The Nepal national football team is the national under-20 team of

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 ...

that represents the Nepal in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifiers and the AFC Youth Championship, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. The team is governed by the

All Nepal Football Association The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) (Nepali language, Nepali: अखिल नेपाल फुटबल संघ (एन्फा)) is the governing body of football in Nepal. It is responsible for the Nepal national football team, natio ...

and is a member of the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...

(AFC). The youth side play their home games at

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 ...

located at Tripureswhor in

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alongside the senior team.

History

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-19 Championship

SAFF U-19 Championship

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for 2022 SAFF championship.

Recent Callups

In total, 50 players had been called up initially. However, 20 or so had to be sent back due to physicality and inexperience. Currently, 30 players are undergoing training.

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Nepal national under-23 football team Nepal national under-23 football team, also known as Nepal under-23s or Nepal U23(s), represents Nepal in association football at national and olympic games and is controlled by ANFA, the governing body for football in Nepal, and the Nepal Olympi ...

Nepal national under-17 football team The Nepal national under-17 football team ( ne, नेपाल राष्ट्रिय यू-१७ फुटबल टिम) is the under-17 football team of Nepal. The team is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association and is a m ...

* AFC Youth Championship

References

External links

GoalNepal: Nepal U-19 Profile
{{National sports teams of Nepal Asian national under-20 association football teams under-20