Machhindra F.C.

Machhindra F.C. (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club[2]) is a top flight Nepali football team from the central Kathmandu neighborhood of Keltole. They are the current champions of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.

Full nameMachhindra Football Club
Founded1973 (1973)
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium and ANFA Complex,
Kathmandu, Nepal
ManagerPrabesh Katuwal
CoachNishan Shrestha[1]
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League
2019-201st

History

Machhindra FC was established in 1973. For sponsorship reasons, it was named Machhindra Bahal Club in 2004,[3] and Machhindra Energizer FC in 2006.[4] The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. The team was one of the first teams in Nepal to appoint a foreign coach, Johan Kalin, in 2013, claiming that he was the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history.[5] He led the team to finish second in the league, for which he was praised for his tactics.[6]

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
23 DF Ranjit dhimal
7 FW Abishek Rijal
10 MF Yogesh Gurung
8 FW Bishal Rai A
17 MF Buddha chemjong
29 Olumwani Adelaja
22 GK Bishal Shrestha
11 MF Sujal Shrestha
24 DF Peter Segun
25 MF Laxmi Shrestha
14 FW Renjin Subba
3 DF Biraj Maharjan
15 FW Bishal Rai b
32 MF Arjun Basnet
34 MF Suman Shrestha
35 FW Anil Kumar Dhimal
37 DF Satya Narayan Parajuli
38 GK Sarbottam Dhar Tuladhar
39 FW Sumit Dhoju

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League finishes

The season-by-season performance of Machhindra F.C.:

Season League Position
2003-04[3] Martyr's Memorial B-Division League 3rd
2004[8] 2nd
2005-06[4] Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 13th
2006-07[9] 6th
2007-2010 League not held
2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 6th
2011-12 Nepal National League did not participate
2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 6th
2013-14 2nd
2015 Nepal National League banned by ANFA[10]
2016-18 League not held
2018-19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 13th
2019-20 1st

References
  1. "Machhindra, NRT finally win". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. "Nepal 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. "Machhindra FC appoints Swedish coach Johan Kalin as head coach for initial contract of 4 months". Image Khabar. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. "I'm here to develop standard of Nepali football: Head coach Kalin". República. 2019-02-25.
  7. http://www.goalnepal.com/team-id-9.html
  8. "Nepal 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. "Nepal 2006/07". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  10. "ANFA Releases First Installment Of Rs 5 Lakhs To All Nine National League Participating Teams". GoalNepal.com. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.


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