Nepal national under-20 football team

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.

   Nepal

Nickname(s)	The Young Gorkhalis
Association	All Nepal Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South 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)
Biggest win
Pakistan 0-3    Nepal (Mirpur, Bangladesh; 3 December 2003)
Biggest defeat
Uzbekistan 12-0    Nepal (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 10 May 2002)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 1971)
Best result	Group Stage (4 times)
SAFF U-19 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Champions: 2015, 2019

History

Recent results and fixtures

Main article: Nepal national under-20 football team results

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
2019
2021
Total	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1/23	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[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)[2]	0	4	0	0	4	2	17	–15
1982											Round 2, Group A (3rd)[3]	0	2	0	0	2	0	11	–11
1985											Did Not Enter
1986											Group 5 (2nd)[4]	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	+2
1988											Did Not Enter
1990											Group 4 (2nd)[5]	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1
1992											Group 3 (3rd)[6]	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
1994											Unknown
1996											Group 7 (3rd)[7]	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
1998											Group 4 (5th)[8]	0	4	0	0	4	0	22	–22
2000											Group 4 (4th)[9]	1	3	0	1	2	0	9	–9
2002											Group 6 (3rd)[10]	0	2	0	0	2	0	13	–13
2004	Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	1	6	–5		Group 5 (1st)[11]	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	12	1	0	11	6	47	–41		-	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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
2017^1	Champions	9	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4
2019	Group Stage	1	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3
Total	3/3	20	10	6	2	2	16	11	+5

1. ^ Format of the 2017 tournament was single round-robin between the 5 participating teams. Nepal won the title on head-to-head rule of classification.[12]

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for 2018 Asian School U-18 Championship.{cn}}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Bishnu Kumar KC		0	0
	1GK	Bishal Sunar		0	0	Three Star Club
	1GK	Surya Adhikari		0	0	Morang FC
	2DF	Bikash Khawas		0	0	Nepal Army Club
	2DF	Nabin Gurung		0	0	Sankata BSC
	2DF	Rajan Gurung		0	0	APF Club
	2DF	Ashim Gurung		0	0	New Road Team
	2DF	Randip Poudel		0	0	Brigade Boys Club
	2DF	Sachit Rai		0	0
	3MF	Nitin Thapa		0	0	Nepal Army Club
	3MF	Manish Thapa		0	0	Morang FC
	3MF	Jay Gurung		0	0	Brigade Boys Club
	3MF	Sesehang Aangdembe		0	0	Nepal Army Club
	3MF	Suraj Thakuri		0	0	Jawalakhel Youth Club
	3MF	Anil Maharjan		0	0	Friends Club
	4FW	Dinesh Henjan (c)		0	0	Nepal Army Club
	4FW	Buddha Bahadur Tamang		0	0	Jhapa XI
	4FW	Ritik Khadka		0	0	Brigade Boys Club
	4FW	Anup Gurung		0	0	Brigade Boys Club
	4FW	Tika Gurung		0	0	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

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

References

1. "Asian U-19 Championship 1974". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
2. "Asian U-19 Championship 1980". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
3. "Asian U-19 Championship 1982". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
4. "Asian U-19 Championship 1986". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
5. "Asian U-19 Championship 1990". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
6. "Asian U-19 Championship 1992". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
7. "Asian U-19 Championship 1996". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
8. "Asian U-19 Championship 1998". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
9. "Asian U-19 Championship 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
10. "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
11. "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
12. "Format changed". The Daily Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
13. "Nepal coach expects attractive football rather than results". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

External links

• GoalNepal: Nepal U-19 Profile