Nepal national under-23 football team

Nepal National U-23 Team

Association	All Nepal Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Koji Gyotoku
Captain	Bimal Magar
Home stadium	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code	NEP
First colours Second colours

Nepal national under-23 football team, also known as Nepal under-23s or Nepal U23(s), represents Nepal in association football at national and olympic games and is controlled by ANFA, the governing body for football in Nepal, and the Nepal Olympic Committee.

Home stadium

The stadium at daytime

The team's home ground is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureswor, Kathmandu, Nepal. Holding 25,000 spectators, of which 5.000 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.

Prior to the 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal, the Dasarath Rangasala underwent heavy renovation that saw several improvements such as the expansion of seats from 20,000 to 25,000.

Recent results and fixtures

Results accurate up to 19 August 2018.

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
19 August 2018	Pakistan	L	1–2	Patriot Stadium, Cikarang, Indonesia	2018 Asian Games
16 August 2018	Vietnam	L	0–2	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang, Indonesia	2018 Asian Games
14 August 2018	Japan	L	0–1	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang, Indonesia	2018 Asian Games
10 August 2018	Thailand	L	0–4	Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand	Exhibition Match
7 August 2018	Police Tero	L	0–1	Boonyachinda Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Exhibition Match
19 July 2017	Lebanon	L	0–2	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
17 July 2017	Uzbekistan	L	0–2	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
15 July 2017	UAE	L	0–5	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
11 July 2017	Bangladesh	W	1–0	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition Match
15 February 2016	India	W	2–1	Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, India	2016 South Asian Games (Final)
13 February 2016	Maldives	W	4–3	Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, India	2016 South Asian Games (Semi-finals)
11 February 2016	Bangladesh	L	1–2	Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, India	2016 South Asian Games
7 February 2016	Bhutan	W	5–0	Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, India	2016 South Asian Games
31 March 2015	Palestine	L	0–4	Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
29 March 2015	Saudi Arabia	L	0–6	Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
25 March 2015	Afghanistan	L	0–2	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
23 March 2015	Iran	L	0–5	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

* Nepal score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Current squad

• The following players were selected to compete in the 2018 Asian Games.
• Match date: 19 August 2018
• Opposition:  Pakistan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kiran Chemjong*	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 28)			Minerva Punjab
	1GK	Alan Neupane	(1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 22)			Three Star
	1GK	Sojit Gurung	(2000-01-28)28 January 2000 (aged 18)			Mai Valley
	2DF	Ananta Tamang	(1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 20)			Marbella United
	2DF	Aditya Chaudhary	(1996-04-19)19 April 1996 (aged 22)			Three Star
	2DF	Kamal Shrestha	(1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 21)			Manang Marshyangdi
	2DF	Suman Aryal				ANFA Academy
	2DF	Dinesh Rajbanshi	(1998-04-05)5 April 1998 (aged 20)			Nepal Police
	2DF	Gaurav Budhathoki	(1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 20)			Rupandehi XI
	2DF	Chirring Gurung	(1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 20)			Mai Valley
	3MF	Rohit Chand*	(1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 25)			Persija Jakarta
	3MF	Heman Gurung	(1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 22)			Himalayan Sherpa
	3MF	Hemant Thapa Magar	(1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 20)			Sankata
	3MF	Anjan Bista	(1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 20)			Nepal Police
	3MF	Abhishek Rijal	(2000-01-29)29 January 2000 (aged 18)			Nepal Police
	3MF	Tej Tamang	(1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 20)			Nepal Police
	4FW	Bharat Khawas*	(1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 27)			Nepal Army
	4FW	Suman Lama	(1996-03-09)9 March 1996 (aged 22)			Nepal Police
	4FW	Bimal Gharti Magar	(1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 20)			Three Star
	4FW	Sunil Bal	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20)			Three Star

* Over-aged player.

Competition history

Olympic football events at U-23 level came into effect during the 1992 Summer Olympics, 2002 Asian Games, and the 2004 South Asian Games.

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996	Did Not Enter
2000	Did Not Qualify
2004
2008	Did Not Enter
2012
2016	Did Not Qualify
2020	To be determined
2024
2028
Total		0 / 7

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-23 Championship finals record											AFC U-23 Championship qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2013	Did Not Qualify										4th (Group D)	3	4	1	0	3	6	9	−3
2016											5th (Group C)	0	4	0	0	4	0	17	−17
2018											4th (Group D)	0	4	0	0	4	0	9	−9
Total	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2/2/2	3	12	1	0	11	6	35	−29

Asian Games

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1966 to 1998	See Nepal national team
2002	Withdrew
2006
2010
2014	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	0	13	–13
2018	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	1	5	–4
Total	2/4	0	6	0	0	6	0	18	–17

South Asian Games

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2004	No medal[1]	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	-1
2006	Bronze	8	3	2	2	1	9	4	+5
2010	No medal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Gold	9	4	3	0	1	12	6	+6
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

See also

• All Nepal Football Association
• Nepal national football team
• Nepal national under-17 football team
• Nepal national under-20 football team

References