Biratnagar City F.C.

"Biratnagar City" redirects here. For the city itself, see Biratnagar.

Biratnagar City

Full name	Biratnagar City Football Club
Short name	BFC
Founded	2021;4 years ago (2021)
Ground	Sahid Rangsala
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Biratnagar City FC Pvt. Ltd
CEO	Subhashish Koirala
League	Nepal Super League
2021	Nepal Super League, 6th of 7
Website	http://www.biratnagarcityfc.com/
Home colours Away colours

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]}

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

• Birat Gold Cup
  • Champions (1): 2023 ^[4]

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. Nation Player — GK     NEP Deep Karki — GK     NEP Rohit Karki — DF     NEP Ashok Khawas — DF     NEP Nir Kumar Rai — DF     NEP Anjan Rai — DF     NEP Saroj Tamang — DF   CMR Ulrich Siewe

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF     NEP Bijay Dhimal 23 DF     NEP Ranjit Dhimal — MF     NEP Pradip Lama — MF     NEP Prakash Budhathoki — MF     NEP Awas Lamichhane 7 FW     NEP Manish Dangi 10 FW     NEP Milan Rai

Technical staff (2021)

As of 16 April 2021

Role	Name
Head coach	Bishnu Gurung
Assistant coach	Nishan Shrestha
Team manager	Mukund Agarwal
Director of football	Sonam Ghale
Performance analyst	Aalok Yadav
Physio	Anish Budhathoki
Kit manager	Bibek Rai

Head coaching record

As of 8 May 2021

Coach	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W
Yan Law	20 March 2021	31 May 2021	6	2	1	3	11	12	033.33

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

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor	Sponsor	Hospitality partner	Fitness Partner
2021	SIX5SIX	Janaki Water Tank	Kantipur Valley College Zenith International College Shree Medical and Technical College	Royal Singi Hotel	TC1 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.