Nepal Police Club

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Nepal Police Club
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Full nameNepal Police Club
Nickname(s)The Cops
Founded1952; 70 years ago (1952)
GroundNepal Police Academy, Maharjgunj, Kathmandu
OwnerNepal Police
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League (football)

Nepal Police Club (formerly known as Mahendra Police Club) is a sports club owned and managed by Nepal Police. The club competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the top flight of Nepali club football.

History[]

Established in 1952 and named after King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Mahendra Police Club has been part of the new Nepal League since its inception in 2003. The club finished runners-up in the 2004-05 season and were third next year.

Year 2007[]

The year 2007 has been the most successful year for Mahendra Police Club. They started well in the 2006-07 season with a perfect blend of experienced and amateur players and clinched the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League title. MPC, who have won all Nepalese knock-out tournaments till date, have solid a backline led by experienced national defender Rakesh Shrestha with young but experienced Ritesh Thapa under the bar. Another national team veteran Hari Khadka, former national midfielder Ananta Thapa, Jumanu Rai and Ramesh Budhathoki hold the key to their fortunes in the AFC President’s Cup.

Another achievement of MPC was to be the runners-up in the AFC President's Cup 2007 after creating an upset in the semi-finals by beating Regar Tursunzoda. MPC won being the runners-up.

Football[]

Nepal Police Club currently plays in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the top division of Nepalese football. The team has won three A-Division titles and one National League title.

Record[]

Season Division Teams Position
2003[1] A-Division 12 2
2004[2] A-Division 13 2
2005-06[3] A-Division 15 4
2006-07[4] A-Division 14 1
2010 A-Division 12 1
2011 A-Division 18 1
2011-12 National League 10 1
2012-13 A-Division 16 7
2013-14 A-Division 13 4
2015 National League 9 7
2018-19 A-Division 14 6
2019-20 A-Division 14 5

Squad[]

As of 28 October 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Nepal   NEP
22 GK Nepal   NEP
2 DF Nepal   NEP
4 DF Nepal   NEP
20 DF Nepal   NEP
17 MF Nepal   NEP Bhola Silwal
13 MF Nepal   NEP Tej Tamang
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 MF Nepal   NEP
MF Nepal   NEP
8 FW Nepal   NEP
10 FW Nepal   NEP Bharat Shah
25 FW Nepal   NEP
11 FW Nepal   NEP Ju Manu Rai

Cricket[]

Nepal Police is one of the three departmental teams to play in National League Cricket. Other eight regional teams compete with Nepal Police in the league. Manoj Katuwal is the coach of the team. They participated in 2011 National One Day tournament but finished as a runners-up after losing to APF Club in the final. But they defeated departmental rival APF Club to lift the title of 2011 Pepsi Standard Chartered T20 National Cricket Tournament.[5]

Record[]

Season One-Day Twenty20
Teams Position Teams Position
2011 10 Runners-up[6] 10 Winner[7]
2017 8 Winner Not held
2018 10 Semi-Finals
2019 10 Winner
2021 10 Semi-Finals TBD TBD

Squad[8][]

Name Age Batting style Bowling style
Captain and Batsman
Manjeet Shrestha 37 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Batsmen
Aarif Sheikh 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Amit Shrestha 28 Right-handed
Kushal Bhurtel 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sunil Dhamala 37 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Dilip Nath 24 Lef-handed
Anil Sah 23 Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Dipendra Singh Airee 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Prem Tamang 25 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Yogendra Singh Karki 24 Right-handed
Pawan Sarraf 21 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Bowlers
Lalit Rajbanshi 22 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Sagar Dhakal 20 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Rashid Khan 20 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium

Achievements[]

Players of Nepal Police Club (in red jersey) lining up for a match against Three Star Club (in blue jersey)

Football[]

Cricket[]

Performance in AFC competitions[]

  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
    • 1998: First Round
  • Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance
    • 1998–99: First Round

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nepal 2003/04". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Nepal 2004". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Nepal 2005/06". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Nepal 2006/07". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ^ "NPC avenges APF, lifts T20 title". Cricnepal.com. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ "APF national cricket champions". Cricnepal.com. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ "NPC avenges APF, lifts T20 title". Cricnepal.com. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. ^ "मन्जित श्रेष्ठको कप्तानिमा एमएम कपको लागि नेपाल पुलिस क्लबको टिम घोषणा | Cricket Himalaya |". Cricket Himalaya. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Dordoi-Dynamo retain AFC President's Cup after defeating Mahendra 2-1". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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