Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal 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 ...

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club from the central

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, neighborhood of Keltole, playing 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 operat ...

History

Machhindra FC was established in 1973. For sponsorship reasons, it was named ''Machhindra Bahal Club'' in 2004, and ''Machhindra

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FC'' in 2006. The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. The team was one of the first teams in Nepal to appoint a foreign coach,

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, in 2013, claiming that he was the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history. He led the team to finish second in the league, for which he was praised for his tactics. The beginning of the 2020s started the clubs most successful time with two consecutive league championships. On 5 April, Machhindra appeared in the

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qualifying play-off match against Blue Star of Sri Lanka, at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament losing 2–1.

Current squad

Current technical staff

Record by season

Honours

National

** Champions (2): 2019–20, 2021–22

References

External links

Official Facebook pageOfficial Twitter pageGoal Nepal page
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