Madhyapur Youth Association is a

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club based in

Thimi Madhyapur Thimi, also known as Thimi, ( ne, मध्यपुर थिमि) is a municipality in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. Thimi lies between Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley. It is one ...

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. The club plays in the

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 ...

. It was founded in 2064 B.S. by former

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Upendra Man Singh Upendra Man Singh ( ne, उपेन्द्र मान सिंह; born 1973) is a Nepalese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netm ...

In 2012, the team became the first club from

to reach 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 ...

but got relegated in the same season.

History

In 2008, former national team captain Upendra Man Singh with a few other people having football background established a social club. It did social work and also gave the youths football training to local youths to keep them from bad habits. ''Football For Education'' is the club's motto. The team gained promotion from the 2010 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League and again from the

2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League The 2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League season, also known as Martyrs Memorial RedBull 'B' Division League Football Tournament 2068 for sponsorship reasons, was the 2011 edition of the second-tier club football competition in Nepal. The sea ...

. They reached the semi-finals of the inaugural

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knockout tournament losing 2–0 to

Ranipokhari Corner Team Ranipokhari Corner Team is a Nepalese football club from Kathmandu. It is the second-most successful team in the history of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, having won the title six times. In 2013–14, facing serious financial problems, t ...

. They failed to maintain that form in the 2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League and got relegated by just one point.

Fans

MYA has a large fan base particularly in the

district. They have possibly the biggest fan following in Nepal. They had the highest numbers of fans attending the games in the 2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. MYA had got into trouble with the ANFA after the fans started throwing the seats off the

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after they got relegated blaming the referee was biased.

Colours

The colours of the jersey (red and black) is designed to match the Haku Patasi, a traditional dress worn by the

Newar Newar (; new, नेवार, endonym: Newa; new, नेवा, Pracalit script:) or Nepami, are the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisatio ...

i women in the

area.

Team

League finishes

The season-by-season performance of Madhyapur Youth Association:

Honours

National

* B-Division National League ** Champions: 2012 *

Martyr's Memorial C-Division League Martyr's Memorial C-Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक सि डिभिजन लीग) is the third tier association football league of Nepali football league system after the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League and the ...

** Runners-up: 2008–09

References

{{Reflist Bhaktapur Football clubs in Nepal 2008 establishments in Nepal