Nepal national under-20 football team
The Nepal national football team is the national under-20 team of Nepal that represents the Nepal in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifiers and the AFC Youth Championship, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. The team is governed by the All Nepal Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The youth side play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu alongside the senior team.
| Nickname(s) | The Young Gorkhalis | ||
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| Association | All Nepal Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Bal Gopal Maharjan | ||
| Captain | Aayush Ghalan | ||
| Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NEP | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) | ||
History
Recent results and fixtures
2010s
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2000s
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 2005 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | ||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
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 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
AFC U-19 Championship
| AFC U-19 Championship finals record | AFC U-19 Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||
 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Current squad
The following 20 players were called up for 2022 SAFF championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Ishwor Gurung | 2 | 0 | | ||
| GK | Unesh Chaudhari | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | Jiyarath Sheikh | 1 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Amar Shrestha | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
| DF | Sonit Dahal | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
| DF | Aayush Shrestha | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
| DF | Ajay Chaudhari | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
| DF | Sumit Shrestha | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
| DF | Srijan Dhani | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Roshan Thapa | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
| DF | Abhishek Waiba | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
| MF | Nitin Thapa | 0 | 0 | Nepal Army Club | ||
| MF | Manish Thapa | 0 | 0 | Morang FC | ||
| MF | Jay Gurung | 0 | 0 | Brigade Boys Club | ||
| MF | Sesehang Aangdembe | 0 | 0 | Nepal Army Club | ||
| MF | Suraj Thakuri | 0 | 0 | Jawalakhel Youth Club | ||
| MF | Anil Maharjan | 0 | 0 | Friends Club | ||
| FW | Dinesh Henjan (c) | 0 | 0 | Nepal Army Club | ||
| FW | Buddha Bahadur Tamang | 0 | 0 | Jhapa XI | ||
| FW | Ritik Khadka | 0 | 0 | Brigade Boys Club | ||
| FW | Anup Gurung | 0 | 0 | Brigade Boys Club | ||
| FW | 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.
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