FC Khumaltar

FC Khumaltar
Full nameFootball Club Khumaltar
Founded2004 (2004)
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Capacity15,000
ChairmanMartin Raj
ManagerYam Gurung
LeagueMartyr's Memorial B-Division League
202314th of 14 (Relegated)


FC Khumaltar, known until 2023 as Khumaltar Youth Club,[1] is a Nepali professional football club from the Khumaltar neighborhood of Lalitpur, Nepal.[2] They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The club placed last in the 2023 edition of the League, and was relegated.

History

The club was founded as Khumaltar Youth Club in 2004.[3] They were first promoted to the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League in 2007 and to Martyr's Memorial B-Division League in 2014.[4] Upon promotion to the top division Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the club renamed itself FC Khumaltar and introduced a new logo.[5] Dasarath Rangasala stadium is the club's home venue.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK    NEP Dev Limbu
— GK    NEP Chang Thebe
— DF    NEP Abhishek Chamlagain
— DF    NEP Anzal Gurung
— DF    NEP Padam Bhattarai
— DF  IND Abhishek Verma
— MF    NEP Shishir Lekhi
— MF    NEP Bishal Basnet
— MF    NEP Rohit Subba
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GHA Theophilus Apoh
— MF    NEP Jaya Gurung
— MF    NEP Nitin Thapa
— FW  CMR Stephan Binong
— FW    NEP Rajiv Lopchan
— FW    NEP Manish Thapa
— FW    NEP Shyam Murmur
— FW  CMR Messouke Oloumou
— FW    NEP Rejin Subba

League finishes

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

The season-by-season performance of FC Khumaltar since 2000:

Season League Position
2007-2008[6] Martyr's Memorial C-Division League Qualifier 2nd
2011 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League 3rd
2012 2nd[7]
2014 1st
2015 League not held due to aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake
2016[8] Martyr's Memorial B-Division League 7th
2017–18 No league held
2019 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League 5th (Group B)
2020-21 2nd
2022 2nd
2023 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 14th
2026 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League TBD

Under-18

Performance record

Performance of FC Khumaltar U-18 in ANFA Youth Leagues
Year Tournament Final Position
2024 U-18 ANFA Youth League 11th

Under-16

Performance record

Performance of FC Khumaltar U-16 in ANFA Youth Leagues
Year Tournament Final Position
2025 U-16 ANFA Youth League 10th

References

  1. ^ "Khumaltar Youth Club Announce Club Rebranding". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ "JYC beat Satdobato for second victory". thehimalayantimes.com. Himalayan News Service. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ Nepal, Govindaraj. "खुमलटारको उडान" (in Nepali). Online Khabar. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ Thapa, Dinesh (Apr 23, 2014). "Khumaltar Youth Club win Nepal C Division Football League". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Announcement". Facebook. FC Khumaltar. 6 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Nepal 2007-09". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  7. ^ "GoalNepal.com - ANFA Distributes Prizes To C Division League Champions Nayabasti Sakchamnagar FC". 2014-08-14. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  8. ^ "All Nepal Football Association". the-anfa.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
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