Nepal Police Club

Nepal Police Club

Full name	Nepal Police Club
Nickname(s)	The Cops
Founded	1952 (1952)
Ground	Nepal Police Club Stadium Kathmandu, Nepal
Ground Capacity	20,000
Owner	Nepal Police
Manager	Birat Krishna Shrestha
League	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
2011	1st
Home colours Away colours

Nepal Police Club formerly known as Mahendra Police Club is departmental police football club of Nepal. They currently play in the top division of the country.

History

Established in 1952 and named after King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Mahendra Police Club has been part of the new Nepal League since its inception in 2003. The club finished runners-up in the 2004-05 season and were third next year.

Year 2007

The year 2007 has been the most successful year for Mahendra Police Club. They started well in the 2006-07 season with a perfect blend of experienced and amateur players and clinched the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League title. MPC, who have won all Nepalese knock-out tournaments till date, have solid a backline led by experienced national defender Rakesh Shrestha with young but experienced Ritesh Thapa under the bar. Another national team veteran Hari Khadka, former national midfielder Ananta Thapa, Jumanu Rai and Ramesh Budhathoki hold the key to their fortunes in the AFC President’s Cup. Another achievement of MPC was to be the runners-up in the AFC President's Cup 2007 after creating an upset in the semi-finals by beating Regar Tursunzoda. MPC won US $25,000 being the runners-up.

Achievements

Player of Nepal Police Club (Red Jersey),While playing against Three Star Club(Blue Jersey)

• AFC President's Cup
  • Runners-up: 2007

• Martyr's Memorial A-Division League: 4
  • Winner: 2006-07, 2010, 2011, 2011–12
  • Runners-up: 2004-05

• Nepal National League Cup: 2
  • Winner: 1998, 1999

• Tribhuvan Challenge Shield: 4
  • Winner: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983

• Aaha Gold Cup: 5
  • Winner: 2002 (Then Caravan Gold Cup), 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010

• Budha Subba Gold Cup: 3
  • Winner: 2000, 2001, 2003

• Khukuri Gold Cup: 1
  • Winner: 2004

• Mahendra Gold Cup: 1
  • Winner: 2004

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

1998: First Round

• AFC President's Cup: 4 appearances

2007: Finalist

2008: Semi-Finalist

2009: in Group Stage

2011: 4° in Group Stage

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

1998/99: First Round

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Ritesh Thapa DF Rabin Shrestha MF Bhola Silwal

No. Position Player FW Ju Manu Rai