Paktia-Gardez regional tournament commenced on 28^th May to 31^st May, at Paktia Football Ground. In this tournament 108 players divided into six teams played against each other to find a place in the top 26 player’s squad. The teams that took part in this tournament were Khost, Logar, Paktia, Ghazni, Paktika and Maidan Wardak.

As per the schedule of the tournament, each team played matches against the other teams, amongst which the 26 best players were selected in the first phase. In the second phase of Maidan-e-Sabz, which will be taking place in the Holy  month of Ramadan, 18 top players from among these 26 players shall be selected to represent the De Abasin Sape team in the Roshan Afghan Premier League that will kick off on August 22^nd 2013.

The tournament between the teams of Paktia-Gardez region was conducted under the supervision of certified, experienced and trained coaches of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), who were responsible for the selection of the 26 top players, in the first phase. 

Hundreds of Football fans from around the city turned up to support their teams and favorite players.

The players who got selected in the first round are;

List of 26 Players from Paktia-Gardez Zone
S/No	Name	Position
1	Bashir Darman	Goal Keeper
2	Nasim Afzali	Goal Keeper
3	Muqeem	Goal Keeper
4	Asmatullah	Defender
5	Abdul Fatah Bukhari	Defender
6	Aimal Afghan	Defender
7	Mirza Gul	Defender
8	Sediqullah	Defender
9	Arif Zeedan	Defender
10	Jani	Defender
11	Rahmatullah	Defender
12	Khazir	Defender
13	Abdul Rahim Yaqobi	Midfielder
14	Khalid Ahmed Ghafari	Midfielder
15	Rahmatullah	Midfielder
16	Aimal	Midfielder
17	Shams	Midfielder
18	Abdul Raqeeb	Midfielder
19	Ahmed Wali	Midfielder
20	Muhammad Arif	Midfielder
21	Abdul Fatah	Midfielder
22	Fawad	Forward
23	Hashmatullah	Forward
24	Khan	Forward
25	Noorullah	Forward
26	Sayed Obaidullah	Forward