Machhindra_F.C.
Machhindra F.C.
Football club
Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club)[2] is a Nepali professional football club from the central Kathmandu, neighborhood of Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[3][4]
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| Full name | Machhindra Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) | ||
| Ground | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Head coach | Kishor Kumar KC[1] | ||
| League | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | ||
| 2023 | 2nd of 14 | ||
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Machhindra FC was established in 1973.[5] For sponsorship reasons, it was named Machhindra Bahal Club in 2004,[6] and Machhindra Energizer FC in 2006.[7] The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. The team was one of the first teams in Nepal to appoint a foreign coach, Johan Kalin, in 2013, claiming that he was the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history.[8] He led the team to a second-place finish in the league, and was praised for his tactics.[9]
The beginning of the 2020s started the clubs most successful time with two consecutive league championships.
On 5 April, Machhindra appeared in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-off match against Blue Star of Sri Lanka,[10] at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament losing 2–1.[11]
- As of 28 October 2023
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| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Position | AFC Cup |
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| 2003–04[6] | B-Division | 3rd | — |
| 2004[12] | B-Division | 2nd | |
| 2005–06[7] | A-Division | 13th | |
| 2006–07[13] | A-Division | 6th | |
| 2010 | A-Division | 6th | |
| 2011–12 | National League | DNP | |
| 2012–13 | A-Division | 6th | |
| 2013–14 | A-Division | 2nd | |
| 2015 | National League | Banned[14] | |
| 2018–19 | A-Division | 13th | |
| 2019–20 | A-Division | 1st | |
| 2021–22[15] | A-Division | 1st | Round 1 |
| 2023 | A-Division | 2nd | — |
National
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League[16]
- KP Oli Cup
- Champions (1): 2023
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- "Machindra selected in AFC Cup". himalsanchar.com. Himal Sanchar. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- Kafle, Santosh (12 April 2021). "Punjab beat Machhindra, enter semis". thehimalayantimes.com. Biratnagar: The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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- "Machhindra FC appoints Swedish coach Johan Kalin as head coach for initial contract of 4 months". Image Khabar. Retrieved 1 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
- "I'm here to develop standard of Nepali football: Head coach Kalin". República. 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- "Machhindra Club to host Sri Lanka's Blue Star". kathmandupost.com. The Kathmandu Post. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- "Machhindra crash out of Qualifiers". thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. Himalayan News Service. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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- "Nepal 2006/07". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "ANFA Releases First Installment Of Rs 5 Lakhs To All Nine National League Participating Teams". GoalNepal.com. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- "Martyrs Memorial A Division League 2021/22 – 2078 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League". www.hamrokhelkud.com. Hamaro Khel Kud. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Machhindra become champion for second consecutive time after defeating Satdobato". the-anfa.com. All Nepal Football Association. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- "A Division League Transfer: White Lions Sign Dayananda". Goal Nepal. 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
