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Nepal
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Gorkhalis
AssociationAll Nepal Football Association (ANFA)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
CaptainKiran Chemjong
Most capsKiran Chemjong (104)
Top scorerHari Khadka
Nirajan Rayamajhi
Anjan Bista (13)
Home stadiumDasharath Stadium
FIFA codeNEP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 176 Steady (24 October 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)

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.

History

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Origins (1921–1993)

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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)

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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)

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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.

1984 South Asian Games gold medal winning Nepal national team

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)

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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).

In 2002, Nepal also faced a 7 match football series against Afghanistan and Afghanistan defeated Nepal 7-0 in that series.[6]

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)

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Nepal playing XI against India at the 2021 SAFF Championship final

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.[7][8]

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.[9] Nepal had two successful draws against much stronger Philippines and Yemen at home, both ended 0–0.[10][11] However, as the team lost to Tajikistan twice[12][13] and away loss to the Philippines[14] and Yemen,[15] 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 and managed to reach the tournament final where they were defeated 0–3 by India.

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 secure 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

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Main article: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
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.[16] 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

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Kit evolution

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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.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19]

Nepal Red & Blue

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See also: Nepal national football B team

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.[20][21]

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

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Main article: Nepal national football team results (2010–present)
See also: Nepal national football team results

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

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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
Attendance: 3,640
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
21 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Nepal    0–2  Yemen Kathmandu, Nepal
19:00 UTC+5:45 Report
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 13,735
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

2024

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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 Riffa, Bahrain
22:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 5,041
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2026 World Cup qualification Bahrain  3–0    Nepal Riffa, Bahrain
22:00 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)
6 May 2024 Unofficial Friendly England C England 2–0    Nepal Aldershot, England
 Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Tom Owen (Wales)
6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) 2026 World Cup qualification Nepal    0–4  United Arab Emirates Dammam, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 World Cup qualification Yemen  2–2    Nepal Dammam, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 905
Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)
13 November Friendly Tajikistan  4–0    Nepal Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5 Mabatshoev 19', 45'
A.Dzhalilov 29', 50'		 Report Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
16 November Friendly Nepal    2–0  Afghanistan Dushanbe,Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

2025

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25 March 2027 ACQ – 3R Nepal    v TBD Nepal
10 June 2027 ACQ – 3R TBD v    Nepal TBD
9 October 2027 ACQ – 3R TBD v    Nepal TBD
14 October 2027 ACQ – 3R Nepal    v TBD Nepal
18 November 2027 ACQ – 3R TBD v    Nepal TBD

2026

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31 March 2027 ACQ – 3R Nepal    v TBD Nepal

Coaching staff

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As of September 2024
Team manager Nepal Uttam Raj Bhandari
Head coach
Assistant coach Nepal Chetan Ghimire
Goalkeeping coach Nepal Manish Timilsina
Physiotherapist Nepal Avishkar Pudasaini
Kit Manager Nepal Bikash Gurung

Coaching history

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As of September 2024
Head coach Career P W D L Win % Competitions Comment Ref.
West Germany Rudi Gutendorf 1981–82 — − − − — 1982 Asian Games [22]
West Germany Jochen Figge 1984–85 — − − − — 1984 South Asian Games: Gold medalist [23]
West Germany Rudi Gutendorf 1986 — − − − — [22]
Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear 1987 — − − − — 1987 South Asian Games: Silver medalist [24]
West Germany Reinhard Fabisch 1989 — − − − — [25][26]
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1989–91 — − − − — [27]
Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi
Germany 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]
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1993–94 — − − − — 1993 South Asian Games: Gold medalist

1994 Asian Games

Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi 1995 — − − − — 1995 Bristol SAFF Gold Cup
Nepal Yogambar Suwal 1995 — − − − — 1995 South Asian Games
Nepal Bhim Thapa 1996 — − − − — 1996 AFC Asian Cup: Failed to qualify
Nepal Yogambar Suwal 1997 — − − − — 1998 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1997 — − − − — 1997 SAFF Gold Cup
South Korea Yoo Kee-heung 1998 — − − − — 1998 Asian Games
Germany Torsten Spittler 1999 — − − − — 1999 SAFF Gold Cup: Fourth place [30]
England Stephen Constantine 1999–01 — − − − — 1999 South Asian Games: Silver medalist
2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament: Finalist 		[31]
Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi 2001 — − − − — 2002 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify
South Korea Yoo Kee-heung 2003 — − − − — 2003 SAFF Gold Cup: Group stage
Japan Toshihiko Shiozawa 2005–06 — − − − — 2005 SAFF Gold Cup: Group stage
India Shyam Thapa 2006–07 — − − − — 2006 AFC Challenge Cup: Semi-final
2010 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify 		[32]
Germany Thomas Flath 2008 — − − − — 2008 SAFF Championship: Group stage [33]
Nepal Birat Krishna Shrestha 2008 — − − − — 2008 AFC Challenge Cup: Group stage [34]
Nepal Krishna Thapa 2008–09 — − − − — 2008 Merdeka Tournament: Group stage [35]
Nepal Yogamber Suwal 2009 — − − − — 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament: Champions
2010 AFC Challenge Cup: Failed to qualify
Nepal Krishna Thapa 2009–11 — − − − — 2009 SAFF Championship: Group stage
England 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]
Nepal Krishna Thapa 2012 — − − − — 2012 Nehru Cup [37]
United States Jack Stefanowski 2013 — − − − — 2013 SAFF Championship: Semi-final
2014 AFC Challenge Cup: Failed to qualify
Nepal Raju Kaji Shakya 2014 — − − − — [38]
United States Jack Stefanowski 2014–15 — − − − — 2018 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify [39]
Nepal Dhruba KC 2015 — − − − — [40]
Belgium Patrick Aussems 2015–16 3 0 0 3 000 2015 SAFF Championship: Group stage [41]
Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan 2016 5 3 2 0 060 2016 Bangabandhu Cup: Champions Earned Nepal's first major title in 23 years [42]
Japan Koji Gyotoku 2016–18 13 4 5 4 031 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup: Champions Earned Nepal's first AFC title [43]
Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan 2018 6 2 0 4 033 2018 SAFF Championship: Semi-final
2018 Bangabandhu Cup: Group stage 		Interim Coach[44] [45]
Sweden Johan Kalin 2019–20[46] 6 1 2 3 017 [47]
Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan 2020–21[46] 5 1 3 1 020
Kuwait Abdullah Al Mutairi 2021–22 18 5 2 11 028 2021 SAFF Championship runner up [48]
United States Pradip Humagain 2022 1 1 0 0 100
Interim coach [49]
Nepal Prabesh Katuwal[50] 2022 1 1 0 0 100
Italy Vincenzo Alberto Annese 2023–24 10 3 3 4 33 2023 SAFF Championship: Group stage

Players

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Main article: List of Nepal international footballers

Current squad

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The following players were called up for friendly matches against  Afghanistan and  Tajikistan on 13 and 16 November 2024.[51]

Caps and goals are correct as of 11 June 2024 after the game against  Yemen.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kiran Chemjong (captain) (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34) 102 0 Free Agent
1GK Deep Karki (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26) 5 0 Nepal Church Boys United
1GK Bishal Sunar (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Nepal Friends Club
2DF Rohit Chand (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) 92 0 Indonesia Persik Kediri
2DF Sanish Shrestha (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 24) 17 0 Nepal Church Boys United
2DF Chhiring Lama (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Nepal Church Boys United
2DF Bimal Panday (1990-01-21) 21 January 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Nepal Tribhuwan Army Club
2DF Abhishek Limbu (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Nepal Chyasal Youth Club
2DF Abhishek Waiba 0 0 Nepal
2DF Anjal Maharjan (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Nepal Pokhara Thunders
2DF Randip Paudyal (2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Nepal Dhangadhi
3MF Bharat Khawas (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 33) 63 10 Nepal Tribhuwan Army Club
3MF Manish Dangi (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 23) 33 4 Free Agent
4FW Ayush Ghalan (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) 26 2 Nepal Church Boys United
2DF Arik Bista (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24) 25 0 India Shillong Lajong FC
3MF Utsav Rai (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20) 6 0 Nepal Chitwan
3MF Mani Kumar Lama (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Nepal Butwal Lumbini
3MF Sumit Shrestha (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Nepal Jhapa
3MF Rohan Karki (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Nepal Church Boys United
3MF Arbind Rai 0 0 Nepal
4FW Anjan Bista (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26) 65 13 Nepal Church Boys United
4FW Gillespye Jung Karki (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 26) 9 1 Nepal Butwal Lumbini
2DF Nirajan Dhami (2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Nepal Butwal Lumbini

Recent call-ups

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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 Abishek Baral (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Nepal Kathmandu Rayzrs v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
DF Ananta Tamang (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) 64 4 Nepal Church Boys United v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
DF Saubhagya Rai (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Nepal Pokhara Thunders v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
DF Bishal Basnet (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Nepal Khumaltar v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
DF Ajay Chaudhury (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Nepal New Road Team v.  Bahrain; 26 March 2024
DF Yogesh Gurung (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Nepal Jhapa v.  Yemen; 21 November 2023
DF Anjan Rai (1994-12-15) 15 December 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Nepal Kathmandu Rayzrs v.  Yemen; 21 November 2023
DF Amrit Shrestha (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Nepal Chitwan v.  Yemen; 21 November 2023
MF Laken Limbu (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22) 13 0 India Delhi v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
MF Basnat Jimba (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Nepal Tribhuwan Army Club v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
MF Aashish Rai (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Nepal New Road Team v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
MF Sesehang Aangdembe (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 24) 9 0 Nepal Lalitpur City v.  Yemen; 21 November 2023
MF Nishan Hamal (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Portugal Nepzum v.  Yemen; 21 November 2023
MF Kritish Ratna Chhunju (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Nepal Dhangadhi v.  Yemen; 21 November 2023
FW Hisub Thapaliya (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25) 9 0 Nepal Kathmandu Rayzrs v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
FW Sanjeeb Bista (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22) 4 1 Nepal Pokhara Thunders v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
FW Aashik Babu Chaudhary (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Nepal Tribhuwan Army Club v.  Yemen; 11 June 2024
FW Dinesh Henjan (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Nepal Lalitpur City v.  Bahrain; 26 March 2024
FW Samir Tamang (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Free agent v.  Bahrain; 26 March 2024
FW Rajesh Pariyar (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Nepal Chitwan v.  Yemen; 21 November 2023
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

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As of 11 June 2024[52]
Players in bold are still active with Nepal.

Most appearances

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Kiran Chemjong is Nepal's highest capped player with 102 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Kiran Chemjong 102 0 2008–present
2 Rohit Chand 92 0 2009–present
3 Raju Kaji Shakya 91 0 1982–1997
4 Biraj Maharjan 76 1 2008–2021
5 Sagar Thapa 66 1 2003–2015
6 Anjan Bista 65 13 2014–present
7 Ananta Tamang 64 4 2015–present
8 Bharat Khawas 63 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

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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 Anil Gurung 10 53 0.19 2007–2017
Nawayug Shrestha 10 54 0.19 2015–present
Bharat Khawas 10 63 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

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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position 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
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 3rd (Group 3A) 4 0 1 3 0 11 −11 1
Italy 1990 4th (Group 4) 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0
United States 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1998 Did not qualify 4th (Group 4) 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1
South Korea Japan 2002 3rd (Group 6) 6 2 0 4 13 25 −12 6
Germany 2006 Withdrew Withdrew
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Brazil 2014 Round 2 4 2 1 1 8 11 −3 7
Russia 2018 Round 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Qatar 2022 Round 2 8 2 0 6 4 22 −18 6
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Round 2 8 1 2 5 4 21 –17 5
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/14 – – – – – – – – 8/22 46 7 6 33 31 143 −112 27

AFC Asian Cup

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AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hong Kong 1956 Not an AFC member Not an AFC member
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980
Singapore 1984 Did not qualify 5th (Group 2) 4 0 0 4 0 30 −30 0
Qatar 1988 5th (Group 3) 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
Japan 1992 Withdrew Withdrew
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify 4th (Group 5) 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0
Lebanon 2000 4th (Group 5) 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
China 2004 4th (Group E) 8 1 0 7 4 45 -41 3
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Withdrew Withdrew
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify Withdrew and berth unsecured[a]
Australia 2015 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
United Arab Emirates 2019 Round 1[b] 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Qatar 2023 Round 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Saudi Arabia 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

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AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Year Position Pts Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bangladesh 2006 Semi-finals 7 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 7 No qualification tournament
India 2008 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 +3 3 1st (Group D) 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
Sri Lanka 2010 Did not qualify 2nd (Group C) 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 2
Nepal 2012 Round 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 2nd (Group D) 3 1 1 1 1 1 +0 4
Maldives 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

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Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
Malaysia 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

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

Olympic Games

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Year Position Q Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
Greece 1896 No football tournament held
France 1900 Not an IOC Member
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932 No football tournament held
Nazi Germany 1936 Not an IOC Member
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964 Did not enter
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Age bar restriction after 1996, U23s only
Australia 2000 Did not enter
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total — 0/28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Games

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See also: Nepal national under-23 football team
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
India 1951 Not an IOC Member
Philippines 1954
Japan 1958
Indonesia 1962
Thailand 1966 Withdrew
Thailand 1970
Iran 1974
Thailand 1978
India 1982 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
South Korea 1986 Round 1 4 0 0 4 0 17 −17 0
China 1990 Withdrew
Japan 1994 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Thailand 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

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Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
Nepal 1984  Gold 4 3 0 1 13 7 +6 6[c]
Bangladesh 1985  Bronze 3 2 0 1 3 4 –1 4[c]
India 1987  Silver 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 4[c]
Pakistan 1989 4th 3 0 2 1 1 2 –1 2
Sri Lanka 1991 4th 3 0 1 2 2 5 –3 1
Bangladesh 1993  Gold 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 7
India 1995 4th 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
Nepal 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

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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]
India 1975 DCM Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
Bangladesh 1979 President's Gold Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
Bangladesh 1979 Agatha Gold Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
Bangladesh 1979 Aga Khan Gold Cup Round 1 4 0 1 3 2 14 1
Bangladesh 1981 President's Gold Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
Pakistan 1981 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
Thailand 1981 King's Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
India 1982 Darjeeling Gold Cup[clarification needed] Unknown - - - - - - - -
Pakistan 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup 6th 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 4[c]
Thailand 1982 King's Cup Round 1 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7 2[c]
Nepal 1982 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament Runners-up 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4[c]
Malaysia 1983 Merdeka Tournament[53] Round 1 5 0 0 5 0 14 –14 0
Thailand 1983 President's Gold Cup Round 1 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
Nepal 1984 ANFA Cup Runners-up - - - - - - - -
Pakistan 1985 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup Round 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 −9 1
Nepal 1986 Panchayat Silver Jubilee Cup 4th 5 1 1 3 2 6 −4 3
Pakistan 1986 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup 5th 3 1 1 3 4 17 −13 5
Nepal 1986 ANFA Cup Runners-up 4 2 1 1 unknown[54] 3
Pakistan 1987 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup Round 1 unknown[55] unclear whether National team[55]
Nepal 1987 ANFA Cup Champions unknown[56]
Bangladesh 1989 Aga Khan Gold Cup - - - - - - - - -
Nepal 1989 ANFA Cup Runners-up 4 2 0 2 3 6 –2 4[c]
India 1995 Airlines Gold Cup Unknown - - - - - - - -
India 1997 Governor's Gold Cup[clarification needed] Champions - - - - - - – -
India 1998 Governor's Gold Cup[57] Champions 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 ANFA XI
India 1998 Durand Cup[58] Round 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Nepal XI
Bangladesh 1999 Bangabandhu Cup Round 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Nepal 2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament Runners-up 2 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7 Nepal Red
Malaysia 2008 Merdeka Tournament Round 1 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Nepal 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament Champions 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10 Nepal Red
India 2012 Nehru Cup Round 1 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Bangladesh 2016 Bangabandhu Cup Champions 5 3 2 0 8 1 +7 11
Bangladesh 2018 Bangabandhu Cup Group Stage 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 11
Nepal 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

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Updated 15 November 2024 after match against  Afghanistan

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Afghanistan 7 4 1 2 12 4 +8
 Australia 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8
 Bahrain 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 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10
 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 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19
 Vietnam 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7
 Yemen 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8
Total 277 68 44 165 239 643 −404

Honours

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Continental

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Regional

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Friendly

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Summary

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Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
AFC Solidarity Cup 1 0 0 1
SAFF Championship 0 1 1 2
South Asian Games 2 2 1 5
Total 3 3 2 8

See also

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Notes

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  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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