De Spin Ghar Bazan 2–3 De Abasin Sape; (9 October 2018)
Longest winning run	5 games; Toofaan Harirod
Longest unbeaten run	5 games; Toofaan Harirod
Longest winless run	3 games; De Spin Ghar Bazan; Mawjhai Amu; Oqaban Hindukush
Longest losing run	3 games; Oqaban Hindukush
	← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 25 October 2019.

The 2018 Afghan Premier League is the seventh season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs established in 2012. The season was initially postponed due to lack of funding,^[1] but was revived after new sponsors were secured.

The season began on the 7th October, 2018.^[2] Shaheen Asmayee were the two-time defending champions and reached the final of the 2018 Afghan Premier League. Toofaan Harirod became the champions for the second time in their history by winning the final during extra time, 1–0.^[3]^[4]

Teams

The following eight teams, which represent the country's eight main regions, participated in the 2018 Afghan Premier League.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 October 2018.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shaheen Asmayee	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Qualification to Semi finals
2	De Abasin Sape	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Qualification to Semi finals
3	Mawjhal Amu	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
4	De Spin Ghar Bazan	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Source: Soccerway APL

7 October 2018	Shaheen Asmayee	2–0	Mawjhal Amu	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

9 October 2018	De Spin Ghar Bazan	2–3	De Abasin Sape	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

11 October 2018	Shaheen Asmayee	1–0	De Abasin Sape	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

13 October 2018	De Spin Ghar Bazan	1–1	Mawjhal Amu	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

15 October 2018	Shaheen Asmayee	3–1	De Spin Ghar Bazan	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

17 October 2018	De Abasin Sape	1–1	Mawjhal Amu	Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium
17:30

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toofaan Harirod	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Qualification to Semi finals
2	De Maiwand Atalan	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6	Qualification to Semi finals
3	Simorgh Alborz	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Oqaban Hindukush	3	0	3	1	8	−7	0