Manang Marshyangdi Club ( ne, मनाङ मर्स्याङ्दी क्लब) is a

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i professional

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club based in Kathmandu, 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 ...

. The club is record champion of Nepalese football, having won 8 National Championship Titles. Historically, they have a fierce rivalry with

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and

Nepal Police Club Nepal Police Club (formerly known as Mahendra Police Club) is a sports club owned and managed by Nepal Police. The club competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the top flight of Nepali club football. History Established in 1952 and ...

, a departmental team. The other rival includes

New Road Team New Road Team ( ne, न्यु रोड टिम; better known by its abbreviation NRT) is a Nepalese multi-sports club, widely known for its football achievements. The club is based in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu. They compete in the Martyr's ...

. Manang Marshyangdi Club has its origins in

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, for which it hosted selsected home matches at

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since

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. However, officially, the club is based in

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Kit colours

For much of Manang's history, their home colours have been sky blue & white shirts as they use the Argentinian football team jerseys and white shorts, though this has not always been the case. Their current colours are: Jerseys : Blue & White/Green & White/Red Shorts : Black & White/Green & White /Red Socks : Sky Blue/ Green/ Red

Club history

Season 2068 B.S. (2011–12)

Manang Marshyandi started the season with a blast featuring the most expensive side with the names like

Anil Gurung Anil Gurung ( ne, अनिल गुरुङ; born 17 September 1986) is a Nepali footballer who plays as a striker for Brigade Boys Club in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. He took retirement from the national team duty after 2019 ...

and

Santosh Sahukhala Santosh Sahukhala ( ne, सन्तोष साहुखल; born 10 January 1988) is a Nepali international football player. Early life As a child he played at the Madhyapur Football Club. His elder brother Bal Gopal Sahukhala is also a p ...

. They also roped in Korean coach Lee Tae-Ho which led the long-serving coach Balgopal Maharjan to become the deputy coach and finally being relieved from coaching duties. The side finished second, level on points with the champions

, missing out due to goal difference. Their only consolation was beating the Police in the final (17th) round. They were promoted to play the first ever Nepal National League.

Season 2069 B.S. (2012–13)

The club was reorganised and Krishna Thapa was appointed as the new head coach. This also saw a new influx of talents. The season started brightly as they won both Ncell Cup and Safal Cup. They also won the Martyr's Memorial League by beating Tribhuvan Army Club(TAC).

Season 2070 B.S. (2013–14)

The 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League (known as the Martyrs' Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League Football Tournament 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons)(Nepali: 2013–14 शहीद स्मारक ए-डिभिजन लिग) was the 41st edition of Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The league started on 30 December 2013 and finished on 1 March 2014 in the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium. Thirteen teams competed with each other in single round-robin format with the top 6 qualifying for the Super Six stage. Three Star Club were the defending champions. Manang Marshyangdi Club won the title for the record 7th time. In October 2014, they participated in Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup and reached to the final with a 3–1 win over Sikkim FA. but lost to

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in the title winning match through penalty shoot-out.

Season 2071–72 B.S. (2015)

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became Champion beating Manang Marsyangdi Club in the last game of the league. The Champion received 10 million rupees. The League was heavily affected by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, with play being suspended from late April and due to resume in September.

Rivalries

The club does face the

& Patan side

on different competition and can be considered as their main rivals. The rivalries have escalated due to their top forms. Also they have rivalries with

Nepal Army Club Nepal Army Club, also known as Tribhuwan Army Club, is the departmental Army sporting club of Nepal and is based in Kathmandu. In cricket they play top domestic league National League Cricket, and in Prime Minister One Day Cup whereas in footb ...

, and

Supporters

Manang Marshyangdi have a large and generally loyal fanbase all over Nepal, with virtually all matches with their regular supporters. The team is called by their friends as "Manange" referring to the roots of the founders of the club from

Manang Manang ( ne, मनाङ) is a town in the Manang District of Nepal. It is located at 28°40'0N 84°1'0E with an elevation of . According to the preliminary result of the 2011 Nepal census it has a population of 6,527 people living in 1,495 indiv ...

District of Nepal. Manang Marsyangdi Club forever is their officially recognised first fan group of Nepal.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Club officials

Board of directors *''President:'' Vijay Ghale *''General secretary:'' Tenzing Gurung *''Treasurer:'' Karma Gurung

Honours

Domestic

** Champions (8): 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000,

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, 2005–06, 2018–19

Invitational

Sikkim Gold Cup The Sikkim Gold Cup, known as the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Sikkim and organized by Sikkim Football Association (SFA). Past champions include New Road Team of Nepal in 2007, Three Star Club of Nepal in ...

**Champions (1): 2018 *

King's Cup (Bhutan) The Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Gold Cup (formerly known as King's Cup) is an international football club tournament held in Bhutan. The inaugural edition was held in 2004, replacing the ''Federation Cup'' which was last played in 2002, which i ...

**Champions (1): 2018 *

Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Gold Cup The Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Gold Cup (formerly known as King's Cup) is an international football club tournament held in Bhutan. The inaugural edition was held in 2004, replacing the ''Federation Cup'' which was last played in 2002, which in ...

**Champions (1):

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Others

*Buddha Subba Gold Cup: (3) :: 2004,

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, 2020 *Khukuri Gold Cup: (1) :: 2003 *San Miguel Itahari Gold Cup: (1) :: 2007 *

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 ...

: (6) :: 2004, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020. *Aadarsha Cup: (1) :: 2011 *

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 ...

: (1) :: 2012 *

Ncell Cup Ncell Cup is a football knockout tournament in Nepal. The Ncell Cup tournament, sponsored by telecommunications company Ncell Ncell Axiata Limited (previously Ncell Private Limited) ( ne, एनसेल आजियाटा) is a mobile serv ...

: (1) :: 2012 *

Pokhara Cup The Pokhara Cup, currently known as the Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup, is an annual international football knockout tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal and is organized by ANFA Kaski. For sponsorship reasons, it was formerly also known as Safal ...

: (1) :: 2012 :: 2013 * Jhapa Gold Cup: (1) ::2017

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

: 1 appearance ::

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: Qualifying Stage *

AFC President's Cup The AFC President's Cup was an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held between 2005 and 2014. The competition targeted emerging football nations, and wa ...

: 2 appearances ::

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: Group stage ::

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: ''Final Stage'' *

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...

: 1 appearance ::

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: Group stage

Continental record

Current squad

League finishes

The season-by-season performance of MMC since 2000:

References

External links

Official websiteMMC Forever official song
{{Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Football clubs in Nepal 1982 establishments in Nepal