Early Football Tournaments
The first ever football tournament in Nepal was organised in 1934,
and won by Jawalakheel Club; in total 12 teams entered. Several
others were organised until the introduction of the Ram Janaki
Football Tournament below but only the following data are known:
1934 Jawalakheel Club (12 participants)
1947 Naresh (runners-up: New Road Team)
Ram Janaki Football Tournament
established in 1947/48 (2004 BS) by then prime minister Padam Shamsher;
Nepal Police Force won 3 consecutive editions around 1950 (2007 BS -
establishment of democracy)
1951 Nepal Police Force (runners-up: New Road Team)
Martyr's Memorial League Tournament (Kathmandu)
NB: continuation of the Ram Janaki Football Tournament after Nepal Police Force
handed trophy to ANFA who took over organisation;
first edition 1954/55 (2011 BS)
1954/55 Mahabir Club [2011 BS]
1955/56 Police Force [2012 BS]
1956/57 Police Force [2013 BS]
1957/58 Army XI [2014 BS]
1958-60 not held
1960/61 New Road Team (Kathmandu) [2017 BS]
1961/62 not held
1962/63 New Road Team (Kathmandu) [2019 BS]
1963/64 Bidya Byama [2020 BS]
1964-66 not held
1966/67 Mahabir Club [2023 BS]
1967/68 Friends Union [2024 BS]
1968/69 Deurali Club [2025 BS]
1969/70 Mahabir Club [2026 BS]
1970/71 Deurali Club [2027 BS]
1971/72 Ranipokhari Corner Team (Kathmandu) [2028 BS]
1972/73 Ranipokhari Corner Team (Kathmandu) [2029 BS]
1974 New Road Team (Kathmandu) [2031 BS]
1975 Boys Union Club (Kathmandu) [2032 BS]
1976 Sunakhari Athletic Club [2033 BS]
1977 Annapurna Club [2034 BS]
1978 New Road Team (Kathmandu) [2035 BS]
1979 Ranipokhari Corner Team (Kathmandu) [2036 BS]
1980 Sankata Boys Club (Kathmandu) [2037 BS]
1981/82 Ranipokhari Corner Team (Kathmandu) [2038 BS]
1982 Annapurna Club [2039 BS]
1983 Sankata Boys Club (Kathmandu) [2040 BS]
1984 Ranipokhari Corner Team (Kathmandu) [2041 BS]
1985 Sankata Boys Club (Kathmandu) [2042 BS]
1986 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu) [2042/43 BS]
1987 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu) [2043/44 BS]
1988 not held
1989 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu) [2046 BS]
1990-94 not held due to political unrest [2047-2051 BS]
1995 New Road Team (Kathmandu) [2052 BS]
1996 not held
1997 Three Star Club (Lalitpur) [2054 BS]
1998 Three Star Club (Lalitpur) [2055 BS]
1999 not held
2000 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu) [2057 BS]
2001 not held
2002 not held
2003 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu) [2060 BS]
2004 Three Star Club (Lalitpur) [2061 BS]
2005/06 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu) [2062 BS]
2006/07 Mahendra Police Club (Kathmandu) [2063 BS]
2007/08 not held [2064 BS]
2008/09 not held [2065 BS]
2010 Nepal Police Club (Kathmandu) [2066/67 BS]
2011 Nepal Police Club (Kathmandu) [2067/68 BS]
2012/13 Three Star Club (Lalitpur) [2069 BS]
2013/14 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu) [2070 BS]
2014-17 not held
2018/19 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu) [2075 BS]
2019/20 Machhindra FC (Kathmandu) [2076 BS]
2020/21 not held
2021/22 Machhindra FC (Kathmandu) [2078 BS]
2023 Church Boys United [2079/80 BS]
NB: BS = Bikram Sambat, the nepalese chronological system which is
56.7 years 'ahead' of AD;
the 1954/55 (2011 BS) competition was the first; Mahabir were
relegated in 1978 (2034 BS) and again in 2005/06 (2062 BS)
Number of Titles (45)
8 Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu)
5 New Road Team (Kathmandu)
Ranipokhari Corner Team (Kathmandu)
4 Three Star Club (Lalitpur)
3 Mahabir Club
Nepal Police Club (Kathmandu) [formerly Mahendra Police Club]
Sankata Boys Club (Kathmandu)
2 Annapurna Club
Deurali Club
Machhindra FC (Kathmandu)
Police Force
1 Army XI
Bidya Byama
Boys Union Club (Kathmandu)
Church Boys United
Friends Union
Sunakhari Athletic Club
National League
2011/12 Nepal Police Club (Kathmandu) [2068 BS]
2015 Three Star Club (Lalitpur) [2071/72 BS]
Number of Titles (2)
1 Nepal Police Club (Kathmandu)
Three Star Club (Lalitpur)
Nepal Super League
2021 Kathmandu RayZRs FC (Kathmandu) [2077/78 BS]
2022 not played
2023 Lalitpur City FC (Lalitpur) [2079/80 BS]
NB: tournament between city selections; the 2021 edition was the first
1985 New Road Team 1986-96 not known 1997 Tribhuvan Army Club 1998 Mahendra Police 1999 Mahendra Police NB: the 1985 edition was the first.
NB: donated in 1948 by King Tribhuvan 1948 King's XI 1949-51 not held 1952 Governor of Jaleswar's XI (aka Jaleshwor) 1953 Nepalese Police 1954 Defence XI 1955 Indian Army 1956 Indian Army 1957 Amard Police Force 1958 Army 1959 Nepalese Police 1960 Army 1961 Education Exercise Association 1962 Education Exercise Association 1963 Education Exercise Association 1964-65 not held 1966 Koshi XI 1967 Birpur (India) 1968 Thamel CI 1969 Brothers Club (India) 1970 Mahabir XI 1971-75 not held 1976 Boys Union and Mahendra Police [shared] 1977 Boys Union 1978 Mahendra Police 1979 Sankata Boys Club 1980 Mahendra Police 1981 Mahendra Police 1982 Bangalore XI (India) 1-0 New Road Team 1983 Mahendra Police 1984 Punjab Electricity Board (India) 1985 Friends Club 1-0 New Road Youth 1986 Friends Club 0-0 Thimpu XI (Bhutan) [*] [*] Thimpu refused to participate in penalty shoot-out
Aaha Gold Cup
2002 Mahendra Police Club [first edition]
2007 Three Star Club 1-1 Manang Marsyangdi Club [5-4 pen]
2008 Mahendra Police Club 2-0 Armed Police Force [aet]
Birendra Memorial Cup
2002 Mahendra Police Club
Birthday Cup
NB: donated in 1974 to commemorate the 29th birthday of King Birendra
Bir Bikram Shah.
1982 Mahendra Police Club 1-0 Darjeeling United (India)
1985 Darjeeling (India)
2002 Mahendra Police Club
2005 Mahendra Police Club 1-1 Three Star Club [5-4 pen]
Budha Subba Gold Cup
1999 Belgeria SC (Calcutta) 1-1 Dharan FC [5-4 pen]
2000 Mahendra Police Club 1-0 Dharan FC
2001 Mahendra Police Club 1-0 Dharan FC
2002 Dhanmondi Club (Dhaka) 2-0 Mahendra Police Club
2003 Mahendra Police Club 0-0 Friends Club [4-2 pen]
2004 Manang Marsyangdi Club 1-0 Mahendra Police
2005 Three Star Club 3-0 Jawalakhel Youth Club
2006 African United Club 3-1 Dharan FC
2007 Three Star Club 1-0 African United Club
Devi Maya Memorial Shield
1953 Sankata Boys Sports
Khukuri Gold Cup
1998 Ranipokhari Corner Team
2003 Manang Marsyangdi Club
2004 Mahendra Police Club
Mahendra Gold Cup
1982 Boys Union 1-0 Mahendra Club Calcutta (India)
1998 New Road Team
2004 Mahendra Police Club
San Miguel Itahari Gold Cup
2007 Manang Marsyangdi Club 2-1 Friends Club [aet]
Partial sources: SoccerAge Nepal, ANFA, New Road Team
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