Nepal national under-20 football team

Nepal
Nickname(s)	The Young Gorkhalis
Association	All Nepal Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Bal Gopal Maharjan
Captain	Bimal Magar
Home stadium	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code	NEP
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Myanmar 5-0 Nepal; (Tokyo, Japan; 25 April 1972)
Biggest win
	Pakistan 0-3 Nepal; (Mirpur, Bangladesh; 3 December 2003)
Biggest defeat
	Uzbekistan 12-0 Nepal; (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 10 May 2002)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 1971)
Best result	Group Stage (4 times)

The Nepal national football team is the national under-20 team of Nepal that represents the Nepal in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifiers and the AFC Youth Championship, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. The team is governed by the All Nepal Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The youth side play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu alongside the senior team.

Recent results and fixtures

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
8 November 2017	Oman	L	0-5	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 November 2017	United Arab Emirates	L	0-1	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 November 2017	Bahrain	L	0-4	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
31 October 2017	Kyrgyzstan	L	0-2	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
27 September 2017	India	W	2-0	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu	2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
25 September 2017	Bangladesh	W	2-1	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu	2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
22 September 2017	Maldives	W	2-0	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu	2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
20 September 2017	Bhutan	L	0-1	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu	2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
4 May 2017	Tajikistan	W	1–0	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Exhibition match (International friendly)
6 October 2015	Jordan	L	0–3	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 October 2015	Kuwait	D	1–1	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 October 2015	Iran	L	0–10	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
29 August 2015	India	W	1–1 (5–4 after penalties)	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Final)
27 August 2015	Afghanistan	W	3–2	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Semi-final)
24 August 2015	Bangladesh	W	2–1	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
20 August 2015	Bhutan	W	3–1	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
14 August 2015	Nepal	D	0–0	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (International friendly)
7 August 2015	Manang Marshyangdi Club	L	1–2	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
28 July 2015	Nepal (U-16)	W	5–2	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
23 July 2015	Nepal Army Club	W	4–2	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
14 July 2015	Nepal (U-16)	W	2–0	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)

Win Draw Loss

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

***Denotes tournament played in league format (as opposed to playoff format)

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup finals record										FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1977	Did not qualify									Did Not Qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005										Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5
2007										Did Not Qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/20	3	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship finals record										AFC U-19 Championship qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1959	Non-FIFA member									Non-FIFA member
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970	Did Not Enter									No Qualifying Tournament
1971	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	1	8	–7
1972	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	0	19	–19
1973	Did Not Enter
1974	Round 1^[1]	0	3	0	0	3	4	14	–10
1975	Did Not Enter
1976	Did Not Enter
1977	Did Not Qualify									Did Not Enter
1978										Did Not Enter
1980										Group 1 (5th)^[2]	0	4	0	0	4	2	17	–15
1982										Round 2, Group A (3rd)^[3]	0	2	0	0	2	0	11	–11
1985										Did Not Enter
1986										Group 5 (2nd)^[4]	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	+2
1988										Did Not Enter
1990										Group 4 (2nd)^[5]	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1
1992										Group 3 (3rd)^[6]	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
1994										Unknown
1996										Group 7 (3rd)^[7]	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
1998										Group 4 (5th)^[8]	0	4	0	0	4	0	22	–22
2000										Group 4 (4th)^[9]	1	3	0	1	2	0	9	–9
2002										Group 6 (3rd)^[10]	0	2	0	0	2	0	13	–13
2004	Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	1	6	–5	Group 5 (1st)^[11]	3	2	1	1	0	4	1	+4
2006	Did Not Qualify									2nd (Group 6)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008										4th (Group D)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010										5th (Group A)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012										Did Not Enter
2014										5th (Group A)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016										4th (Group D)	1	3	0	1	2	1	13	–13
Total	4/39	3	12	1	0	11	6	47	–41	-	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

SAFF U-19 Championship

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2015	Champions	10	4	3	1	0	9	5	+4
2017***	Champions	9	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4
Total	2/2	19	8	6	1	1	15	7	+8

Current squad

U-19

The 23-man squad was announced for the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship.
Accurate as of 16 August 2015.^[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sojit Gurung		0	0
2	1GK	Roman Rasaili		0	0
3	1GK	Devraj Limbu		0	0

4	2DF	Ananta Tamang	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998	0	0	ANFA
5	2DF	Amit Tamang		0	0	Far Western FC
6	2DF	Tchiring Gurung		0	0
7	2DF	Aakash Thapa		0	0	Far Western FC
8	2DF	Dinesh Rajbanshi	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998	0	0	Far Western FC
9	2DF	Sudan Thapa	(1998-07-12) 12 July 1998	0	0	Far Western FC
10	2DF	Gaurav Budhathoki		0	0	Far Western FC
11	2DF	Kamal Shrestha		0	0

12	3MF	Hemant Thapa Magar	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998	0	0	Far Western FC
13	3MF	Dona Thapa		0	0
14	3MF	Tej Tamang		0	0
15	3MF	Kiran Sunar	(1998-04-28) 28 April 1998	0	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
16	3MF	Bishwas Shrestha		0	0
17	3MF	Susan Lama		0	0
18	3MF	Sunil Bal		0	0	Far Western FC

19	4FW	Bimal Magar (c)	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998	0	0	Three Star FC
20	4FW	Anjan Bista		0	0	APF Club
21	4FW	Sujit Gurung		0	0
22	4FW	Shiva Subedi	(1998-08-30) 30 August 1998	0	0	Far Western FC
23	4FW	Janom Man Ligal	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997	0	0	Far Western FC

Recent Callups

In total, 50 players had been called up initially. However, 20 or so had to be sent back due to physicality and inexperience. Currently, 30 players are undergoing training.^[13]

See more

References

↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 1974". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 1980". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 1982". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 1986". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 1990". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 1992". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 1996". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 1998". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-19 Championship 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Final Squad for SAFF U19 Championship announced". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
↑ "Nepal coach expects attractive football rather than results". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

External links

GoalNepal: Nepal U-19 Profile

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[1] "Asian U-19 Championship 1974". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[2] "Asian U-19 Championship 1980". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[3] "Asian U-19 Championship 1982". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[4] "Asian U-19 Championship 1986". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[5] "Asian U-19 Championship 1990". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[6] "Asian U-19 Championship 1992". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[7] "Asian U-19 Championship 1996". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[8] "Asian U-19 Championship 1998". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[9] "Asian U-19 Championship 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[10] "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[11] "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[12] "Final Squad for SAFF U19 Championship announced". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.

[13] "Nepal coach expects attractive football rather than results". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.