Nepal national under-20 football team

Nepal Under-20
Nickname(s) The Young Gorkhalis
Association All Nepal Football Association
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Nepal Raju Kaji Shakya
Home stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code NEP
First colours
Second colours

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.

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

AFC U-19 Championship

Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD Q
Malaysia 1959 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 Unknown
Japan 1971 R10300318–7-
Thailand 1972 R103003019–19-
Iran 1973 Unknown
Thailand 1974
Kuwait 1975 Did Not Enter
Thailand 1976
Iran 1977
Bangladesh 1978
Thailand 1980
Thailand 1982
United Arab Emirates 1985
Saudi Arabia 1986
Qatar 1988
Indonesia 1990
United Arab Emirates 1992
Indonesia 1994
South Korea 1996
Thailand 1998
Iran 2000
Qatar 2002
Malaysia 2004 R13310216−5?
India 2006 Did Not Qualify 2nd(G6)
Saudi Arabia 2008 4th(GD)
China 2010 5th(GA)
United Arab Emirates 2012 Withdrew
Burma 2014 Did Not Qualify
Total -39108233-31-

Current Squad

U-19

The 18-team squad was announced for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification[1]

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Alan Nepaune 8 June 1993 0 0 Nepal Three Star Club
20 GK Brijesh Kumar Singh 0 0 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club
22 GK Birendra Bahadur Chand 0 0 Nepal Jawalakhel Youth Club
2 DF Kalu Thapa Ramjali 0 0 Nepal Sankata Boys Sports Club
3 DF Bibek Basnet 0 0 Nepal
4 DF Bishwas Shrestha 0 0 Nepal
5 DF Bibek Pratap Panta 0 0 Nepal Nepal Army Club
6 DF Niraj Basnet 0 0 Nepal Morang XI
16 DF Aditya Chaudhary 0 0 Nepal Three Star Club
26 DF Rajbahak Sanjay 0 0 Nepal Jawalakhel Youth Club
23 DF Umeed Acharya 0 0 Nepal
8 MF Suman Lama 0 0 Nepal
9 MF Anil Gurung 0 0 Nepal
15 MF Bhushan Subba 0 0 Nepal
19 MF Sulav Maskey (c) 0 0 Nepal
27 FW Roman Bhandari 0 0 Nepal Dream FC nepal
11 FW Gurung Heman 0 0 Nepal
17 FW Dhiroj Tamang 0 0 Nepal Himalayan Sherpa 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "18-Member Nepal U-19 National Team Final Squad Finalized For The Up-coming AFC U-19 Qualifiers To Be Held In Qatar". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nepal coach expects attractive football rather than results". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

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