Biratnagar City F.C.

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Biratnagar City FC
Biratnagar City FC.png
Full nameBiratnagar City Football Club
Founded2021;3 years ago (2021)
Ground Sahid Rangsala
Capacity15,000
OwnerBiratnagar City FC Pvt. Ltd
CEOSubhashish Koirala
League Nepal Super League
2021 Nepal Super League, 6th of 7
Website Club website

Biratnagar City FC is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Biratnagar. The club competed in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The club was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of Nepal Super League, the first ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 25 April 2021 against Dhangadhi. However even with a promising start they failed to keep consistent and they came 6th failing to reach the second part of the tournament.

Honours

2022 squad

As of 14 July 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Deep Karki
GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Rohit Karki
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ashok Khawas
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Nir Kumar Rai
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Anjan Rai
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Saroj Tamang
DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Ulrich Siewe
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bijay Dhimal
23 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ranjit Dhimal
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Pradip Lama
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Prakash Budhathoki
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Awas Lamichhane
7 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Manish Dangi
10 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Milan Rai

Technical staff

As of 16 April 2021
RoleName
Head coach Flag of Nepal.svg Bishnu Gurung
Assistant coach Flag of Nepal.svg Nishan Shrestha
Team manager Flag of Nepal.svg Mukund Agarwal
Director of football Flag of Nepal.svg Sonam Ghale
Performance analyst Flag of India.svg Aalok Yadav
Physio Flag of Nepal.svg Anish Budhathoki
Kit manager Flag of Nepal.svg Bibek Rai

Head coaching record

As of 8 May 2021
CoachFromToPWDLGSGA%W
Flag of India.svg Yan Law 20 March 202131 May 202162131112033.33

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goals scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Sponsors

PeriodKit ManufacturerShirt SponsorSponsorHospitality partnerFitness Partner
2021– SIX5SIX Janaki Water TankKantipur Valley College
Zenith International College
Shree Medical and Technical College
Royal Singi HotelTC1 EMS Nepal

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  4. "६ दशकपछि विराटनगरलाई घरेलु मैदानमा उपाधि" [After 6 decades, Biratnagar won the title at home]. hamrokhelkud.com (in Nepali). Biratnagar: Hamro Khelkud. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.