F.C. Chitwan

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Chitwan
Full nameFootball Club Chitwan
Nickname(s)The Panthers
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
GroundVarious
OwnerGame On Pvt Ltd
PresidentSachin Dhakal
LeagueNepal Super League

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

History[edit]

The club was founded in March 2021 before the commencement of Nepal Super League, the first ever franchise football league in Nepal under the control of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 26 April 2021 against Lalitpur City FC.

On 29 September 2023, the club roped in Indian manager Khalid Jamil as their head coach.[6]

2023 squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Nepal   NEP Bishal Shrestha
— GK Nepal   NEP Pradip Bhandari
— DF Nepal   NEP Amrit Shrestha
— DF Ghana GHA Yussif Mubarik
— DF Nepal   NEP Ekraj Budhathoki
— DF Nepal   NEP Bikram Dhimal
— DF Montenegro MNE Marko Ivanovic
— DF Nepal   NEP Tshring Gurung
— MF Ghana GHA Torric Jebrin
— MF Nepal   NEP Roshan Rana Magar
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Nepal   NEP Hem Tamang
— MF Nepal   NEP Utsab Rai
— MF Nepal   NEP Buddha Bal Tamang
— MF Ghana GHA Afriyie Acquah
— MF Nepal   NEP Sharan Bikram Singh Basnet
— MF Nepal   NEP Puskar Khadka
— FW Nepal   NEP Nawayug Shrestha
— FW Nepal   NEP Rajesh Pariyar
— FW Ghana GHA Rafiq Aminu
— FW Nepal   NEP Bimal Gharti Magar

Managerial record[edit]

As of 3 May 2021
Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
Nepal Meghraj K.C. 18 March 2021 2023 6 0 2 4 5 12 000.00
India Mehrajuddin Wadoo 29 October 2023 present

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goals scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Team position by years[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Franchise football league from April 24". Daily Kathmandu Post. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "'Nepal Super League' Football Players Auction Value". Collegenp. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "ANFA Team names, logos and owner name for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ^ "দেশ ছাড়ছেন ভারতীয় ফুটবল কোচ খালিদ জামিল" [Indian football coach Khalid Jamil leaving India to join Nepali club]. kolkata24x7.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kolkata 24×7 Sports Desk. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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