Three Star Club

Three Star Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Patan, Lalitpur, that competes in the Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the top flight of Nepalese football.

Ruslan Three Star
Full nameThree Star Club
Nickname(s)The Patanes
The Stars
Founded1974 (1974)
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium
Capacity15,000
ManagerMeghraj Kc
LeagueQatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
2019-204th
The Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, where the club plays its home matches

The club was previously known as the Laxmi Bank Three Star Club for sponsorship reasons, which was terminated by 2014, and is now sponsored by Ruslan Vodka. Historically they have fierce rivalry with Manang Marshyangdi Club known as the Patan-kritipur derby.

History

Three Star Club is one of the well-established and successful clubs in Nepal. The club had a modest beginning in 2031 B.S. A group of enthusiastic young people of Patan Durbar Square, Mangal Bazar established the club for sports development, social service, personality development and brotherhood. The club has been organizing many activities since then, but it is more recognizable as one of the leading football teams in the country. The number of members is increasing rapidly. Currently, Three Star Club has 380 life members and 129 general members.

Three Star Club’s football journey started from D-Division league. The club managed to reach A-Division league in 2039 B.S. Since then, Three Star Club has produced steady stream of qualitative performance in national and international tournaments. Four times national league champion, the club has an avid fan following in the country and boasts of many national players. They have their own official fan group named "We Are Stars". They last won the National League in 2015. In the recent 2018 season they finished third below Manang Marshyangdi club and Sankata Club.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2020 Adidas Ruslan Vodka

According to the deal, Roots Fashion - Adidas will provide gears to the club worth Nrs 25 lakh.

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
21 GK    NEP Purna Chemjong
30 GK  CMR Guillaume Yves Priso Njanga
04 DF    NEP Ananta Tamang
24 DF    NEP Prabin Kumar Sainju
03 DF    NEP Ashok Khawas
26 DF    NEP Nirajan Maharjan
02 DF    NEP Karan Rawat
23 DF    NEP Min Bahadur Dhimal
12 MF    NEP Bikram Lama
13 MF    NEP Rupesh KC
17 DF    NEP Yogesh Gurung
06 DF    NEP Nishan Khadka
16 FW    NEP Sanjok Rai
No. Pos. Nation Player
07 MF    NEP Dipesh Ghale
11 MF    NEP Sushil Rai
14 MF    NEP Mikchhen Tamang
29 MF    NEP Managya Nakarmi
19 MF    NEP Ranjan Pun
10 FW    NEP Susaan Shrestha
09 FW    NEP Bijaya Bhujel
25 FW    NEP Sushan Shrestha
20 DF    NEP Bijay Shrestha
22 DF    NEP Sachin Lama

Results accurate up to 25 March 2014.

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
1 March 2014[1] Manang Marshyangdi Club W 2–1 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
24 February 2014[2] Sankata Club D 0–0 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
19 February 2014[3] APF Club W 1–2 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

* Nepal score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Honours
  • Dipendra Gold Cup, Kathmandu: 1 (1981)
  • Mani Mukunda Gold Cup, Palpa: 1 (1984)
  • Mahendra Gold Cup, Birgunj: 1 (1995)
  • North Bengal Gold Cup, India: 2 (1997, 2001)
  • Jana Andolan-2 Smriti Gold Cup, Heatuda: 1 (2007)
  • 30th All India Governor's Gold Cup, India: 1 (2008)
  • Red Bull National League 2015, Kathamndu: 1 (2015)
  • Martyr's Memorial A- Division League, Kathmandu: 4 (1997, 1998, 2004, 2013)
  • Aaha Gold Cup, Pokhara: 4 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  • Budha Subba Gold Cup, Dharan: 5 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2018)
  • British Gurkha Cup, Kathmandu: 2 (2010, 2011)
  • Bordoli Trophy, India: 1(2016)
  • Tilotama Gold Cup, Butwal: 1 (2018)
  • Madan Bhandari Memorial Ithari Gold Cup: 1 (2019)
  • Birat Gold Cup , Biratnagar: 1 (2018)
  • His Majesty's Birthday Cup, Kathmandu: Runner-up (1984, 2005)
  • Santosh Trophy, Bara: Runner-up (1984)
  • Earthquake Victim Gold Cup, Ilam: Runner-up (1997)
  • Bijaya Memorial Gold Cup, India: Runner-up (1997)
  • AFC Presiednt Cup: Semi-Finalist (2005)
  • 29th All India Governor's Gold Cup: Runner-up (2007)
  • AFC President Cup 2013: Qualified to final round (2013)
  • AFC Cup 2016: Qualified to second round (2016)

2016–17 Three Star Club Controversy

The champions of 2015 Nepal National League, Three Star Club was eligible to play in the 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round taking place in Ulaanbaatar.[4] The club topped its group winning one and drawing the other match, for which they were qualified to play in the 2017 AFC Cup. However, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) failed to register Three Star Club for the cup by the competition deadline, so they were not able to continue competing in the 2017 AFC Cup.[5] In December 2016, the club therefore demanded a compensation payment of NPR 60 Million.[6] On 10 October 2017, the ANFA and Three Star Club agreed on a settlement payment of NPR 15 million in three installments. The club would then return to competitive football, in which it had not participated since the scandal began. ANFA pledged to arrange three international competitions in which Three Star club would be able to participate.[7]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2017 AFC Cup Qualifying Round Erchim 2–0 1st
Nagaworld 1–1

References
  1. "Three Star vs Manang Marshyangdi". GoalNepal. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. "Three Star vs Sankata". GoalNepal. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. "Three Star vs APF". GoalNepal. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. "Schedule & Results". AFC. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. "ANFA negligence deprives Three Star from AFC Asia Cup". myRepublica. 8 December 2016.
  6. "Three Star Club claim Rs 60m in damages". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. "ANFA, Three Star sign agreement". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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