Pokhara Cup

The Pokhara Cup, currently known as the Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup is an annual international football knockout tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal and is organized by ANFA Kaski. For sponsorship reasons, it was formerly also known as Safal Pokhara Cup.

Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup
Founded2011
RegionKaski District, Nepal
Number of teams12
Current champions Dauphins Family Club
Most successful club(s) Manang Marsyangdi Club (3 titles)
2019 Pokhara Cup

History

The tournament was formed as the Pokhara Gold Cup in 2011. ANFA Kaski announced that it would form new subcommittees to account for the administration of the cup.[1]

Venue

Pokhara Rangasala during the first Pokhara Cup in 2011

The Pokhara Cup is held at the Pokhara Rangasala, a multipurpose sports venue that is frequently used for football.

Pokhara
Pokhara Rangasala
Capacity: 5,000

Previous Winners

Edition Year (B.S.)* Year (A.D.)** Winner Runners Up
I 2068 2011 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club[2] Nepal Army Club[3]
II 2069 2012 Manang Marsyangdi Club[4] Machhindra Football Club
III 2070 2013 Manang Marsyangdi Club[5] Three Star Club
IV 2071 2015 Nepal Police Club[6] Three Star Club
IV 2072 2016 Manang Marshyangdi Club[7] Nepal Army Club
V Not held
VI[8] 2075 2019 Dauphins Family Club[9] APF Club
*Denotes Nepali calendar date
**Denotes Gregorian calendar date

Most successful teams

Club Champions Runners-Up
Manang Marshyangdi Club30
Nepal Police Club10
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club10
Dauphins Family Club10
Nepal Army Club02
Three Star Club02
Machhindra Football Club01
APF Club01

References

  1. "Pokhara: Sub-Committees Formed for Pokhara Gold Cup". Goal Nepal. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Sk Jamal take Pokhara Cup". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. "The financial express - Financial Online News portal". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. "Safal Pokhara Cup 2069: MMC wins second trophy in a month". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. Super User. "Safal Pokhara Cup 2070: MMC successfully defends their crown after beating Three Star". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. Super User. "Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2071: NPC beats Three Star in sudden death". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. Super User. "Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2072: MMC trash Army 5-0". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. "Pokhara Cup to kick off on January 29". The Kathmandu Post. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. "Dauphins Wins Title Of Mankamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2075". Goal Nepal. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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