Simorgh Alborz FC

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.

Simorgh Alborz

Full name	Simorgh Alborz
Nickname(s)	Alborz Phoenixes Mazar
Founded	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Ground	Balkh Ground, Mazar-i-Sharif
Head coach	Abdul Haq Faizi
League	Afghan Premier League
Home colours Away colours

History

Based in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the 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 the Afghan Premier League.

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]