Nepal national under-20 football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | The Young Gorkhalis | ||
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| Association | All Nepal Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  | ||
| Captain | Bimal Magar | ||
| Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NEP | ||
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| First international | |||
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| Biggest win | |||
 (Mirpur, Bangladesh; 3 December 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 10 May 2002) | |||
| AFC U-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1971) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (4 times) | ||
| SAFF_U-19_Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 2015, 2019 | ||
History
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
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| Total | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
AFC U-19 Championship
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| Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| Did Not Enter | No Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | ||||||||||
| Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | –19 | ||||||||||
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| Round 1[1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | –10 | ||||||||||
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| Group 1 (5th)[2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | –15 | ||||||||||
| Round 2, Group A (3rd)[3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 | ||||||||||
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| Group 5 (2nd)[4] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||||||||||
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| Group 4 (2nd)[5] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||||
| Group 3 (3rd)[6] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
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| Group 7 (3rd)[7] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
| Group 4 (5th)[8] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | –22 | ||||||||||
| Group 4 (4th)[9] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | –9 | ||||||||||
| Group 6 (3rd)[10] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
| Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | Group 5 (1st)[11] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +4 | |
 | Did Not Qualify | 2nd (Group 6) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| 4th (Group D) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
 | 5th (Group A) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
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 | 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 |
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| Champions | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
 | Champions | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Group Stage | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Total | 2/2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 |
Current squad
The following 20 players were called up for 2018 Asian School U-18 Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Bishnu Kumar KC | 0 | 0 | | ||
| GK | Bishal Sunar | 0 | 0 | | ||
| GK | Surya Adhikari | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Bikash Khawas | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Nabin Gurung | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Rajan Gurung | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Ashim Gurung | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Randip Poudel | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Sachit Rai | 0 | 0 | | ||
| MF | Nitin Thapa | 0 | 0 | | ||
| MF | Manish Thapa | 0 | 0 | | ||
| MF | Jay Gurung | 0 | 0 | | ||
| MF | Sesehang Aangdembe | 0 | 0 | | ||
| MF | Suraj Thakuri | 0 | 0 | | ||
| MF | Anil Maharjan | 0 | 0 | | ||
| FW | Dinesh Henjan (c) | 0 | 0 | | ||
| FW | Buddha Bahadur Tamang | 0 | 0 | | ||
| FW | Ritik Khadka | 0 | 0 | | ||
| FW | Anup Gurung | 0 | 0 | | ||
| FW | Tika Gurung | { | 0 | 0 | | |
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.[12]
See more
- Nepal national under-23 football team
- Nepal national under-17 football team
- AFC Youth Championship
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.
- "Nepal coach expects attractive football rather than results". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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