F.C. Chitwan
Full name | Football Club Chitwan | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Panthers | ||
Founded | 2021 | ||
Ground | Krishnapur Sports Stadium | ||
Capacity | N/A | ||
Owner | IME Sports and Entertainment | ||
President | Sachin Dhakal | ||
League | Nepal Super League | ||
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FC Chitwan is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Bharatpur. The club competes in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]2021
[edit]The club was founded in March 2021 before the commencement of Nepal Super League, the first ever franchise football league in Nepal under the control of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 26 April 2021 against Lalitpur City FC.
2023
[edit]On 29 September 2023, the club roped in former Indian midfielder Khalid Jamil as their head coach.[6]
2023 squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial record
[edit]- As of 3 May 2021
Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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Meghraj K.C. | 18 March 2021 | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.00 |
Mehrajuddin Wadoo | 29 October 2023 | present |
P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goals scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Team position by years
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Franchise football league from April 24". Daily Kathmandu Post. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "'Nepal Super League' Football Players Auction Value". Collegenp. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "ANFA Team names, logos and owner name for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "দেশ ছাড়ছেন ভারতীয় ফুটবল কোচ খালিদ জামিল" [Indian football coach Khalid Jamil leaving India to join Nepali club]. kolkata24x7.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kolkata 24×7 Sports Desk. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.