Nepal national football team

Nepal
Nickname(s) The Gorkhalis
Association All Nepal Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach Bal Gopal Maharjan[1]
Captain Biraj Maharjan
Most caps Biraj Maharjan (71)
Top scorer

Nirajan Rayamajhi

Hari Khadka (13 goals each)
Home stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code NEP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 160 Increase 1 (20 September 2018)
Highest 121 (December 1993 – February 1994)
Lowest 196 (January 2016)
Elo ranking
Current 202 Steady (1 October 2018)
Highest 171 (23 November 1987)
Lowest 210 (1 May 1999)
First international
 China 6–2 Nepal Nepal
(Beijing, China; 13 October 1972)[2]
Biggest win
   Nepal 7–0 Bhutan 
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 26 September 1999)[3]
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal
(Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003)[2]

The Nepal national football team 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 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.[4] 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 East 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.[5] 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 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 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 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.[6] 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 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 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.

Resurgence (2010–)

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]

Home stadium

Dasrath Rangashala

The team's home ground is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. Holding 18,000 spectators all of which are beautifully seated. It is the biggest stadium in Nepal. It is named after Dasrath 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.

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 was a selection of Nepalese players that played as the full Nepal national football team. Whereas, Nepal Blue was effectively the B-team.[9][10]

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 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 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.[11]

Recent results and fixtures

Results accurate up to 6 October 2018.[12]

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
27 December 2018 Thailand Thailand Nepal Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Exhibition match (International friendly)
14 November 2018 Afghanistan Afghanistan Nepal Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Exhibition match (International friendly)
6 October 2018 State of Palestine Palestine L 0–1 Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh 2018 Bangabandhu Cup
2 October 2018 Tajikistan Tajikistan L 0–2 Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh 2018 Bangabandhu Cup
12 September 2018 Maldives Maldives L 0–3 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2018 SAFF Championship
8 September 2018 Bangladesh Bangladesh W 2–0 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2018 SAFF Championship
6 September 2018 Bhutan Bhutan W 4–0 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2018 SAFF Championship
4 September 2018 Pakistan Pakistan L 1–2 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2018 SAFF Championship
27 March 2018 Yemen Yemen L 1–2 Qatar Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round
14 November 2017 Philippines Philippines D 0–0 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round

* Nepal score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Coaching staff

Head Coach Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan
Assistant Coach(es) Nepal Kiran Shrestha
Goalkeeping Coach Nepal Ujjwal Manandhar
Technical Director Japan Takeda Chiaki[13]
Physio Nepal Raju Dahal
Media Officer Nepal Subas Humagain

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players have been called up for 2018 SAFF Championship.

Coach: Bal Gopal Maharjan[14]


No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Bikesh Kuthu (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 25) 5 0 Nepal Nepal Army
16 1GK Kiran Chemjong (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 28) 52 0 Maldives T.C. Sports Club
19 1GK Alan Neupane (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 Nepal Three Star
3 2DF Biraj Maharjan (1990-09-18)18 September 1990 (aged 27) 68 1 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
4 2DF Ananta Tamang (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 20) 16 1 Nepal Three Star
5 2DF Devendra Tamang (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 24) 3 0 Nepal Jhapa XI
6 2DF Aditya Chaudhary (1996-04-19)19 April 1996 (aged 22) 17 0 Nepal APF
22 2DF Dinesh Rajbanshi (1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 20) 1 0 Nepal Nepal Police
23 2DF Rohit Chand (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 26) 49 0 Indonesia Persija Jakarta
25 2DF Suman Aryal (1996-03-09)9 March 1996 (aged 22) 2 0 Nepal Nepal Army
7 3MF Nirajan Khadka (1988-10-06)6 October 1988 (aged 29) 28 1 Nepal Three Star
8 3MF Bishal Rai (1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 23) 14 3 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
9 3MF Sunil Bal (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20) 2 1 Nepal Three Star
11 3MF Heman Gurung (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 22) 12 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
15 3MF Sujal Shrestha (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 25) 18 2 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
30 3MF Hemant Thapa Magar (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 20) 1 0 Nepal Jhapa XI
10 4FW Bimal Gharti Magar (1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 20) 26 8 Nepal Chyasal Youth Club
14 4FW Anjan Bista (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 20) 22 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi
18 4FW Nawayug Shrestha (1990-06-08)8 June 1990 (aged 28) 6 Nepal Nepal Army
21 4FW Bharat Khawas (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 27) 52 10 Nepal Nepal Army

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bishal Shrestha (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992[15] 0 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club v.  Philippines, 14 November 2017
DF Man Bahadur Tamang (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 0 0 Nepal Nava Janajagriti Youth Club v.  Yemen, 13 June 2017
DF Bimal Basnet Unknown 1 0 Nepal Nepal Army Club v.  India, 6 June 2017
DF Rabin Shrestha (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991[16] 41 0 Nepal Nepal Police Club v.  Philippines, 28 March 2017
DF Kamal Shrestha (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 10 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club v.  Philippines, 14 November 2017
DF Jitendra Karki (1987-08-26) 26 August 1987 7 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club v.  Philippines, 14 November 2017
MF Rajendra Rawal (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 1 0 Nepal APF Club v.  Philippines, 14 November 2017
MF Bikram Lama INJ (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 23 0 Nepal Three Star Club v.  Philippines, 14 November 2017
MF Jagajeet Shrestha (1993-08-07) 7 August 1993[17] 30 1 Australia Nunawading City v.  Philippines, 14 November 2017
MF Ranjan Bista (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 2 0 Nepal APF Club v.  Philippines, 28 March 2017
FW Karna Limbu (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991[18] 1 0 Nepal Jhapa XI v.  Philippines, 28 March 2017|clubnat=NEP|latest=v.  Philippines, 14 November 2017}}
FW Anil Gurung RET (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988[19] 50 10 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club v.  Philippines, 14 November 2017

Coaching history

Manager Career P W D L Win % PPG Competitions Comment
West Germany Rudi Gutendorf[20] 1981–82 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1982 Asian Games
West Germany Jochen Figge[21] 1984–85 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1984 South Asian Games–gold
West Germany Rudi Gutendorf[20] 1986 0 0 0 0 !— 0
Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear[22] 1987 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1987 South Asian Games–silver
West Germany Reinhard Fabisch[23] ? 0 0 0 0 !— 0
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet[24] 1989–91 0 0 0 0 !— 0
Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi
Germany Holger Obermann[25]		 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 hired Obermann only as a 'Technical Director'[26]
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1993–94 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1993 South Asian Games–gold

1994 Asian Games
Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi 1995 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1995 Bristol SAFF Gold Cup
Nepal Yogambar Suwal 1995 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1995 South Asian Games
Nepal Bhim Thapa 1996 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1996 AFC Asian Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Yogambar Suwal 1997 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1998 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1997 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1997 SAFF Gold Cup
South Korea Yoo Kee-Heung 1998 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1998 Asian Games
Germany Torsten Spittler[27] 1999 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1999 SAFF Gold Cup–4th
England Stephen Constantine[28] 1999–01 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1999 South Asian Games–silver

2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament–finalist
Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi 2001 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2002 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
South Korea Yoo Kee-Heung 2003 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2003 SAFF Gold Cup–group stage
Japan Toshihiko Shiozawa 2005–06 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2005 SAFF Gold Cup–group stage
India Shyam Thapa[29] 2006–07 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2006 AFC Challenge Cup–semi final

2010 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Germany Thomas Flath[30] 2008 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2008 SAFF Championship–group stages
Nepal Birat Krishna Shrestha[31] 2008 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2008 AFC Challenge Cup–group stages
Nepal Krishna Thapa[32] 2008–09 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2008 Merdeka Tournament–group stages
Nepal Yogamber Suwal 2009 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament–champions

2010 AFC Challenge Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Krishna Thapa 2009–11 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2009 SAFF Championship–group stages
England Graham Roberts[33] 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		 Reached Round 2 in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time
Nepal Krishna Thapa[34] 2012* 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2012 Nehru Cup
Poland United States Jack Stefanowski 2013 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2013 SAFF Championship–semi-final
2014 AFC Challenge Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Raju Kaji Shakya[35] 2014* 0 0 0 0 !— 0 Exhibition matches (Vs. Philippines)
Poland United States Jack Stefanowski[36] 2014–15 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2018 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Dhruba KC[37] 2015* 0 0 0 0 !— 0 Exhibition matches (Vs. India)
Belgium Patrick Aussems[38] 2015–16 3 0 0 3 000 0 2015 SAFF Championship–group stages Rebuilt the national team
Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan[39] 2016 5 3 2 0 060 2.2 2016 Bangabandhu Cup–champions Earned Nepal's first major title in 23 years
Japan Koji Gyotoku[40] 2016– 13 4 5 4 031 30.7 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup–champions Earned Nepal's first AFC title

Competitive record

International match records

As of 6 October 2018[41]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Afghanistan6312104+6
 Bangladesh2483132030−10
 Bhutan141400456+39
 Brunei210142+2
 Cambodia110010+1
 China4004231−29
 Hong Kong1010000
 India181413733−26
 Indonesia100102−2
 Iran5005025−25
 Iraq3003316−13
 Japan5005028−28
 Jordan2011110−9
 Kazakhstan2002010−10
 Kuwait4004121−20
 Kyrgyzstan201113−2
 Laos2020330
 Malaysia6015021−21
 Macau6411167+9
 Maldives164481923−4
 Myanmar200206−6
 North Korea4004111−10
 Northern Mariana Islands110060+6
 Pakistan196582025−5
 Palestine402203−3
 Philippines6114214−12
 Saudi Arabia100107−7
 Sri Lanka174672025−5
 Singapore3003012−12
 South Korea8008155−54
 Syria200205−5
 Tajikistan300317−6
 Thailand7106319−16
 Tibet330093+6
 Timor-Leste321071+6
 Turkmenistan200208−8
 United Arab Emirates1001011−11
 Vietnam200207−7
 Yemen401317−6
Total2165435127204501−297

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
Uruguay 1930Non-FIFA Member Non-FIFA Member
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970Withdrew Withdrew
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986Did not qualify3rd (Group 3A) 1 4 0 1 3 0 11 −11
Italy 19904th (Group 4) 0 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28
United States 1994Withdrew Withdrew
France 1998Did not qualify4th (Group 4) 1 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17
South KoreaJapan 20023rd (Group 6) 6 6 2 0 4 13 25 −12
Germany 2006Withdrew Withdrew
South Africa 2010Did not qualifyRound 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4
Brazil 2014Round 2 7 4 2 1 1 7 11 −4
Russia 2018Round 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
Qatar 2022TBD-------- TBD––––––––
Total0/21-------- 7/211630442222100−78

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Host/Year Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Hong Kong 1956Non-AFC Member Non-AFC Member
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980
Singapore 1984Did Not Qualify5th (Group 2)04004030−30
Qatar 1988 5th (Group 3)1401307−7
Japan 1992Withdrew Withdrew
United Arab Emirates 1996Did Not Qualify4th (Group 5)06006226−24
Lebanon 20004th (Group 5)34103313−10
China 20044th (Group E)3210142+2
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007Withdrew Withdrew
Qatar 2011Did Not Qualify Withdrew & Berth Unsecured*
Australia 20153rd (Group D)**00000000
United Arab Emirates 2019Group F***38035313−10
Total000000000 6/17102824221291−79

*Withdrew from qualification and failed to qualify for 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.
**Failed to qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.
***Some games 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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Bangladesh 2006Semi Final7311143+1 No qualification tournament
India 2008Round 13102341+31st (Group D)6220042+2
Sri Lanka 2010Did Not Qualify 2nd (Group C)2202011+0
Nepal 2012Round 10300306−62nd (Group D)4311111+0
Maldives 2014Did Not Qualify 3rd (Group D)4311162+4
Tournament replaced by AFC Solidarity Cup
Total3/5107137810−2 4/41610442126+6

AFC Solidarity Cup

Host/Year Result Pts Pld W D* L GF GA GD
Malaysia 2016Champions10431062+4
Total1/110431062+4

SAFF Championship

Host/Year Result Pts Pld W D* L GF GA GD
Pakistan 19933rd2302112−1
Sri Lanka 1995Semi-Final2302112−1
Nepal 1997Round 10200215−4
India 19994th3410369−3
Bangladesh 2003Round 13310245−1
Pakistan 2005Round 13310245−1
Maldives Sri Lanka 2008Round 13310259−4
Bangladesh 2009Round 14311142+2
India 2011Semi-Final54121330
Nepal 2013Semi-Final7421153+2
India 2015Round 10200215−4
Bangladesh 2018Semi-Final6420275+2
Total12/12413689184255−13

Olympic Games

Asian Games

Host/Year Result Pts Pld W D* L GF GA GD
India 1951Non-IOC Member
Philippines 1954
Japan 1958
Indonesia 1962
Thailand 1966Withdrew
Thailand 1970
Iran 1974
Thailand 1978
India 1982Round 10300319−8
South Korea 1986Round 104004017−17
China 1990Withdrew
Japan 1994Round 103003020−20
Thailand 1998Round 10200206−6
2002 to Presentsee Nepal national under-23 team
Total120012152−51

South Asian Games

Host/Year Result Pts Pld W D* L GF GA GD
Nepal 1984 Gold--------
Bangladesh 1985 Bronze--------
India 1987 Silver--------
Pakistan 1989No medal--------
Sri Lanka 1991No medal--------
Bangladesh 1993 Gold--------
India 1995No medal--------
Nepal 1999 Silver95302127+5
Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only.
Pakistan 2004No medal1201101-1
Sri Lanka 2006 Bronze85221105+5
Bangladesh 2010No medal3310224-2
India 2016 Gold94301127+5
Nepal 2018TBD--------
Total12/1230199373624+12

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/Tournament Name Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts**
India 1975 DCM CupUnknown--------
Bangladesh 1979 President's Gold CupUnknown--------
Bangladesh 1979 Agatha Gold CupUnknown--------
Bangladesh 1979 Aga Khan Gold CupRound 14013214−121
Bangladesh 1981 President's Gold CupUnknown--------
Pakistan 1981 Quaid-E-Azam International CupUnknown--------
Thailand 1981 King's CupUnknown--------
India 1982 Darjeeling Gold CupUnknown--------
Pakistan 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup6th612339−64
Thailand 1982 King's CupRound 1410329−72
Nepal 1982 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational TournamentRunner up--------
Malaysia 1983 Merdeka TournamentRound 15001014-140
Thailand 1983 President's Gold CupRound 1200227−50
Nepal 1984 ANFA CupRunner up--------
Nepal 1985 ANFA CupSemi-final31114404
Pakistan 1985 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup[42]Round 1200229−90
Pakistan 1986 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup5th5113417−134
Nepal 1986 Panchayat Silver Jubilee CupSemi-final411214-34
Nepal 1986 ANFA CupRunner up--------
Pakistan 1987 Quaid-E-Azam International CupRound 1--------
Nepal 1987 ANFA CupChampions--------
Bangladesh 1989 Aga Khan Gold CupUnknown--------
Nepal 1989 ANFA CupRunner up--------
India 1995 Airlines Gold CupUnknown--------
India 1997 Governor's Gold CupChampion-------–
India 1998 Governor's Gold CupChampion-------–
India 1998 Durand CupRound 1[43]21011103
Bangladesh 1999 Bangabandhu CupRound 1200213−20
Nepal 2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational TournamentRunner up420242+26
India 2004 Governor's Gold CupRunner up-------–
Malaysia 2008 Merdeka TournamentRound 1301239−61
Nepal 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational TournamentChampions431041+310
India 2012 Nehru CupRound 1401319−81
Bangladesh 2016 Bangabandhu CupChampions532081+711
Malaysia 2016 AFC Solidarity CupChampions431062+410
Bangladesh 2018 Bangabandhu CupRound 1200203-30
Total5 Titles--------
**Former rules, win = 2pts.

Honours

See also

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