Biratnagar City F.C.

Nepali association football club

Football club
Biratnagar City FC
Full nameBiratnagar City Football Club
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
GroundSahid Rangsala
Capacity15,000
OwnerBiratnagar City FC Pvt. Ltd
CEOSubhashish Koirala
LeagueNepal Super League
2021Nepal Super League, 6th of 7
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

Biratnagar City FC is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Biratnagar. The club competed in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal.[1][2][3]

History

The club was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of Nepal Super League, the first ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 25 April 2021 against Dhangadhi. Following a promising start, they failed to show consistency and finished in the 6th place, failing to reach the second part of the tournament.

Honours

  • Birat Gold Cup
    • Champions (1): 2023[4]

2022 squad

As of 14 July 2022

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 Deep Karki
— GK Nepal   NEP Rohit Karki
— DF Nepal   NEP Ashok Khawas
— DF Nepal   NEP Nir Kumar Rai
— DF Nepal   NEP Anjan Rai
— DF Nepal   NEP Saroj Tamang
— DF Cameroon CMR Ulrich Siewe
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Nepal   NEP Bijay Dhimal
23 DF Nepal   NEP Ranjit Dhimal
— MF Nepal   NEP Pradip Lama
— MF Nepal   NEP Prakash Budhathoki
— MF Nepal   NEP Awas Lamichhane
7 FW Nepal   NEP Manish Dangi
10 FW Nepal   NEP Milan Rai

Technical staff

As of 16 April 2021
Role Name
Head coach Nepal Bishnu Gurung
Assistant coach Nepal Nishan Shrestha
Team manager Nepal Mukund Agarwal
Director of football Nepal Sonam Ghale
Performance analyst India Aalok Yadav
Physio Nepal Anish Budhathoki
Kit manager Nepal Bibek Rai

Head coaching record

As of 8 May 2021
Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
India Yan Law 20 March 2021 31 May 2021 6 2 1 3 11 12 033.33

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

Sponsors

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Sponsor Hospitality partner Fitness Partner
2021– SIX5SIX Janaki Water Tank Kantipur Valley College
Zenith International College
Shree Medical and Technical College 		Royal Singi Hotel TC1 EMS Nepal

References

  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. ^ "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ "६ दशकपछि विराटनगरलाई घरेलु मैदानमा उपाधि" [After 6 decades, Biratnagar won the title at home]. hamrokhelkud.com (in Nepali). Biratnagar: Hamro Khelkud. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.


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