Nepal national under-23 football team

Nepal National U-23 Team
Association	All Nepal Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Raju Kaji Shakya
Captain	Bimal Magar
Home stadium	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
FIFA code	NEP
First colours	Second colours

Nepal national under-23 football team, also known as Nepal under-23s or Nepal U23(s), represents Nepal in association football at national and olympic games and is controlled by ANFA, the governing body for football in Nepal, and the Nepal Olympic Committee.

History

Home stadium

The team's home ground is 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

Results accurate up to 19 July 2017.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
19 July 2017	Lebanon	L	0-2	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
17 July 2017	Uzbekistan	L	0-2	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
15 July 2017	UAE	L	0-5	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
11 July 2017	Bangladesh	W	1-0	Kathmandu, Nepal ,Nepal	Exhibition Match
15 February 2016	India	W	2–1	Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, India	2016 South Asian Games (Final)
13 February 2016	Maldives	W	4–3	Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, India	2016 South Asian Games (Semi-finals)
11 February 2016	Bangladesh	L	1–2	Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, India	2016 South Asian Games
7 February 2016	Bhutan	W	5–0	Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, India	2016 South Asian Games
31 March 2015	Palestine	L	0–4	Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
29 March 2015	Saudi Arabia	L	0–6	Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
25 March 2015	Afghanistan	L	0–2	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
23 March 2015	Iran	L	0–5	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

* Nepal score always listed first

Win Draw Loss

Current Squad

The 23-man squad is announced for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.
Accurate as of 19 July 2017.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alan Neupane	(1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 27)	6	0	Three Star Club
19	1GK	Ashok Baral	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Saraswoti Youth Club
22	1GK	Kishor Giri	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Jhapa XI

2	2DF	Niraj Basnet	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Morang XI
3	2DF	Dinesh Rajbanshi	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Far Western FC
4	2DF	Ananta Tamang (vice-captain)	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26)	12	1	Marbella United FC
6	2DF	Amit Tamang	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Far Western FC
13	2DF	Kamal Shrestha	(1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 26)	7	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
17	2DF	Laxman GC	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Sahara Club (Pokhara)
20	2DF	Tchiring Gurung	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)	0	0
21	2DF	Gaurav Budhathoki	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)	7	0	Far Western FC

5	3MF	Pujan Uperkoti	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Jhapa XI
7	3MF	Hemant Thapa Magar	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Far Western FC
8	3MF	Tej Tamang	(1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 25)	2	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
9	3MF	Suman Lama	(1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 (age 28)	8	0	Sankara Boys Sports Club
11	3MF	Heman Gurung	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28)	12	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club
12	3MF	Sunil Bal	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)	5	0	Three Star Club
18	3MF	Bibek Basnet	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Tribhuvan Army Club
23	3MF	Dona Thapa	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Manang Marshyangdi Club

10	4FW	Bimal Magar (captain)	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26)	9	3	Marbella United FC
14	4FW	Anjan Bista	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 25)	8	3	Marbella United FC
15	4FW	Bishwas Shreshta	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)	7	0	Lumbini FC
16	4FW	Sanjog Rai	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Jhapa XI

Competition history

Olympic football events at U-23 level came into effect during the 1992 Summer Olympics, 2002 Asian Games, and the 2004 South Asian Games.

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record										Olympic Games qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1992	Did Not Qualify									Did Not Enter
1996
2000
2004										Preliminary round 1	0	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2
2008										Did Not Enter
2012										Did Not Enter
2016										5th (Group C)	0	4	0	0	4	0	17	−17
2020	TBD									–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2/8	0	6	0	0	6	1	20	−19

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-23 Championship finals record										AFC U-23 Championship qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2013	Did Not Qualify									4th (Group D)	3	4	1	0	3	6	9	−3
2016										5th (Group C)	0	4	0	0	4	0	17	−17
2018										4th (Group D)	0	4	0	0	4	0	9	−9
Total	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2/2/2	3	12	1	0	11	6	35	−29

Asian Games

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2002	Withdrew
2006
2010
2014	Round 1	0	3	0	0	3	0	13	–13
2018	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/5	0	3	0	0	3	0	13	–13

South Asian Games

Host/Year	Result	Pts	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2004	No medal^[3]	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	-1
2006	Bronze	8	3	2	2	1	9	4	+5
2010	No medal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Gold	9	4	3	0	1	12	6	+6
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

References

^ "Nepal U-14 Profile". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
^ "Nepal U23 National Team Flies To UAE This Morning". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
^ "9th South Asian Federation Games 2004 (Pakistan)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

[1] "Nepal U-14 Profile". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

[2] "Nepal U23 National Team Flies To UAE This Morning". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.

[3] "9th South Asian Federation Games 2004 (Pakistan)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

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