Jawalakhel YC

Jawalakhel YC

Full name	Jawalakhel Youth Club [1]
Nickname	Zoo Keepers [2]
Founded	1972;54 years ago (1972)
Ground	Jawalakhel Ground, Lalitpur
Capacity	15,000
Manager	Sunil Khumar Shretsha
League	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Nepal National League (sometimes) [3]
2023	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, 4th of 14
Home colours Away colours

Jawalakhel Youth Club, also known as Jawalakhel YC, is a Nepali professional football club from Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal. ^[4] They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. ^{[5] [6]} Their home venue is Jawalakhel Ground in Lalitpur.

Squad

As of 19 March 2023

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 1 GK   NEP Anish Deula 2 DF   NEP Simanta Thapa (Captain) 4 DF   NEP Chhiring Lama 5 DF   NEP Puskar Khadka 6 DF   NEP Aditya Chaudhary 7 FW   GUI Fode Fofana 8 MF   NEP Bishal Tamang 9 FW   NEP Hishub Thapaliya 11 FW   NEP Sunil Khadka 12 MF   NEP Binod KC 13 DF   NEP Santosh Dahal 14 MF   NEP Bipin Kandel

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   NEP Sunil Ghalan 16 MF   NEP Harish Raj Bhatta 17 FW   LES Masoabi Nkoto 18 GK   NEP Ishwor Gurung 19 DF   NEP Raj Kandangarwa 20 MF   UZB Abdulaziz Nishonbaev 21 FW   NEP Samiraj Thokar 22 GK   NEP Unesh Chaudhary 25 DF   IND Rahul Khokhar 26 MF   GHA Abdul Majid Shamatey 28 MF   NEP Sanjiv Karki

League finishes

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

Season	League	Position
2000	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League	5th
2001–2002	League not held
2003–2004	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League	7th
2004		6th
2005–06		11th
2006–07		11th
2007–2009	League 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
2016-18	League not held
2018–19	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League	10th
2019–20		6th
2021–22		9th
2023		4th

Under-18

Performance record

Performance of Jawalakhel YC U-18 in ANFA Youth Leagues
Year	Tournament	Final Position
2024	U-18 ANFA Youth League	7th

References

1. "MMC, Brigade pull off struggling wins". Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
2. "A Division League: Zoo Keepers Registers Second Win". Goal Nepal. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011.
3. Paudel, Nayak (14 January 2026). "Nepal's domestic football resurrects with National League kicking off today https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2026/01/14/nepal-s-domestic-football-resurrects-with-national-league-kicking-off-today". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 5 February 2026.{{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
4. "JYC beat Satdobato for second victory". thehimalayantimes.com. Himalayan News Service. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
5. "Jawlakhel Youth Club". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
6. "Jawalakhel out of bottom zone after first win". the-anfa.com. All Nepal Football Association. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.