Nepal national under-20 football team

Nepal
नेपाल राष्ट्रीय U-20 फूट्बल टिम

Nickname(s)	The Young Gorkhalis
Association	All Nepal Football Association
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Bal Gopal Maharjan
Captain	Bimal Magar
Home stadium	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code	NEP
First colours Second colours
First international
Myanmar 5-0 Nepal (Tokyo, Japan; 25 april 1972)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 1971)
Best result	Group Stage (4 times)

The Nepal national football team is the national under-20 team of Nepal that represents the Nepal in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifiers and the AFC Youth Championship, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. The team is governed by the All Nepal Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The youth side play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu alongside the senior team.

Recent results and fixtures

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
6 October 2015	Jordan	L	0–3	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 October 2015	Kuwait	D	1–1	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 October 2015	Iran	L	0–10	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
29 August 2015	India	W	1–1 (5–4)	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Final)
27 August 2015	Afghanistan	W	3–2	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Semi-final)
24 August 2015	Bangladesh	W	2–1	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
20 August 2015	Bhutan	W	3–1	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
14 August 2015	Nepal	D	0–0	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (International friendly)
7 August 2015	Manang Marshyangdi Club	L	1–2	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
28 July 2015	Nepal (U-16)	W	5–2	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
23 July 2015	Nepal Army Club	W	4–2	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
14 July 2015	Nepal (U-16)	W	2–0	ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)

      Win       Draw       Loss

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup finals record											FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1977	Did not qualify										Did Not Qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005											Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5
2007											Did Not Qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1/20	3	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship finals record											AFC U-19 Championship qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1959	Non-FIFA member										Non-FIFA member
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970	Did Not Enter										No Qualifying Tournament
1971	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	1	8	–7
1972	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	0	19	–19
1973	Did Not Enter
1974	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	4	14	–10
1975	Did Not Enter
1976
1977	Did Not Qualify										Did Not Enter
1978
1980											Group 1 (5th)	0	4	0	0	4	2	17	–15
1982											Round 2, Group A (3rd)	0	2	0	0	2	0	11	–11
1985											Did Not Enter
1986											Group 5 (2nd)	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	+2
1988											Did Not Enter
1990											Group 4 (2nd)	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1
1992											Group 3 (3rd)	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
1994											Unknown
1996											Group 7 (3rd)	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
1998											Group 4 (5th)	0	4	0	0	4	0	22	–22
2000											Group 4 (4th)	1	3	0	1	2	0	9	–9
2002											Group 6 (3rd)	0	2	0	0	2	0	13	–13
2004	Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	1	6	–5		Group 5 (1st)	3	2	1	1	0	4	1	+4
2006	Did Not Qualify										2nd (Group 6)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008											4th (Group D)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010											5th (Group A)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012											Did Not Enter
2014											5th (Group A)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016											4th (Group D)	1	3	0	1	2	1	13	–13
Total	4/39	3	9	1	0	8	2	33	–31		-	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

SAFF U-19 Championship

See also: SAFF U-19 Championship

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2015	Champions	10	4	3	1	0	9	5	+4
Total	1/1	10	4	3	1	0	9	5	+4

Current Squad

U-19

• The 23-man squad was announced for the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship.
• Accurate as of 16 August 2015.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Sojit Gurung 0 0 2 1GK Roman Rasaili 0 0 3 1GK Devraj Limbu 0 0 4 2DF Ananta Tamang (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 0 0 ANFA 5 2DF Amit Tamang 0 0 Far Western FC 6 2DF Tchiring Gurung 0 0 7 2DF Aakash Thapa 0 0 Far Western FC 8 2DF Dinesh Rajbanshi (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 0 0 Far Western FC 9 2DF Sudan Thapa (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 0 0 Far Western FC 10 2DF Gaurav Budhathoki 0 0 Far Western FC 11 2DF Kamal Shrestha 0 0 12 3MF Hemant Thapa Magar (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 0 0 Far Western FC 13 3MF Dona Thapa 0 0 14 3MF Tej Tamang 0 0 15 3MF Kiran Sunar (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 0 0 Manang Marshyangdi Club 16 3MF Bishwas Shrestha 0 0 17 3MF Susan Lama 0 0 18 3MF Sunil Bal 0 0 Far Western FC 19 4FW Bimal Magar (c) (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 0 0 Club Brugge KV 20 4FW Anjan Bista 0 0 APF Club 21 4FW Sujit Gurung 0 0 22 4FW Shiva Subedi (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 0 0 Far Western FC 23 4FW Janom Man Ligal (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 0 0 Far Western FC

Recent Callups

In total, 50 players had been called up initially. However, 20 or so had to be sent back due to physicality and inexperience. Currently, 30 players are undergoing training.

See more

• Nepal national under-23 football team
• Nepal national under-17 football team
• AFC Youth Championship

External links

• GoalNepal: Nepal U-19 Profile