Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC

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Sporting Ilam De Mechi
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC logo.png
Full nameSporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Founded4 March 2022;2 years ago (2022-03-04)
GroundMai Valley Ground
Capacity10,000
OwnerSuhang Nembang
Piyush Neupane
Head coachMeghraj KC
League Nepal Super League

Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Ilam Municipality. The club currently competes in the Nepal Super League (NSL), the top flight of football in Nepal. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

They were announced as one of the new franchises in the NSL second edition in 2022. Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC has been one of the popular football clubs coming from the eastern Nepal. Ilam selected Bikesh Kuthu as their Marquee Player for their maiden NSL campaign. The team plays its home matches at Mai Valley Ground.

Players

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 Nepal.svg    NEP Bikesh Kuthu
GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Santosh Mahat
GK Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Samit Shrestha
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bimal Pandey
DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Abdoulaye Ba
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Ashish Gurung
DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ibrahima Djite
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Jitendra Karki
DF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Fode Camara
DF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Biraj Maharjan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Dipesh Ghale
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Aashish Rai
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Saurav Limbu
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Suroj Basnet
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Santosh Karki
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Nabin Lama
FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Badou Ndiaye
FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Aashish Chapagain
FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Bharat Khawas
FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Amath Ndaw

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