| Association | All Nepal Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Marko Rudan | ||
| Captain | Kiran Chemjong | ||
| Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NEP | ||
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Nepal national under-23 football team, also known as Nepal under-23s or Nepal U23(s), represents Nepal in association football at national and Olympic games and is controlled by ANFA, the governing body for football in Nepal, and the Nepal Olympic Committee.
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The team's home ground is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureswor, Kathmandu, Nepal. Holding 25,000 spectators, of which 5,000 seated, it is the biggest stadium in Nepal. It is named after Dashrath Chand, one of the martyrs of Nepal.
Most recently, the stadium was used as a primary venue for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup and the 2013 SAFF Championship, with the Halchowk Stadium hosting some of the matches as well.
Apart from sporting events, the stadium is also used as a music venue for cultural events with Bryan Adams being the most notable act that performed at the site.
Prior to the 2013 SAFF Championship in Nepal, the Dasarath Rangasala underwent heavy renovation that saw several improvements such as the expansion of seats from 20,000 to 25,000.
Results accurate up to 10 December 2019.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score* | Venue | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2006 |  India | W | 2–0 |  Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 South Asian Games Bronze Medal Match |
| 24 August 2006 |  Pakistan | L | 1–2 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 South Asian Games |
| 19 August 2006 |  Afghanistan | W | 5–1 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 South Asian Games |
| 16 August 2006 | India | D | 1–1 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 South Asian Games |
| 16 August 2006 |  Bangladesh | D | 1–1 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 South Asian Games |
| 27 March 2004 |  Bhutan | D | 0–0 | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 2004 South Asian Games |
| 27 March 2004 | Sri Lanka | L | 0–1 | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 2004 South Asian Games |
*Nepal score always listed first
Win Draw Loss
Olympic football events at U-23 level came into effect during the 1992 Summer Olympics, 2002 Asian Games, and the 2004 South Asian Games.
| Summer Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2004 | ||||||||
 2008 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2012 | ||||||||
 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2020 | To be determined | |||||||
 2024 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 / 7 | |||||||
*Nepal score always listed first
Win Draw Loss
The following players were called up for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification on 15 March 2019. [11]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arpan Karki |  Nepal Police Club | ||||
| GK | Deep Karki | Machhindra | ||||
| GK | Roman Rasaili | APF Club | ||||
| DF | Amit Tamang | Sankata BSC | ||||
| DF | Ananta Tamang | 14 January 1998 | Three Star Club | |||
| DF | Ashim Bhushal | Friends Club | ||||
| DF | Bikash Khawas | Tribhuwan Army Club | ||||
| DF | Kamal Shrestha | 10 July 1997 | Manang Marshyangdi Club | |||
| DF | Suman Aryal | Nepal Police Club | ||||
| DF | Dinesh Rajbanshi | 5 April 1998 | Nepal Police Club | |||
| DF | Tshiring Gurung | 21 February 1998 | Chyasal Youth Club | |||
| MF | Abhishek Rijal | 29 January 2000 | Nepal Police Club | |||
| MF | Arik Bista | Tribhuwan Army Club | ||||
| MF | Biswash Shrestha | Himalayan Sherpa Club | ||||
| MF | Gaurav Budhathoki | Chyasal Youth Club | ||||
| MF | Hemanta Thapa Magar | 7 January 1998 | Chyasal Youth Club | |||
| MF | Sunil Bal | 1 January 1998 | Three Star Club | |||
| MF | Tej Tamang | 14 February 1998 | Nepal Police Club | |||
| MF | Nitin Thapa | Sankata BSC | ||||
| FW | Dhiraj Shrestha | Friends Club | ||||
| FW | Prezen Tamang | Friends Club | ||||
| FW | Manish thapa Magar | 26 January 1998 | Unattached | |||
| FW | Anjan Bista | 22 July 1998 | Manang Marshyangdi Club | |||
Olympic football events at U-23 level came into effect during the 1992 Summer Olympics, 2002 Asian Games, and the 2004 South Asian Games.
| Summer Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2020 | To be determined | |||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 / 7 | |||||||
| AFC U-23 Championship finals record | AFC U-23 Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 2013 | Did not qualify | 4th (Group D) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | |||||||||
 2016 | 5th (Group C) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 4th (Group D) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | ||||||||||
 2020 | 4th (Group A) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | ||||||||||
 2022 | 4th (Group B) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Did not enter | Withdrawn | |||||||||||||||||
 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2/2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 35 | −29 | |
| Host/Year | Result | Pts | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 to 1998 | See Nepal national team | ||||||||
 2002 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | –13 |
 2018 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Total | 2/4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | –17 |
| Host/Year | Result | Pts | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No age bar restriction before 1999, Senior national teams only. | |||||||||
| 2004 | No medal [12] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 2006 |  Bronze | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 2010 | No medal | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 2016 |  Gold | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
| 2019 | Gold | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Total | - | 31 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 17 | +14 |
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