Himalayan Sherpa Club is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

i professional

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club based in the city of

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(originally from Hattigauda), that competes in the

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए- डिभिजन लिग; formerly known as the Kathmandu League Championship) is the top divisions of football in Nepal. Contested by 12 to 16 clubs, it opera ...

, top flight of Nepali football. They play at the

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Dasharath Rangasala ( ne, दशरथ रंगशाला; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. It is named after Dasharath Chand, one of the four great martyrs of Nepal. The stadium is used mostly for football matches a ...

History

The club was founded on 25 September 2006Himalayan Sherpa (YHSC)
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Aaha! Gold Cup Aaha! Gold Cup ( Nepali: आहा ! गोल्ड कप ''āhā gōlḍ kap'') is an annual international football tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal, and organized by the Sahara Club. It was formerly known as the Caravan Gold Cup, however d ...

. According to

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, the club was "promoted from 4th to 2nd level within 2 months". The club were promoted to the ANFA 'A' Division League one year later. Due to financial disagreements between the League Association ANFA and the Nepal Football Association, the 2007/08 season was canceled before the start of the season. In the following three years, the league paused, the game operations only started again with the

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season. Himalayan Sherpa was fifth in his first season in the top Nepalese league of 18 clubs. Through this success, the club managed to sign the Ugandan international Samuel Mubiru on loan from

Uganda Revenue Authority SC Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club is a Ugandan football team based in Kampala. The club plays in the Ugandan Premier League and was founded in 1997. They have won the Ugandan Premier League four times and the Uganda Cup three times. Histor ...

in 2011/12, the Tanzania's Castory Mumbala and the two former Nigerian youth players Hope Rally and Segun Akinade. Mubiru became the top assist-giver of the league and was therefore ordered back to Uganda Revenue Authority SC after the expiry of his loan agreement. The club celebrated the greatest success in club history in its second season in the top division, when it took second place and thus won the runner-up title of the National League.

Sponsorship

Since 2011,

Yeti Airlines Yeti Airlines Pvt. Ltd. ( ne, यती एअरलाइन्स) is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The airline was established in May 1998 and received its Air Operators Certificate on 17 August 1998. Since 2019, Yeti Airlines is ...

is sponsoring Himalayan Sherpa Club with Nrs 20 lakh per year for which the club's official name is ''Yeti Himalayan Sherpa Club''.

Squads

Current Squad

Record by seasons

Honours

National

Martyr's Memorial B-Division League Martyr's Memorial 'B' Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक बी डिभिजन लीग) is the second tier of the association football league of Nepal football league system after the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ...

** Champions (1): 2007–08 *

Simara Gold Cup Jeetpursimara Gold Cup is an Association football, football knockout tournament held in Jitpur Simara, Simara, Nepal. It is organised by Simara FC (formerly known as Nawa Jan Jagriti Yuwa Club). Currently, the tournament is sponsored by Vishwoka ...

** Champions (1): 2011

References

External links

Himalayan Sherpa Club
at ''Global Sports Archive'' {{Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Football clubs in Nepal 2006 establishments in Nepal