Simorgh Alborz FC
Simorgh Alborz Football Club , also known as Alborz Phoenixes Mazar, is a professional football club from Afghanistan. It last played in the Afghan Premier League.
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.