Nepal national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Gorkhalis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Vincenzo Alberto Annese | ||
| Captain | Kiran Chemjong | ||
| Most caps | Kiran Chemjong (84) | ||
| Top scorer | Hari Khadka Nirajan Rayamajhi (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Dasharath Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NEP | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 174  1 (6 April 2023)[1] | ||
| Highest | 78 (December 1993 – February 1994) | ||
| Lowest | 196 (January 2016) | ||
| First international | |||
 China 6–2 Nepal  (Beijing, China; 13 October 1972) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Nepal 7–0 Bhutan  (Kathmandu, Nepal; 26 September 1999) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea 16–0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003) | |||
| SAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2021) | ||
| AFC Solidarity Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2016) | ||
| AFC Challenge Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2006) | ||
The Nepal national football team (Nepali: नेपाल राष्ट्रिय फुटबल टिम) represents Nepal in International men's football, and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepali football team plays their home games at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.
History
Origins (1921–1993)
Football in Nepal had been a national sport as early as 1921 during the Rana dynasty. Several clubs were formed and several domestic tournaments such as the Ram Janaki Cup (1934), and the Tribhuvan Challenge Shield (1948) were organized. In 1951, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) was founded, and this saw the formation of the Nepal national football team.
Emergence (1963–1970)
In 1963, Nepal appeared in their first international away game in the Aga Khan Gold Cup; the predecessor of the President's Gold Cup, Asia Champion Club Tournament, and Asian Club Championship (now rebranded as the AFC Champions League) after various associations (including ANFA) insisted on entering national teams instead of clubs.[2] After Nepal entered an 18-man squad, ANFA flew the players to Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to play their first match. Nepal faced Western Railway, a Pakistani team in the Bangabandhu National Stadium. However, the match was lost 0–7. Two days later, Nepal played the Dhaka Wanderers, a local East Pakistani team. Though this match was also lost 0–7. After two disastrous games, Nepal was sure to be knocked out of the preliminary round. The final game was against Dhaka Police Club, though, despite the previous heavy losses, Nepal managed to win the game with a single goal. The goal scorer, Prakash Bikram Shah, became the first Nepali to score on foreign soil.[3] The goal took place at the 19th minute.
Modernisation & golden generation (1970–1999)
In 1970, Nepal became a member of FIFA. Two years later, Nepal joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). With this, Nepal played their first international match on 13 October 1972, where they lost 2–6 to the People's Republic of China. The first Nepali footballer to score the first international goal for Nepal in a FIFA-recognized tournament was Y.B Ghale. Ghale scored against Kuwait in the 1982 Asian Games. Despite the popularity of the game, the lack of appropriate footballing infrastructure and the dearth of trainers, technicians, and other facilities have always been obstacles in the way of the Nepali FA's endeavors to raise the standard of football among the players of a nation that has an official per capita income of just 1,196 US dollars. The woes of Nepali football, however, have been immensely relieved by FIFA's determination to promote football in Nepal through youth programs.
In the mid-1980s, FIFA provided financial assistance and sent a number of coaches to help Nepal's federation to launch its first youth program, 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 program 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. Despite Nepal being considered among the lower-ranked nations, Nepal has been largely successful in the South Asian Games where they won two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals.
Nepal hosted several notable friendlies from teams outside the Asian Confederation during the mid to late 80s, against Denmark in 1986; USSR and East Germany in 1987; and West Germany in 1989.[4] While at the same time, Nepal still entered tournaments against club sides such as FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in the 1989 ANFA Cup.
Nepal continued on with their winning ways through several minor tournaments which saw the nation showered with titles including the 1997 and 1998 Governor's Gold Cup, winning gold at the 1993 South Asian Games, and reaching 3rd place in the 1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup (the first edition of the SAFF Championship).
Decline (2000–2009)
The Nepali football came across a forgettable two years from 2001 to 2003 when the row between two factions (government-backed and FIFA-backed) led Nepali football into deep trouble. Nepal faced a ban and therefore could not participate in any events and the rankings slipped heavily. The dispute was settled, but not before it contributed to pushing Nepali football backward. Nepal celebrated their 100th international football match in January 2003 when they played Bangladesh in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship. Nepal failed to make any real impact at the tournament. During its 22 years of international participation, the Nepali team has only played 26 nations outside of South Asia, but it has defeated all of the country's South Asian neighbors during various regional tournaments. Nepal also faced non-AFC teams in competitive tournaments such as Ghana U23 in the 1999 Bangabandhu Cup, and Kazakhstan in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign (although Kazakhstan was a member of the AFC during this match).
Despite many attempts to raise the standard of football, the players of the resource-strapped nation have not been able to make their mark in international football beyond South Asia. In 2003 during the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, Nepal's A national team suffered a number of heavy defeats in international matches outside of South Asia. In a match during the Asian Cup qualifying round in South Korea, the hosts scored 16 goals to no reply. In their six matches, Nepal conceded 45 goals and failed to hit the back of the net even once. However, the qualifying competition for the 2002 FIFA World Cup witnessed one of Nepal's best performances in international football, with the Gorkhalis securing two wins in four matches and scoring 13 goals in two matches against Macao and Iraq. But with the Nepali national and youth teams failing to achieve any noticeable success at the international level and FIFA introducing new age restriction systems in several international tournaments, Nepal recently decided to compete only in the FIFA World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers as well as the SAFF Championship until 2006.
Resurgence (2010–present)
After the marquee appointments of Graham Roberts, Nepal had experienced a fair amount of success following the decade of decline. Nepal won Saff U-19 championship in 2015 and 3 major tournaments in 2016, the Bangabandhu Cup and the AFC Solidarity Cup and won a gold medal in 2016 South Asian Games. Nepal lost no match in 2016.[5][6]
Nepal managed a well performance in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, although the team was luckily chosen as replacement for Guam as Guam chose not to participate.[7] Nepal had two successful draws against much stronger Philippines and Yemen at home, both ended 0–0.[8][9] However, as the team lost to Tajikistan twice[10][11] and away loss to the Philippines[12] and Yemen,[13] the Nepalis failed to qualify to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Nepal participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification where they have to face strong Australia, Kuwait and Jordan, alongside minnows Chinese Taipei. The Nepalis only managed one single win over Chinese Taipei away 2–0, and lost to the other opponents without scoring a goal after five matches.
Nepal participated in the 2021 SAFF Championship Managing to qualify from the group 2nd place behind India national football team. They fought but Nepal couldn't win against the Blue Tigers and lost by 3–0.
Home stadium
The team's home ground is various around the nation one of the ground being Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. Holding 18,000 spectators all of which are beautifully 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.
Before the 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal, the stadium underwent a heavy renovation that saw several improvements such as the expansion of seats from 20,000 to 28,000.
The country also has some recently added stadiums that include Pokhara football stadium located at Pokhara Rangasala which has recently been constructed in 2021.
Team image
Kit evolution
The national team's kit employs a tricolor of red, blue, and white to reflect the colors of the national flag of Nepal. With red being used for home matches, and blue for away. The pattern in some kits reflects the triangular shaping of the flag, namely the 2013 kit. Nepal's kits are mostly template kits, as opposed to a custom team-specific kit. This is because the Nepal national team isn't lucrative enough to afford kit partnership deals with manufacturers.
Very little is known about the history prior to 1998. However, during the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, the Nepali national team hired Bijay Shah to provide technical assistance to the squad, while also acting as the assistant coach. At the time, the team didn't have printed sportswear for the tournament. After printing makeshift kits, Bijay was inspired to start a T-shirt printing company known as Attsh, where through the partnership with a US printing company, and colleagues in South Korea, they produced their first batch of kits for the national team prior to the 1999 South Asian Games.[14]
On 4 March 2019, ANFA has revealed two new jerseys for members of the national football team along with new national football anthem. The new jerseys have ANFA logo on the left where used to be national flag in the old jerseys. There is also national flag and picture of Mount Everest above the ANFA logo. This new sign is designed by Sandeep Tiwari.[15] ANFA also made provision of white jerseys for friendly matches.
In 2021, ANFA ended the contract with Kelme, the previous kit sponsor, and signed with KTM CTY.[16]
Nepal Red & Blue
During the ANFA Cup, the All Nepal Football Association occasionally entered two teams for Nepal; Nepal Red & Nepal Blue. This is very much akin to other South Asian teams such as Pakistan (Pakistan Green & Pakistan White, 1993 SAFF Championship; Pakistan Reds, 1976 Quaid-e-Azam exhibition matches), and Bangladesh (Bangladesh Red, 1983 President's Gold Cup). Nepal Red was a selection of Nepali players that played as the full Nepal national football team. Whereas, Nepal Blue was effectively the B-team.[17][18]
Most of the Nepali top players play in the Nepal Red team, and it is also described as "the Nepal senior team", and is captained by the regular national team captain. While Nepal Blue is described as the "second string team".
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2022
| 28 May 2022 Friendly | Timor-Leste  | 2–2 | Nepal | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium |
| 3 June 2022 Friendly | Nepal | 0–2 |  Oman | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium |
| 8 June 2022 AFC AC Qualifier R3 | Jordan  | 2–0 | Nepal | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 22:15 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea) |
| 11 June 2022 AFC AC Qualifier R3 | Nepal | 1–4 |  Kuwait | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 19:15 UTC+3 | D. Gurung  90+4' |
Report |
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Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 10,360 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India) |
| 14 June 2022 AFC AC Qualifier R3 | Indonesia  | 7–0 | Nepal | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 22:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 3,145 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon) |
| 27 September 2022 Friendly | Nepal | 3–1 |  Bangladesh | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| An. Bista 18', 27', 37' |
Report | Sazzad 55' |
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 8365 |
2023
| 22 March 2023 2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup | Nepal | 2–0 |  Laos | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 19:00 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives) |
| 28 March 2023 2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup | Nepal | 1–1 | Bhutan | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 18:00 | Thakuri 90' |
Report Report |
Norbu 19' |
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium |
| 31 March 2023 2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup | Nepal | 2–1 | Laos | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 18:00 | Sangvilay 17' |
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium |
| 15 June 2023 Friendly | Philippines  | v | Nepal | Philippines |
| --:-- UTC+8 |
| 21 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship | Kuwait | v | Nepal | Bengaluru, India |
| 15:30 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium |
| 24 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship | Nepal | v |  India | Bengaluru, India |
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium |
| 27 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship | Nepal | v |  Pakistan | Bengaluru, India |
| 15:30 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium |
Coaching staff
- As of 16 March 2023
| Head coach |  Vincenzo Alberto Annese |
| Assistant coach | Prabesh Katuwal |
| Goalkeeping coach | Binod Dangol |
| Team manager | Madhusudan Upadhyaya |
| Physio | Avishkar Pudasaini |
Coaching history
- As of 11 August 2022
| Head coach | Career | P | W | D | L | Win % | Competitions | Comment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rudi Gutendorf |
1981–82 | — | − | − | − | — | 1982 Asian Games | [19] | |
| Jochen Figge |
1984–85 | — | − | − | − | — | 1984 South Asian Games: Gold medalist | [20] | |
| Rudi Gutendorf |
1986 | — | − | − | − | — | [19] | ||
 Joe Kinnear |
1987 | — | − | − | − | — | 1987 South Asian Games: Silver medalist | [21] | |
| Reinhard Fabisch |
1989 | — | − | − | − | — | [22][23] | ||
| Dhan Bahadur Basnet |
1989–91 | — | − | − | − | — | [24] | ||
| Maheshwor Mulmi Holger Obermann |
1991–93 | — | − | − | − | — | 1991 South Asian Games 1993 SAARC Gold Cup: Third place |
Although both Obermann and Mulmi were heavily involved in the national team during these years, Obermann was hired by the All Nepal Football Association as a 'Technical Director'[25] | [26] |
| Dhan Bahadur Basnet |
1993–94 | — | − | − | − | — | 1993 South Asian Games: Gold medalist | ||
| Maheshwor Mulmi |
1995 | — | − | − | − | — | 1995 Bristol SAFF Gold Cup | ||
| Yogambar Suwal |
1995 | — | − | − | − | — | 1995 South Asian Games | ||
| Bhim Thapa |
1996 | — | − | − | − | — | 1996 AFC Asian Cup: Failed to qualify | ||
| Yogambar Suwal |
1997 | — | − | − | − | — | 1998 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify | ||
| Dhan Bahadur Basnet |
1997 | — | − | − | − | — | 1997 SAFF Gold Cup | ||
| Yoo Kee-heung |
1998 | — | − | − | − | — | 1998 Asian Games | ||
| Torsten Spittler |
1999 | — | − | − | − | — | 1999 SAFF Gold Cup: Fourth place | [27] | |
 Stephen Constantine |
1999–01 | — | − | − | − | — | 1999 South Asian Games: Silver medalist 2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament: Finalist |
[28] | |
| Maheshwor Mulmi |
2001 | — | − | − | − | — | 2002 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify | ||
| Yoo Kee-heung |
2003 | — | − | − | − | — | 2003 SAFF Gold Cup: Group stage | ||
 Toshihiko Shiozawa |
2005–06 | — | − | − | − | — | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup: Group stage | ||
| Shyam Thapa |
2006–07 | — | − | − | − | — | 2006 AFC Challenge Cup: Semi-final 2010 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify |
[29] | |
| Thomas Flath |
2008 | — | − | − | − | — | 2008 SAFF Championship: Group stage | [30] | |
| Birat Krishna Shrestha |
2008 | — | − | − | − | — | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup: Group stage | [31] | |
| Krishna Thapa |
2008–09 | — | − | − | − | — | 2008 Merdeka Tournament: Group stage | [32] | |
| Yogamber Suwal |
2009 | — | − | − | − | — | 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament: Champions 2010 AFC Challenge Cup: Failed to qualify |
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| Krishna Thapa |
2009–11 | — | − | − | − | — | 2009 SAFF Championship: Group stage | ||
| Graham Roberts |
2011–12 | — | − | − | − | — | 2011 SAFF Championship: Semi-final 2014 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify 2012 AFC Challenge Cup: Group stage |
Reached Round 2 in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time | [33] |
| Krishna Thapa |
2012 | — | − | − | − | — | 2012 Nehru Cup | [34] | |
 Jack Stefanowski |
2013 | — | − | − | − | — | 2013 SAFF Championship: Semi-final 2014 AFC Challenge Cup: Failed to qualify |
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| Raju Kaji Shakya |
2014 | — | − | − | − | — | [35] | ||
| Jack Stefanowski |
2014–15 | — | − | − | − | — | 2018 FIFA World Cup: Failed to qualify | [36] | |
| Dhruba KC |
2015 | — | − | − | − | — | [37] | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Patrick Aussems |
2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2015 SAFF Championship: Group stage | [38] | |
| Bal Gopal Maharjan |
2016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup: Champions | Earned Nepal's first major title in 23 years | [39] |
| Koji Gyotoku |
2016–2018 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup: Champions | Earned Nepal's first AFC title | [40] |
| Bal Gopal Maharjan |
2018 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 2018 SAFF Championship: Semi-final 2018 Bangabandhu Cup: Group stage |
Interim Coach[41] | [42] |
 Johan Kalin |
2019–2020[43] | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | [44] | ||
| Bal Gopal Maharjan |
2020–21[43] | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |||
| Abdullah Al Mutairi |
2021–2022 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 2021 SAFF Championship runner up | [45] | |
| Pradip Humagain |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | - | Interim Coach | [46] |
| Vincenzo Alberto Annese |
2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the Three Nations Cup matches.[47]
- Match dates: 22 and 28 March 2023
- Opposition: Laos and Bhutan
- Caps and goals correct as of: 22 March 2023, after the match against Laos
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kiran Chemjong | 20 March 1990 | 85 | 0 | RoundGlass Punjab | |
| GK | Deep Karki | 9 January 1998 | 4 | 0 | Biratnagar City | |
| GK | Abishek Baral | 9 April 2000 | 0 | 0 | Sporting Ilam De Mechi | |
| DF | Ananta Tamang | 17 January 1998 | 47 | 3 | Church Boys United | |
| DF | Aditya Chaudhary | 19 April 1996 | 22 | 0 | Manang Marshyangdi | |
| DF | Bikash Khawas | 29 July 2001 | 8 | 0 | Free agent | |
| DF | Nishan Khadka | 26 January 1997 | 1 | 0 | Sankata | |
| DF | Padam Bhattarai | 9 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Brigade Boys | |
| DF | Sanish Shrestha | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Lalitpur City | |
| DF | Sumit Shrestha | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Free agent | |
| MF | Rohit Chand | 1 March 1992 | 77 | 0 | Persik Kediri | |
| MF | Pujan Uparkoti | 9 May 1996 | 16 | 0 | Dhangadhi | |
| MF | Arik Bista | 17 March 2000 | 14 | 0 | Pokhara Thunders | |
| MF | Ayush Ghalan | 21 February 2004 | 12 | 2 | Sankata | |
| MF | Nabin Lama | 25 March 1992 | 2 | 0 | Lalitpur City | |
| MF | Kamal Thapa | 20 September 1998 | 2 | 0 | Himalayan Sherpa | |
| FW | Bharat Khawas | 22 July 1991 | 52 | 10 | Nepal Army | |
| FW | Anjan Bista | 15 May 1998 | 49 | 11 | Mumbai Kenkre | |
| FW | Nawayug Shrestha | 8 June 1990 | 42 | 8 | Dhangadhi | |
| FW | Manish Dangi | 17 September 2001 | 16 | 2 | Sankata | |
| FW | Dipak Raj Singh Thakuri | 18 January 2000 | 2 | 1 | Pokhara Thunders | |
| FW | Aashish Chaudhary | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Church Boys United | |
Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to a Nepal squad in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bikesh Kuthu | 24 June 1993 | 9 | 0 | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| GK | Bishal Shrestha | 2 September 1992 | 1 | 0 | Machhindra |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| GK | Tikendra Thapa | 18 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | Jawalakhel |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| GK | Bishal Sunar | 9 February 2002 | 0 | 0 | Manang Marshyangdi |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| DF | Dinesh Rajbanshi | 4 April 1998 | 25 | 0 | Pokhara Thunders |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| DF | Gautam Shrestha | 21 February 2000 | 16 | 0 | Sporting Ilam De Mechi |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| DF | Bikash Tamang | 27 January 1994 | 3 | 0 | Lalitpur City |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| DF | Suman Aryal | 31 January 2000 | 28 | 0 | Tribhuwan Army Club |
v. Bangladesh, 27 September 2022 |
| DF | Rajin Dhimal | 4 April 1991 | 10 | 0 | Machhindra |
v. Bangladesh, 27 September 2022 |
| DF | Rajan Gurung | 15 April 2000 | 2 | 0 | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| DF | Shiva Gurung | 23 June 2001 | 1 | 0 | New Road Team |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| MF | Tej Tamang | 14 February 1998 | 22 | 1 | Sporting Ilam De Mechi |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| MF | Sunil Bal | 1 January 1998 | 21 | 1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| MF | Suraj Jeu Thakuri | 19 December 2000 | 9 | 0 | Birgunj United |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| MF | Sesehang Aangdembe | 3 November 2000 | 5 | 0 | Jhapa |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| MF | Ritik Khadka | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Jhapa |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| MF | Bishal Rai | 6 June 1993 | 36 | 4 | Machhindra |
v. Bangladesh, 27 September 2022 |
| MF | Sudip Gurung | 27 March 1997 | 1 | 0 | Satdobato |
v. Bangladesh, 27 September 2022 |
| MF | Santosh Tamang | 6 August 1994 | 18 | 0 | Tribhuwan Army Club |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| MF | Akash Budha Magar | 14 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | Satdobato |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| MF | Nir Kumar Rai | 5 December 1991 | 1 | 0 | Nepal Police Club |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| MF | Roshan Rana Magar | 14 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | Brigade Boys Club |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| FW | Bimal Gharti Magar | 15 September 1997 | 40 | 9 | Lalitpur City |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| FW | Sujal ShresthaRET | 5 February 1993 | 46 | 3 | Retired | v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| FW | Awas Lamichhane | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Biratnagar City |
v. Pakistan, 16 November 2022 |
| FW | George Prince Karki | 26 October 1993 | 7 | 0 | Tribhuwan Army Club |
v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
| FW | Darshan GurungRET | 20 August 2002 | 7 | 1 | Retired | v. Indonesia; 14 June 2022 |
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Player records
- As of 24 March 2022[48]
- Players in bold are still active with Nepal.
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raju Kaji Shakya | 91 | 0 | 1982–1997 |
| 2 | Kiran Chemjong | 85 | 0 | 2008–present |
| 3 | Rohit Chand | 77 | 0 | 2009–present |
| 4 | Biraj Maharjan | 76 | 1 | 2008–2021 |
| 5 | Sagar Thapa | 66 | 1 | 2003–2015 |
| 6 | Bharat Khawas | 57 | 10 | 2008–present |
| 7 | Anjan Bista | 52 | 11 | 2014–present |
| Anil Gurung | 52 | 10 | 2007–2017 | |
| Jumanu Rai | 52 | 11 | 2006–2015 | |
| Sandip Rai | 52 | 4 | 2008–2015 | |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nirajan Rayamajhi | 13 | 20 | 0.65 | 2000–2008 |
| Hari Khadka | 13 | 35 | 0.37 | 1995–2006 | |
| 3 | Anjan Bista | 11 | 52 | 0.21 | 2014–present |
| Jumanu Rai | 11 | 52 | 0.21 | 2006–2015 | |
| 4 | Anil Gurung | 10 | 52 | 0.19 | 2007–2017 |
| Bharat Khawas | 10 | 57 | 0.18 | 2008–present | |
| 7 | Bimal Gharti Magar | 9 | 39 | 0.23 | 2012–present |
| 8 | Basanta Thapa | 7 | 27 | 0.26 | 1998–2006 |
| Nawayug Shrestha | 8 | 43 | 0.18 | 2015–present | |
| 10 | Naresh Joshi | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 1997–2000 |
Competitive record
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup finals record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
 1930 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||||||
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 1970 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1986 | Did not qualify | 3rd (Group 3A) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 4th (Group 4) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1998 | Did not qualify | 4th (Group 4) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | |||||||||
 2002 | 3rd (Group 6) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
 2010 | Did not qualify | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Round 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | ||||||||||
 2018 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | ||||||||||
 2022 |
Round 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 6 | ||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8/22 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 122 | −96 | 22 | |
AFC Asian Cup
| AFC Asian Cup finals record | AFC Asian Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
 1956 | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||
 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||
 1972 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||
 1984 | Did not qualify | 5th (Group 2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1988 |
5th (Group 3) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
 1996 | Did not qualify | 4th (Group 5) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 | |||||||||
 2000 | 4th (Group 5) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 4th (Group E) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 45 | -41 | 3 | ||||||||||
  2007 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Withdrew and berth unsecured[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Round 1[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Round 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | ||||||||||
 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 129 | −119 | 8 | |
AFC Challenge Cup
| AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 2006 | Semi-finals | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | No qualification tournament | |||||||||
| 2008 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 1st (Group D) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
 2010 | Did not qualify | 2nd (Group C) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 2nd (Group D) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4 | |
 2014 | Did not qualify | 3rd (Group D) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Total | 3/5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | 4/4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | |
AFC Solidarity Cup
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
SAFF Championship
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Third place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 1999 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
| 2003 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 2005 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 2008 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| 2009 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 2011 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2015 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| 2021 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 7 |
| Total | 11/11 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 48 | 62 | 6 | 46 |
Olympic Games
| Year | Result | Q | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1896 | No football tournament held | |||||||||
| 1900 | Not an IOC Member | |||||||||
| 1904 | ||||||||||
 1908 | ||||||||||
| 1912 | ||||||||||
| 1920 | ||||||||||
| 1924 | ||||||||||
 1928 | ||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1932 | No football tournament held | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1936 | Not an IOC Member | |||||||||
| 1948 | ||||||||||
 1952 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | ||||||||||
 1980 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | ||||||||||
| Age bar restriction after 1996, U23s only | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Did not enter | |||||||||
 2004 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Games
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Not an IOC Member | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1954 | |||||||||
| 1958 | |||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||
| 1966 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||
 1974 | |||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||
| 1982 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| 1986 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| 1990 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 1994 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
| 1998 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only | |||||||||
| Total | 4/13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 52 | −51 | 0 |
South Asian Games
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Gold | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6[lower-alpha 3] |
| 1985 |  Bronze | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4[lower-alpha 3] |
| 1987 |  Silver | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4[lower-alpha 3] |
| 1989 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| 1993 | Gold | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| 1995 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | Silver | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 |
| Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only | |||||||||
| Total | 2 titles | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 36 |
Other tournaments
In these tournaments, Nepal was sometimes fielded as 'ANFA XI', 'Nepal XI', or 'Nepal Sports Development Authority' despite being the de facto national football team endorsed by the ANFA.
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Team Name[lower-alpha 4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 DCM Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1979 President's Gold Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1979 Agatha Gold Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1979 Aga Khan Gold Cup | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1981 President's Gold Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1981 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1981 King's Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1982 Darjeeling Gold Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | 6th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 1982 King's Cup | Round 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 1982 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 1983 Merdeka Tournament[49] | Round 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | –14 | 0 | |
| 1983 President's Gold Cup | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
| 1984 ANFA Cup | Runners-up | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1985 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup | Round 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | |
| 1986 Panchayat Silver Jubilee Cup | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 1986 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 5 | |
| 1986 ANFA Cup | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | unknown[50] | 3 | |||
| 1987 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup | Round 1 | unknown[51] | unclear whether National team[51] | |||||||
| 1987 ANFA Cup | Champions | unknown[52] | ||||||||
| 1989 Aga Khan Gold Cup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1989 ANFA Cup | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –2 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 1995 Airlines Gold Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1997 Governor's Gold Cup | Champions | - | - | - | - | - | - | – | - | |
| 1998 Governor's Gold Cup[53] | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | ANFA XI |
| 1998 Durand Cup[54] | Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Nepal XI |
| 1999 Bangabandhu Cup | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| 2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament | Runners-up | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Nepal Red |
| 2008 Merdeka Tournament | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
| 2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | Nepal Red |
| 2012 Nehru Cup | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | |
| 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 11 | |
| 2018 Bangabandhu Cup | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 11 | |
| 2021 Three Nations Cup | Champions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 11 | |
| Total | 6 titles | 69 | 23 | 14 | 38 | 55 | 128 | 2 | 66 | |
- **Former rules, win = 2pts.
Head-to-head record
Updated 22 March 2023 after match against Laos
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
| Bangladesh | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 34 | −11 |
| Bhutan | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 6 | +38 |
 Brunei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Cambodia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | −29 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 39 | −30 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| Iran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 |
 Iraq | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | −17 |
| Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | −28 |
| Jordan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | -17 |
 Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
| Kuwait | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 30 | −29 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Laos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | −23 |
 Macau | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
| Maldives | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 |
 Mauritius | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
 North Korea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
 Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Oman | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 50 | −47 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 |
 Palestine | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
| South Korea | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 55 | −54 |
 Syria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
 Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| Thailand | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -18 |
 Tibet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Timor-Leste | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
 Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | −11 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
 Yemen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| Total | 259 | 64 | 40 | 155 | 228 | 609 | −381 |
Honours
Continental
- AFC Solidarity Cup
- Champions (1): 2016
Regional
Invitational
- ANFA Cup
- Champions (1): 1987[55]
- Bangabandhu Cup
- Champions (1): 2016
- Three Nations Cup
- Champions (1): 2021
- Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup
- Champions (1): 2023
See also
Notes
- Withdrew from qualification and failed to qualify for 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
- Also part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
- prior to the Three points for a win rule
- unless otherwise noted, the team played as the Nepal National Football Team
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- Nepali Football Team, Fixtures and Results
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