Jawalakhel YC

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Jawalakhel YC
Jawalakhel YC logo.png
Full nameJawalakhel Youth Club [1]
Nickname(s)Zoo Keepers [2]
Founded1972;52 years ago (1972)
Ground Jawalakhel Ground, Lalitpur
Capacity15,000
Manager Sunil Khumar Shretsha
League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
2023 4th of 14

Jawalakhel YC, also known as Jawalakhel Youth Club, is a Nepali professional football club from Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal. [3] They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. [4] [5] Their home venue is Jawalakhel Ground in Lalitpur.

Contents

Current squad

As of 19 March 2023

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Anish Deula
18 GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ishwor Gurung
22 GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Unesh Chaudhary
13 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Santosh Dahal
4 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Chhiring Lama
5 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Puskar Khadka
25 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Rahul Khokhar
6 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Aditya Chaudhary
19 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Raj Kandangarwa
2 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Simanta Thapa (Captain)
8 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bishal Tamang
12 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Binod KC
14 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bipin Kandel
15 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sunil Ghalan
28 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sanjiv Karki
20 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Abdulaziz Nishonbaev
26 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Abdul Majid Shamatey
16 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Harish Raj Bhatta
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Samiraj Thokar
7 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Fode Fofana
17 FW Flag of Lesotho.svg  LES Masoabi Nkoto
11 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sunil Khadka
9 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Hishub Thapaliya

Current Technical Squad

League finishes

The season-by-season performance of JYC since 2000:

SeasonLeaguePosition
2000 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 5th
2001–2002League not held
2003–2004 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 7th
20046th
2005–06 11th
2006–07 11th
2007–2009League not held due to conflicts between ANFA and the clubs
2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 7th
2011 3rd
2011–12 Nepal National League 4th
2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 13th
2013–14 11th
2015 Nepal National League Did not participate
2016-18League not held
2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 10th
2019–20 6th
2021–22 9th

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