Pokhara Thunders

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Pokhara Thunders
Pokhara Thunders logo.png
Full namePokhara Thunders
Nickname(s)The Thunders
Founded2021;2 years ago (2021)
Ground Pokhara Rangasala Stadium
Capacity16,500
OwnerLaxmi Motors
PresidentNirakar Shrestha
Head coachNabin Neupane
League Nepal Super League
2022 Nepal Super League, 5th of 7
Website Club website

Pokhara Thunders is a Nepali professional franchise football club based Pokhara. The club competes in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

The club was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of Nepal Super League the first ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 25 April 2021 against Butwal Lumbini F.C.

2023 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Yves Priso Njanga
GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Pujan Hona
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Anjal Maharjan
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Padam Bhattarai
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sunil Ghalan
DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Joe Aidoo
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Dinesh Rajbanshi
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Jeevan Gurung
DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Franklin Kuete Talla
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Narendra Chaudhary
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Padam Kumar Tamang
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bipin Kandel
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Kamal Bahadur Thapa
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Buddha Bal Tamang
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Anish Pomu Limbu
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Suraj Jeu Thakuri
FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Stephan Kojo Pappa Annor
FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ayush Ghalan
FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Dipesh Ale Magar
FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sanjeeb Bista
FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Moses Gyabaah Twum

Technical staff

As of 6 December 2023
RoleName
Head coach Flag of Nepal.svg Nabin Neupane
Assistant coach Flag of Nepal.svg Rajendra Tamang
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Nepal.svg Binod Dangol
Team manager Flag of Nepal.svg Anil Gurung

Team position by years

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