Machhindra F.C.

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Full nameMachhindra Football Club
Founded1973; 48 years ago (1973)
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium and ANFA Complex,
Kathmandu, Nepal
ManagerPrabesh Katuwal[citation needed]
CoachNishan Shrestha[1]
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League
2019-201st

Machhindra F.C. (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club[2]) is a top flight Nepali professional football club from the central Kathmandu, neighborhood of Keltole. They are the current champions of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.

History[]

Machhindra FC was established in 1973. For sponsorship reasons, it was named Machhindra Bahal Club in 2004,[3] and Machhindra Energizer FC in 2006.[4] The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. The team was one of the first teams in Nepal to appoint a foreign coach, Johan Kalin, in 2013, claiming that he was the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history.[5] He led the team to finish second in the league, for which he was praised for his tactics.[6]

Current squad[]

[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Nepal   NEP
10 MF Nepal   NEP
8 FW Nepal   NEP
17 MF Nepal   NEP
29 FE Nigeria NGA
22 GK Nepal   NEP
11 MF Nepal   NEP Sujal Shrestha
24 DF Nigeria NGA Peter Segun
25 MF Nepal   NEP
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Nepal   NEP
3 DF Nepal   NEP Biraj Maharjan
15 FW Nepal   NEP
32 MF Nepal   NEP
34 MF Nepal   NEP
35 FW Nepal   NEP
37 DF Nepal   NEP
38 GK Nepal   NEP
39 FW Nepal   NEP

League finishes[]

The season-by-season performance of Machhindra F.C.:

Season League Position
2003-04[3] Martyr's Memorial B-Division League 3rd
2004[8] 2nd
2005-06[4] Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 13th
2006-07[9] 6th
2007-2010 League not held
2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 6th
2011-12 Nepal National League did not participate
2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 6th
2013-14 2nd
2015 Nepal National League banned by ANFA[10]
2016-18 League not held
2018-19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 13th
2019-20 1st

References[]

  1. ^ "Machhindra, NRT finally win". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nepal 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Machhindra FC appoints Swedish coach Johan Kalin as head coach for initial contract of 4 months". Image Khabar. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ "I'm here to develop standard of Nepali football: Head coach Kalin". República. 2019-02-25.
  7. ^ http://www.goalnepal.com/team-id-9.html
  8. ^ "Nepal 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Nepal 2006/07". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  10. ^ "ANFA Releases First Installment Of Rs 5 Lakhs To All Nine National League Participating Teams". GoalNepal.com. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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