Nepal national football team

Nepal

Nickname(s)	The Gorkhalis Nepal Red
Association	All Nepal Football Association
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Koji Gyotoku[1]
Captain	Biraj Maharjan
Top scorer	Amash Khadka Nirajan Rayamajhi (45 goals each)
Home stadium	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code	NEP
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	180 1 (5 May 2016)
Highest	124 (December 1993, 15 February 1994)
Lowest	196 (January 2016)
Elo ranking
Current	175 1[2]
Highest	171 (23 November 1987)
Lowest	210 (1 May 1999)
First international
China PR 6–2 Nepal (Beijing, China; October 13, 1972)[3]
Biggest win
Nepal 7–0 Bhutan  (Kathmandu, Nepal; September 26, 1999)[4]
Biggest defeat
South Korea 16–0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)[3]

The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Tripureswhor, Kathmandu.

History

Origins (1921-1963)

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 organised. In 1951, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) was founded, and this saw the formation of the Nepal national football team.

Emergence (1963-1970)

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.^[5] 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 the match was lost 0–7. Two days later, Nepal played the Dhaka Wonders, a local West Pakistani team. Though 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. The goal scorer, Prakash Bikram Shah, became the first Nepali to score on foreign soil.^[6] The goal took place at the 19th minute.

Modernisation & golden generation (1970-1999)

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 October 13, 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 Nepalese FA's endeavours to raise the standard of football among the players of a nation that has an official per capita income of just The woes of Nepalese football, however, have been immensely relieved by FIFA's determination to promote football in Nepal through youth programmes.

In the mid-1980s, FIFA provided financial assistance and sent a number of coaches to help Nepal launch its first youth programme, 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 programme 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 programme. Despite Nepal being considered among the lower ranked nations, Nepal have 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.^[7] 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)

The Nepali football came across a forgettable two years from 2001-2003 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 in 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 Nepalese team has only played 26 nations outside of South Asia, but it has defeated all of the country's South Asian neighbours 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 Korea Republic, 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 Nepalese national and youth teams failing to achieve any noticeable success at 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 Asian Cup qualifiers as well as the SAFF Championship until 2006.

Home stadium

Dashrath Rangasala

The team's home ground is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureswor, Kathmandu, Nepal. Holding 65,000 spectators all of which are beautifully seated. 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 Dasarath Rangasala underwent heavy renovation that saw several improvements such as the expansion of seats from 40,000 to 65,000.

Team image

Nepal Red & Blue

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 were a selection of Nepalese players that played as the full Nepal national football team. Whereas, Nepal Blue was effectively the B-team.^[8][9]

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".

Kit evolution

The national team's kit employs a tricolour of red, blue, and white to reflect the colours of the national flag of Nepal. With red being used for home matches, and blue for away. The pattern in some kits reflect the triangular shaping of 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 Nepalese 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 Attsh, 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.^[10] Today, Attsh acts as the main kit distributor for the national team, with adidas being the primary manufacturer of choice.

1st Kit

	1981 0	1983 (1983 PM)	1989 0

	1993 (1993 SAG)	1993 (SAARC GC)	1994 (1994 AG)	1995–1996 (1995 SGC)	1995 (1995 SAG)	1997 (1998 WCQ)	1998 (1998 AG)	1999 (2000 OGQ)	1999 (1999 SGC)

	1999–2002 (1999 SAG)	2003 (2003 SGC)	2003 (2004 ACQ)	2004–2005 (2005 SGC)	2006 (2006 ACC)	2007 (2010 WQA)	2008 (2008 ACC)	2009 (2009 SC)	2011–2012 (SC & ACC)	2013–2014 (2013 SC)

2nd Kit

	1984 (1984 SAG)	1993 (1993 SAG)	1993 (SAARC GC)	1997 (1998 WCQ)	1997 0	1999 (2000 OGQ)

	1999–2000 (1999 SAG)	2003 (2004 ACQ)	2004–2005 (2005 SGC)	2006 (2006 ACC)	2007 (2010 WCQ)	2008 (2008 ACC)	2009 (2009 SC)	2011–2012 (SC & ACC)	2013–2014 (2013 SC)

Recent results and fixtures

Results accurate up to 22 January 2016.^[11]

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	competition
29 March 2016	Malaysia U-22	D	1–1	Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Seremban, Malaysia	Exhibition Match (International Friendly)
22 January 2016	Bahrain U-23	W	3–0	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	2016 Bangabandhu Cup (Final)
19 January 2016	Maldives	W	4–1	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	2016 Bangabandhu Cup (Semi-finals)
14 January 2016	Bangladesh	D	0–0	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	2016 Bangabandhu Cup
13 January 2016	Sri Lanka	W	1–0	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	2016 Bangabandhu Cup
9 January 2016	Felda United F.C.	D	0–0	Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore, Bangladesh	2016 Bangabandhu Cup
27 December 2015	India	L	1–4	Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum, India	2015 SAFF Championship
23 December 2015	Sri Lanka	L	0–1	Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum, India	2015 SAFF Championship
16 December 2015	Bangladesh	L	0–1	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Exhibition match (International friendly)
31 August 2015	India	D	0–0	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India	Exhibition match (International friendly)
23 August 2015	Manang Marshyangdi Club	D	1–1	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (International friendly)
14 August 2015	Nepal (U19)	D	0–0	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (International friendly)
17 March 2015	India	D	0–0	Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
12 March 2015	India	L	0–2	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
31 October 2014	Philippines	L	0–3	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Exhibition match (International friendly)
25 June 2014	Indonesia	L	0–2	Gajayana Stadium, Malang, Indonesia	Exhibition match (International friendly)
20 June 2014	Nepal (U16)	W	1–0	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
11 April 2014	Philippines	L	0–3	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Exhibition match (International friendly)
25 March 2014	Yemen	L	0–2	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Exhibition match (International friendly)

* Nepal score always listed first

      Win       Draw       Loss

Coaching staff

Head Coach	Koji Gyotoku
Assistant Coach(es)	Hari Khadka Birat Jung Shahi Bal Gopal Maharjan
Goalkeeping Coach	Upendra Man Singh Mrigendra Prasad Mishra
Technical Director	Takeda Chiaki[12]
Physio	Suraj Bhusal

Players

Current squad

The following 23-man squad was announced for the friendly aganist Malaysia under 23 national football team Caps and goals accurate as of 23 March 2016

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	GK	Kiran Chemjong	20 March 1990	48	0	Three Star Club
1	GK	Bikesh Kuthu	24 June 1993	7	0	Nepal Army Club
20	GK	Bishal Shrestha	Unknown (age 22)	0	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
2	DF	Rabin Shrestha	17 May 1991	37	0	Nepal Police Club
3	DF	Biraj Maharjan	15 November 1990	56	1	Manang Marshyangdi Club
30	DF	Bijay Dhimal	1 March 1992	29	0	Three Star Club
4	DF	DevendraTamang	14 January 1998	6	0	Jhapa IX
23	DF	Ranjit Dhimal	14 April 1991	5	0	Three Star Club
6	DF	Dinesh Rajbanshi	19 April 1996	6	0	Kailali IX
19	DF	Jitendra Karki	Unknown (age 28)	4	0	Nepal Army Club
14	DF	Kamal Shrestha	"unknown"(age 19)	4	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
5	DF	Man Bahadur Tamang	14 August 1998	2	0	ANFA Academy
24	MF	Sunil Bal	1 January 1998	1	0	Bijay Youth Club
12	MF	Prakash Budhatoki	29 August 1989	13	0	Three Star Club
17	MF	Sujal Shrestha	Unknown (age 25)	2	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
11	MF	Heman Gurung	27 February 1996	4	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
7	MF	Jagajeet Shrestha	7 August 1993	30	1	Three Star Club
8	MF	Bishal Rai	6 June 1993	5	2	Manang Marshyangdi Club
10	FW	Bharat Khawas	23 September 1988	45	10	Nepal Army Club
27	FW	Suman Lama	Unknown (age 23)	3	0	APF Club
25	FW	Bishwas Shrestha	26 January 1998	11	4	Manang Marshyangdi Club
9	FW	Ranjan Bista	15 May 1998	6	0	APF Club
18	FW	Nawayug Shrestha	Unknown (age 25)	11	10	Nepal Army Club

Recent Call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Bikash Malla	15 August 1986	17	0	Nepal Army Club	v. Indonesia, 21 June 2014
GK	Amrit Chaudhary	23 April 1994	0	0	APF Club	v. Bahrain U23,22 January 2016
GK	Alan Neupane	27 January 1994	0	0	Three Star Club	v. Bahrain U23,22 January 2016
DF	Sabindra Shrestha	January 5, 1992	2	0	Unattached	v. Philippines, April 11, 2014
DF	Ajit Bhandari		0	0	Nepal Police Club	v. India, August 31, 2015
DF	Ananta Tamang	17 January 1998	3	0	Marbella United	v. Bahrain U23,Janauary 22,2016
DF	Rohit Chand	1 March 1992	42	0	T-Team FC	v. India,December 27, 2015
DF	Aditya Chaudhary	19 April 1996	1	0	APF Club	v. Bahrain U23,January 22, 2016
MF	Tej Tamang	14 July 1998	0	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club	v. Bahrain U23,22 January 2016
MF	Jangbu Sherpa	19 April 1997	0	0	ANFA	v. Bahrain U23,22 January 2016
MF	Bikram Lama	23 February 1989	13	0	Persepam Madura Utama	v. Bahrain U23, 22 January 2016
MF	Bhola Silwal	4 January 1987	26	2	Nepal Police Club	v. India, August 31, 2015
MF	Hemanta Thapa Magar	6 January 1998	0	0	Far Western FC	v. India, August 31, 2015
MF	Sushil KC	23 April 1990	0	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club	v. India, August 31, 2015
MF	Raju Tamang	27 October 1985	35	2	Nepal Army Club	v. India, August 31, 2015
FW	Anil Gurung	23 October 1988	45	9	Manang Marshyangdi Club	v. India, December 27, 2015
FW	Bimal Gharti Magar	26 January 1998	17	4	Marbella United	v. Bahrain U23, January 22, 2016
FW	Anjan Bista	22 July 1998	5	1	Marbella United	v. Bahrain U23, January 22, 2016
FW	Bharat Shah		0	0	Nepal Police Club	v. India, August 31, 2015
FW	Ju Manu Rai	1 March 1983	29	11	Nepal Police Club	v. India, August 31, 2015
FW	Asim Jung Karki	13 March 1992	1	0	Boys Union Club	v. Philippines, October 31, 2014

Coaching history

Manager	Career	P	W	D	L	Win %	PPG	Competitions	Comment
Rudi Gutendorf[13]	1981–82	0	0	0	0	—	0	1982 Asian Games
Jochen Figge[14]	1984–85	0	0	0	0	—	0	1984 South Asian Games–gold
Rudi Gutendorf[13]	1986	0	0	0	0	—	0
Joe Kinnear[15]	1987	0	0	0	0	—	0	1987 South Asian Games–silver
Reinhard Fabisch[16]	?	0	0	0	0	—	0
Dhan Bahadur Basnet[17]	1989–91	0	0	0	0	—	0
Maheshwor Mulmi Holger Obermann[18]	1991–93	0	0	0	0	—	0	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, ANFA could only afford to keep Obermann as a 'Technical Director' despite being the de facto manager.[19]
Dhan Bahadur Basnet	1993–94	0	0	0	0	—	0	1993 South Asian Games–gold 1994 Asian Games
Maheshwor Mulmi	1995	0	0	0	0	—	0	1995 Bristol SAFF Gold Cup
Yogambar Suwal	1995	0	0	0	0	—	0	1995 South Asian Games
Bhim Thapa	1996	0	0	0	0	—	0	1996 AFC Asian Cup–failed to qualify
Yogambar Suwal	1997	0	0	0	0	—	0	1998 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Dhan Bahadur Basnet	1997	0	0	0	0	—	0	1997 SAFF Gold Cup
Yoo Kee-Heung	1998	0	0	0	0	—	0	1998 Asian Games
Torsten Spittler[20]	1999	0	0	0	0	—	0	1999 SAFF Gold Cup–4th
Stephen Constantine[21]	1999–01	0	0	0	0	—	0	1999 South Asian Games–silver 2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament–finalist
Maheshwor Mulmi	2001	0	0	0	0	—	0	2002 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Yoo Kee-Heung	2003	0	0	0	0	—	0	2003 SAFF Gold Cup–group stage
Toshihiko Shiozawa	2005–06	0	0	0	0	—	0	2005 SAFF Gold Cup–group stage
Shyam Thapa[22]	2006–07	0	0	0	0	—	0	2006 AFC Challenge Cup–semi final 2010 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Thomas Flath[23]	2008	0	0	0	0	—	0	2008 SAFF Championship–group stages
Birat Krishna Shrestha[24]	2008	0	0	0	0	—	0	2008 AFC Challenge Cup–group stages
Krishna Thapa[25]	2008–09	0	0	0	0	—	0	2008 Merdeka Tournament–group stages
Yogamber Suwal	2009	0	0	0	0	—	0	2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament–champions 2010 AFC Challenge Cup–failed to qualify
Krishna Thapa	2009–11	0	0	0	0	—	0	2009 SAFF Championship–group stages
Graham Roberts[26]	2011–12	0	0	0	0	—	0	2011 SAFF Championship–semi-final 2014 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify 2012 AFC Challenge Cup–group stages
Krishna Thapa[27]	2012*	0	0	0	0	—	0	2012 Nehru Cup
Jack Stefanowski	2013	0	0	0	0	—	0	2013 SAFF Championship–semi-final 2014 AFC Challenge Cup–failed to qualify
Raju Kaji Shakya[28]	2014*	0	0	0	0	—	0	Exhibition matches (Vs. Philippines)
Jack Stefanowski[29]	2014–15	0	0	0	0	—	0	2018 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Dhruba KC[30]	2015*	0	0	0	0	—	0	Exhibition matches (Vs. India)
Patrick Aussems[31]	2015–16	3	0	0	3	00	0	2015 SAFF Championship–group stages
Bal Gopal Maharjan[32]	2016	5	3	2	0	60	2.2	2016 Bangabandhu Cup–champions
Koji Gyotoku[33]	2016–	1	0	1	0	00	0	Exhibition matches

Competitive record

All time team record

International record (ignoring friendlies) against all nations, correct as of 9 March 2011.^[2]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost  Afghanistan 6 3 1 2  Bangladesh 21 6 3 12  Bhutan 12 12 0 0  Brunei 1 0 0 1  Cambodia 1 1 0 0  China PR 1 0 0 1  Hong Kong 2 1 1 0  Indonesia 1 0 0 1  India 14 3 1 10  Iran 5 0 0 5  Iraq 3 0 0 3  Japan 3 0 0 3  Jordan 2 0 1 1  Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2  Kuwait 4 0 0 4  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 1 1  Macau 5 3 1 1  Malaysia 6 0 1 5  Maldives 13 4 4 5  Myanmar 2 0 0 2  North Korea 3 0 0 3  Oman 11 0 0 11  Pakistan 14 6 5 3  Palestine 3 0 2 1  Philippines 2 0 0 2  Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1  Singapore 4 0 1 3  South Korea 7 0 0 7  Sri Lanka 16 3 7 6  Syria 1 0 0 1  Thailand 3 0 0 3 Timor-Leste 2 2 0 0  Turkmenistan 1 0 0 1  United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1  Vietnam 2 0 0 2  Yemen 1 0 0 1

Competition history

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup finals record											FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1930	Non-FIFA Member										Non-FIFA Member
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970	Withdrew										Withdrew
1974
1978
1982
1986	Did not Qualify									3rd (Group 3A)	1	4	0	1	3	0	11	−11
1990										4th (Group 4)	0	6	0	0	6	0	28	−28
1994	Withdrew										Withdrew
1998	Did not Qualify									4th (Group 4)	1	6	0	1	5	2	19	−17
2002										3rd (Group 6)	6	6	2	0	4	13	25	−12
2006	Withdrew										Withdrew
2010	Did not Qualify									Round 1	0	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
2014										Round 2	7	4	2	1	1	7	11	−4
2018										Round 1	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2
2022	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	TBD	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	0/21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7/21	16	30	4	4	22	22	100	–78

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup finals record											AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Host/Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1956	Non-AFC Member										Non-AFC Member
1960
1964
1968
1972	Withdrew										Withdrew
1976
1980
1984	Did Not Qualify									5th (Group 2)	0	4	0	0	4	0	30	–30
1988										5th (Group 3)	1	4	0	1	3	0	7	–7
1992	Withdrew										Withdrew
1996	Did Not Qualify									4th (Group 5)	0	6	0	0	6	2	26	–24
2000										4th (Group 5)	3	4	1	0	3	3	13	−10
2004										4th (Group E)	3	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
2007	Withdrew										Withdrew
2011	Did Not Qualify									Withdrew & Berth Unsecured*
2015										3rd (Group D)**	4	3	1	1	1	6	2	+4
2019										Round 1***	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	12	25	3	3	19	15	82	–67

*Withdrew from qualification, & failed to qualify for 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.
**Failed to qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.
***Also part of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

AFC Challenge Cup

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

SAFF Championship

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1993	3rd	2	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1
1995	Semi-Final	2	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1
1997	Round 1	0	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4
1999	4th	3	4	1	0	3	6	9	-3
2003	Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1
2005	Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1
2008	Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	5	9	-4
2009	Round 1	4	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2
2011	Semi-Final	5	4	1	2	1	3	3	0
2013	Semi-Final	7	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2
2015	Round 1	0	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4
2017	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	10/10	32	34	8	8	18	35	50	-15

Olympic Games

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Q
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Non-IOC Member
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Non-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.
Total	-	0/25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Asian Games

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1951	Non-IOC Member
1954
1958
1962
1966	Withdrew
1970
1974
1978
1982	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8
1986	Round 1	0	4	0	0	4	0	17	−17
1990	Withdrew
1994	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	0	20	−20
1998	Round 1	0	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Age bar restriction after 1998, U23s only.
Total	0	0	12	0	0	12	1	52	−51

South Asian Games

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1984	Gold	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Bronze	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Silver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	No medal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	No medal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Gold	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	No medal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Silver	9	5	3	0	2	12	7	+5
Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only.
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Other tournaments

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.

Host/Year	Result	Pts**	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1975 DCM Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979 President's Gold Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979 Agatha Gold Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979 Aga Khan Gold Cup	Round 1	1	4	0	1	3	2	14	–12
1981 President's Gold Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981 King's Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982 Darjeeling Gold Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup	6th	4	6	1	2	3	3	9	-6
1982 King's Cup	Round 1	2	4	1	0	3	2	9	-7
1982 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament	Runner up	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983 Merdeka Tournament	Round 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983 President's Gold Cup	Round 1	0	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5
1984 ANFA Cup	Runner up	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup	Round 1	1	0	0	0	2	0	9	-9
1986 Panchayat Silver Jubilee Cup	Semi-final	3	3	1	1	2	1	4	–3
1986 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup	5th	5	3	1	1	3	4	17	-13
1986 ANFA Cup	Runner up	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup	Round 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987 ANFA Cup	Champions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989 Aga Khan Gold Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989 ANFA Cup	Runner up	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995 Airlines Gold Cup	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997 Governor's Gold Cup	Champion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	–
1998 Governor's Gold Cup	Champion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	–
1998 Durand Cup	Round 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	–
1999 Bangabandhu Cup	Round 1	0	2	0	0	2	1	3	–2
2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament	Runner up	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	–
2008 Merdeka Tournament	Round 1	1	3	0	1	2	3	9	–6
2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament	Champions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	–
2012 Nehru Cup	Round 1	1	4	0	1	3	1	9	-8
2016 Bangabandhu Cup	Champions	11	5	3	2	0	8	1	+7
Total	5 Titles	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

**Former rules, win = 2pts.

Honours

• Champion of Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2016
• Champion of 2016 South Asian Games

See also

• All Nepal Football Association
• Nepal women's national football team
• Nepal national under-17 football team
• Nepal national under-20 football team
• Nepal national under-23 football team

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