Biratnagar City FC is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Biratnagar. The club competed in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal.[1][2][3]

Biratnagar City FC
Full nameBiratnagar City Football Club
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
GroundSahid Rangsala
Capacity15,000
OwnerBiratnagar City FC Pvt. Ltd
CEOSubhashish Koirala
LeagueNepal Super League
2021Nepal Super League, 6th of 7
WebsiteClub website

History edit

The club was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of Nepal Super League, the first ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 25 April 2021 against Dhangadhi. Following a promising start, they failed to show consistency and finished in the 6th place, failing to reach the second part of the tournament.

Honours edit

2022 squad edit

As of 14 July 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK     NEP Deep Karki
GK     NEP Rohit Karki
DF     NEP Ashok Khawas
DF     NEP Nir Kumar Rai
DF     NEP Anjan Rai
DF     NEP Saroj Tamang
DF   CMR Ulrich Siewe
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF     NEP Bijay Dhimal
23 DF     NEP Ranjit Dhimal
MF     NEP Pradip Lama
MF     NEP Prakash Budhathoki
MF     NEP Awas Lamichhane
7 FW     NEP Manish Dangi
10 FW     NEP Milan Rai

Technical staff edit

As of 16 April 2021
Role Name
Head coach   Bishnu Gurung
Assistant coach   Nishan Shrestha
Team manager   Mukund Agarwal
Director of football   Sonam Ghale
Performance analyst   Aalok Yadav
Physio   Anish Budhathoki
Kit manager   Bibek Rai

Head coaching record edit

As of 8 May 2021
Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
  Yan Law 20 March 2021 31 May 2021 6 2 1 3 11 12 033.33

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

Sponsors edit

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Sponsor Hospitality partner Fitness Partner
2021– SIX5SIX Janaki Water Tank Kantipur Valley College
Zenith International College
Shree Medical and Technical College
Royal Singi Hotel TC1 EMS Nepal

References edit

  1. ^ "'Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ "६ दशकपछि विराटनगरलाई घरेलु मैदानमा उपाधि" [After 6 decades, Biratnagar won the title at home]. hamrokhelkud.com (in Nepali). Biratnagar: Hamro Khelkud. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.