Nepal national under-20 football team
| Nickname | The Young Gorkhalis |
|---|---|
| Association | All Nepal Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) |
| Head coach | Urjan Shrestha |
| Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium |
| FIFA code | NEP |
| First international | |
| Myanmar 5–0 Nepal (Tokyo, Japan; 25 April 1972) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Maldives 0–4 Nepal (Bhubaneswar, India; 25 July 2022) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Uzbekistan 12–0 Nepal (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 10 May 2002) | |
| AFC U-20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1971) |
| Best result | Group stage (4 times) |
| SAFF U-20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2015) |
| Best result | Champions (2015, 2017) |
The Nepal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 team of Nepal that represents Nepal in international competitions. The team is governed by the All Nepal Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The youth side mostly plays their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu.
History
Coaches
Coaching staff
- As of 23 March 2025
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Urjan Shrestha |
| Assistant coach | Mangal Maharjan |
| Binam Shrestha | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Sanjiv Joshi |
| Physio | Anish Budathoki |
| Team Manager | Rabin Khadka |
Manager history
| Year | Head coach |
|---|---|
| 2024– | Urjan Shrestha |
Squad
Current U-20 squad
The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Amit Tamatta | |||||
| GK | Jiyarath Shekh | |||||
| GK | Krishal Moktan | |||||
| DF | Aayush Timsina | |||||
| DF | Ashwin Ghorasainee | |||||
| DF | Bikram Tamang | |||||
| DF | Nirmal Bal | |||||
| DF | Ram Thapa | |||||
| DF | Sabin Ghimire | |||||
| DF | Semanta Thapa | |||||
| DF | Dipak Thapa Magar | |||||
| MF | Abinash Syangtan | |||||
| MF | Abinash Syangtan | |||||
| MF | Kushal Deuba | |||||
| MF | Lachu Thapa | |||||
| MF | Saroj Darlami | |||||
| MF | Prashant Laksam | |||||
| FW | Anil Bhomjan | |||||
| FW | Dhana Singh BK | |||||
| FW | Dharbendar Kunwar | |||||
| FW | Nyima Wangel Tamang | |||||
| FW | Niraj Karki | |||||
| FW | Samir Tamang | |||||
| FW | Nirajan Dhami | |||||
| FW | Bikash Bhandari | 2007 jan 2 | ||||
Recent U-20 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bishal KC | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| DF | Madan Paudel | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| DF | Ninsang Limbu | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| MF | Jana Prakash Bam | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| MF | Harish Raj Bhatta | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| FW | Rohan Khadgi | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
Current U-19 squad
The following final player list were named in the squad for the 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar | 30 January 2008 | Nepal Police U-18 | |||||
| GK | Upendra Lawan | |||||||
| GK | Bishesh Bania | 11 September 2009 | NRT U16 | |||||
| DF | Roshan Tamang | |||||||
| DF | Rohan Moktan | |||||||
| DF | Prashant Moktan | 21 January 2009 | NPC U-16 | |||||
| DF | Kusan Nembang | |||||||
| DF | Madan Paudel | |||||||
| MF | Ram Thapa (captain) | 4 April 2009 | NPC U-16 | |||||
| DF | Siddant Khadka | |||||||
| DF | Bijay Urba | |||||||
| MF | Krishna Bahadur Ale | 6 December 2008 | Sankata U-16 | |||||
| MF | Krish Thapa Magar | |||||||
| MF | Saroj Darlami | |||||||
| MF | Lachhu Thapa | 4 April 2009 | NPC U-16 | |||||
| MF | Sabin Lungeli Magar | 27 December 2008 | Sankata U-16 | |||||
| MF | Ranjit Lama | 11 December 2008 | NPC U-16 | |||||
| 11 | MF | Subash Bam Thakuri | 5 September 2008 | 1 | 0 | Siniloan Lions | ||
| MF | Bigyan Khadka | 10 November 2008 | NRT U-16 | |||||
| FW | Pawan Pakhrin | APF U-18 | ||||||
| FW | Dharbendra Kunwar | 17 March 2007 | Jawalkhel | |||||
| FW | Sujan Dangol | Planning Boyz | ||||||
| FW | Prasun Tamang | |||||||
Recent U-19 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pemba Nurbu Bhote | 22 October 2009 | Machhindra U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||
| GK | Rojan Pradhan | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| DF | Karan Tamang | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| DF | Sujal Man Ghale | 17 February 2008 | NPC U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||
| DF | Samir Thapa | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| DF | Ekraj Bishwokarma | 20 December 2008 | Sankata U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||
| DF | Nishan Bantawa | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| MF | Binayak Tharu | NRT U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | |||
| MF | Bikram Gautam | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| FW | Santosh Gongba | 13 October 2008 | NRT U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
Fixtures and results
Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
2023
| 21 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 GS | Pakistan | 1–0 | Nepal | Kathmandu |
| 17:30 NST (UTC+05:45) |
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Report | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Astha Aditya Dipesh (India) |
| 25 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 GS | Nepal | 4–1 | Maldives | Kathmandu |
| 13:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 3,709 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan) |
| 27 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 SF | India | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Nepal | Kathmandu |
| 17:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 12,656 Referee: Adnan Anjum (Pakistan) |
| Penalties | ||||
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2024
| 18 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 GS | Sri Lanka | 0–1 | Nepal | ANFA Complex, Lalitpur |
| 15:00 NST (UTC+05:45) | Report | Nirajan Dhami 23' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan) |
| 22 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 GS | Nepal | 2–1 | Bangladesh | ANFA Complex, Lalitpur |
| 15:00 NST (UTC+05:45) |
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Report | Attendance: 483 Referee: Afsheen Naseer (Maldives) |
| 25 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 SF | Nepal | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Bhutan | Lalitpur |
| 15:00 NST (UTC+05:45) | Nirajan Dhami 78' | Report | Jetsuen Dorji 56' | Stadium: ANFA Complex Referee: Senthil Nathan (India) |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 28 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 Final | Nepal | 1–4 | Bangladesh | Lalitpur, Nepal |
| 15:15 NST (UTC+05:45) (UTC+6) |
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Report | Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka) |
| 21 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Nepal | 1–4 | Cambodia | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City |
| 15:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 150 Referee: Mohammed Kanah (Syria) |
| 23 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Nepal | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 223 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam) |
| 25 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Uzbekistan | 6–0 | Nepal | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City |
| 15:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Attendance: 52 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand) |
| 27 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Bahrain | 4–0 | Nepal | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City |
| 15:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Attendance: 50 Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan) |
2025
| 11 May 2025 2025 SAFF U-19 GS | Nepal | 0–5 | Sri Lanka | Yupia, India |
| 19:45 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Harish Kundu (India) |
| 13 May 2025 2025 SAFF U-19 GS | India | 4–0 | Nepal | Yupia, India |
| 19:45 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives) |
| 16 May 2025 2025 SAFF U-19 SF | Bangladesh | 2–1 | Nepal | Yupia, India |
| 19:45 NST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,583 Referee: Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan) |
Competition records
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup finals record | FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1977 to 2003 | did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | ||||||||||
| 2007 to 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
| AFC U-19 Championship finals record | AFC U-19 Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1959 to 1969 | Non-FIFA member | Non-FIFA member | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Did not enter | No Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | –19 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Round 1[3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | –10 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Group 1 (5th)[4] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | –15 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | Round 2, Group A (3rd)[5] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Group 5 (2nd)[6] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Group 4 (2nd)[7] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Group 3 (3rd)[8] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Group 7 (3rd)[9] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Group 4 (5th)[10] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | –22 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Group 4 (4th)[11] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | –9 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Group 6 (3rd)[12] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | Group 5 (1st)[13] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +4 | |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | 2nd (Group 6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 4th (Group D) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 5th (Group A) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 5th (Group A) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 4th (Group D) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 5th (Group A) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Cencelled due to COVID-19 | 4th (Group D) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 5th (Group B) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | |||||||||
| 2025 | 4th (Group B) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | ||||||||||
| Total | 4/39 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 47 | –41 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
SAFF U-20 Championship
| SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2015 | Champions | 1/6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 2017 | Champions | 1/5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | Third | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | 3/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 2/6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | Semi-finals | 3/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 2 Titles | 2/7 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 35 |
See more
References
- ^ "Final U-20 squad for AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers announced". ANFA. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Final squad for SAFF U-19 Championship announced". Hamro Khelkud. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1974". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1982". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
External links
- GoalNepal: Nepal U-19 Profile Archived 2017-07-12 at the Wayback Machine