Nepalese national soccer team

Nepal

Association

All Nepal Football Association

confederacy

AFC

Head coach

Johan Kalin (since 2019)

Home stadium

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Pokhara National Stadium

FIFA code

NEP

FIFA rank

170 (974 points)
(as of July 16, 2020)

First jersey

Second jersey

statistics

First international game China 6-2 Nepal ( People's Republic of China ; October 13, 1972)

Biggest win Nepal 7-0 Bhutan ( Kathmandu , Nepal; September 26, 1999)

Biggest defeat South Korea 16-0 Nepal ( Incheon , South Korea ; September 29, 2003)

(As of July 23, 2011)

The Nepalese national football team is the national team of the Asian state of Nepal . Football is more of a marginal sport in Nepal and the team is one of the weakest in Asia. Nepal has not yet managed to qualify for a soccer world championship or for the Asian championships. The greatest successes so far could be achieved in 1984 and 1993 with the tournament victories at the South Asian Games. In the country, the final victory on penalties against its big neighbor India in December 1993 is considered an outstanding football event.

World championships

1930 to 1982 - did not participate
1986 - They competed for the first time in qualifying for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and faced South Korea and Malaysia in East Asian Group 1 . After only one draw from four games, they were eliminated last.
1990 - In qualifying for the 1990 World Cup in Italy , Group 4 again faced South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore . Nepal was the last to be eliminated pointless and goalless.
1994 - In qualifying for the 1994 World Cup in the USA , they were drawn in Group E against Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Malaysia and Macau , but they did not participate.
1998 - In qualifying for the 1998 World Cup in France , Japan , Oman and Macau were faced in the first round . With just one point, however, you were eliminated from the bottom of the group.
2002 - In qualifying for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea , they played again in Group 6 against Macau, as well as Iraq and Kazakhstan . This time you could win both duels against Macau, but retired as third in the group.
2006 - In qualifying for the 2006 World Cup in Germany , you were drawn in the 1st round against Guam , but just like your opponent withdrew from the tournament.
2010 - As part of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa , the team met Oman in the 1st round of the AFC zone and had to admit defeat 2-0 twice.
2014 - In qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil , they met East Timor in the first round and prevailed 2-1 and 5-0. In the second round they met Jordan and clearly had to admit defeat 0: 9 and 1: 1.
2018 - In qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia , the team met India in the first round and were eliminated after a 0-0 and 0-2.