Nepal
Nickname(s)The Young Gorkhalis
AssociationAll Nepal Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachNepal Bal Gopal Maharjan[citation needed]
CaptainAayush Ghalan[citation needed]
Home stadiumDasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA codeNEP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Myanmar 5–0    Nepal
(Tokyo, Japan; 25 April 1972)
Biggest win
 Maldives 0–4    Nepal
(Bhubaneswar, India; 25 July 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Uzbekistan 12–0    Nepal
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 10 May 2002)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1971)
Best resultGroup Stage (4 times)
SAFF U-19 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (2015, 2019)

The Nepal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 team of Nepal that represents 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.

History

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Recent results and fixtures

2010s

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
8 November 2017  Oman L 0–5 Kyrgyzstan Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 November 2017  United Arab Emirates L 0–1 Kyrgyzstan Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 November 2017  Bahrain L 0-4 Kyrgyzstan Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
31 October 2017  Kyrgyzstan L 0–2 Kyrgyzstan Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
27 September 2017  India W 2–0 Bhutan Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu 2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
25 September 2017  Bangladesh W 2–1 Bhutan Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu 2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
22 September 2017  Maldives W 2–0 Bhutan Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu 2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
20 September 2017  Bhutan L 0–1 Bhutan Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu 2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
4 May 2017  Tajikistan W 1–0 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Exhibition match (International friendly)
6 October 2015  Jordan L 0–3 Iran Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 October 2015  Kuwait D 1–1 Iran Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 October 2015  Iran L 0–10 Iran Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
29 August 2015  India W 1–1 (5–4 after penalties) Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Final)
27 August 2015  Afghanistan W 3–2 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Semi-final)
24 August 2015  Bangladesh W 2–1 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
20 August 2015  Bhutan W 3–1 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
14 August 2015    Nepal D 0–0 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (International friendly)
7 August 2015 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club L 1–2 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
28 July 2015    Nepal (U-16) W 5–2 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
23 July 2015 Nepal Nepal Army Club W 4–2 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
14 July 2015    Nepal (U-16) W 2–0 Nepal ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
8 October 2013  Qatar L 0–2 Qatar Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
8 October 2013  Uzbekistan L 0–5 Qatar Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
6 October 2013  India L 0–1 Qatar Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 October 2013  Turkmenistan L 1–2 Qatar Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

2000s

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
4 November 2009  Palestine L 1–4 Nepal Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
1 November 2009  Jordan L 1–2 Nepal Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
29 October 2009  Tajikistan L 1–2 Nepal Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
27 October 2009  Kyrgyzstan W 2–1 Nepal Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
25 October 2009  Yemen L 0–3 Nepal Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
10 November 2007  Uzbekistan L 0–1 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
6 November 2007  Yemen L 0–3 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
6 November 2007  Jordan L 0–2 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
28 November 2005  Kyrgyzstan L 0–2 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification
22 November 2005  Kyrgyzstan L 0–1 Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification
29 September 2004  Malaysia L 0–3 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2004 AFC Youth Championship
27 September 2004  Vietnam W 1–0 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2004 AFC Youth Championship
25 September 2004  Japan L 0–3 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2004 AFC Youth Championship
5 December 2003  Bangladesh D 1–1 Bangladesh Mirpur, Bangladesh[1] 2004 AFC Youth Championship qualification
3 December 2003  Pakistan W 3–0 Bangladesh Mirpur, Bangladesh 2004 AFC Youth Championship qualification

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
***Denotes tournament played in league format (as opposed to playoff format)

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
Tunisia 1977 did not qualify Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005 Round 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5
Canada 2007 Did not qualify
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/24 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
Malaysia 1959 Non-FIFA member Non-FIFA member
Malaysia 1960
Thailand 1961
Thailand 1962
Malaysia 1963
South Vietnam 1964
Japan 1965
Philippines 1966
Thailand 1967
South Korea 1968
Thailand 1969
Philippines 1970 Did not enter No Qualifying Tournament
Japan 1971 Round 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7
Thailand 1972 Round 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 19 –19
Iran 1973 Did not enter
Thailand 1974 Round 1[2] 0 3 0 0 3 4 14 –10
Kuwait 1975 Did not enter
Thailand 1976
Iran 1977 Did not qualify Did not enter
Bangladesh 1978
Thailand 1980 Group 1 (5th)[3] 0 4 0 0 4 2 17 –15
Thailand 1982 Round 2, Group A (3rd)[4] 0 2 0 0 2 0 11 –11
United Arab Emirates 1985 Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 1986 Group 5 (2nd)[5] 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 +2
Qatar 1988 Did not enter
Indonesia 1990 Group 4 (2nd)[6] 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1
United Arab Emirates 1992 Group 3 (3rd)[7] 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 +0
Indonesia 1994 Unknown
South Korea 1996 Group 7 (3rd)[8] 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 +0
Thailand 1998 Group 4 (5th)[9] 0 4 0 0 4 0 22 –22
Iran 2000 Group 4 (4th)[10] 1 3 0 1 2 0 9 –9
Qatar 2002 Group 6 (3rd)[11] 0 2 0 0 2 0 13 –13
Malaysia 2004 Round 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 6 –5 Group 5 (1st)[12] 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 +4
India 2006 Did not qualify 2nd (Group 6) – – – – – – – –
Saudi Arabia 2008 4th (Group D) – – – – – – – –
China 2010 5th (Group A) – – – – – – – –
United Arab Emirates 2012 Did not enter
Myanmar 2014 5th (Group A) – – – – – – – –
Bahrain 2016 4th (Group D) 1 3 0 1 2 1 13 –13
Total 4/39 3 12 1 0 11 6 47 –41 - – – – – – – – –

SAFF U-19 Championship

See also: SAFF U-19 Championship
Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD
Nepal 2015 Champions 10 4 3 1 0 9 5 +4
Bhutan 2017*** Champions 9 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4
Total 2/2 19 8 6 1 1 15 7 +8

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for 2022 SAFF championship.[citation needed]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ishwor Gurung 2 0 Nepal
1GK Unesh Chaudhari 0 0
1GK Jiyarath Sheikh 1 0 Nepal
2DF Amar Shrestha 0 0 Nepal [[]]
2DF Sonit Dahal 0 0 Nepal [[]]
2DF Aayush Shrestha 0 0 Nepal [[]]
2DF Ajay Chaudhari 0 0 Nepal [[]]
2DF Sumit Shrestha 0 0 Nepal [[]]
2DF Srijan Dhani 0 0 Nepal
2DF Roshan Thapa 0 0 Nepal [[]]
2DF Abhishek Waiba 0 0 Nepal [[]]
3MF Nitin Thapa 0 0 Nepal Nepal Army Club
3MF Manish Thapa 0 0 Nepal Morang FC
3MF Jay Gurung 0 0 Nepal Brigade Boys Club
3MF Sesehang Aangdembe 0 0 Nepal Nepal Army Club
3MF Suraj Thakuri 0 0 Nepal Jawalakhel Youth Club
3MF Anil Maharjan 0 0 Nepal Friends Club
4FW Dinesh Henjan (c) 0 0 Nepal Nepal Army Club
4FW Buddha Bahadur Tamang 0 0 Nepal Jhapa XI
4FW Ritik Khadka 0 0 Nepal Brigade Boys Club
4FW Anup Gurung 0 0 Nepal Brigade Boys Club
4FW Tika Gurung 0 0 Nepal Three Star Club

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.[13]

See more

References

  1. ^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1974". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1982". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Nepal coach expects attractive football rather than results". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

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National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
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