Ranipokhari Corner Team

Ranipokhari Corner Team is a Nepalese football club from Ranipokhari, which plays at the 25,000-capacity Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu.[3] In 2013–14, facing serious financial problems,[4] they were relegated from the Nepalese top division, the Nepal A- Division League.[5][2]

Full nameRanipokhari Corner Team
Founded1932[1][2]
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal
Capacity25,000
LeagueMartyr's Memorial B-Division League
2014Banned

The club is the oldest[1] and one of the most successful football clubs in Nepal: as of 2013–14 the team had won six National League titles, a record second only to Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC).[6]

The club was named after its location at the corner of the famous Ranipokhari pond of Kathmandu. It celebrated its diamond jubilee in 2008.

Achievements
  • Nepal A- Division League: 6[6]
1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979, 1981–82, 1984
  • Khukuri Gold Cup: 1[6]
1998
2010

Performance in AFC competitions
  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
1991: Qualifying stage[8]
gollark: <@140350547910852608> DuckDNS is nice.
gollark: One good way to do VPNing is to just rent a VPS and install a VPN server on that.
gollark: What exactly *are* registered DIMMs?
gollark: You'd expect them to have noticed that issue while it was being developed.
gollark: I had the same problem with it, no idea why.

References
  1. Schöggl, Hans (30 April 2010). "Nepal – Foundation Dates Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. Chapagain, Rajendra (2 February 2014). "Curtains down for RCT's glorious years". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. "Ranipokhari Corner Team". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. Rijal, Ritesh (2 February 2014). "Uncertain RCT future". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. Stokkermans, Karel (1 April 2015). "Nepal 2013/14". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. Fujioka, Atsushi; Guatam, Biplav; Hai Naveed, Malik Riaz (1 April 2015). "Nepal – List of Champions and Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  7. "African United bag title". All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. Bobrowsky, Josef; Karsdorp, Dirk; Stokkermans, Karel (16 October 2014). "Champions' Cup 1990/91". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.