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04 March 2012

AFC CHALLENGE CUP 2012 TEAM REVIEW: NEPAL

The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of theAsian 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.



World Cup record

[edit]Asian Cup record

[edit]AFC Challenge Cup record

  • 2006 - Semi Finals
  • 2008 - Group Stage
  • 2010 - Did not qualify, 2nd in Qualifying Group

[edit]South Asian Football Federation Cup record

[edit]Fixtures and results

Date:TournamentLocationTeam 1ResultTeam 2Scorers
9 December 2011
SAFF CUP 2011
India New Delhi Afghanistan
1:0
 Nepal
6 December 2011
SAFF CUP 2011
India New Delhi Pakistan
1:1
 NepalKhawas Goal 37'
4 December 2011
SAFF CUP 2011
India New Delhi Bangladesh
0:1
 NepalS.Thapa Goal 90+5
2 December 2011
SAFF CUP 2011
India New Delhi Maldives
1:1
 NepalSandeep Goal 51'
15 October 2011
Friendly Match (ASEAN Tour)
MalaysiaSelangorMalaysiaMalaysia U-23
2:0
Nepal Nepal
11 October 2011
Friendly Match (ASEAN Tour)
Philippines ManilaPhilippinesPhilippines
4:0
Nepal Nepal
28 July 2011
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Second Round
NepalKathmanduNepal Nepal
1:1
Jordan Jordan
Khawas Goal 80'
23 July 2011
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Second Round
JordanAmmanJordan Jordan
9:0
Nepal Nepal
02 July 2011
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
NepalKathmanduNepal Nepal
5:0[2]
East Timor East Timor
saroj dahalBhola SilwalJu Manu Rai,Jagjit Shrestha and Sujal Shrestha
29 June 2011
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
NepalKathmanduNepal Nepal
2:1[3]
East Timor East Timor
Anil GurungJu Manu Rai
11 April 2011
2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
NepalKathmanduNepal Nepal
0:0
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
9 April 2011
2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
NepalKathmanduNepal Nepal
0:1
North Korea North Korea
Jong II-Gwan
7 April 2011
2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
NepalKathmanduNepal Nepal
1:0
AfghanistanAfghanistan
Khawas

[edit]All time team record

Medal record
Men’s Football
South Asian Games
Gold1984 Kathmandu
Bronze1985 Dhaka
Bronze1987 Calcutta
Gold1993 Dhaka
Silver1999 Kathmandu
Bronze2006 Colombo
International record against all nations, correct as of 9th December, 2011.
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[edit]Coaches

ManagerFromTo
Germany Rudi Gutendorf19811981
Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear19871987
Germany Torsten Spittler19991999
England Stephen Constantine19992001
Germany Thomas FlathApril 2008June 2008
Nepal Birat Krishna ShresthaJuly 2008March 2009
Nepal Maheshwor MulmiOctober 2009January 2011
Nepal Krishna ThapaJanuary 2011January 2011
England Graham RobertsJanuary 2011Present