Nepal A.P.F. Club

Nepal A.P.F. Club (Nepali: नेपाल ऐपिएफ क्लब) commonly known as APF Club, is a sports club based in Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal. The club is the sports-wing of the Armed Police Force.

Nepal A.P.F. Club
Full nameNepal Armed Police Force Club
NicknamesAPF
SportCricket
Football
Founded24 October 2001
LeagueNational League Cricket
Martyr's Memorial A-Division
Based inKathmandu
StadiumHalchowk Stadium
OwnerArmed Police Force
Head coachRaju Basnyat (Cricket)
ManagerDil Kaji Gurung
National League Cricket wins2 (2011, 2012) (One Day)
1 (2012) (Twenty20)
Websitewww.apf.gov.np

History

The APF Club was established on 24 October 2001, following the tradition of forming a sports club within an official group, as the Police and army had already done. Initially, the club was named Gyanendra APF Club, in tribute to the King at the time.

Later, the government made the decision to remove all references to royalty from the names of government clubs, so the team changed their name to APF Club.

Cricket

APF is one of the three departmental teams to play in National League Cricket and in Prime Minister One Day Cup. Other nine regional teams along with Nepal Army Club compete with APF in the league. APF formed a cricket team in September 2010. APF initially signed national team captain Paras Khadka and 15 other players while former national team player Raju Basnyat was appointed as the coach.[1] APF is two times champion in one-day format of the league as in 2011 and 2012. In 2012 tournament the APF Cricket Team defended its title defeating Region-4 Bhairawa by six wicket in Final match held on 21 December 2012.[2] In 2012, APF won the Twenty20 format of the league for the first time.[3]

Record
Season One-Day Twenty20
Teams Position Teams Position
2011 10 Winner[4] 10 Runners-up[5]
2012 9 Winner[6] 9 Winner[7]
2013 Not held 10 Runners-up[8]
2014 9 Runners-up[9] Not held
2015 10 Runners-up[10]
2017 8 Semi-Finals
2018 10 Winner
2019 10 Semi-Finals
2021 10 Runners-up TBD TBD

Squad
Name Age Batting style Bowling style
Captain and Bowler
Basanta Regmi 34 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Batsman
Prithu Baskota 28 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sharad Vesawkar 32 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Shankar Rana 24 Right-handed
Sumit Maharjan Right-handed
Sundeep Jora 19 Right-handed
Wicket-keeper
Aasif Sheikh 20 Right-handed
Pradeep Airee 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bowler
Bhuvan Karki 27 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Amar Singh Routela 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Kamal Singh Airee 20 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Avinash Bohara 23 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Yagyaman Kumal 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Dipendra Rawat Right-handed

[11]

Football
Nepal A.P.F. Club

At its first appearance in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League of season 2005/6, the club finished the season in fifth position, behind MMC, Three Star, Tribhuvan Army Club and the Nepal Police Club. [12]

The club remained in fifth position in the 2006/7 season.

At the end of the 2009/10 season, the APF Club barely escaped relegation, staying in the league only by defeating Machchindra Club by 8-0 in the last match of the league. At the end of all 22 matches, APF is now in 10th position.[13][14]

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

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK    NEP Amrit Chaudhary
2 DF    NEP Bishwas Udas
4 DF    NEP Sudip Shikrakar
5 DF    NEP Ramesh Dangal
6 MF    NEP Budhhi Man Rai
7 DF    NEP Top Bahadur Bista (captain)
9 FW    NEP Prabin Syangtan
10 MF    NEP Yubaraj Khadka
11 MF    NEP Nabin Lama
12 DF    NEP Milan Rai
13 GK    NEP Roman Rasaili
14 MF    NEP Shyam Nepali
15 DF    NEP Rajan Gurung
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW    NEP Hari Karki
18 MF    NEP Rabi Thing
19 DF    NEP Santosh K. Katuwal
22 MF    NEP Prakash Pun
23 FW    NEP Aashish Lama
24 DF    NEP Rohit Thapa
25 MF    NEP Amit Lama
28 MF    NEP Akash Budhamagar
30 GK    NEP Raju Yogi
44 DF    NEP Birendra Prakash Yadav
77 MF    NEP Pradip Lama
99 FW    NEP Rajiv Lopchan

References
  1. "APF form cricket team; sign 17 cricketers". myrepublica.com.
  2. "Armed Police Force ease against Bhairahawa to defend title". ekantipur.com.
  3. "APF lifts National T20 title". Nepal Cricket.
  4. "APF national cricket champions". Cricnepal.com. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. "NPC avenges APF, lifts T20 title". Cricnepal.com. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. "APF Clinches One Day Title". Cricnepal.com. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. "APF lifts National T20 title". Cricnepal.com. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. "Tribhuvan Army Crowned National T20 Champion". Cricnepal.com. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. "Birgunj overcomes APF to win maiden senior trophy | Cricketlok". web.archive.org. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. "Naresh drives Army to their first national cricket title". Cricnepal.com. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. "एक्स्पर्ट पिएम कपको दोश्रो दिन एपिएफ र प्रदेस न ३ भिड्दै | Cricket Himalaya |". Cricket Himalaya. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  12. "Nepal 2010, Martyr's Memorial ANFA 'A' Division League '2066/67'". rsssf.com.
  13. "MYREPUBLICA.com - News in English from Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual News". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010.
  14. "Nepal 2005/06, Martyr's Memorial ANFA 'A' Division League '2062'". rsssf.com.
  15. "Nepal 2005/06". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  16. "Nepal 2006/07". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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