Nepal national under-17 football team

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   Nepal
नेपाल राष्ट्रीय U-17 फूट्बल टिम
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Junior Gorkhalis
Association All Nepal Football Association
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Upendra Man Singh
Captain Manish Karki
Home stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code NEP
First colours
Second colours
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 2000)
Best result Group-stages: 2000, 2006, 2014

Nepal national under-17 football team (Nepali: नेपाल राष्ट्रीय U-17 फूट्बल टिम) is the under-17 football (soccer) team of Nepal. The team recently participated in the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship.

History

Early years

In the mid-1980s, FIFA provided financial assistance and sent a number of coaches to help Nepal launch its first youth programme, which was geared towards spotting talent at the grassroots level (such as in schools, for example) and providing young players with the necessary know-how, both on and off the pitch. The initial five-year plan helped half the players groomed under the first youth programme to find a place in the national side, and the team that won the 2 gold medals in the first and sixth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games mostly consisted of the players from that youth programme.

Youth investment

ANFA asked FIFA for financial assistance to check the downslide of Nepalese domestic football and in 1998, FIFA agreed to donate funds through its Financial Assistance Programme (FAP), thereby allowing ANFA to construct a secretariat along with a football pitch and a hostel in Kathmandu to launch its youth development programme. The two-year intensive training period for the youth players selected in 1998 produced a number of skilful players, who recently participated in the ninth SAF Games (Pakistan, 29 March - 5 April). The same team had earlier topped its group in the Asian Cup preliminary round in March 2004.

However despite reaching the finals tournament of the 2000 AFC Youth Championship in Vietnam, Nepal refused to participate in a biological age test, and as a result was banned from the 2002 AFC Youth Championship.[1] This, along with the Maoist uprising left manager Stephen Constantine to resign.[citation needed]

In 2002, endeavours to develop football received a further fillip when FIFA awarded a Goal programme to Nepal. Thanks to this project, ANFA has constructed regional football centres that include hostels, office secretariats and playing grounds in three major towns in three different regions. ANFA built these centres to focus on spotting hidden talent in villages or schools around the nation. These centres will also provide the necessary coaching and physical training, and in the long-term, the nation as a whole will benefit with more regional football sides on a par with the clubs of Kathmandu.

Recent years

Nepal was fined by the Asian Football Confederation of fielding over-age players during the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship.[2] Since the fine, the All Nepal Football Association has put in place several necessary age checks as part of selection/trials. The most recent team has qualified for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship, making it the first Nepal U-16 team to achieve a back-to-back qualification in history.[3]

Stadium

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The stadium at daytime

The team's home ground is shared with the Nepal national football team at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureswor, Kathmandu, Nepal. Holding 25,000 spectators, of which 5.000 seated, it is the biggest stadium in Nepal. It is named after Dashrath Chand, one of the martyrs of Nepal.

Most recently, the stadium was used as a primary venue for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup and the 2013 SAFF Championship, with the Halchowk Stadium hosting some of the matches as well. Apart from sporting events, the stadium is also used as a music venue for cultural events with Bryan Adams being the most notable act that performed at the site.

Prior to the 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal, the Dasarath Rangasala underwent heavy renovation that saw several improvements such as the expansion of seats from 20,000 to 25,000.

Recent results and fixtures

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
September 2016 TBA TBD TBD India TBA 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
September 2016 TBA TBD TBD India TBA 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
September 2016 TBA TBD TBD India TBA 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
20 September 2015  Oman L 3–1 Kyrgyzstan Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
18 September 2015  Kyrgyzstan W 4–2 Kyrgyzstan Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
16 September 2015  Jordan W 2–1 Kyrgyzstan Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
16 August 2015  India L 0–1 Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship (Semi Finals)
14 August 2015  Afghanistan W 1–0 Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
10 August 2015  Maldives W 5–0 Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
4 August 2015 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club W 3–0 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
2 August 2015 Nepal APF Club L 0–1 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
28 July 2015    Nepal (U-19) L 2–5 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
14 July 2015    Nepal (U-19) L 0–2 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
16 October 2014 Brazil Fluminense FC L 0–1 India Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India 2014 U-17 Subroto Cup (Quarter finals)[N 1]
13 October 2014 India HVS Mizoram D 3–3 India Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India 2014 U-17 Subroto Cup[N 1]
12 October 2014 India Tripura Sports School W 5–1 India NWC Football Ground, New Delhi, India 2014 U-17 Subroto Cup[N 1]
11 October 2014 India CRPF Delhi W 4–0 India Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India 2014 U-17 Subroto Cup[N 1]
11 September 2014  North Korea L 1–4 Thailand Rajmangala stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 2014 AFC U-16 Championship
9 September 2014  Kuwait W 2–1 Thailand SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2014 AFC U-16 Championship
7 September 2014  Uzbekistan D 1–1 Thailand SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2014 AFC U-16 Championship
31 August 2014  Thailand D 3–3 Thailand PAT Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Exhibition match (Friendly)
22 August 2014 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club L 0–2 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)[N 2]
13 August 2014 Belgium RSC Anderlecht (U-19) L 0–5 Belgium Neerpede Ground, Brussels, Belgium Exhibition match (Friendly)
10 August 2014 Belgium KFC Zwarte Leeuw W 3–2 Belgium Louis Van Roey Stadium, Rijkevorsel, Belgium Exhibition match (Friendly)
5 August 2014    Nepal (U-23) D 1–1 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
19 July 2014  South Korea[4] D 0–0 South Korea Paju NFC, Paju, South Korea Exhibition match (Friendly)
15 July 2014 South Korea Neunggok High School W 1–0 South Korea Paju NFC, Paju, South Korea Exhibition match (Friendly)
11 July 2014 South Korea Boin High School D 2–2 South Korea Paju NFC, Paju, South Korea Exhibition match (Friendly)
20 June 2014    Nepal L 0–1 Nepal ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)[N 2]
4 March 2014 Nepal APF Club L 1–1 (2–4 pen) Nepal Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal 12th Aaha Gold Cup[N 2]
28 February 2014 Nepal Madhyapur Youth Association W 3–2 Nepal Chyasal Technical Centre, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
14 February 2014 Nepal Mahindra Bansbari F.C W 5–0 Nepal Bansbari Home Ground, Kathmandu, Nepal Exhibition match (Friendly)
17 November 2013 India Mohammedan S.C. L 0–1 India Paljor Stadium, Gangtok, Sikkim 2013 Sikkim Gold Cup (Quarterfinals)[N 2]
12 November 2013 India George Telegraph S.C. W 4–1 India Paljor Stadium, Gangtok, Sikkim 2013 Sikkim Gold Cup[N 2]
9 November 2013 India Eastern Railway FC W 1–0 India Paljor Stadium, Gangtok, Sikkim 2013 Sikkim Gold Cup[N 2]
25 October 2013 Hong Kong HKNFA L 0–3 Nepal Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal 2013 SAFAL Pokhara Cup[N 2]
29 September 2013  Turkmenistan W 4–0 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
27 September 2013  Iraq D 2–2 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
25 September 2013  Bahrain W 2–0 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
30 July 2013  India L 0–1 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship (Finals)
27 July 2013  Bangladesh W 5–1 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship (Semi Finals)
24 July 2013  Pakistan W 3–0 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship
22 July 2013  Afghanistan D 1–1 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship
20 July 2013  Bhutan W 7–0 Nepal Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship

      Win       Draw       Loss

Coaching staff

Head Coach Nepal Upendra Man Singh
Coach Nepal Rajesh Manandhar
Manager Nepal Madhusudhan Upadhyay

Players

The usual sequence is for the U16 team to play in a regional championship in one year, with the top four qualifying teams being invited to a FIFA U-17 World Cup in the following year, as the U17 team.

U-16 Squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Arpan Karki 3 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
21 1GK Akash Ranabhat 0 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
22 1GK Sandesh Gurung 0 0 Nepal ANFA Academy

3 2DF Roman Limbu 3 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
15 2DF Laxman Pariyar 3 1 Nepal ANFA Academy
23 2DF Rajan Gurung 0 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
13 2DF Anosh Magar 3 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
2 2DF Suman Aryal 3 2 Nepal ANFA Academy
4 2DF Aashish KC 0 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
16 2DF Abhishek Verma 0 0 Nepal ANFA Academy

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7 3MF Abhishek Rijal 3 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
27 3MF Dewas Urau 1 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
11 3MF Manish Karki (c) 3 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
19 3MF Sesehang Angdembe 3 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
25 3MF Anil Maharjan 1 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
8 3MF Bikash Ale 0 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
26 3MF Ashok Thapa 2 0 Nepal ANFA Academy

30 4FW Rajiv Lopchan 1 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
17 4FW Rejin Subba 2 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
24 4FW Dinesh Henjan 0 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
10 4FW Prezen Tamang 3 2 Nepal ANFA Academy
14 4FW Rajesh Pariyar 0 0 Nepal ANFA Academy
9 4FW Kshitiz Raj G.T 3 1 Nepal ANFA Academy

U-16 Recent Call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Abhilash Thapa 0 0 Nepal ANFA v. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan, September 29, 2013
GK Prabin Shrestha 0 0 Nepal ANFA v. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan, September 29, 2013
GK Devraj Limbu 0 0 Nepal Kailali XI v. South Korea South Korea, July 19, 2014

DF Tshering Gurung 4 2 Nepal ANFA v. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan, September 29, 2013
DF Ujjwal Chemjong (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26) Nepal ANFA v. South Korea South Korea, July 19, 2014

MF Lalit Thapa 0 0 Nepal ANFA v. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan, September 29, 2013
MF Nishant Dhungana (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Nepal ANFA v. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan, September 29, 2013
MF Sajan Magar 0 0 Nepal ANFA v. India India, July 30, 2013
MF Sujan Limbu 4 2 Nepal ANFA v. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan, September 29, 2013

FW Kamal Thapa 3 4 Nepal Kailali XI v. South Korea South Korea, July 19, 2014

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Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA (U-17) World Cup

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In order to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC teams must secure a berth (currently, semi-finals) through a continental tournament, the AFC U-16 Championship.

FIFA U-17 World Cup finals record FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying record
Year Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
China 1985 Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Round 1 0 4 0 0 4 2 17 –15
Finland 2003 Did Not Qualify
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007 Round 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 8 –8
Nigeria 2009 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015 Round 1 4 3 1 1 1 4 6 –2
India 2017 Did Not Qualify Disqualified; replaced by Oman
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/17

AFC U-16 Championship

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AFC U-16 Championship finals record AFC U-16 Championship qualifying record
Year Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Result Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Qatar 1985 Did Not Qualify Group 2B (3rd) 5 4 2 1 1 5 7 –2
Qatar 1986 Did Not Enter
Thailand 1988 Group 3 (4th) 2 4 1 0 3 1 11 –10
United Arab Emirates 1990 Group 4 (2nd) 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Saudi Arabia 1992 Group 3 (2nd) 6 4 3 0 1 4 9 –5
Qatar 1994 Did Not Enter
Thailand 1996
Qatar 1998 Group 5 (2nd) 6 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10
Vietnam 2000 Round 1 0 4 0 0 4 2 17 -15 Group 5 (1st) 9 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12
United Arab Emirates 2002 Did Not Qualify Did Not Enter
Japan 2004 Group 6 (2nd) 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Singapore 2006 Round 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 8 -8 Group F (1st) 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Uzbekistan 2008 Did Not Qualify Group B (4th) 3 4 1 0 3 7 10 –3
Uzbekistan 2010 Group B (4th) 3 4 1 0 3 3 12 –9
Iran 2012 Group D (4th) 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4
Thailand 2014 Round 1 4 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 Group C (1st) 7 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6
India 2016 Qualified Group B (2nd) 6 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1
Total 3/17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13/17

SAFF U-16 Championship

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Host/Year Result Pts GP W D* L GF GA GD
Nepal 2011 Third place 4 3 1 2 0 7 1 +6
Nepal 2013 Runner up 10 5 3 1 1 16 3 +13
Bangladesh 2015 Semi-final 6 2 2 1 0 6 1 +5
Total 3/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nepal entered the tournament as Lok Smriti High School, a side endorsed by the ANFA Academy to feed into the U16 national team in the following year. Effectively a Nepal U15 side.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Match played against a non-youth senior side.

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