Church Boys United

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Church Boys United
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Full nameChurch Boys United Football Club
Nickname(s)The White Lions[ citation needed ]
Founded2009;15 years ago (2009) [1]
Ground Chyasal Stadium
Capacity10,000
Chairman Tanka Lal Rai
Head coach Bal Gopal Maharjan
League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
2023 1st of 14 (Champions)
Website churchboys.org/index.php

Church Boys United (formally known as Church Boys FC) [2] is a Nepali professional football club from Balkumri, neighborhood of Lalitpur, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. [3] The club was first promoted to Martyr's Memorial A-Division League in 2022, having won the 2022 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. [4]

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History

The club was founded in 2009, but only participated in local tournaments. In 2019, they qualified for the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League, which was their fifth attempt in C-Division League Qualifier (previously known as Martyr's Memorial 'D' Division League)[ citation needed ] and were promoted to the top-level Martyr's Memorial A-Division League within two seasons, in what The Kathmandu Post highlighted as "a remarkable journey". [4]

In 2023, the club clinched Simara Gold Cup title, defeating Himalayan Sherpa Club in the final. [5] [6]

The club was featured in the 40th edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup in November 2024. [7] [8] [9]

Record by seasons

The season-by-season performance of Church Boys United. Until 2019, the team only participated in local tournaments, while attempting to qualify for the third-tier Martyr's Memorial C-Division League. The earliest qualification was in 2012. [10]

ChampionsRunners-upThird place Promoted Relegated
SeasonLeaguePosition
2019C-Division QualifiersPromoted [11]
2021 C-Division 1st [12]
2022 B-Division 1st
2023 A-Division 1st

Honours

League

Cup

Squad

As of November 2024

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Rembo Kumar Chaudhary
22 GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Deep Karki
1 GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Tikendra Thapa
3 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Chhiring Lama
4 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ananta Tamang (captain)
5 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Shaubhagya Rai
6 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Kareem Omolaja
2 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ekraj Budhathoki
20 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sanish Shrestha
8 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Arik Bista
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Peter Banda
12 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bibek Poudel
18 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Santosh Khatri
21 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Manish Jargha
7 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Samir Tamang
11 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Niraj Chaudhary
14 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Anjan Bista
9 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sanjeeb Bista
13 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Aditya Shakya

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References

  1. ↑ "About us". Church Boys United. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "2nd Pathari Gold Cup Kicks Off; Bimal Gharti Magar Scores The Match Winning Goal For Church Boys FC!". Goal Nepal. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Church Boys United". Nepal90. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Church Boys United promoted to A-Division League champion". The Kathmandu Post. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jagadamba Steel 13th Jeetpur Simara Gold Cup: Church Boys United Enter Final". GoalNepal.com. Kathmandu. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Khatiwada, Pusparaj (2 April 2023). "United bag Simara gold Cup title". thehimalayantimes.com. Bara, Nepal: The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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