ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal)

Palmares

Year Winners                 Runners-Up
official series
1980 Kathmandu XI         
1981 Shandong            5-1 Alam
1982 Kunming Army Unit   3-1 Nepal XI
1983 Sichuan             3-0 India
1984 Guangdong           1-0 Nepal XI
1985 Brooklyn College    2-0 Tibet
1986 Guangdong           3-1 Nepal
1987 Nepal               2-2 East-West (USA)     [aet, 3-2 pen]
1988   not held
1989 Uralmash Sverdlovsk 2-0 Nepal
later tournaments
2000 Soongsil            2-0 Nepal Red
2009 Nepal Red           0-0 Sri Lanka           [aet, 4-2 pen]


Second ANFA Cup 1981

Played April 15-23 in Kathmandu 

NB: 4 participants (all listed below)

  - 4 Shandong (China)  2-1 Nepal		
  - 4 Shandong          4-0 Alam (Bangladesh)	
15- 4 Nepal             2-0 Singha (Thailand)
16- 4 Shandong          7-0 Singha (Thailand)	
NB: other results (two matches of Alam) not known

Final
  - 4 Shandong          5-1 Alam	

Third ANFA Cup 1982

Played April 2-13 in Kathmandu

Group A
Kunming Army Unit 1-0 Nepal	
Kunming Army Unit 3-1 Bhutan	
Nepal             3-1 Bhutan		

 1.Kunming Army Unit	 2  2  0  0  4- 1  4
 2.Nepal		 2  1  0  1  3- 2  2
 3.Bhutan		 2  0  0  2  2- 6  0

Group B
Thailand          1-1 India			
Thailand          2-2 Gurkha Brigade		
Thailand          1-0 Nepal Youth		
India             2-3 Gurkha Brigade		
India             3-0 Nepal Youth		
Gurkha Brigade    1-2 Nepal Youth	

 1.Thailand		 3  1  2  0  4- 3  4
 2.India		 3  1  1  1  6- 4  3
 3.Gurkha Brigade	 3  1  1  1  6- 6  3
 4.Nepal Youth		 3  1  0  2  2- 5  2

Semifinals
Kunming Army Unit 1-0 India	
Thailand          0-1 Nepal

Final
Kunming Army Unit 3-1 Nepal	

Fourth ANFA Cup 1983

Played April 9-19 in Kathmandu

Group A
 9- 4 Sichuan           3-0 Nepal Youth
11- 4 Sichuan           2-0 India XI
 ?- 4 India XI           -  Nepal Youth

 1.Sichuan               2  2  0  0  5- 0  4
 2.India XI
 3.Nepal Youth
Note: the standard of the India team is unclear, but it was
      apparently not their full national team.

Group B
10- 4 Nepal             0-2 Thailand XI
  [Goals: Piyapong Piew-On x2]
 ?- 4 Nepal              -  Bangladesh XI
 ?- 4 Thailand XI        -  Bangladesh XI

 1.Thailand XI
 2.Nepal
 3.Bangladesh XI
Note: the standard of the Thailand and Bangladesh teams is unclear,
      but Thailand's star striker Piyapong reportedly played (and 
      scored both goals) vs Nepal, which suggests it was a strong 
      Thai team.

Semifinals
17- 4 Sichuan           1-0 Nepal
 ?- 4 India XI          bt  Thailand XI

Third Place
      shared by Nepal and Thailand XI  (not clear if a match 
      was played)

Final
19- 4 Sichuan           3-0 India XI

Fifth ANFA Cup 1984

Played April 2-12 in Kathmandu

Participants:
Nepal, Nepal Youth, Guangdong (China), Abahani KC (Bangladesh), 
Bhutan, India, Hong Kong Gurkhas

Best guess of format, based on known results:

Group X
 2- 4 Guangdong         1-1 Nepal Youth
 4- 4 Guangdong         0-0 Abahani KC
      Nepal Youth       0-2 Hongkong Gurkhas
      Guangdong         0-0 Hongkong Gurkhas

Group Y
Nepal, India, Bhutan

Semifinal, or Group X playoff
      Guangdong         1-0 Hongkong Gurkhas

Final
12- 4 Guangdong         1-0 Nepal


Guangdong squad:
Manager: Chen Jiayou
Coaches: Liang Decheng, Yue Yongyong
Players: Wei Xiaoluo, Wu Yaqi, He Jinlun, Zhong Xiaojian, Hxie Zhixiong, Chen Jiming,
 Li Chaoyang, Wang Huiliang, Cao Yang, Huang Junwei, Wu Yuhua, Huang Debao, Li Tangxu,
 Chen Haixian, Zeng Hanhe, Zhang Xiaowen

Sources: Xinhua News Agency; thanks to 'Tanaka'

Sixth ANFA Cup 1985

Played 14-23 April, in Kathmandu, Dashrath Stadium

Note: teams from Thailand and South Korea were also announced as 
      participants in the original draw.

Group A
 ?-4 Gurkha Brigade   3-2 Bangladesh Juniors
 ?-4 Nepal            1-1 Bangladesh Juniors
 ?-4 Nepal            3-1 Gurkha Brigade

 1.Nepal                       2  1  1  0  4- 2  3
 2.Gurkha Brigade (Hong Kong)  2  1  0  1  4- 5  2
 3.Bangladesh Juniors          2  0  1  1  3- 4  1

Note: Chinese sources described the Bangladesh team as "the league 
      championship team".

Group B
14-4 Tibet            3-0 Nepal Youth    (opening match)
       [27' 52' 54' pen]
 ?-4 India Juniors    1-0 Nepal Youth
16-4 Brooklyn College 1-0 India Juniors
       [Trevor Burnett 81']
17-4 Brooklyn College 0-0 Tibet
19-4 Tibet            1-0 India Juniors
19-4 Brooklyn College 1-0 Nepal Youth
       [Deependra Dhakal 59' OG.  Gregg Bergstrom missed a penalty at 5']

 1.Tibet                   3  2  1  0  4- 0  5
 2.Brooklyn College (USA)  3  2  1  0  2- 0  5
 3.India Juniors           3  1  0  2  1- 2  2
 4.Nepal Youth             3  0  0  3  0- 5  0

Note: the Brooklyn College team was nominated by the U.S. People-to-People 
      sports committee.

Semifinals
20-4 Tibet            2-1 Gurkha Brigade
       [Ling Haiyun 43' ?' / 15']
21-4 Nepal            abd Brooklyn College
       [The referee abandoned the match with the score 0-2 at 88' due to
        fighting between players, and spectators throwing stones. The
        following day the tournament officials awarded the victory to
        Brooklyn College.]
       [Gino Errico 54', Joswe Muscadin 85' pen. Att: 15000]

Final (Dashrath Stadium)
23-4 Tibet            0-2 Brooklyn College   AET
       [Gregg Bergstrom x2]

Note: Chinese news sources reported the Tibet team "the team of China's 
      Tibet autonomous region", whereas American sources called it
      "the Chinese team" or simply "China".

Seventh ANFA Cup 1986

ANFA Cup 1986, Kathmandu

Played June 4-14

Group Stage (last game on 12-6)
 4- 6 Nepal             4-2 Hongkong Gurkhas
 5- 6 Guangzhou         6-1 Bhutan
 ?- 6 Nepal Youth       0-4 Hongkong Gurkhas   (date 8-6 or earlier)
 ?- 6 Nepal             4-0 Bhutan             (date 8-6 or earlier)
 8- 6 Guangzhou         4-0 Hongkong Gurkhas
10- 6 Guangzhou         3-1 Nepal
        [Gu Guangjian 12', Zhao Daxing 48' 88' / Dhirendra Pradhan]
 ?- 6 Nepal             drw Nepal Youth
 ?- 6 Guangzhou         2-0 Nepal Youth
 ?- 6 Bhutan            drw Hong Kong Gurkhas
 ?- 6 Nepal Youth       drw Bhutan

GUANGZHOU          4  4  0  0 15-2  8
NEPAL              4  2  1  1       5
Hong Kong Gurkhas  4  1  1  2       3
Nepal Youth        4  0  2  2       2
Bhutan             4  0  2  2       2

Final
14- 6 Guangzhou         3-1 Nepal
        [Wu Qunli 7' pen +1, Wu Weilin 71' / Mani Shah 11']

Eighth ANFA Cup 1987

Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, April 2-11 

Known results:
 2- 4 Nepal Youth A     1-2 East-West         (opening match)
 9- 4 Nepal             1-1 Brothers Union

 1.NEPAL (national team)        4  2  2  0       6  
 2.EAST-WEST (USA)              4  2  2  0       6
 3.Brothers Union (Bangladesh)  
 4.Nepal Youth A
 5.Nepal Youth B

Note: East-West Soccer Club was a team of college students from 
      Cleveland, Ohio.

Final
11- 4 Nepal             2-2 East-West (USA)   [aet, 3-2 pen]
        [? 55', ? 89' / Ladl Jaligs (first half), Matt Isgar 47']

Ninth ANFA Cup 1989

Played March 28-April 8

Group Stage
28- 3 Jiangsu           3-0 Nepal Youth
30- 3 Nepal             0-3 Uralmash
 1- 4 Jiangsu           2-2 Uralmash
 3- 4 Nepal             2-1 Jiangsu
 4- 4 Nepal Youth       0-2 Uralmash
 6- 4 Nepal             1-0 Nepal Youth

 1.FK URALMASH (Sverdlovsk, USSR)  3  2  1  0  7- 2  5
 2.NEPAL                           3  2  0  1  3- 4  4
 3.Jiangsu (China)                 3  1  1  1  6- 4  3
 4.Nepal Youth                     3  0  0  3  0- 6  0

Final
 8- 4 Nepal             0-2 Uralmash

ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament 2000

Participants:

Thai Air Force  - Thai League Champions
Soongsil        - South Korean university side
Bangladesh Army - Bangladeshi league club
Bhutan          - national team
Nepal Red       - selection of Nepalese players
Nepal Blue      - selection of Nepalese junior players

Group A
         Bhutan            0-6 Soongsil
24- 1-00 Nepal Red         0-0 Soongsil
26- 1-00 Nepal Red         1-0 Bhutan

Group B
25- 1-00 Nepal Blue        2-0 Bangladesh Army 
27- 1-00 Nepal Blue        0-1 Thai Air Force

Semifinals
28- 1-00 Nepal Blue        0-3 Soongsil
29- 1-00 Nepal Red         3-0 Thai Air Force
 
Third Place Match

Final
31- 1-00 Soongsil          2-0 Nepal Red  


Nepal Prime Minister Cup Invitational Tournament 2009

Note: Nepal Red was effectively the full national team, whereas
      Nepal Blue was a B-team.

Group A
 5- 3 Nepal Blue  2-3 Sri Lanka
 7- 3 Nepal Blue  1-1 JW Group
 9- 3 Sri Lanka   0-0 JW Group

 1.SRI LANKA                2  1  1  0  3- 2  4
 2.JW GROUP (Thailand)      2  0  2  0  1- 1  2
 3.Nepal Blue               2  0  1  1  3- 4  1

Group B
 6- 3 Nepal Red   1-1 Arambagh
 8- 3 Arambagh    1-1 Pakistan
11- 3 Nepal Red   1-0 Pakistan

 1.NEPAL RED                2  1  1  0  2- 1  4
 2.ARAMBAGH KS (Bangladesh) 2  0  2  0  2- 2  2
 3.Pakistan                 2  0  1  1  1- 2  1

Semifinals
12- 3 Sri Lanka   4-0 Arambagh
13- 3 Nepal Red   2-0 JW Group

Final
14- 3 Nepal Red   0-0 Sri Lanka   [aet, 4-2 pen]

About this document

Sources included: ytyz.8u8.com (Chinese website), Xinhua News Agency, http://zuqiuziliao.cn/china/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyapong_Piew-on, [MB 86], New York Times, United Press International, Associated Press, Xinhua General News, Roon Ba, "Soccer in Nepal" - http://soccerinnepal.blogspot.com

Thanks to Mark Cruickshank, Jonny and 'Tanaka'

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Authors: Erik Garin, Karel Stokkermans, Tom Lewis and Neil Morrison
Last updated: 13 Jan 2011

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