- Nepal national football team
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Nepal Nickname(s) The Gorkhalis Association All Nepal Football Association Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia) Confederation AFC (Asia) Head coach Graham Roberts[1] Asst coach Upendra Man Singh Home stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Pokhara National StadiumFIFA code NEP FIFA ranking 144 Highest FIFA ranking 124 (December 1993) Lowest FIFA ranking 187 (November 2007) Elo ranking 187 Home coloursAway coloursFirst international China PR 2–6 Nepal
(Beijing, China; October 13, 1972)Biggest win Nepal 7–0 Bhutan
(Kathmandu, Nepal; September 26, 1999)Biggest defeat South Korea 16–0 Nepal
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)Medal record Men’s Football South Asian Games Gold 1984 Kathmandu Team Bronze 1985 Dhaka Team Bronze 1987 Calcutta Team Gold 1993 Dhaka Team Silver 1999 Kathmandu Team Bronze 2006 Colombo Team The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal Football Association is the governing body of football in Nepal. It is responsible for the Nepal national football team as well as club competitions. The organisation was founded in 1951 as the All Nepal Football Association and became affiliated with FIFA in 1970. The present President of ANFA is Ganesh Thapa Who is also the Deputy Chairman of AFC.
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Fixtures and results
Date: Tournament Location Home Team Result Away Team Scorers 15 October 2011 Friendly Match (ASEAN Tour) Selangor Malaysia U-23 2:0 Nepal 11 October 2011 Friendly Match (ASEAN Tour) Manila Philippines 4:0 Nepal 28 July 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Second Round Kathmandu Nepal 1:1 Jordan Khawas 80' 23 July 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Second Round Amman Jordan 9:0 Nepal 02 July 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round Kathmandu Nepal 5:0[2] East Timor Anil Gurung, Bhola Silwal, Ju Manu Rai, Jagjit Shrestha and Sujal Shrestha 29 June 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round Kathmandu Nepal 2:1[3] East Timor Anil Gurung, Ju Manu Rai 11 April 2011 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Kathmandu Nepal 0:0 Sri Lanka 9 April 2011 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Kathmandu Nepal 0:1 North Korea Jong II-Gwan 7 April 2011 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Kathmandu Nepal 1:0 Afghanistan Khawas All time team record
International record against all nations, correct as of 17th August, 2011.
Against Played Won Drawn Lost Afghanistan 4 3 1 0 Bangladesh 15 4 1 10 Bhutan 7 7 0 0 Brunei 1 0 0 1 Cambodia 1 1 0 0 China PR 1 0 0 1 Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 India 10 0 1 9 Iran 5 0 0 5 Iraq 3 0 0 3 Japan 3 0 0 3 Jordan 2 0 1 1 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 Kuwait 4 0 0 4 Kyrgyzstan 2 0 1 1 Macau 5 3 1 1 Malaysia 6 0 1 5 Maldives 11 3 3 5 Myanmar 2 0 0 2 North Korea 3 0 0 3 Oman 11 0 0 11 Pakistan 11 5 2 4 Palestine 1 0 1 0 Philippines 1 0 0 1 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 Singapore 4 0 1 3 South Korea 7 0 0 7 Sri Lanka 13 2 6 5 Syria 1 0 0 1 Thailand 3 0 0 3 Timor-Leste 2 2 0 0 Turkmenistan 1 0 0 1 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 Vietnam 2 0 0 2 Yemen 1 0 0 1 Coaches
Manager From To Rudi Gutendorf 1981 1981 Joe Kinnear 1987 1987 Torsten Spittler 1999 1999 Stephen Constantine 1999 2001 Thomas Flath April 2008 June 2008 Birat Krishna Shrestha July 2008 March 2009 Maheshwor Mulmi October 2009 January 2011 Krishna Thapa January 2011 January 2011 Graham Roberts January 2011 Present Current squad
The following players having been called-up for the ASEAN Region Tour.[4]
Match dates: 11, 15, 28, 31 October & 3 November 2011[5]
Opposition: Philippines, Malaysia U-23, Cambodia U-23, Thailand U-23, Thailand
Competition: Friendlies# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Bikash Malla 15 August 1985 Nepal Army Club 16 GK Kiran Kumar Limbu Three Star Club 22 GK Ritesh Thapa 2 October 1984 Nepal Police Club 2 DF Robin Shrestha 26 December 1990 Nepal Police Club 3 DF Biraj Maharjan 3 October 1987 Three Star Club 5 DF Bikash Singh Chhetri 13 January 1988 Three Star Club 4 DF Dipak Bhushal 22 January 1990 Manang Marsyangdi Club 6 DF Rohit Chand 1 March 1992 HAL S.C. 13 DF Sandeep Rai 25 August 1988 Manang Marsyangdi Club 19 DF Sagar Thapa 19 January 1984 Himalayan Sherpa Club 7 MF Jagjit Shrestha 10 August 1992 Himalayan Sherpa Club 8 MF Nirajan Khadka 20 December 1988 Manang Marsyangdi Club 15 MF Ramesh Katuwal 17 MF Bhola Nath Silwal 4 January 1987 Nepal Police Club 23 MF Anil Ohja 25 July 1988 Three Star Club 9 FW Santosh Sahukhala 10 January 1988 Manang Marsyangdi Club 10 FW Anil Gurung 23 September 1988 Persisam Putra Samarinda 11 FW Ju Manu Rai 1 March 1983 Nepal Police Club 12 FW Sujal Shrestha 5 February 1992 Manang Marsyangdi Club 14 FW Bharat Khawas 16 April 1992 Nepal Police Club 18 FW Ganesh Lawati 1 June 1981 APF Club References
- ^ Timalasina, Prakash (28 January 2011). "Graham Roberts to coach Nepal". Republica Sports. http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=27635. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168591367.html Nepal 5 – 0 East Timor
- ^ http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168591367.html Nepal 2 – 1 East Timor
- ^ "ANFA Announces Final Squad For ASEAN Region Tour". Goal Nepal. 2011-10-02. http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=4998. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Nepal national team ASEAN Region Tour complete itinerary". Goal Nepal. 2011-10-02. http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=5001&lang=. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
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