Nepal national under-20 football team

Nepal
Nickname(s)	The Young Gorkhalis
Association	All Nepal Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Home stadium	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code	NEP
First international
	Myanmar 5–0 Nepal; (Tokyo, Japan; 25 April 1972)
Biggest win
	Maldives 0–4 Nepal; (Bhubaneswar, India; 25 July 2022)
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	4 (first in 2015)
Best result	Champions (2015, 2019)

The Nepal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 team of Nepal that represents Nepal in international competitions. The team is governed by the All Nepal Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The youth side mostly plays their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu.

History

Recent results and fixtures

2010s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
8 November 2017	Oman	L	0–5	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 November 2017	United Arab Emirates	L	0–1	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 November 2017	Bahrain	L	0-4	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
31 October 2017	Kyrgyzstan	L	0–2	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
27 September 2017	India	W	2–0	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu	2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
25 September 2017	Bangladesh	W	2–1	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu	2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
22 September 2017	Maldives	W	2–0	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu	2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
20 September 2017	Bhutan	L	0–1	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu	2017 SAFF U-19 Championship
4 May 2017	Tajikistan	W	1–0	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Exhibition match (International friendly)
6 October 2015	Jordan	L	0–3	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 October 2015	Kuwait	D	1–1	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 October 2015	Iran	L	0–10	Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
29 August 2015	India	W	1–1 (5–4 after penalties)	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Final)
27 August 2015	Afghanistan	W	3–2	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Semi-final)
24 August 2015	Bangladesh	W	2–1	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
20 August 2015	Bhutan	W	3–1	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	2015 SAFF U-19 Championship
14 August 2015	Nepal	D	0–0	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (International friendly)
7 August 2015	Manang Marshyangdi Club	L	1–2	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
28 July 2015	Nepal (U-16)	W	5–2	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
23 July 2015	Nepal Army Club	W	4–2	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
14 July 2015	Nepal (U-16)	W	2–0	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal	Exhibition match (Friendly)
8 October 2013	Qatar	L	0–2	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
8 October 2013	Uzbekistan	L	0–5	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
6 October 2013	India	L	0–1	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 October 2013	Turkmenistan	L	1–2	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

2000s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
4 November 2009	Palestine	L	1–4	Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
1 November 2009	Jordan	L	1–2	Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
29 October 2009	Tajikistan	L	1–2	Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
27 October 2009	Kyrgyzstan	W	2–1	Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
25 October 2009	Yemen	L	0–3	Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
10 November 2007	Uzbekistan	L	0–1	Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
6 November 2007	Yemen	L	0–3	Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
6 November 2007	Jordan	L	0–2	Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
28 November 2005	Kyrgyzstan	L	0–2	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification
22 November 2005	Kyrgyzstan	L	0–1	Kathmandu, Nepal	2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification
29 September 2004	Malaysia	L	0–3	Johor Bahru, Malaysia	2004 AFC Youth Championship
27 September 2004	Vietnam	W	1–0	Johor Bahru, Malaysia	2004 AFC Youth Championship
25 September 2004	Japan	L	0–3	Johor Bahru, Malaysia	2004 AFC Youth Championship
5 December 2003	Bangladesh	D	1–1	Mirpur, Bangladesh^[1]	2004 AFC Youth Championship qualification
3 December 2003	Pakistan	W	3–0	Mirpur, Bangladesh	2004 AFC Youth Championship qualification

Win Draw Loss

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

***Denotes tournament played in league format (as opposed to playoff format)

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
2023
2025
Total	0/24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/24	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^[2]	0	3	0	0	3	4	14	–10
1975	Did not enter
1976	Did not enter
1977	Did not qualify									Did not enter
1978										Did not enter
1980										Group 1 (5th)^[3]	0	4	0	0	4	2	17	–15
1982										Round 2, Group A (3rd)^[4]	0	2	0	0	2	0	11	–11
1985										Did not enter
1986										Group 5 (2nd)^[5]	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	+2
1988										Did not enter
1990										Group 4 (2nd)^[6]	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1
1992										Group 3 (3rd)^[7]	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
1994										Unknown
1996										Group 7 (3rd)^[8]	4	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0
1998										Group 4 (5th)^[9]	0	4	0	0	4	0	22	–22
2000										Group 4 (4th)^[10]	1	3	0	1	2	0	9	–9
2002										Group 6 (3rd)^[11]	0	2	0	0	2	0	13	–13
2004	Round 1	3	3	1	0	2	1	6	–5	Group 5 (1st)^[12]	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***	Champions	9	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4
Total	2/2	19	8	6	1	1	15	7	+8

Squad (2022)

The following 20 players were called up for 2022 SAFF championship.^{[citation needed]}

Pos.	Player	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ishwor Gurung	2	0
1GK	Unesh Chaudhari	0	0
1GK	Jiyarath Sheikh	1	0

2DF	Amar Shrestha	0	0	[[]]
2DF	Sonit Dahal	0	0	[[]]
2DF	Aayush Shrestha	0	0	[[]]
2DF	Ajay Chaudhari	0	0	[[]]
2DF	Sumit Shrestha	0	0	[[]]
2DF	Srijan Dhani	0	0
2DF	Roshan Thapa	0	0	[[]]
2DF	Abhishek Waiba	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

References

^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1974". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1982". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-19 Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Nepal coach expects attractive football rather than results". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

External links

GoalNepal: Nepal U-19 Profile

[1] "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

[2] "Asian U-19 Championship 1974". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[3] "Asian U-19 Championship 1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[4] "Asian U-19 Championship 1982". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[5] "Asian U-19 Championship 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[6] "Asian U-19 Championship 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[7] "Asian U-19 Championship 1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[8] "Asian U-19 Championship 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[9] "Asian U-19 Championship 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[10] "Asian U-19 Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[11] "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[12] "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[13] "Nepal coach expects attractive football rather than results". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

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