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 | ![]() | ||
Captain | Aayush Ghalan[citation needed] | ||
Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NEP | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Tokyo, Japan; 25 April 1972) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Bhubaneswar, India; 25 July 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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) |
![]() | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (September 2013) |
Date | Opponent | Result | Score* | Venue | Competition |
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8 November 2017 | ![]() |
L | 0–5 | ![]() |
2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
4 November 2017 | ![]() |
L | 0–1 | ![]() |
2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
2 November 2017 | ![]() |
L | 0-4 | ![]() |
2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
31 October 2017 | ![]() |
L | 0–2 | ![]() |
2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
27 September 2017 | ![]() |
W | 2–0 | ![]() |
2017 SAFF U-19 Championship |
25 September 2017 | ![]() |
W | 2–1 | ![]() |
2017 SAFF U-19 Championship |
22 September 2017 | ![]() |
W | 2–0 | ![]() |
2017 SAFF U-19 Championship |
20 September 2017 | ![]() |
L | 0–1 | ![]() |
2017 SAFF U-19 Championship |
4 May 2017 | ![]() |
W | 1–0 | ![]() |
Exhibition match (International friendly) |
6 October 2015 | ![]() |
L | 0–3 | ![]() |
2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
4 October 2015 | ![]() |
D | 1–1 | ![]() |
2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
2 October 2015 | ![]() |
L | 0–10 | ![]() |
2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
29 August 2015 | ![]() |
W | 1–1 (5–4 after penalties) | ![]() |
2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Final) |
27 August 2015 | ![]() |
W | 3–2 | ![]() |
2015 SAFF U-19 Championship (Semi-final) |
24 August 2015 | ![]() |
W | 2–1 | ![]() |
2015 SAFF U-19 Championship |
20 August 2015 | ![]() |
W | 3–1 | ![]() |
2015 SAFF U-19 Championship |
14 August 2015 | ![]() |
D | 0–0 | ![]() |
Exhibition match (International friendly) |
7 August 2015 | ![]() |
L | 1–2 | ![]() |
Exhibition match (Friendly) |
28 July 2015 | ![]() |
W | 5–2 | ![]() |
Exhibition match (Friendly) |
23 July 2015 | ![]() |
W | 4–2 | ![]() |
Exhibition match (Friendly) |
14 July 2015 | ![]() |
W | 2–0 | ![]() |
Exhibition match (Friendly) |
8 October 2013 | ![]() |
L | 0–2 | ![]() |
2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
8 October 2013 | ![]() |
L | 0–5 | ![]() |
2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
6 October 2013 | ![]() |
L | 0–1 | ![]() |
2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
4 October 2013 | ![]() |
L | 1–2 | ![]() |
2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
Date | Opponent | Result | Score* | Venue | Competition |
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4 November 2009 | ![]() |
L | 1–4 | ![]() |
2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
1 November 2009 | ![]() |
L | 1–2 | ![]() |
2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
29 October 2009 | ![]() |
L | 1–2 | ![]() |
2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
27 October 2009 | ![]() |
W | 2–1 | ![]() |
2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
25 October 2009 | ![]() |
L | 0–3 | ![]() |
2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
10 November 2007 | ![]() |
L | 0–1 | ![]() |
2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
6 November 2007 | ![]() |
L | 0–3 | ![]() |
2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
6 November 2007 | ![]() |
L | 0–2 | ![]() |
2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
28 November 2005 | ![]() |
L | 0–2 | ![]() |
2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification |
22 November 2005 | ![]() |
L | 0–1 | ![]() |
2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification |
29 September 2004 | ![]() |
L | 0–3 | ![]() |
2004 AFC Youth Championship |
27 September 2004 | ![]() |
W | 1–0 | ![]() |
2004 AFC Youth Championship |
25 September 2004 | ![]() |
L | 0–3 | ![]() |
2004 AFC Youth Championship |
5 December 2003 | ![]() |
D | 1–1 | ![]() |
2004 AFC Youth Championship qualification |
3 December 2003 | ![]() |
W | 3–0 | ![]() |
2004 AFC Youth Championship qualification |
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![]() | Did Not Enter | No Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | ||||||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | –19 | ||||||||||
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![]() | Round 1[2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | –10 | ||||||||||
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![]() | Group 1 (5th)[3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | –15 | ||||||||||
![]() | Round 2, Group A (3rd)[4] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 | ||||||||||
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![]() | Group 5 (2nd)[5] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||||||||||
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![]() | Group 4 (2nd)[6] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||||
![]() | Group 3 (3rd)[7] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
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![]() | Group 7 (3rd)[8] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
![]() | Group 4 (5th)[9] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | –22 | ||||||||||
![]() | Group 4 (4th)[10] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | –9 | ||||||||||
![]() | Group 6 (3rd)[11] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | Group 5 (1st)[12] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +4 | |
![]() | Did Not Qualify | 2nd (Group 6) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
![]() | 4th (Group D) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 5th (Group A) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
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![]() | 5th (Group A) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 4th (Group D) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
Total | 4/39 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 47 | –41 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Host/Year | Result | Pts | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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![]() | Champions | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
![]() | Champions | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
Total | 2/2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 |
The following 20 players were called up for 2022 SAFF championship.[citation needed]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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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 | ![]() | ||
3MF | Manish Thapa | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
3MF | Jay Gurung | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
3MF | Sesehang Aangdembe | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
3MF | Suraj Thakuri | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
3MF | Anil Maharjan | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
4FW | Dinesh Henjan (c) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
4FW | Buddha Bahadur Tamang | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
4FW | Ritik Khadka | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
4FW | Anup Gurung | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
4FW | Tika Gurung | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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]
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National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC) | |
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AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
West Asia (WAFF) |
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Central Asia (CAFA) |
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South Asia (SAFF) |
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East Asia (EAFF) |
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Southeast Asia (AFF) | |
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