Birgunj United FC

Birgunj United

Full name	Birgunj United FC
Founded	4 March 2022;3 years ago (2022-03-04)
Ground	Narayani Stadium
Capacity	18,000
Owner	Arbindra Amatya Arbind Baral
Head coach	Sanoj Shrestha
League	Nepal Super League
2023–24	Nepal Super League, 8th of 9
Home colours Away colours

Birgunj United FC is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Parsa District. The club last competed in the Nepal Super League, the top flight of football in Nepal. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

They were announced as one of the new franchises in the second edition in 2022, coming from the Madhesh region in Nepal. Birgunj selected Deep Karki as their Marquee Player for their maiden NSL campaign. Narayani Stadium is the club's home venue.

Players

2023 squad

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 Shatrugan Chaudary — DF     NEP Simanta Thapa — DF     NEP Suraj Gurung — DF   GHA Aikins Kyei Baffour — DF     NEP Dipenk Raj Singh — DF     NEP Diwakar Chaudhary — MF     NEP Suvash Gurung — MF   GHA William Opoku

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF     NEP Tej Tamang — MF     NEP Sunil Khadka — DF   COD Gustavo Tshamala Djadje — MF     NEP Bhison Gurung — MF     NEP Sudip Gurung — MF     NEP Jaya Gurung — FW   GHA Obed Yeboah — FW     NEP Yubraj Khadka — FW   GHA Hans Kwofie

References

1. "Nepal Super League unveils three new teams". Daily Kathmandu Post. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
2. "Nepal Super League 2022 Auctions Concluded!". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
3. "Nepal Super League to be held from April 24". The ANFA.com. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
4. "Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily English Khabarhub. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.