Pokhara Cup

Safal Pokhara Cup
Founded 2011
Region Kaski District, Nepal
Number of teams 12
Current champions Manang Marsyangdi Club
Most successful club(s) Manang Marsyangdi Club (3 titles)
2016 Pokhara Cup

The Pokhara Cup is an annual international football knockout tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal and run by ANFA Kaski. It is currently sponsored by Safal and is thus officially known as the Safal Pokhara Cup.

History

The tournament was formed as the Pokhara Gold Cup in 2011. ANFA Kaski announced that it would form new subcommittees to account for the administration of the cup.[1]

Table

Edition Year(B.S.)* Year(A.D.)** Winner Runners Up
I 2068 2011 Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club[2] Nepal Nepal Army Club[3]
II 2069 2012 Nepal Manang Marsyangdi Club[4] Nepal Machhindra Football Club
III 2070 2013 Nepal Manang Marsyangdi Club[5] Nepal Three Star Club
IV 2071 2015 Nepal Nepal Police Club[6] Nepal Three Star Club
IV 2072 2016 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club[7] Nepal Nepal Army Club
*Denotes Nepali calendar date
**Denotes Gregorian calendar date

Most successful teams

Club Champions Runners-Up
Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club 3 0
Nepal Nepal Police Club 1 0
Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 1 0
Nepal Nepal Army Club 0 2
Nepal Three Star Club 0 2
Nepal Machhindra Football Club 0 1

Venue

The Pokhara Cup is held at the Pokhara Rangasala, a multipurpose sports venue that is frequently used for football.

Pokhara Football Stadium during first Pokhara Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Pokhara: Sub-committees formed for Pokhara Gold Cup". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sk Jamal take Pokhara Cup". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "The financial express - Financial Online News portal". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Safal Pokhara Cup 2069: MMC wins second trophy in a month". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Super User. "Safal Pokhara Cup 2070: MMC successfully defends their crown after beating Three Star". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Super User. "Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2071: NPC beats Three Star in sudden death.". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Super User. "Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2072: MMC trash Army 5-0.". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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