Machhindra F.C.

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Machhindra FC
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Full nameMachhindra Football Club
Founded1973; 50 years ago (1973)
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium
ANFA Complex
Kathmandu
Head coachPrabesh Katuwal[1]
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League

Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club)[2] is a Nepali professional football club from the central Kathmandu, neighborhood of Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[3][4]

History[edit]

Machhindra FC was established in 1973.[5] For sponsorship reasons, it was named Machhindra Bahal Club in 2004,[6] and Machhindra Energizer FC in 2006.[7] The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. The team was one of the first teams in Nepal to appoint a foreign coach, Johan Kalin, in 2013, claiming that he was the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history.[8] He led the team to finish second in the league, for which he was praised for his tactics.[9]

The beginning of the 2020s started the clubs most successful time with two consecutive league championships.

On 5 April, Machhindra appeared in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-off match against Blue Star of Sri Lanka,[10] at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament losing 2–1.[11]

Current squad[edit]

As of 28 October 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Nepal   NEP Suman Maharjan
20 GK Nepal   NEP Bishal Shrestha
22 GK Nepal   NEP Surya Adhikari
4 DF Nigeria NGA Omolaja Nurain Kareem
14 DF Nepal   NEP Rejin Subba
19 DF Nepal   NEP Devendra Tamang
23 DF Nepal   NEP Rajin Dhimal
24 DF Nepal   NEP Tshering Gurung
32 DF Nepal   NEP Pradeep Karki
33 DF Nepal   NEP Raj Shrestha
35 DF Nepal   NEP Dilen Loktan
43 DF Nepal   NEP Bijay Dhimal
8 MF Nepal   NEP Bishal Rai II
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Nepal   NEP Sujal Shrestha (captain)
12 MF Nepal   NEP Heman Gurung
15 MF Nepal   NEP Abhiyan Pradhan
34 MF Nepal   NEP Manil Ratna Shahi
— MF Nepal   NEP Prashant Awasthi
77 MF Azerbaijan AZE Nurlan Novruzov
88 MF Cameroon CMR Andres Nia
7 FW Nepal   NEP Abhishek Rijal
9 FW Nepal   NEP Buddha Raj Limbu
10 FW Nepal   NEP Bimal Gharti Magar
14 FW Nepal   NEP Rejin Subba
17 FW Nepal   NEP Buddha Chemjong
30 FW Nepal   NEP Milan Dhimal

Current technical staff[edit]

Record by season[edit]

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
Season League Position AFC Cup
2003–04[6] B-Division 3rd —
2004[12] B-Division 2nd
2005–06[7] A-Division 13th
2006–07[13] A-Division 6th
2010 A-Division 6th
2011–12 National League DNP
2012–13 A-Division 6th
2013–14 A-Division 2nd
2015 National League Banned[14]
2018–19 A-Division 13th
2019–20 A-Division 1st
2021–22[15] A-Division 1st Round 1

Honours[edit]

National[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Machhindra, NRT finally win". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Machindra selected in AFC Cup". himalsanchar.com. Himal Sanchar. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ Kafle, Santosh (12 April 2021). "Punjab beat Machhindra, enter semis". thehimalayantimes.com. Biratnagar: The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Team info: Machhindra Football Club (Nepal)". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Nepal 2005/06". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Machhindra FC appoints Swedish coach Johan Kalin as head coach for initial contract of 4 months". Image Khabar. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ "I'm here to develop standard of Nepali football: Head coach Kalin". República. 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  10. ^ "Machhindra Club to host Sri Lanka's Blue Star". kathmandupost.com. The Kathmandu Post. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  11. ^ Himalayan News Service, 12:13PM (6 April 2022). "Machhindra crash out of Qualifiers". thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Nepal 2004". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Nepal 2006/07". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  14. ^ "ANFA Releases First Installment Of Rs 5 Lakhs To All Nine National League Participating Teams". GoalNepal.com. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Martyrs Memorial A Division League 2021/22 – 2078 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League". www.hamrokhelkud.com. Hamaro Khel Kud. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Machhindra become champion for second consecutive time after defeating Satdobato". the-anfa.com. All Nepal Football Association. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  17. ^ "A Division League Transfer: White Lions Sign Dayananda". Goal Nepal. 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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