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FC Khumaltar

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FC Khumaltar
Full nameFootball Club Khumaltar
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Capacity15,000
ChairmanMartin Raj
ManagerYam Gurung
LeagueMartyr's Memorial B-Division League
202314th of 14 (Relegated)


FC Khumaltar, known until 2023 as Khumaltar Youth Club,[1] is a Nepali professional football club from the Khumaltar neighborhood of Lalitpur, Nepal.[2] They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The club placed last in the 2023 edition of the League, and was relegated.

History

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The club was founded as Khumaltar Youth Club in 2004.[3] They were first promoted to the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League in 2007 and to Martyr's Memorial B-Division League in 2014.[4] Upon promotion to the top division Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the club renamed itself FC Khumaltar and introduced a new logo.[5] Dasarath Rangasala stadium is the club's home venue.

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Nepal   NEP Dev Limbu
GK Nepal   NEP Chang Thebe
DF Nepal   NEP Abhishek Chamlagain
DF Nepal   NEP Anzal Gurung
DF Nepal   NEP Padam Bhattarai
DF India IND Abhishek Verma
MF Nepal   NEP Shishir Lekhi
MF Nepal   NEP Bishal Basnet
MF Nepal   NEP Rohit Subba
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Ghana GHA Theophilus Apoh
MF Nepal   NEP Jaya Gurung
MF Nepal   NEP Nitin Thapa
FW Cameroon CMR Stephan Binong
FW Nepal   NEP Rajiv Lopchan
FW Nepal   NEP Manish Thapa
FW Nepal   NEP Shyam Murmur
FW Cameroon CMR Messouke Oloumou
FW Nepal   NEP Rejin Subba

League finishes

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

Season League Position
2007-2008[6] Martyr's Memorial C-Division League Qualifier 2nd
2011 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League 3rd
2012 2nd[7]
2014 1st
2015 League not held due to aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake
2016[8] Martyr's Memorial B-Division League 7th
2017–18 No league held
2019 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League 5th (Group B)
2020-21 2nd
2022 2nd
2023 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

References

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  1. ^ "Khumaltar Youth Club Announce Club Rebranding". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ "JYC beat Satdobato for second victory". thehimalayantimes.com. Himalayan News Service. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ Nepal, Govindaraj. "खुमलटारको उडान" (in Nepali). Online Khabar. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ Thapa, Dinesh (Apr 23, 2014). "Khumaltar Youth Club win Nepal C Division Football League". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Announcement". Facebook. FC Khumaltar. 6 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Nepal 2007-09". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  7. ^ "GoalNepal.com - ANFA Distributes Prizes To C Division League Champions Nayabasti Sakchamnagar FC". 2014-08-14. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  8. ^ "All Nepal Football Association". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2017-07-22.