Nepal women's national football team

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Nepal
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Nickname(s) Gorkhalis Chelis
Association All Nepal Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coachRajendra Tamang
Captain Anjila Tumbapo Subba
Most caps Sabitra Bhandari (46)
Top scorer Sabitra Bhandari (53)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA code NEP
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First colours
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Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 99 Decrease2.svg 1 (16 August 2024) [1]
Highest91 (December 2017)
Lowest119 (September 2015)
First international
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 0–1 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg
(Hong Kong; 14 December 1986)
Biggest win
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 13–0 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg
(Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; 14 December 2010)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 14–0 Nepal Flag of Nepal.svg
(Hong Kong; 24 December 1989)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14–0 Nepal Flag of Nepal.svg
(Barotac Nuevo, Philippines; 12 November 1999)
Asian Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1986 )
Best resultGroup stage (1986, 1989, 1999)
SAFF Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2010 )
Best resultRunners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019,2022, 2024)

The Nepal women's national football team is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association and represents Nepal in international women's football competitions. The Women's Football Department has been developed to control and manage the women's football activities. The official motto of women's football in Nepal is "Football for Change". It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and the South Asian Football Federation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup.

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History

Formation

First international football game in the Nepali women's football in 1984 First International game.jpg
First international football game in the Nepali women's football in 1984

Nepal formed a women's national team in the mid-1980s and debuted in the 1986 AFC Women's Championship. During the start of the tournament, Nepal played their first official match against Hong Kong (14 December 1986), which they lost with a score of 1–0. Nepal women's side also participated in the final three phases of the Asian Cup in 1986, 1989 and 1999, never going beyond the group stages. Nepal proved to be in a difficult group with former champions Thailand, alongside Indonesia and Hong Kong, two relatively strong teams. As a result, Nepal had lost all three matches, two of them jarringly, while the match against Hong Kong proved to be a steady profit. In 1989 Nepal played again in the championship, against the same opponents, except that Thailand was substituted against Japan. This resulted in meagre points for Nepal, who lost every game by a wide margin, the smallest 0–3 against Hong Kong.

Nepal's FIFA First Vice President was Kamal Thapa. Nepal's first woman captain was Rama Singh when the Nepali women's football team was created, Kamal Thapa was the president of the All Nepal Football Association. Singh, who represented the Bagmati team, started playing in 1985. The second national team's captain was Kamala Hirachan who also represented the Gandaki team and the third women captain was Meera Chaudhary who represented Naryani team. Singh later became the first newsreader in Nepali television history, and Chaudhary has held a rank of DSP in Nepal police. The first female international goal scorer of Nepal is Pema Dolma Lama, who scored a goal against Uzbekistan at the 1999 AFC Women's Championship held in Philippines.

Crisis years

As a result of the democracy uprising in 1990, there was an eight-year period without a women's national team. This negatively affected player recruitment, but nevertheless Nepal soon returned to international football during the Women's Asian Cup in 1999. Despite their triumphant return, the results were about the same as before the eight-year hiatus. The championship ended in the group-stage with Japan, Thailand, Uzbekistan and the Philippines, where Nepal lost all four games. Since then, Nepal has not appeared in the Women's Asian cup. Former men's national team technical director, Holger Obermann served as the technical advisor for the Chelis during their 1999 campaign. [2]

However, this did not mean that Nepal had not played football since 1999. The Mangladevi League, roughly a month-long women's football tourney, was set up trying to bring in women football players across the country. It was played in early 2000, in a league-cum-knockout basis. It was an initiative taken by a single person, but sadly discontinued after a year. [3]

Nepal had a long period without matches, but they impressed many in the South Asian Games in 2010, where they reached the final after beating several opponents by a wide margin. In the finals they lost narrowly 1–3 against the big favorite India. This gave the national team a much needed recognition. The 11th South Asian Games also were the first to host a women's football event as well. [4] In the opening match of the 2010 South Asian Games, Nepal women's U23 faced hosts Bangladesh, where they won with a single goal. The second match against Sri Lanka proved to be more illustrious as victory came in the form of 8 goals while holding a clean sheet. However, the scoring spree was short lived as the third group-stage match against India saw a heavy 0–5 loss. Nevertheless, Nepal had done enough to qualify for the second round (semi finals) against Pakistan which they won with a resounding 7–0 scoreline. This meant that Nepal would face a difficult rematch against India in the finals, although any result would ensure a medal at the very least for the Chelis. Despite finally ending the scoring drought against India, the game was lost 1–3. Despite putting on a valiant performance, the Chelis returned home with a silver medal which came to the delight of many supporters of Nepali football due to the rarity of the occasion.

Regeneration

The regeneration of women's football in Nepal was first realised when after the national leagues were reinstated in 2009. The women's national team prior to this hadn't played an international game for 5 years. Nevertheless, the Chelis began training for two upcoming major international tournaments in the following year. In 2010, Nepali women footballers returned with two runner-up trophies, one from the 11th South Asian Games, and the other from the SAFF Women's Football Championship. Despite limited training, resources and less attention compared to the men's team, the women's team performed exceedingly well. In the South Asian Games, they defeated Sri Lanka 8–0, and in SAFF they thrashed Afghanistan 13–0 and Pakistan 11–0. Striker Anu Lama was the star of SAFF, scoring three hat-tricks to be declared the best player of the tournament. However, the team was defeated 0–5 by India in the SAG final, but it was a much more closely fought match when they lost 0–1 to the same team in the SAFF final recently.

Following the team's 2010 regeneration, the women's side's FIFA ranking rose by 22 places. [5]

Team image

Nicknames

The Nepal women's national football team has also been known as the "Nepali Chelis".

Home stadium

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The Dasharath Rangasala at daytime in 2008

The team's home stadium is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in central Kathmandu. It is shared with the Nepal men's national football team. Holding 25,000 spectators, of which 5,000 seated, the Dasarath Rangasala is the biggest stadium in Nepal. It is named after Dashrath Chand, one of Nepal's martyrs. 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. [6]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2024

20 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg 4–1 Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00  UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
22 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg 0–5 Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00  UTC+3 Report Bhandari Soccerball shade.svg14', 15', 36', 43', 79'Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
24 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg 0–4 Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00  UTC+3 Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Saad (Bahrain)
27 February 2024 2024 WAFF Championship SF Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg 2–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00  UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Referee: Ahmed Saad (Bahrain)
18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) SAFF Championship GS Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg 0–0 Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30  UTC+5:45 Report Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 5,562
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) SAFF Championship GS Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg 11–0 Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30  UTC+5:45
  • Preeti Soccerball shade.svg5', 65', 87' (pen.)
  • Sabita Rana Magar Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Rekha Soccerball shade.svg32', 42', 48', 63', 78'
  • Anita KC Soccerball shade.svg69'
  • Amisha Karki Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 6,671
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
24 October 2024 (2024-10-24) SAFF Championship GS Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg6–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30  UTC+5:45 Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 2024 SAFF W SF Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1–1
(4–2 p)
Flag of India.svg  India Kathmandu, Nepal
18:30 Report
Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 18,009
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
Penalties
30 October 2024 (2024-10-30) 2024 SAFF W F Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–1Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST (UTC+6)Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

All-time results

As of 19 September 2022
counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.

  Positive Record  Neutral Record  Negative Record

NationsFirst playedPWDLGFGAGDConfederation
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 20102200201+19
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 201012651177+10
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 20145410230+23
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1986301204−4
Flag of India.svg  India 20101724111138−27
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 19863102215−13
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2019110030+3
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2024110050+5
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19893003036−36
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 20241010220
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2013110080+8
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2019110082+6
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2024110021+1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2016311135−2
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 20106600360+36
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 20184013310−7
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20104400290+29
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2024110040+4
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1999200217−6
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2013220090+9
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 20108800300+30
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 2024110041+3
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2019110010+1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 19862002010−10
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 19993003311−8
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2023300319−8
Total198689431333214159+55

Coaching staff and team officials

As of 24 October 2024

Head Coach Flag of Nepal.svg Rajendra Tamang
Assistant Coach Flag of Nepal.svg Paras Chaudhary
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Nepal.svg Suraj Kumar Lama
Physio Flag of Nepal.svg Navina Shrestha

Players

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Anjila Tumbapo Subba (Captain) (1996-05-28)28 May 1996 (aged 27) Flag of Greece.svg Nees Atromitou
1 GK Anjana Rana Magar (2002-01-17)17 January 2002 (aged 22) Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Army FC
1 GK Usha Nath (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 (aged 23) Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police FC

2 DF Gita Rana (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 27) Flag of India.svg Sethu FC
2 DF Amrita Jaisi (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 29) Flag of India.svg Sports Odisha
2 DF Samikshya Ghimire (1999-12-26)26 December 1999 (aged 24) Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police FC
2 DF Nisha Thokar (2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 23) Flag of Nepal.svg APF FC
2 DF Puja Rana (2001-03-29)29 March 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police FC
2 DF Bimala B.K. (2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (aged 21) Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Army FC
2 DF Hira Kumari Bhujel (1995-12-26)26 December 1995 (aged 28) Flag of Nepal.svg APF FC
2 DF Sajani Thokar Flag of Nepal.svg

3 MF Renuka Nagarkote Flag of Nepal.svg APF FC
3 MF Dipa Shahi Flag of India.svg Kickstart FC
3 MF Preeti Rai (2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 19) Flag of India.svg Kickstart FC
3 MF Saru Limbu (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 (aged 24) Flag of Nepal.svg APF FC
4 FW Sabita Rana Magar (2003-07-07)7 July 2003 (aged 20) Flag of Nepal.svg APF FC
3 MF Anita Basnet (1994-02-09)9 February 1994 (aged 30) Flag of India.svg Lords FA
3 MF Amisha Karki (2005-10-23)23 October 2005 (aged 18) Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Army FC
3 MF Bimala Chaudhary (1997-03-01)1 March 1997 (aged 26) Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Army FC

4 FW Rashmi Ghising (2002-06-15)15 June 2002 (aged 21) Flag of India.svg Sports Odisha
3 MF Anita K.C. (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 27) Flag of India.svg Kickstart FC
4 FW Sabitra Bhandari (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 27) Flag of France.svg EA Guingamp
4 FW Rekha Poudel (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 23) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi Country Club

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current squad.
Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Sapana Rai Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police Club 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE

DF Sabina Chaudhary -- Flag of Nepal.svg 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE
DF Ganga Gurung Flag of Nepal.svg 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE
DF Pratichya Chaudhary Flag of Nepal.svg APF FC 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE

MF Samjhana Lawati Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police FC 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE
MF Anjali Machamache Flag of Nepal.svg 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE
MF Manmaya Damai Flag of Nepal.svg APF FC 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE
MF Dipa Neupane Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police FC 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE
MF Chandra Bhandari -- Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Army FC Training camp June 2024
MF Saraswati Hamal -- Flag of Nepal.svg Training camp June 2024

FW Anushka Sherpa Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police FC 2024 WAFF Women's Championship PRE

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Notable players

Honours

Regional

Competitive record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
YearResultPldWD*LGFGAGDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 Did not enter
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995
Flag of the United States.svg 1999
Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Withdrew
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007 Did not enter
Flag of Germany.svg 2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2019
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 Did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 2027 To be determined
Total0/800000000

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundGPWDLGFGAGD
Flag of the United States.svg 1996
to Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Did not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 To be determined
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032
Total0/80000000

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
YearResultPldWD*LGFGAGDPts
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1975 Did not enter (No team)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 1977
Flag of India.svg 1980
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1981
Flag of Thailand.svg 1983
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1986 Group Stage3003012−120
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1989 Group Stage3003025−250
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1991 Did not enter
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1993
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1995
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1997
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1999 Group Stage4004130−290
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 2001 Did not enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 2003
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2006
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2008
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2014
Flag of Jordan.svg 2018
Flag of India.svg 2022 Did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2026 To be determined
Total3/20100010167-660

SAFF Women's Championship

SAFF Women's Championship
YearResultPldWD*LGFGAGDPts
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2010 Runners-up5401341+3312
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 Runners-up5401244+2012
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2014 Runners-up5401176+1112
Flag of India.svg 2016 Semi Final4301193+169
Flag of Nepal.svg 2019 Runners-up4301113+89
Flag of Nepal.svg 2022 Runners-up4301121+119
Flag of Nepal.svg 2024
Total7/727210611718+9963

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record [8]
YearResultPldWD*LGFGAGDPts
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2010 Silver medal icon.svg Silver5302179+89
Flag of India.svg 2016 Silver medal icon.svg Silver531194+510
Flag of Nepal.svg 2019 Silver medal icon.svg Silver420243+16
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2024 TBD
Total3/3148153016+1425

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship
YearResultPldWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2024 Runners-up5410174+13
Total1/15410174+13

Other tournaments

Host/Year/Tournament NameResultPldWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of India.svg 2019 Women's Gold Cup Runners-up420267–1
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 2019 Nadezhda CupRunners-up4202117+4

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