Nickname(s) | The Young Gorkhalis |
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Association | All Nepal Football Association |
Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) |
Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium |
FIFA code | NEP |
First international | |
Myanmar 5–0 Nepal (Tokyo, Japan; 25 April 1972) | |
Biggest win | |
Maldives 0–4 Nepal (Bhubaneswar, India; 25 July 2022) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Uzbekistan 12–0 Nepal (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 10 May 2002) | |
AFC U-19 Championship | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1971) |
Best result | Group stage (4 times) |
SAFF U-19 Championship | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 2015 ) |
Best result | Champions (2015, 2019) |
The Nepal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 team of Nepal that represents Nepal in international competitions. The team is governed by the All Nepal Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The youth side mostly plays their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu.
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FIFA U-20 World Cup finals record | FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1977 | did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
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2005 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | ||||||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
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2025 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
AFC U-19 Championship finals record | AFC U-19 Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1959 | Non-FIFA member | Non-FIFA member | |||||||||||||||||
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1970 | Did not enter | No Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||||||||||
1971 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | ||||||||||
1972 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | –19 | ||||||||||
1973 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Round 1 [2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | –10 | ||||||||||
1975 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
1976 | |||||||||||||||||||
1977 | Did not qualify | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||
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1980 | Group 1 (5th) [3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | –15 | ||||||||||
1982 | Round 2, Group A (3rd) [4] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 | ||||||||||
1985 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Group 5 (2nd) [5] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||||||||||
1988 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Group 4 (2nd) [6] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||||
1992 | Group 3 (3rd) [7] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
1994 | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Group 7 (3rd) [8] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
1998 | Group 4 (5th) [9] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | –22 | ||||||||||
2000 | Group 4 (4th) [10] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | –9 | ||||||||||
2002 | Group 6 (3rd) [11] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
2004 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | Group 5 (1st) [12] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +4 | |
2006 | Did not qualify | 2nd (Group 6) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
2008 | 4th (Group D) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
2010 | 5th (Group A) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
2012 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 5th (Group A) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
2016 | 4th (Group D) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
Total | 4/39 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 47 | –41 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Host/Year | Result | Pts | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2015 | Champions | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
2017*** | Champions | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
Total | 2/2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 |
The following 20 players were called up for 2022 SAFF championship.[ citation needed ]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Ishwor Gurung | 2 | 0 | |||
GK | Unesh Chaudhari | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | Jiyarath Sheikh | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | Amar Shrestha | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
DF | Sonit Dahal | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
DF | Aayush Shrestha | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
DF | Ajay Chaudhari | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
DF | Sumit Shrestha | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
DF | Srijan Dhani | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | Roshan Thapa | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
DF | Abhishek Waiba | 0 | 0 | [[]] | ||
MF | Nitin Thapa | 0 | 0 | Nepal Army Club | ||
MF | Manish Thapa | 0 | 0 | Morang FC | ||
MF | Jay Gurung | 0 | 0 | Brigade Boys Club | ||
MF | Sesehang Aangdembe | 0 | 0 | Nepal Army Club | ||
MF | Suraj Thakuri | 0 | 0 | Jawalakhel Youth Club | ||
MF | Anil Maharjan | 0 | 0 | Friends Club | ||
FW | Dinesh Henjan (c) | 0 | 0 | Nepal Army Club | ||
FW | Buddha Bahadur Tamang | 0 | 0 | Jhapa XI | ||
FW | Ritik Khadka | 0 | 0 | Brigade Boys Club | ||
FW | Anup Gurung | 0 | 0 | Brigade Boys Club | ||
FW | Tika Gurung | 0 | 0 | Three Star Club |
In total, 50 players had been called up initially. However, 20 or so had to be sent back due to physicality and inexperience. Currently, 30 players are undergoing training. [13]
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