Machhindra F.C.

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.

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

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    NEP Ranjit dhimal
7 FW    NEP Abishek Rijal
10 MF    NEP Yogesh Gurung
8 FW    NEP Bishal Rai A
17 MF    NEP Buddha chemjong
29 FE  NGA Olumwani Adelaja
22 GK    NEP Bishal Shrestha
11 MF    NEP Sujal Shrestha
24 DF  NGA Peter Segun
25 MF    NEP Laxmi Shrestha
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW    NEP Renjin Subba
3 DF    NEP Biraj Maharjan
15 FW    NEP Bishal Rai b
32 MF    NEP Arjun Basnet
34 MF    NEP Suman Shrestha
35 FW    NEP Anil Kumar Dhimal
37 DF    NEP Satya Narayan Parajuli
38 GK    NEP Sarbottam Dhar Tuladhar
39 FW    NEP Sumit Dhoju

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. "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. "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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.