Nepal national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Nepal women's national football team.
Nepal
Nickname(s) The Gorkhalis
Association All Nepal Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach Koji Gyotoku[1]
Captain Biraj Maharjan
Home stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code NEP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 181 Increase 5 (24 November 2016)
Highest 124 (December 1993 – February 1994)
Lowest 196 (January 2016)
Elo ranking
Current 175 Decrease 1[2]
Highest 171 (23 November 1987)
Lowest 210 (1 May 1999)
First international
 China PR 6–2 Nepal Nepal
(Beijing, China; October 13, 1972)[3]
Biggest win
   Nepal 7–0 Bhutan 
(Kathmandu, Nepal; September 26, 1999)[4]
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal Nepal
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)[3]

The Nepal national football team is the national football team of Nepal and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Tripureswhor, Kathmandu.

History

Origins (1921–1963)

Football in Nepal had been a national sport as early as 1921 during the Rana dynasty. Several clubs were formed and several domestic tournaments such as the Ram Janaki Cup (1934), and the Tribhuvan Challenge Shield (1948) were organised. In 1951, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) was founded, and this saw the formation of the Nepal national football team.

Emergence (1963–1970)

In 1963, Nepal appeared in their first international away game in the Aga Khan Gold Cup; the predecessor of the President's Gold Cup, Asia Champion Club Tournament, and Asian Club Championship (now rebranded as the AFC Champions League) after various associations (including ANFA) insisted on entering national teams instead of clubs.[5] After Nepal entered an 18-man squad, ANFA flew the players to Dhaka, East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh) to play their first match. Nepal faced Western Railway, a Pakistani team in the Bangabandhu National Stadium. However the match was lost 0–7. Two days later, Nepal played the Dhaka Wonders, a local West Pakistani team. Though this match was also lost 0–7. After two disastrous games, Nepal was sure to be knocked out of the preliminary round. The final game was against Dhaka Police Club, though despite the previous heavy losses, Nepal managed to win the game with a single goal. The goal scorer, Prakash Bikram Shah, became the first Nepali to score on foreign soil.[6] The goal took place at the 19th minute.

Modernisation & golden generation (1970–1999)

In 1970, Nepal became a member of FIFA. Two years later, Nepal joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). With this, Nepal played their first international match on October 13, 1972, where they lost 2–6 to the People's Republic of China. The first Nepali footballer to score the first international goal for Nepal in a FIFA-recognized tournament was Y.B Ghale. Ghale scored against Kuwait in the 1982 Asian Games. Despite the popularity of the game, the lack of appropriate footballing infrastructure and the dearth of trainers, technicians and other facilities have always been obstacles in the way of the Nepalese FA's endeavours to raise the standard of football among the players of a nation that has an official per capita income of just The woes of Nepalese football, however, have been immensely relieved by FIFA's determination to promote football in Nepal through youth programmes.

In the mid-1980s, FIFA provided financial assistance and sent a number of coaches to help Nepal launch its first youth programme, which was geared towards spotting talent at the grassroots level (such as in schools, for example) and providing young players with the necessary know-how, both on and off the pitch. The initial five-year plan helped half the players groomed under the first youth programme to find a place in the national side, and the team that won the 2 gold medals in the first and sixth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games mostly consisted of the players from that youth programme. Despite Nepal being considered among the lower ranked nations, Nepal have been largely successful in the South Asian Games where they won two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals.

Nepal hosted several notable friendlies from teams outside the Asian Confederation during the mid to late 80s, against Denmark in 1986; USSR and East Germany in 1987; and West Germany in 1989.[7] While at the same time, Nepal still entered tournaments against club sides such as FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in the 1989 ANFA Cup.

Nepal continued on with their winning ways through several minor tournaments which saw the nation showered with titles including the 1997 and 1998 Governor's Gold Cup, winning gold at the 1993 South Asian Games, and reaching 3rd place in the 1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup (the first edition of the SAFF Championship).

Decline (2000–2009)

The Nepali football came across a forgettable two years from 2001–2003 when the row between two factions (government-backed and FIFA-backed) led Nepali football into deep trouble. Nepal faced a ban and therefore could not participate in any events and the rankings slipped heavily. The dispute was settled, but not before it contributed in pushing Nepali football backward. Nepal celebrated their 100th international football match in January 2003 when they played Bangladesh in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship. Nepal failed to make any real impact at the tournament. During its 22 years of international participation, the Nepalese team has only played 26 nations outside of South Asia, but it has defeated all of the country's South Asian neighbours during various regional tournaments. Nepal also faced non-AFC teams in competitive tournaments such as Ghana U23 in the 1999 Bangabandhu Cup, and Kazakhstan in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign (although Kazakhstan was a member of the AFC during this match).

Despite many attempts to raise the standard of football, the players of the resource-strapped nation have not been able to make their mark in international football beyond South Asia. In 2003 during the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, Nepal's A national team suffered a number of heavy defeats in international matches outside of South Asia. In a match during the Asian Cup qualifying round in Korea Republic, the hosts scored 16 goals to no reply. In their six matches, Nepal conceded 45 goals and failed to hit the back of the net even once. However, the qualifying competition for the 2002 FIFA World Cup witnessed one of Nepal's best performances in international football, with the Gorkhalis securing two wins in four matches and scoring 13 goals in two matches against Macao and Iraq. But with the Nepalese national and youth teams failing to achieve any noticeable success at international level and FIFA introducing new age restriction systems in several international tournaments, Nepal recently decided to compete only in the FIFA World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers as well as the SAFF Championship until 2006.

Resurgence (2010–)

After the marquee appointments of Graham Roberts, Nepal had experienced a fair amount of success following the decade of decline. Nepal won 2 major tournaments in 2016, the Bangabandhu Cup and the AFC Solidarity Cup.[8][9]

Home stadium

Dashrath Rangasala

The team's home ground is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureswor, Kathmandu, Nepal. Holding 65,000 spectators all of which are beautifully 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.

Before the 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal, the Dasarath Rangasala underwent heavy renovation that saw several improvements such as the expansion of seats from 40,000 to 65,000.

Team image

Nepal Red & Blue

During the ANFA Cup, the All Nepal Football Association occasionally entered two teams for Nepal; Nepal Red & Nepal Blue. This is very much akin to other South Asian teams such as Pakistan (Pakistan Green & Pakistan White, 1993 SAFF Championship; Pakistan Reds, 1976 Quaid-e-Azam exhibition matches), and Bangladesh (Bangladesh Red, 1983 President's Gold Cup). Nepal Red were a selection of Nepalese players that played as the full Nepal national football team. Whereas, Nepal Blue was effectively the B-team.[10][11]

Most of the Nepali top players play in the Nepal Red team, and it is also described as "the Nepal senior team", and is captained by the regular national team captain. While Nepal Blue is described as the "second string team".

Kit evolution

The national team's kit employs a tricolour of red, blue, and white to reflect the colours of the national flag of Nepal. With red being used for home matches, and blue for away. The pattern in some kits reflect the triangular shaping of flag, namely the 2013 kit. Nepal's kits are mostly template kits, as opposed to a custom team-specific kit. This is because the Nepal national team isn't lucrative enough to afford kit partnership deals with manufacturers.

Very little is known about the history prior to 1998. However, during the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, the Nepalese national team hired Bijay Shah to provide technical assistance to the squad, while also acting as the assistant coach. At the time, the team didn't have printed sportswear for the tournament. After printing makeshift kits, Bijay was inspired to start a T-shirt printing company known as Attsh, where through the partnership with a US printing company, and colleagues in South Korea, they produced their first batch of kits for the national team prior to the 1999 South Asian Games.[12] Today, Attsh acts as the main kit distributor for the national team, with adidas being the primary manufacturer of choice.

1st Kit

1981
0
1983
(1983 PM)
1989
0
1993
(1993 SAG)
1993
(SAARC GC)
1994
(1994 AG)
1995–1996
(1995 SGC)
1995
(1995 SAG)
1997
(1998 WCQ)
1998
(1998 AG)
1999
(2000 OGQ)
1999
(1999 SGC)
1999–2002
(1999 SAG)
2003
(2003 SGC)
2003
(2004 ACQ)
2004–2005
(2005 SGC)
2006
(2006 ACC)
2007
(2010 WQA)
2008
(2008 ACC)
2009
(2009 SC)
2011–2012
(SC & ACC)
2013–2014
(2013 SC)

2nd Kit

1984
(1984 SAG)
1993
(1993 SAG)
1993
(SAARC GC)
1997
(1998 WCQ)
1997
0
1999
(2000 OGQ)
1999–2000
(1999 SAG)
2003
(2004 ACQ)
2004–2005
(2005 SGC)
2006
(2006 ACC)
2007
(2010 WCQ)
2008
(2008 ACC)
2009
(2009 SC)
2011–2012
(SC & ACC)
2013–2014
(2013 SC)

Recent results and fixtures

Results accurate up to 19 November 2016.[13]

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue competition
19 November 2016 Japan Japan W 1-0 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato,Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (International friendly)
15 November 2016 Macau Macau W 1-0 Malaysia Sarawak Stadium, Kuching 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup(final)
12 November 2016 Laos Laos W 2–2
3–0 (p)		 Malaysia Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup(Semi-finals)
8 November 2016 Brunei Brunei W 3-0 Malaysia Sarawak Stadium, Kuching 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
5 November 2016 East Timor Timor-Leste D 0-0 Malaysia Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
29 May 2016 Laos Laos D 1–1 Laos New Laos National Stadium, Laos Exhibition match (International Friendly)
29 March 2016  Malaysia U-22 D 1–1 Malaysia Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Seremban, Malaysia Exhibition Match (International Friendly)
22 January 2016  Bahrain U-23 W 3–0 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2016 Bangabandhu Cup (Final)
19 January 2016  Maldives W 4–1 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2016 Bangabandhu Cup (Semi-finals)
14 January 2016  Bangladesh D 0–0 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2016 Bangabandhu Cup
13 January 2016  Sri Lanka W 1–0 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2016 Bangabandhu Cup
9 January 2016 Malaysia Felda United F.C. D 0–0 Bangladesh Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore, Bangladesh 2016 Bangabandhu Cup
27 December 2015  India L 1–4 India Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum, India 2015 SAFF Championship
23 December 2015  Sri Lanka L 0–1 India Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum, India 2015 SAFF Championship
16 December 2015  Bangladesh L 0–1 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Exhibition match (International friendly)
31 August 2015  India D 0–0 India Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Exhibition match (International friendly)
23 August 2015 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club D 1–1 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (International friendly)
14 August 2015    Nepal (U19) D 0–0 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (International friendly)
17 March 2015  India D 0–0 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
12 March 2015  India L 0–2 India Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
31 October 2014  Philippines L 0–3 Qatar Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Exhibition match (International friendly)
25 June 2014  Indonesia L 0–2 Indonesia Gajayana Stadium, Malang, Indonesia Exhibition match (International friendly)
20 June 2014    Nepal (U16) W 1–0 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
11 April 2014  Philippines L 0–3 Qatar Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Exhibition match (International friendly)
25 March 2014  Yemen L 0–2 Qatar Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Exhibition match (International friendly)

* Nepal score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Coaching staff

Head Coach Japan Koji Gyotoku
Assistant Coach(es) Nepal Hari Khadka
Nepal Birat Jung Shahi
Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan
Goalkeeping Coach Nepal Ujjwal Manandhar
Technical Director Japan Takeda Chiaki[14]
Physio Nepal Suraj Bhusal

Players

Current squad

The following 20-man squad was announced for the friendly against Laos National football team on May 29, 2016. Caps and goals accurate as of May 26.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Kiran Chemjong (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 48 0 Nepal Three Star Club
1 1GK Bikesh Kuthu (1993-06-24) 24 June 1993 7 0 Nepal Nepal Army Club
2 2DF Rabin Shrestha (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 37 0 Nepal Nepal Police Club
3 2DF Biraj Maharjan (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 56 1 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club
4 2DF Ananta Tamang (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 29 0 Spain Marbella United FC
14 2DF DevendraTamang (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 6 0 Nepal Jhapa XI
6 2DF Aditya Chaudhary (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 5 0 Nepal APF Club
5 2DF Kamal Shrestha "unknown"(age 19) 4 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club
12 3MF Bikram Lama (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 15 0 Indonesia Persepam Madura Utama
26 3MF Prakash Budhathoki (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 13 0 Nepal Three Star Club
19 3MF Sujal Shrestha (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 2 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club
11 3MF Heman Gurung (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 4 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club
7 3MF Jagajeet Shrestha (1993-08-07) 7 August 1993 30 1 Nepal Three Star Club
8 3MF Bishal Rai (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 5 2 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club
9 3MF Anjan Bista (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 13 8 Spain Marbella United FC
23 3MF Rajendra Rawal (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 1 0 Nepal Three Star Club
17 4FW Bharat Khawas (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 45 10 Nepal Nepal Army Club
99 4FW Anil Gurung (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 48 11 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club
24 4FW Sunil Bal (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 6 0 Nepal Three Star Club
18 4FW Nawayug Shrestha Unknown (age 25) 11 10 Nepal Nepal Army Club

Recent Call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bikash Malla (1986-08-15) 15 August 1986 17 0 Nepal Nepal Army Club v. Indonesia Indonesia, 21 June 2014
GK Amrit Chaudhary (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 0 0 Nepal APF Club v.Bahrain Bahrain U23,22 January 2016
GK Alan Neupane (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 0 0 Nepal Three Star Club v.Bahrain Bahrain U23,22 January 2016
DF Sabindra Shrestha (1992-01-05) January 5, 1992 2 0 Unattached v. Philippines Philippines, April 11, 2014
DF Ajit Bhandari 0 0 Nepal Nepal Police Club v. India India, August 31, 2015
DF Rohit Chand (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 42 0 Malaysia T-Team FC v.India India,December 27, 2015
MF Tej Tamang (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 0 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club v. Bahrain Bahrain U23,22 January 2016
MF Jangbu Sherpa (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 0 0 Nepal ANFA v. Bahrain Bahrain U23,22 January 2016
MF Bhola Silwal (1987-01-04) 4 January 1987 26 2 Nepal Nepal Police Club v. India India, August 31, 2015
MF Hemanta Thapa Magar (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 0 0 Nepal Far Western FC v. India India, August 31, 2015
MF Sushil KC (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 0 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club v. India India, August 31, 2015
MF Raju Tamang (1985-10-27) 27 October 1985 35 2 Nepal Nepal Army Club v. India India, August 31, 2015
FW Bimal Gharti Magar (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 17 4 Spain Marbella United FC v. Bahrain Bahrain U23, January 22, 2016
FW Bharat Shah 0 0 Nepal Nepal Police Club v. India India, August 31, 2015
FW Ju Manu Rai (1983-03-01) 1 March 1983 29 11 Nepal Nepal Police Club v. India India, August 31, 2015
FW Asim Jung Karki (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 1 0 Nepal Boys Union Club v. Philippines Philippines, October 31, 2014

Coaching history

Manager Career P W D L Win % PPG Competitions Comment
Germany Rudi Gutendorf[15] 1981–82 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1982 Asian Games
Germany Jochen Figge[16] 1984–85 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1984 South Asian Games–gold
Germany Rudi Gutendorf[15] 1986 0 0 0 0 !— 0
Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear[17] 1987 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1987 South Asian Games–silver
Germany Reinhard Fabisch[18] ? 0 0 0 0 !— 0
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet[19] 1989–91 0 0 0 0 !— 0
Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi
Germany Holger Obermann[20]		 1991–93 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1991 South Asian Games

1993 SAARC Gold Cup–third place

 Although both Obermann and Mulmi were heavily involved in the national team during these years, ANFA could only afford to keep Obermann as a 'Technical Director' despite being the de facto manager.[21]
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1993–94 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1993 South Asian Games–gold

1994 Asian Games
Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi 1995 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1995 Bristol SAFF Gold Cup
Nepal Yogambar Suwal 1995 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1995 South Asian Games
Nepal Bhim Thapa 1996 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1996 AFC Asian Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Yogambar Suwal 1997 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1998 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Dhan Bahadur Basnet 1997 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1997 SAFF Gold Cup
South Korea Yoo Kee-Heung 1998 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1998 Asian Games
Germany Torsten Spittler[22] 1999 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1999 SAFF Gold Cup–4th
England Stephen Constantine[23] 1999–01 0 0 0 0 !— 0 1999 South Asian Games–silver

2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament–finalist
Nepal Maheshwor Mulmi 2001 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2002 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
South Korea Yoo Kee-Heung 2003 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2003 SAFF Gold Cup–group stage
Japan Toshihiko Shiozawa 2005–06 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2005 SAFF Gold Cup–group stage
India Shyam Thapa[24] 2006–07 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2006 AFC Challenge Cup–semi final

2010 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Germany Thomas Flath[25] 2008 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2008 SAFF Championship–group stages
Nepal Birat Krishna Shrestha[26] 2008 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2008 AFC Challenge Cup–group stages
Nepal Krishna Thapa[27] 2008–09 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2008 Merdeka Tournament–group stages
Nepal Yogamber Suwal 2009 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament–champions

2010 AFC Challenge Cup–failed to qualify

Nepal Krishna Thapa 2009–11 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2009 SAFF Championship–group stages
England Graham Roberts[28] 2011–12 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2011 SAFF Championship–semi-final
2014 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
2012 AFC Challenge Cup–group stages		 Reached Round 2 in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time
Nepal Krishna Thapa[29] 2012* 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2012 Nehru Cup
United States Jack Stefanowski 2013 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2013 SAFF Championship–semi-final
2014 AFC Challenge Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Raju Kaji Shakya[30] 2014* 0 0 0 0 !— 0 Exhibition matches (Vs. Philippines)
United States Jack Stefanowski[31] 2014–15 0 0 0 0 !— 0 2018 FIFA World Cup–failed to qualify
Nepal Dhruba KC[32] 2015* 0 0 0 0 !— 0 Exhibition matches (Vs. India)
Belgium Patrick Aussems[33] 2015–16 3 0 0 3 00 0 2015 SAFF Championship–group stages Rebuilt the national team
Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan[34] 2016 5 3 2 0 60 2.2 2016 Bangabandhu Cup–champions Earned Nepal's first major title in 23 years
Japan Koji Gyotoku[35] 2016– 5 3 2 0 60 0 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup–champions Earned Nepal's first AFC title

Competitive record

All time team record

International record (ignoring friendlies) against all nations, correct as of 9 March 2011.[2]

Competition history

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup finals record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Uruguay 1930 Non-FIFA Member Non-FIFA Member
Kingdom of Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Withdrew Withdrew
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not Qualify 3rd (Group 3A) 1 4 0 1 3 0 11 −11
Italy 1990 4th (Group 4) 0 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28
United States 1994 Withdrew Withdrew
France 1998 Did not Qualify 4th (Group 4) 1 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17
South KoreaJapan 2002 3rd (Group 6) 6 6 2 0 4 13 25 −12
Germany 2006 Withdrew Withdrew
South Africa 2010Did not Qualify Round 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4
Brazil 2014 Round 2 7 4 2 1 1 7 11 −4
Russia 2018 Round 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
Qatar 2022 TBD-------- TBD––––––––
Total 0/21-------- 7/211630442222100−78

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Host/Year Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Hong Kong 1956 Non-AFC Member Non-AFC Member
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980
Singapore 1984 Did Not Qualify 5th (Group 2)04004030−30
Qatar 1988 5th (Group 3)1401307−7
Japan 1992 Withdrew Withdrew
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did Not Qualify 4th (Group 5)06006226−24
Lebanon 2000 4th (Group 5)34103313−10
China 2004 4th (Group E)3210142+2
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007Withdrew Withdrew
Qatar 2011Did Not Qualify Withdrew & Berth Unsecured*
Australia 2015 3rd (Group D)**4311162+4
United Arab Emirates 2019 Round 1***1201102−2
Total 000000000 0/0122533191582−67

*Withdrew from qualification, & failed to qualify for 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.
**Failed to qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.
***Also part of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup finals record AFC Challenge Cup qualification record
Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Bangladesh 2006 Semi Final7311143+1 No qualification tournament
India 2008 Round 13102341+31st (Group D)6220042+2
Sri Lanka 2010 Did Not Qualify 2nd (Group C)2202011+0
Nepal 2012 Round 10300306−62nd (Group D)4311111+0
Maldives 2014 Did Not Qualify 3rd (Group D)4311162+4
Total 3/5107137810−2 4/41610442126+6

AFC Solidarity Cup

Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD
Malaysia 2016 Champions10431062+4
Total 1/110431062+4

SAFF Championship

Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD
Pakistan 1993 3rd2302112−1
Sri Lanka 1995 Semi-Final2302112−1
Nepal 1997 Round 10200215−4
India 1999 4th3410369−3
Bangladesh 2003 Round 13310245−1
Pakistan 2005 Round 13310245−1
Maldives Sri Lanka 2008 Round 13310259−4
Bangladesh 2009 Round 14311142+2
India 2011 Semi-Final54121330
Nepal 2013 Semi-Final7421153+2
India 2015 Round 10200215−4
Bangladesh 2017 TBD--------
Total 10/10323488183550−15

Olympic Games

Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD Q
Greece 1896No football tournament was held
France 1900Non-IOC Member
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932No football tournament was held
Nazi Germany 1936Non-IOC Member
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964Did not enter
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Age bar restriction after 1996, U23s only.
Total -0/2500000000

Asian Games

Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD
India 1951 Non-IOC Member
Philippines 1954
Japan 1958
Indonesia 1962
Thailand 1966 Withdrew
Thailand 1970
Iran 1974
Thailand 1978
India 1982Round 10300319−8
South Korea 1986Round 104004017−17
China 1990 Withdrew
Japan 1994Round 103003020−20
Thailand 1998Round 10200206−6
Age bar restriction after 1998, U23s only.
Total 00120012152−51

South Asian Games

Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD
Nepal 1984  Gold--------
Bangladesh 1985  Bronze--------
India 1987  Silver--------
Pakistan 1989 No medal--------
Sri Lanka 1991 No medal--------
Bangladesh 1993  Gold--------
India 1995 No medal--------
Nepal 1999  Silver95302127+5
Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only.
Total ---------

Other tournaments

In these tournaments, Nepal was sometimes fielded as 'ANFA XI', 'Nepal XI', or 'Nepal Sports Development Authority' despite being the de facto national football team endorsed by the ANFA.

Host/Year Result Pts** GP W D* L GF GA GD
India 1975 DCM Cup Unknown--------
Bangladesh 1979 President's Gold Cup Unknown--------
Bangladesh 1979 Agatha Gold Cup Unknown--------
Bangladesh 1979 Aga Khan Gold Cup Round 114013214−12
Bangladesh 1981 President's Gold Cup Unknown--------
Pakistan 1981 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup Unknown--------
Thailand 1981 King's Cup Unknown--------
India 1982 Darjeeling Gold Cup Unknown--------
Pakistan 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup 6th4612339−6
Thailand 1982 King's Cup Round 12410329−7
Nepal 1982 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament Runner up--------
Malaysia 1983 Merdeka Tournament Round 1--------
Thailand 1983 President's Gold Cup Round 10200227−5
Nepal 1984 ANFA Cup Runner up--------
Pakistan 1985 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup Round 11000209−9
Nepal 1986 Panchayat Silver Jubilee Cup Semi-final3311214−3
Pakistan 1986 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup 5th53113417−13
Nepal 1986 ANFA Cup Runner up--------
Pakistan 1987 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup Round 1--------
Nepal 1987 ANFA Cup Champions--------
Bangladesh 1989 Aga Khan Gold Cup Unknown--------
Nepal 1989 ANFA Cup Runner up--------
India 1995 Airlines Gold Cup Unknown--------
India 1997 Governor's Gold Cup Champion-------–
India 1998 Governor's Gold Cup Champion-------–
India 1998 Durand Cup Round 1-------–
Bangladesh 1999 Bangabandhu Cup Round 10200213−2
Nepal 2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament Runner up-------–
Malaysia 2008 Merdeka Tournament Round 11301239−6
Nepal 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament Champions-------–
India 2012 Nehru Cup Round 11401319−8
Bangladesh 2016 Bangabandhu Cup Champions11532081+7
Malaysia 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup Champions10431062+4
Total5 Titles--------
**Former rules, win = 2pts.

Honours

See also

References

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  3. 1 2 "FIFA Fixtures & Results". FIFA.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
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