Lalitpur City F.C.

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Lalitpur City
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Full nameLalitpur City Football Club
Nickname(s)Lakhey
Founded2021;4 years ago (2021)
Ground Chyasal Stadium
Capacity10,000
Owner Bhat-Bhateni Super Market
PresidentKamana Gurung
Head coach Simon Grayson
League Nepal Super League
2023–24 Nepal Super League, Champions
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Lalitpur City Football Club is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Lalitpur, Bagmati Province. The club competes in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

Lalitpur City was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of the first ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 24 April 2021 against Kathmandu Rayzrs. [5]

In November 2023, the club roped in Indian winger Nikhil Kadam. [6] The club won its first Nepal Super League title during the second edition of the tournament, defeating Dhangadhi 3–2 in the final at the Dasarath Stadium on 30 December 2023. [7]

On 2 February 2025, Lalitpur City hired former Leicester City legend Simon Grayson as head coach. [8]

Players

As of 3 February 2025

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.NationPlayer
22 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Jeffrey Baltus
4 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ananta Tamang (Captain)
9 FW Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Kervens Belfort
20 DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sanish Shrestha
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Aditya Shakya
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Santosh Khatri
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Mani Kumar Lama
38 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Papa Ibou Kébé
10 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Imoh Ezekiel
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Samit Shrestha
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sudip Gurung
— DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Yogesh Gurung
— MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Nabin Lama
— DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Abishek Waiba
77 FW Flag of Bhutan.svg  BHU Chencho Gyeltshen
8 MF Flag of Palestine.svg  PLE Jonathan Cantillana
44 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Papé Diakité

Coaching history

As of January 2025
Head coachFromToPWDLGSGA%W
Flag of the United States.svg Pradip Humagain 23 March 20212 May 2021403123000.00
Flag of Nepal.svg Raju Tamang 2 May 20215 April 2022430163075.00
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Gillan 29 Sep 202330 Dec 202311542158045.45
Flag of England.svg Simon Grayson 2 Feb 2025present

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

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "'Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Franchise Football League from April 24". Daily Kathmandu Post. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nepal Super League: Kathmandu RayZers Beats Lalitpur City FC In The Opener". GoalNepal.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile (Nepal Super League) — Statistics: Nikhil Sureshrao Kadam". hamrokhelkud.net. Kathmandu: HamroKhelkud Nepal. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Sigdel, Sandesh (30 December 2023). "Lalitpur crowned new champions of the Nepal Super League". HamroKhelkud. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lalitpur City FC Appoints Simon Grayson as Head Coach for NSL 2025". GoalNepal. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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