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.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Machhindra F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Machhindra FCFull nameMachhindra Football ClubFounded1973 50 years ago 1973 GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium ANFA Complex KathmanduHead coachPrabesh Katuwal 1 LeagueMartyr s Memorial A Division LeagueHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 3 Current technical staff 4 Record by season 5 Honours 5 1 National 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditMachhindra 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 EditAs of 19 March 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player20 GK NEP Bishal Shrestha31 GK NEP Pradip Bhandari26 GK NEP Nabin Silwal4 DF NGA Omolaja Nurain Kareem14 DF NEP Nisen Subba19 DF NEP Devendra Tamang23 DF NEP Ranjit Dhimal24 DF NEP Tshering Gurung5 DF NEP Diwakar Chaudary16 DF NEP Ashish Shrestha25 DF NEP Sagar Thapa17 DF NEP Saurav Limbu6 MF NEP Utsav Rai No Pos Nation Player11 MF NEP Sujal Shrestha captain 7 MF NEP Dipesh Ghale15 MF NEP Pujan Uperkoti30 MF NEP Yuta Suzuki13 MF NEP Prashant Awasthi88 MF CMR Andres Nia Tchounkeu12 MF NEP Abhishek Gurung9 FW NGA Afeez Olawale Oladipo10 FW NEP Bimal Gharti Magar33 FW NEP Bijya BhujelCurrent technical staff EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2022 Record by season EditChampions Runners up Third place Promoted RelegatedSeason League Position AFC Cup2003 04 6 B Division 3rd 2004 12 B Division 2nd2005 06 7 A Division 13th2006 07 13 A Division 6th2010 A Division 6th2011 12 National League DNP2012 13 A Division 6th2013 14 A Division 2nd2015 National League Banned 14 2018 19 A Division 13th2019 20 A Division 1st2021 22 15 A Division 1st Round 1Honours EditNational Edit Martyr s Memorial A Division League 16 Champions 2 2019 20 2021 22 17 KP Oli Cup Champions 1 2023References Edit Machhindra NRT finally win The Kathmandu Post Archived from the original on 2022 10 11 Retrieved 1 May 2019 Nepal 2003 RSSSF Archived from the original on 10 March 2016 Retrieved 16 February 2020 Machindra selected in AFC Cup himalsanchar com Himal Sanchar 18 December 2021 Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 Retrieved 10 January 2022 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 Team info Machhindra Football Club Nepal globalsportsarchive com Global Sports Archive Archived from the original on 5 April 2022 Retrieved 5 April 2022 a b Nepal 2003 RSSSF Archived from the original on 10 March 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2019 a b Nepal 2005 06 RSSSF Archived from the original on 4 August 2011 Retrieved 1 May 2019 Machhindra FC appoints Swedish coach Johan Kalin as head coach for initial contract of 4 months Image Khabar Retrieved 1 May 2019 I m here to develop standard of Nepali football Head coach Kalin Republica 2019 02 25 Archived from the original on 2019 05 14 Retrieved 2019 05 14 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 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 Nepal 2004 RSSSF Archived from the original on 7 April 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2019 Nepal 2006 07 RSSSF Archived from the original on 8 April 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2019 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 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 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 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 External links EditOfficial Facebook page Official Twitter page Goal Nepal page This article about a Nepalese football club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Machhindra F C amp oldid 1147265424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
