Nepal national football team

The Nepal national football team (Nepali: नेपाल राष्ट्रिय फुटबल टिम) represents Nepal in International men's football, and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepali football team plays their home games at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.

Nepal
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Gorkhalis
AssociationAll Nepal Football Association (ANFA)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachVincenzo Alberto Annese
CaptainKiran Chemjong
Most capsKiran Chemjong (100)
Top scorerHari Khadka
Nirajan Rayamajhi
Anjan Bista (13)
Home stadiumDasharath Stadium
FIFA codeNEP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 175 Steady (15 February 2024)[1]
Highest124 (December 1993 – February 1994)
Lowest196 (January 2016)
First international
 China 6–2 Nepal   
(Beijing, China; 13 October 1972)
Biggest win
   Nepal 7–0 Bhutan 
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 26 September 1999)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal   
(Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003)
SAFF Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1993)
Best resultRunners-up (2021)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultChampions (2016)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultSemi-finals (2006)

History edit

Origins (1921–1993) edit

Football in Nepal had been a national sport as early as 1921 during the Rana dynasty. Several clubs were formed and several domestic tournaments such as the Ram Janaki Cup (1934), and the Tribhuvan Challenge Shield (1948) were organized. In 1951, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) was founded, and this saw the formation of the Nepal national football team.

Emergence (1963–1970) edit

In 1963, Nepal appeared in their first international away game in the Aga Khan Gold Cup; the predecessor of the President's Gold Cup, Asia Champion Club Tournament, and Asian Club Championship (now rebranded as the AFC Champions League) after various associations (including ANFA) insisted on entering national teams instead of clubs.[3] After Nepal entered an 18-man squad, ANFA flew the players to Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to play their first match. Nepal faced Western Railway, a Pakistani team in the Bangabandhu National Stadium. However, Nepal lost the match 0–7. Two days later, Nepal played the Dhaka Wanderers, a local East Pakistani team. This match was also lost 0–7. After two disastrous games, Nepal was sure to be knocked out of the preliminary round. The final game was against Dhaka Police Club, though, despite the previous heavy losses, Nepal managed to win the game with a single goal, Prakash Bikram Shah becoming the first Nepali to score on foreign soil.[4] The goal was scored in the 19th minute.

Modernization & golden generation (1970–1999) edit

In 1970, Nepal became a member of FIFA. Two years later, Nepal joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). With this, Nepal played their first international match on 13 October 1972, where they lost 2–6 to the People's Republic of China. The first Nepali footballer to score the first international goal for Nepal in a FIFA-recognized tournament was Y.B Ghale. Ghale scored against Kuwait in the 1982 Asian Games. Despite the popularity of the game, the lack of appropriate footballing infrastructure and the dearth of trainers, technicians, and other facilities have always been obstacles in the way of the Nepali FA's endeavors to raise the standard of football among the players of a nation that has an official per capita income of just 1,196 US dollars. The woes of Nepali football, however, have been immensely relieved by FIFA's determination to promote football in Nepal through youth programs.

In the mid-1980s, FIFA provided financial assistance and sent a number of coaches to help Nepal's federation to launch its first youth program, which was geared towards spotting talent at the grassroots level (such as in schools, for example) and providing young players with the necessary know-how, both on and off the pitch. The initial five-year plan helped half the players groomed under the first youth program to find a place in the national side, and the team that won the 2 gold medals in the first and sixth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games mostly consisted of the players from that youth program. Despite Nepal being considered among the lower-ranked nations, Nepal has been largely successful in the South Asian Games where they won two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals.

Nepal hosted several notable friendlies from teams outside the Asian Confederation during the mid to late 80s, against Denmark in 1986; USSR and East Germany in 1987; and West Germany in 1989.[5] While at the same time, Nepal still entered tournaments against club sides such as FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in the 1989 ANFA Cup.

Nepal continued on with their winning ways through several minor tournaments which saw the nation showered with titles including the 1997 and 1998 Governor's Gold Cup, winning gold at the 1993 South Asian Games, and reaching 3rd place in the 1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup (the first edition of the SAFF Championship).

Decline (2000–2009) edit

The Nepali football came across a forgettable two years from 2001 to 2003 when the row between two factions (government-backed and FIFA-backed) led Nepali football into deep trouble. Nepal faced a ban and therefore could not participate in any events and the rankings slipped heavily. The dispute was settled, but not before it contributed to pushing Nepali football backward. Nepal celebrated their 100th international football match in January 2003 when they played Bangladesh in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship. Nepal failed to make any real impact at the tournament. During its 22 years of international participation, the Nepali team has only played 26 nations outside of South Asia, but it has defeated all of the country's South Asian neighbors during various regional tournaments. Nepal also faced non-AFC teams in competitive tournaments such as Ghana U23 in the 1999 Bangabandhu Cup, and Kazakhstan in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign (although Kazakhstan was a member of the AFC during this match).

Despite many attempts to raise the standard of football, the players of the resource-strapped nation have not been able to make their mark in international football beyond South Asia. In 2003 during the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, Nepal's A national team suffered a number of heavy defeats in international matches outside of South Asia. In a match during the Asian Cup qualifying round in South Korea, the hosts scored 16 goals to no reply. In their six matches, Nepal conceded 45 goals and failed to hit the back of the net even once. However, the qualifying competition for the 2002 FIFA World Cup witnessed one of Nepal's best performances in international football, with the Gorkhalis securing two wins in four matches and scoring 13 goals in two matches against Macao and Iraq. But with the Nepali national and youth teams failing to achieve any noticeable success at the international level and FIFA introducing new age restriction systems in several international tournaments, Nepal recently decided to compete only in the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers as well as the SAFF Championship until 2006.

Resurgence (2010–present) edit

After the marquee appointments of Graham Roberts, Nepal had experienced a fair amount of success following the decade of decline. Nepal won Saff U-19 championship in 2015 and 3 major tournaments in 2016, the Bangabandhu Cup and the AFC Solidarity Cup and won a gold medal in 2016 South Asian Games. Nepal lost no match in 2016.[6][7]

Nepal managed a good performance in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, even though the team was chosen as a replacement for the Guam national football team as Guam chose not to participate.[8] Nepal had two successful draws against much stronger Philippines and Yemen at home, both ended 0–0.[9][10] However, as the team lost to Tajikistan twice[11][12] and away loss to the Philippines[13] and Yemen,[14] the Nepalis failed to qualify to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Nepal participated in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification where they have to face strong Australia, Kuwait and Jordan, alongside minnows Chinese Taipei. The Nepalis only managed one single win over Chinese Taipei away 2–0, and lost to the other opponents without scoring a goal after five matches.

Nepal participated in the 2021 SAFF Championship Managing to qualify from the group 2nd place behind India. They fought but Nepal couldn't win against the Blue Tigers and lost by 3–0.

In October 2023, Nepal participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Laos. The first leg contested in a goalless draw between both team where else on 17 October 2023, Manish Dangi scored the only goal in the match to secured the victory for Nepal seeing them advanced to the second round.

In March 2024, Nepal lost to Bahrain 0-3 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match which eliminated the team from advancing to the next round.

Home stadium edit

 
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium

The team's home ground is various around the nation one of the ground being Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. Holding 15,000 spectators all of which are beautifully seated.[15] It is the biggest stadium in Nepal. It is named after Dashrath Chand, one of the martyrs of Nepal.

Most recently, the stadium was used as a primary venue for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup and the 2013 SAFF Championship, with the Halchowk Stadium hosting some of the matches as well.

Apart from sporting events, the stadium is also used as a music venue for cultural events with Bryan Adams being the most notable act that performed at the site.

Before the 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal, the stadium underwent a heavy renovation that saw several improvements such as the expansion of seats from 20,000 to 28,000.

The country also has some recently added stadiums that include Pokhara football stadium located at Pokhara Rangasala which has recently been constructed in 2021.

Team image edit

Kit evolution edit

The national team's kit employs a tricolor of red, blue, and white to reflect the colors of the national flag of Nepal. With red being used for home matches, and blue for away. The pattern in some kits reflects the triangular shaping of the flag, namely the 2013 kit. Nepal's kits are mostly template kits, as opposed to a custom team-specific kit. This is because the Nepal national team isn't lucrative enough to afford kit partnership deals with manufacturers.

Very little is known about the history prior to 1998. However, during the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, the Nepali national team hired Bijay Shah to provide technical assistance to the squad, while also acting as the assistant coach. At the time, the team didn't have printed sportswear for the tournament. After printing makeshift kits, Bijay was inspired to start a T-shirt printing company known as , where through the partnership with a US printing company, and colleagues in South Korea, they produced their first batch of kits for the national team prior to the 1999 South Asian Games.[16]

On 4 March 2019, ANFA has revealed two new jerseys for members of the national football team along with new national football anthem. The new jerseys have ANFA logo on the left where used to be national flag in the old jerseys. There is also national flag and picture of Mount Everest above the ANFA logo. This new sign is designed by Sandeep Tiwari.[17] ANFA also made provision of white jerseys for friendly matches.

In 2021, ANFA ended the contract with Kelme, the previous kit sponsor, and signed with KTM CTY.[18]

Nepal Red & Blue edit

During the ANFA Cup, the All Nepal Football Association occasionally entered two teams for Nepal; Nepal Red & Nepal Blue. This is very much akin to other South Asian teams such as Pakistan (Pakistan Green & Pakistan White, 1993 SAFF Championship; Pakistan Reds, 1976 Quaid-e-Azam exhibition matches), and Bangladesh (Bangladesh Red, 1983 President's Gold Cup). Nepal Red was a selection of Nepali players that played as the full Nepal national football team. Whereas, Nepal Blue was effectively the B-team.[19][20]

Most of the Nepali top players play in the Nepal Red team, and it is also described as "the Nepal senior team", and is captained by the regular national team captain. While Nepal Blue is described as the "second string team".

Results and fixtures edit

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 edit

28 March 2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup Nepal     1–1   Bhutan Kathmandu, Nepal
18:00 Thakuri   90' Norbu   19' Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium
31 March 2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup Nepal     2–1   Laos Kathmandu, Nepal
18:00
Sangvilay   17' Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium
15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) Friendly Philippines   1–0     Nepal Manila, Philippines
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) 2023 SAFF Championship Kuwait   3–1     Nepal Bangalore, India
15:30 UTC+5:30
Report Bista   68' Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker (Bangladesh)
24 June 2023 (2023-06-24) 2023 SAFF Championship Nepal     0–2   India Bangalore, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 12,642
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) 2023 SAFF Championship Nepal     1–0   Pakistan Bangalore, India
15:30 UTC+5:30
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) Friendly Myanmar   0–0     Nepal Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 UTC+6:30 Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) Friendly Myanmar   1–0     Nepal Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 UTC+6:30 Win Naing Tun   86' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) 2026 World Cup qualification Nepal     1–1   Laos Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45
Report
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium
Attendance: 11,235
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 2026 World Cup qualification Laos   0–1
(1–2 agg.)
    Nepal Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 9,772
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) 2026 World Cup qualification United Arab Emirates   4–0     Nepal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:45 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
21 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Nepal     0–2   Yemen Kathmandu, Nepal
Report
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 13,735
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

2024 edit

15 March 2024 Unofficial Friendly Malaysia   5–1     Nepal Shah Alam, Malaysia
Report Tamang   68' Stadium: UiTM Stadium
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 2026 World Cup qualification Nepal     0–5   Bahrain Bahrain
--:-- UTC+5:45 Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2026 World Cup qualification Bahrain   3–0     Nepal Bahrain
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
6 May 2024 Unofficial Friendly England   v     Nepal Aldershot, England
Stadium: Recreation Ground
6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) 2026 World Cup qualification Nepal     v   United Arab Emirates Suita, Japan
--:-- UTC+5:45 Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 World Cup qualification Yemen   v     Nepal Yemen
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: TBA

Coaching staff edit

As of 16 March 2023
Head coach   Vincenzo Alberto Annese
Assistant coach   Prabesh Katuwal[21]
Goalkeeping coach   Binod Dangol
Team manager   Uttam Raj Bhandari
Physiotherapist   Avishkar Pudasaini

Coaching history edit

As of 11 August 2022
Head coach Career P W D L Win % Competitions Comment Ref.
  Rudi Gutendorf 1981–82 1982 Asian Games [22]
  Jochen Figge 1984–85 1984 South Asian Games: Gold medalist [23]
  Rudi Gutendorf 1986 [22]
  Joe Kinnear 1987 1987 South Asian Games: Silver medalist [24]
  Reinhard Fabisch 1989 [25][26]
  Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1989–91 [27]
  Maheshwor Mulmi
  Holger Obermann
1991–93 1991 South Asian Games
1993 SAARC Gold Cup: Third place
Although both Obermann and Mulmi were heavily involved in the national team during these years, Obermann was hired by the All Nepal Football Association as a 'Technical Director'[28] [29]
  Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1993–94 1993 South Asian Games: Gold medalist

1994 Asian Games

  Maheshwor Mulmi 1995 1995 Bristol SAFF Gold Cup
  Yogambar Suwal 1995 1995 South Asian Games
  Bhim Thapa 1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup: Failed to qualify
  Yogambar Suwal 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify
  Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1997 1997 SAFF Gold Cup
  Yoo Kee-heung 1998 1998 Asian Games
  Torsten Spittler 1999 1999 SAFF Gold Cup: Fourth place [30]
  Stephen Constantine 1999–01 1999 South Asian Games: Silver medalist
2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament: Finalist
[31]
  Maheshwor Mulmi 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify
  Yoo Kee-heung 2003 2003 SAFF Gold Cup: Group stage
  Toshihiko Shiozawa 2005–06 2005 SAFF Gold Cup: Group stage
  Shyam Thapa 2006–07 2006 AFC Challenge Cup: Semi-final
2010 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify
[32]
  Thomas Flath 2008 2008 SAFF Championship: Group stage [33]
  Birat Krishna Shrestha 2008 2008 AFC Challenge Cup: Group stage [34]
  Krishna Thapa 2008–09 2008 Merdeka Tournament: Group stage [35]
  Yogamber Suwal 2009 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament: Champions
2010 AFC Challenge Cup: Failed to qualify
  Krishna Thapa 2009–11 2009 SAFF Championship: Group stage
  Graham Roberts 2011–12 2011 SAFF Championship: Semi-final
2014 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify
2012 AFC Challenge Cup: Group stage
Reached Round 2 in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time [36]
  Krishna Thapa 2012 2012 Nehru Cup [37]
  Jack Stefanowski 2013 2013 SAFF Championship: Semi-final
2014 AFC Challenge Cup: Failed to qualify
  Raju Kaji Shakya 2014 [38]
  Jack Stefanowski 2014–15 2018 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify [39]
  Dhruba KC 2015 [40]
  Patrick Aussems 2015–16 3 0 0 3 000 2015 SAFF Championship: Group stage [41]
  Bal Gopal Maharjan 2016 5 3 2 0 060 2016 Bangabandhu Cup: Champions Earned Nepal's first major title in 23 years [42]
  Koji Gyotoku 2016–2018 13 4 5 4 031 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup: Champions Earned Nepal's first AFC title [43]
  Bal Gopal Maharjan 2018 6 2 0 4 033 2018 SAFF Championship: Semi-final
2018 Bangabandhu Cup: Group stage
Interim Coach[44] [45]
  Johan Kalin 2019–2020[46] 6 1 2 3 017 [47]
  Bal Gopal Maharjan 2020–21[46] 5 1 3 1 020
  Abdullah Al Mutairi 2021–2022 18 5 2 11 028 2021 SAFF Championship runner up [48]
  Pradip Humagain 2022 1 1 0 0 100 - Interim Coach [49]
  Prabesh Katuwal[50] 2022 1 1 0 0 100
  Vincenzo Alberto Annese 2023 10 3 3 4 33 2023 SAFF Championship: Group stage

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round matches against   Bahrain on 21 and 26 March 2024, respectively.[51]

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2024 after the game against   Bahrain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kiran Chemjong (captain) (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34) 100 0   Punjab
1GK Abishek Baral (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 23) 0 0   Kathmandu Rayzrs
1GK Bishal Sunar (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Friends Club

2DF Abhishek Limbu 2 0   Chyasal Youth Club
2DF Saubhagya Rai (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 (age 26) 2 0   Pokhara Thunders
2DF Sanish Shrestha (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 23) 15 0   Lalitpur City
2DF Chhiring Lama (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 21) 3 0   Jhapa
2DF Ananta Tamang (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) 62 4   Lalitpur City
2DF Sumit Shrestha (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Jhapa
2DF Ajay Chaudhury (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0   New Road Team

3MF Laken Limbu (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 21) 11 0   Jhapa
3MF Utsav Rai (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20) 6 0   Chitwan
3MF Manish Dangi (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 22) 31 4   Rayong
3MF Bharat Khawas (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 32) 60 10   Tribhuwan Army Club
3MF Mani Kumar Lama (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) 2 0   Butwal Lumbini
3MF Rohan Karki (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Dhangadhi
3MF Bishal Basnet (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 21) 1 0   Khumaltar

4FW Anjan Bista (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 25) 65 13   Fortis FC
4FW Gillespye Jung Karki (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 25) 7 0   Butwal Lumbini
4FW Hisub Thapaliya (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25) 8 0   Kathmandu Rayzrs
4FW Sanjeeb Bista (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Pokhara Thunders
4FW Dinesh Henjan (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 23) 6 0   Lalitpur City
4FW Samir Tamang (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Free agent

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have been called up to a Nepal squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Deep Karki (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26) 5 0   Birgunj United 2026 WCQ R2
GK Bishal Shrestha (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 31) 1 0   Chitwan 2023 SAFF Championship

DF Yogesh Gurung (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Jhapa 2026 WCQ R2
DF Anjan Rai 1 0   Kathmandu Rayzrs 2026 WCQ R2
DF Amrit Shrestha (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 27) 2 0   Chitwan 2026 WCQ R2
DF Arik Bista (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24) 25 0   Shillong Lajong FC 2026 WCQ R2
DF Rohit Chand (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) 90 0   Persik Kediri 2026 WCQ R2
DF Devendra Tamang (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 30) 19 0   Dhangadhi 2023 SAFF Championship
DF Nishan Khadka (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27) 3 0   Sankata 2023 SAFF Championship
DF Bimal Panday (1990-01-21) 21 January 1990 (age 34) 3 0   Tribhuwan Army Club 2023 SAFF Championship
DF Simanta Thapa (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 26) 1 0   Birgunj United 2023 SAFF Championship
DF Padam Bhattarai (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Brigade Boys Three Nations Cup
DF Bikash Khawas (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 22) 11 0 Free agent Three Nations Cup
DF Aditya Chaudhary (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 27) 23 0   Manang Marshyangdi Three Nations Cup

MF Sesehang Aangdembe (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 23) 9 0   Lalitpur City 2026 WCQ R2
MF Nishan Hamal (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) 0 0   Nepzum 2026 WCQ R2
MF Kritish Ratna Chhunju 0 0   Dhangadhi 2026 WCQ R2
MF Pujan Uparkoti (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 27) 23 0   Free agent 2023 SAFF Championship
MF Nabin Lama (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32) 6 0   Ilam De Mechi 2023 SAFF Championship
MF Awas Lamichhane (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) 9 0   Nepal A.P.F. Club v.   Laos, 17 October 2023
MF Kamal Thapa (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 25) 3 0   Himalayan Sherpa Three Nations Cup

FW Aashish Chaudhary (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23) 9 1   Machhindra 2026 WCQ R2
FW Rajesh Pariyar (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 24) 1 0   Chitwan 2026 WCQ R2
FW Ayush Ghalan (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) 24 2   Pokhara Thunders 2026 WCQ R2

Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby.
  • RET = Retired from the national team.
  • SUS = Serving suspension.
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records edit

As of 26 March 2024[52]
Players in bold are still active with Nepal.

Most appearances edit

 
Kiran Chemjong is Nepal's highest capped player with 100 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Kiran Chemjong 100 0 2008–present
2 Raju Kaji Shakya 91 0 1982–1997
3 Rohit Chand 90 0 2009–present
4 Biraj Maharjan 76 1 2008–2021
5 Sagar Thapa 66 1 2003–2015
6 Anjan Bista 65 13 2014–present
7 Ananta Tamang 62 4 2015–present
8 Bharat Khawas 61 10 2008–present
9 Nawayug Shrestha 54 10 2015–present
10 Anil Gurung 53 10 2007–2017
Ju Manu Rai 53 11 2006–2015
Sandip Rai 53 4 2008–2015

Top goalscorers edit

 
Anjan Bista is Nepal's joint-top scorer with 13 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Nirajan Rayamajhi 13 21 0.62 2000–2008
Hari Khadka 13 39 0.33 1995–2006
Anjan Bista 13 65 0.2 2014–present
4 Ju Manu Rai 11 53 0.21 2006–2015
5 Nawayug Shrestha 10 54 0.19 2015–present
Anil Gurung 10 53 0.19 2007–2017
Bharat Khawas 10 61 0.16 2008–present
8 Bimal Gharti Magar 9 44 0.2 2012–present
9 Basanta Thapa 8 34 0.24 1998–2006
10 Naresh Joshi 6 15 0.4 1997–2000

Competitive record edit

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA World Cup edit

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1930 to 1970 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1974 to 1982 Did not enter Did not enter
  1986 Did not qualify 3rd (Group 3A) 4 0 1 3 0 11 −11 1
  1990 4th (Group 4) 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0
  1994 Did not enter Did not enter
  1998 Did not qualify 4th (Group 4) 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1
    2002 3rd (Group 6) 6 2 0 4 13 25 −12 6
  2006 Withdrew Withdrew
  2010 Did not qualify Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
  2014 Round 2 4 2 1 1 8 11 −3 7
  2018 Round 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
  2022 Round 2 8 2 0 6 4 22 −18 6
      2026 TBD 6 1 1 4 2 15 –13 4
      2030 To be determined
  2034
Total 0/13 8/22 44 7 5 32 29 137 −108 26

AFC Asian Cup edit

AFC Asian Cup finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  1956 Not an AFC member Not an AFC member
  1960
  1964
  1968
  1972 Withdrew Withdrew
  1976
  1980
  1984 Did not qualify 5th (Group 2) 4 0 0 4 0 30 −30 0
  1988 5th (Group 3) 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
  1992 Withdrew Withdrew
  1996 Did not qualify 4th (Group 5) 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0
  2000 4th (Group 5) 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
  2004 4th (Group E) 8 1 0 7 4 45 -41 3
        2007 Withdrew Withdrew
  2011 Did not qualify Withdrew and berth unsecured[a]
  2015 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
  2019 Round 1[b] 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
  2023 Round 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
  2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 30 2 2 26 10 129 −119 8

AFC Challenge Cup edit

AFC Challenge Cup record AFC Challenge Cup qualification record
Year Result Pts Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts Result Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  2006 Semi-finals 7 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 7 No qualification tournament
  2008 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 +3 3 1st (Group D) 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
  2010 Did not qualify 2nd (Group C) 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 2
  2012 Round 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 2nd (Group D) 3 1 1 1 1 1 +0 4
  2014 Did not qualify 3rd (Group D) 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
Total 3/5 10 7 1 3 7 8 10 −2 10 4/4 10 4 4 2 12 6 +6 16

AFC Solidarity Cup edit

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
  2016 Champions 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10
2020 Cancelled
Total 1/1 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10

SAFF Championship edit

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
  1993 Third place 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
  1995 Fourth place 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
  1997 Round 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
  1999 Fourth place 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 3
  2003 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
  2005 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
    2008 Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
  2009 Round 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
  2011 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
  2013 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
  2015 Round 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
  2018 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
  2021 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 5 7 –2 7
  2023 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3
Total 12/12 46 14 7 25 50 67 -17 49

Olympic Games edit

Year Result Q Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
  1896 No football tournament held
  1900 Not an IOC Member
  1904
  1908
  1912
  1920
  1924
  1928
  1932 No football tournament held
  1936 Not an IOC Member
  1948
  1952
  1956
  1960
  1964 Did not enter
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984
  1988
  1992
  1996
Age bar restriction after 1996, U23s only
  2000 Did not enter
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016 Did not qualify
  2020
Total 0/27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Games edit

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
  1951 Not an IOC Member
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966 Withdrew
  1970
  1974
  1978
  1982 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
  1986 Round 1 4 0 0 4 0 17 −17 0
  1990 Withdrew
  1994 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
  1998 Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only
Total 4/13 12 0 0 12 1 52 −51 0

South Asian Games edit

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
  1984   Gold 4 3 0 1 13 7 +6 6[c]
  1985   Bronze 3 2 0 1 3 4 –1 4[c]
  1987   Silver 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 4[c]
  1989 4th 3 0 2 1 1 2 –1 2
  1991 4th 3 0 1 2 2 5 –3 1
  1993   Gold 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 7
  1995 4th 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
  1999   Silver 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 9
Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only
Total 2 titles 27 12 4 11 43 32 +11 36

Other tournaments edit

In these tournaments, Nepal was sometimes fielded as 'ANFA XI', 'Nepal XI', or 'Nepal Sports Development Authority' despite being the de facto national football team endorsed by the ANFA.[citation needed]

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts Team Name[d]
  1975 DCM Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
  1979 President's Gold Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
  1979 Agatha Gold Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
  1979 Aga Khan Gold Cup Round 1 4 0 1 3 2 14 1
  1981 President's Gold Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
  1981 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
  1981 King's Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
  1982 Darjeeling Gold Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
  1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup 6th 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 4[c]
  1982 King's Cup Round 1 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7 2[c]
  1982 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament Runners-up 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4[c]
  1983 Merdeka Tournament[53] Round 1 5 0 0 5 0 14 –14 0
  1983 President's Gold Cup Round 1 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
  1984 ANFA Cup Runners-up - - - - - - - -
  1985 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup Round 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 −9 1
  1986 Panchayat Silver Jubilee Cup 4th 5 1 1 3 2 6 −4 3
  1986 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup 5th 3 1 1 3 4 17 −13 5
  1986 ANFA Cup Runners-up 4 2 1 1 unknown[54] 3
  1987 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup Round 1 unknown[55] unclear whether National team[55]
  1987 ANFA Cup Champions unknown[56]
  1989 Aga Khan Gold Cup - - - - - - - - -
  1989 ANFA Cup Runners-up 4 2 0 2 3 6 –2 4[c]
  1995 Airlines Gold Cup Unknown - - - - - - - -
  1997 Governor's Gold Cup[clarification needed] Champions - - - - - - -
  1998 Governor's Gold Cup[57] Champions 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 ANFA XI
  1998 Durand Cup[58] Round 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Nepal XI
  1999 Bangabandhu Cup Round 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
  2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament Runners-up 2 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7 Nepal Red
  2008 Merdeka Tournament Round 1 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
  2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament Champions 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10 Nepal Red
  2012 Nehru Cup Round 1 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
  2016 Bangabandhu Cup Champions 5 3 2 0 8 1 +7 11
  2018 Bangabandhu Cup Group Stage 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 11
  2021 Three Nations Cup Champions 3 1 2 0 1 1 +1 11
Total 6 titles 69 23 14 38 55 128 2 66
**Former rules, win = 2pts.

Head-to-head record edit

Updated 21 November 2023 after match against   Yemen

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
  Afghanistan 6 3 1 2 10 4 +6
  Australia 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8
  Bangladesh 28 9 5 14 23 34 −11
  Bhutan 15 13 2 0 45 7 +38
  Brunei 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
  Cambodia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
  China 4 0 0 4 2 31 −29
  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4
  Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  India 23 2 4 17 9 41 −32
  Indonesia 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9
  Iran 5 0 0 5 0 25 −25
  Iraq 4 0 0 4 5 22 −17
  Japan 5 0 0 5 0 28 −28
  Jordan 4 0 1 4 1 18 -17
  Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10
  Kuwait 9 0 1 8 2 33 −31
  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2
  Laos 6 4 2 0 9 6 +3
  Malaysia 7 0 1 6 0 23 −23
  Macau 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9
  Maldives 17 5 4 8 20 23 −3
  Mauritius 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
  Myanmar 5 0 1 4 0 10 −10
  North Korea 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10
  Northern Mariana Islands 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
  Oman 12 0 0 12 3 50 −47
  Pakistan 22 9 5 8 23 25 −2
  Palestine 4 0 2 2 0 3 −3
  Philippines 7 1 1 5 2 15 −13
  Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7
  Sri Lanka 17 4 7 6 20 25 −5
  Singapore 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12
  South Korea 8 0 0 8 1 55 −54
  Syria 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5
  Tajikistan 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6
  Thailand 8 0 0 8 3 21 -18
  Tibet 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6
  East Timor 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6
  Turkmenistan 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8
  United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15
  Vietnam 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7
  Yemen 5 0 1 4 1 9 −8
Total 271 67 43 161 235 625 −390

Honours edit

Continental edit

Regional edit

Invitational edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Withdrew from qualification and failed to qualify for 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Also part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
  3. ^ a b c d e f g prior to the Three points for a win rule
  4. ^ unless otherwise noted, the team played as the Nepal National Football Team

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