F.C. Chitwan

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Chitwan
FC Chitwan logo.png
Full nameFootball Club Chitwan
Nickname(s)The Panthers
Founded2021;2 years ago (2021)
GroundVarious
OwnerGame On Pvt Ltd
PresidentSachin Dhakal
League Nepal Super League

FC Chitwan is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Bharatpur. The club competes in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

The club was founded in March 2021 before commences of Nepal Super League, the first ever franchise football league in Nepal under the control of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 26 April 2021 against Lalitpur City FC.

On 29 September 2023, the club roped in Indian manager Khalid Jamil as their head coach. [6]

2023 squad

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 Bishal Shrestha
— GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Pradip Bhandari
— DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Amrit Shrestha
— DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Yussif Mubarik
— DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ekraj Budhathoki
— DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bikram Dhimal
— DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Marko Ivanovic
— DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Tshring Gurung
— MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Torric Jebrin
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Roshan Rana Magar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Hem Tamang
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Utsab Rai
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Buddha Bal Tamang
— MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Afriyie Acquah
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sharan Bikram Singh Basnet
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Puskar Khadka
— FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Nawayug Shrestha
— FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Rajesh Pariyar
— FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Rafiq Aminu
— FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bimal Gharti Magar

Managerial record

As of 3 May 2021
CoachFromToPWDLGSGA%W
Flag of Nepal.svg Meghraj K.C. 18 March 202120236024512000.00
Flag of India.svg Mehrajuddin Wadoo 29 October 2023present

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

Team position by years

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