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 inKathmandu. 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. Football in Nepal is one of the most popular sports.
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| Nickname(s) | THE GORKHALIS | ||
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| Association | All Nepal Football Association | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Graham Roberts[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NEP | ||
| FIFA ranking | 174 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 124 (December 1993) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 188 (February 2008) | ||
| Elo ranking | 185 | ||
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| First international | |||
 China PR 6–2 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) | |||
