Biratnagar City F.C.

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Biratnagar City
Biratnagar City FC.png
Full nameBiratnagar City Football Club
Short nameBFC
Founded2021;4 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 http://www.biratnagarcityfc.com/

Biratnagar City FC is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Biratnagar. The club has 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. Following a promising start, they failed to show consistency and finished in the 6th place, failing to reach the second part of the tournament. In the second edition of the tournament, Biratnagar City chose not to play in the tournament.

Honours

Squad (2022)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 (2021)

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

References

  1. "'Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  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.