Nepal Army Club

Nepal Army Club
Sport Cricket
Football
Founded 1951 (1951)
League National League Cricket
Martyr's Memorial A-Division
Based in Kathmandu
Stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium (Football)
Owner(s) Nepalese Army
President COAS Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana
Head coach Arun Aryal (Cricket)
National League Cricket wins 1 (2015) (One Day)
1 (2013) (Twenty20)
Website http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/

Nepal Army Club, previously known as Tribhuvan Army Club, is the departmental Army sporting club of Nepal. In cricket they play top domestic league National League Cricket, whereas in football they currently play in the top division of the country Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.

History

The departmental army team under the name of Army XI had won the fourth A-division league in 1957/58. It has placed in between second to fifth position in the league in recent years.

Style of Play

The army is known for their intensity game and speed.

Cricket League

Nepal Army Club is one of the three departmental teams to play in National League Cricket. Other nine regional teams along with APF Club compete with Nepal Army Club in the league. APF formed a cricket team in September 2010.[1] Binod Bhandari is the current captain and Arun Aryal is the coach of the team.

Players

The following list contains the players in Nepal Army's squad for the 2015 National One Day Cricket Tournament:

Current Football squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
10 Nepal FW Bharat Khawas
Nepal GK Bikash Malla
Nepal DF Chun Bahadur Thapa
Nepal DF Ram Kumar Biswas
Nepal MF Tanka Basnet
No. Position Player
15 Nepal MF Raju Tamang
Nepal FW Santosh Dayal
Nepal Santosh Nepali
Nepal Hiranya Magar
10 Nepal FW Bharat Khawas
Nepal MF Dip Lama
Nepal MF Padam Moktan
Nepal DF Deepak Gurung

Honours

2011: Runners-up[2]

See also

Nepalese Army
Nepal Police Club
APF Club
Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

External links

References

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