Nepal Police Club (formerly known as Mahendra Police Club) is a

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

owned and managed by

Nepal Police Nepal Police is the national and primary law enforcement agency of Nepal. It is primarily responsible for maintaining law and order, prevention of crime and crime investigation within the jurisdiction determined by the Constitution of Nepal. ...

. The club 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 top flight of Nepali club football.

History

Established in 1952 and named after King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, ''Mahendra Police Club'' has been part of the new Nepal League since its inception in 2003. The club finished runners-up in the 2004-05 season and were third next year.

Year 2007

The year 2007 has been the most successful year for Mahendra Police Club. They started well in the 2006-07 season with a perfect blend of experienced and amateur players and clinched the

title. MPC, who have won all Nepalese knock-out tournaments till date, have solid a backline led by experienced national defender Rakesh Shrestha with young but experienced Ritesh Thapa under the bar. Another national team veteran

Hari Khadka Hari Khadka ( ne, हरी खँड्का) (born 26 November 1976) is a Nepalese former footballer who last played for Zejtun Corinthians F.C. He is also the leading goal scorers for Nepal alongside Nirajan Rayamajhi—both with 13 goal ...

, former national midfielder Ananta Thapa, Jumanu Rai and Ramesh Budhathoki hold the key to their fortunes in the AFC President’s Cup. Another achievement of MPC was to be the runners-up in the AFC President's Cup 2007 after creating an upset in the semi-finals by beating Regar Tursunzoda. MPC won being the runners-up.

Football

Nepal Police Club currently plays in the

, the top division of Nepalese football. The team has won three A-Division titles and one

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

title.

Record

Squad

Cricket

Nepal Police is one of the three departmental teams to play in National League Cricket. Other eight regional teams compete with Nepal Police in the league.

Manoj Katuwal Manoj Katuwal (born 14 March 1985) is a Nepalese cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played for the Nepal national cricket team between 2002 and 2006 including two first-class matches. Biography Born in Nepal in 1985, Man ...

is the coach of the team. They participated in 2011 National One Day tournament but finished as a runners-up after losing to

APF Club Nepal A.P.F. Club (), commonly known as APF Club, is a sports club based in Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal. The club is the sports-wing of the Armed Police Force. History The APF Club was established on 24 October 2001, following the trad ...

in the final. But they defeated departmental rival

to lift the title of 2011 Pepsi Standard Chartered T20 National Cricket Tournament.

Record

Squad

Achievements

Football

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 ...

**Runners-up:

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: 4 **Winner: 2006–07,

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

, 2011–12 **Runners-up: 2004-05 * ANFA National League Cup: 2 **Winner: 1998, 1999 *

Tribhuvan Challenge Shield The Tribhuvan Challenge Shield is Nepal's second oldest association football tournament, founded in 1948 by King Tribhuvan. History In 1947 ( 2004 BS), Tribhuvan Challenge Shield was introduced by late H. M. King Tribhuvan for the development of ...

: 4 **Winner: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983 * Aaha Gold Cup: 5 **Winner: 2002 (Then Caravan Gold Cup), 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018 *

Budha Subba Gold Cup Budha Subba Gold Cup is an annual international club-level knockout association football tournament in Nepal. The competition is held yearly in Dharan, Province No. 1 by Dharan Football Club every year in Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेप ...

: 3 **Winner: 2000, 2001, 2003 *Khukuri Gold Cup: 1 **Winner: 2001 *सताक्षी gold cup : 1 **Winner: 2016 *Birat Gold Cup: 2 **Winner: 2004, 2016

Cricket

Prime Minister One Day Cup The Prime Minister Cup One-Day Cricket Tournament (PM Cup) ( ne, प्रधानमन्त्री एकदिवसीय कप) is a one-day cricket tournament in Nepal organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal. It was formerly a ...

: 2 **Winner: 2017, 2019 * National T20 Tournament: 1 **Winner: 2011

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 ** 1998: First Round *

: 4 appearances **

: Runners-up **

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: Semi-Finalist **

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

: in Group Stage **

: 4th in Group Stage * Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance ** 1998–99: First Round

References

{{Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Football clubs in Nepal 1952 establishments in Nepal Cricket teams in Nepal Police association football clubs

History

Year 2007

Football

Record

Squad

Cricket

Record

Squad

Achievements

Football

Cricket

Performance in AFC competitions

See also

References