The Pokhara Cup, currently known as the Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup, is an annual international football knockout tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal and is organized by ANFA Kaski. For sponsorship reasons, it was formerly also known as Safal Pokhara Cup.
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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Region | Kaski District, Nepal |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions |  Dauphins Family Club |
| Most successful club(s) |  Manang Marsyangdi Club (3 titles) |
 2019 Pokhara Cup | |
History edit
The tournament was formed as the Pokhara Gold Cup in 2011. ANFA Kaski announced that it would form new subcommittees to account for the administration of the cup.[1]
Venue edit
The Pokhara Cup is held at the Pokhara Rangasala, a multipurpose sports venue that is frequently used for football.
| Pokhara | |
|---|---|
| Pokhara Rangasala | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | |
Previous winners edit
| Edition | Year (B.S.)* | Year (A.D.)** | Winner | Runners Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2068 | 2011 |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club[2]
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Nepal Army Club[3]
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| II | 2069 | 2012 | Manang Marsyangdi Club[4]
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Machhindra Football Club
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| III | 2070 | 2013 | Manang Marsyangdi Club[5]
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Three Star Club
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| IV | 2071 | 2015 | Nepal Police Club[6]
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Three Star Club
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| IV | 2072 | 2016 | Manang Marshyangdi Club[7]
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Nepal Army Club
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| V | Not held[citation needed] | |||
| VI[8] | 2075 | 2019 | Dauphins Family Club[9]
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APF Club
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- *Denotes Nepali calendar date
- **Denotes Gregorian calendar date
Most successful teams edit
| Club | Champions | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| Manang Marshyangdi Club |
3 | 0 |
| Nepal Police Club |
1 | 0 |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club |
1 | 0 |
| Dauphins Family Club |
1 | 0 |
| Nepal Army Club |
0 | 2 |
| Three Star Club |
0 | 2 |
| Machhindra Football Club |
0 | 1 |
| APF Club |
0 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "Pokhara: Sub-Committees Formed for Pokhara Gold Cup". Goal Nepal. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Sk Jamal take Pokhara Cup". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "The financial express - Financial Online News portal". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Safal Pokhara Cup 2069: MMC wins second trophy in a month". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Safal Pokhara Cup 2070: MMC successfully defends their crown after beating Three Star". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2071: NPC beats Three Star in sudden death". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2072: MMC trash Army 5-0". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Pokhara Cup to kick off on January 29". The Kathmandu Post. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Dauphins Wins Title Of Mankamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2075". Goal Nepal. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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