Nepal is now ranked 136 in Fifa ranking (as updated on date 27 July 2011). Nepal is above Indonesia 137 and below Yemen 135. With the new ranking Nepal, climbing up 12 places, leads South Asian Region followed by Bangladesh at 147. India is ranked third after losing 6 places to 153 rank.
The new ranking was based on the 3 international matches when Nepal qualified to the second round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history. Although Nepal lost against Jordan with a huge margin, it was able to defeat East Timor 2-1 and 5-0 in two legs of the first round of 2014 World Cup Asian zone qualifying matches.
This is the second best Fifa ranking of Nepal in the football history. The best was 124 on Dec 1993 - Feb 1994. The Lowest Fifa ranking of Nepal was 188 on Feb 2008.
Here is the ranking of South Asian countries:
Nepal 136
The new ranking was based on the 3 international matches when Nepal qualified to the second round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history. Although Nepal lost against Jordan with a huge margin, it was able to defeat East Timor 2-1 and 5-0 in two legs of the first round of 2014 World Cup Asian zone qualifying matches.
This is the second best Fifa ranking of Nepal in the football history. The best was 124 on Dec 1993 - Feb 1994. The Lowest Fifa ranking of Nepal was 188 on Feb 2008.
Here is the ranking of South Asian countries:
Bangladesh 147
India 153
Maldives 160
Pakistan 171
Sri Lanka 176
Afghanistan 179
Bhutan 201
Nepal won East Timor (2-1) in the first leg of the 2014 Brazil World cup qualifiers on June 29, Wednesday in Dashrath Stadium.
It was raining and the match was quite intersting too. Bharat Khawas who was playing his Sixth international match for nepal got a Red Card after getting two yellow cards, the second for diving inside penalty box. At that time the score was 1-1 and I had thought that the match would be a draw. Playing with just 10 players and with continuous raining Nepal put up a great fight against the East Timor.
Gratefully at 70th minute Jumanu Rai Scored the 2nd goal to make his home team win by 2-1.
Now the second leg of the match will be played on July 2, Saturday on 15:30 Nepal Standard Time.
East Timor Fifa Ranking is 200 and Nepal is 148.
Some day we hope we see Nepali in the World Cup Finals.
Playing squad
GK : Kiran Kumar Limbu
DF : Biraj Maharjan, Rohit Chand, Sagar Thapa (cpt), Bikash Singh Chettri
MF :Nirajan Khadka, Shiva Shrestha, Bijay Gurung, Bhola Silwal
FW : Bharat Khawas, Anil Gurung, Jumanu Rai
Coach : Graham Roberts.
MATCHES TILL DATE
It was raining and the match was quite intersting too. Bharat Khawas who was playing his Sixth international match for nepal got a Red Card after getting two yellow cards, the second for diving inside penalty box. At that time the score was 1-1 and I had thought that the match would be a draw. Playing with just 10 players and with continuous raining Nepal put up a great fight against the East Timor.
Gratefully at 70th minute Jumanu Rai Scored the 2nd goal to make his home team win by 2-1.
Now the second leg of the match will be played on July 2, Saturday on 15:30 Nepal Standard Time.
East Timor Fifa Ranking is 200 and Nepal is 148.
Some day we hope we see Nepali in the World Cup Finals.
Playing squad
GK : Kiran Kumar Limbu
DF : Biraj Maharjan, Rohit Chand, Sagar Thapa (cpt), Bikash Singh Chettri
MF :Nirajan Khadka, Shiva Shrestha, Bijay Gurung, Bhola Silwal
FW : Bharat Khawas, Anil Gurung, Jumanu Rai
Coach : Graham Roberts.
17/03/2011 Pokhara 
Nepal 1:0 (1:0) Bhutan 
Nepal 1:0 (1:0) Bhutan 19/03/2011 Pokhara Nepal 2:1 (1:0) Bhutan
07/04/2011 Kathmandu Nepal 1:0 (1:0) Afghanistan 
09/04/2011 Kathmandu Nepal 0:1 (0:1) Korea DPR 
11/04/2011 Kathmandu Nepal 0:0 Sri Lanka 
29/06/2011 Kathmandu Nepal 2:1 (1:0) Timor-Leste 
Nepal 2:1 (1:0) Bhutan 07/04/2011 Kathmandu
Nepal 1:0 (1:0) Afghanistan 09/04/2011 Kathmandu
Nepal 0:1 (0:1) Korea DPR 11/04/2011 Kathmandu
Nepal 0:0 Sri Lanka 29/06/2011 Kathmandu
Nepal 2:1 (1:0) Timor-Leste All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) appointed English coach Graham Roberts as the new coach for Nepali national football team.
According to an ANFA source, Roberts will look after Nepali team in the upcoming AFC Challenge Cup Group stage matches scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from the second week of April. Roberts has arrived Kathmandu on Friday.
Roberts was the team member when Tottenham won the FA Cup titles in 1981 and 1982 as well as UEFA Cup in 1984. Roberts was a stubborn defender in the team but had scored against Anderlecht in the UEFA Cup final. He had won six caps for the England national team.
He was also in the Ranger´s squad that won Scottish League and League Cup titles in 1986. Likewise, he was an important member of Chelsea when they won the championship (2nd division) in 1988-89. He had ended his playing career with West Bromwich.
Roberts had started his coaching career with Scottish Club Clyde in 2005. Clyde had defeated giant Celtic under his coaching but later in 2006 Clyde had sacked him.
According to an ANFA source, Roberts will look after Nepali team in the upcoming AFC Challenge Cup Group stage matches scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from the second week of April. Roberts has arrived Kathmandu on Friday.
ANFA had appointed Upendra Man Singh and Megh Raj KC in the coaching panel for the national team under the leadership of Krishna Thapa early in January. ANFA has called in 48 players nominated by Thapa for the closed camp training.
The ANFA source claimed that Thapa would also be in the new coaching team under the leadership of Roberts. "Thapa will be there as a coaching staff. There will be four coaches for the national team preparing for the Challenge Cup," said the source.
ANFA has picked Roberts from among five foreign coaches interested for the job. According to the ANFA sources, Roberts will get a monthly salary of $5000 and $500 for his petty expenses.
The former English national team player was looking after Pakistan team recently. Roberts had joined Pakistan in 2010 as an assistant coach and later took full-fledged duty as the coach.
The 51-year old from Southampton had played for English Premier League clubs Tottenham and Chelsea (when they were in championship) and Scottish Club Rangers.
He was also in the Ranger´s squad that won Scottish League and League Cup titles in 1986. Likewise, he was an important member of Chelsea when they won the championship (2nd division) in 1988-89. He had ended his playing career with West Bromwich.
Roberts had started his coaching career with Scottish Club Clyde in 2005. Clyde had defeated giant Celtic under his coaching but later in 2006 Clyde had sacked him.
It is reported that Thapa’s body has been kept at the premises of the National Sports Council for final condolences.Thapa was the first sportsperson to mark the nation’s participation in the Olympics in 1964.
The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has unveiled the final squad of Nepal U-19 team for up-coming AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.
The players are:
Goalkeepers : Dinesh Thapa, Bishal Shrestha, Prasodh Joshi
Defenders: Rabi Thapa and Rohit Chand (main defense), Pratap Saiju (L), Deepak Bhusal (R), Neeraj Remi Magar, Badal Ghising, Naresh Pokhrel and Kovit Karki.
Midfielders: Rupesh KC and Shiva Shrestha(centre-mid), Jagjit Shrestha (L), Ganesh Khadka (R), Ram Krishna Gurung (L), Amir Shrestha (R), Komal Khawas and Suman Khadka (centre-mid).
Strikers: Nirajan Malla, Sujal Shrestha, Bishal Rai and Roshan Devkota.
Coaches: Raju shakya (Head), Kishor K.C (Asst. Coach) Goalkeeping coach: Mrigendra Mishra.
Adding four more golds to her kit, swimmer Karishma Karki set a new national record on Thursday taking her medal tally to 12 golds at the ongoing Fifth National Games.
She has set a new record of grabbing most number of gold medals at a sports tournament in the country.
She bettered the previous record of Nayana Shakya who had the record with nine gold medals.
On the third day of the Fifth National Games, Karki bagged gold medals at the 200 Metres Individual Medley, 100 Metres Backstroke, 100 Metres Breaststroke and 50 Metres Free Style.
Record holder Karki had participated in 12 of 13 events in swimming and bagged gold medals at every event she competed.
Teams participated in AHA GOLD CUP
1.Tarun Sangh (Colakatta,India)
2.Tribhuvan Club, Ktm
3.Dharan Football Club 4.Sahara Club, Pokhara (Blue)
5.kakadavhitta Club, Jhapa
6. Mahendra Police Club
7.Manang Marsyandi Club, Ktm
8.ANFA Academy
9.C.T.Young, India
10.Sahara Club, Pokhara(Red)
11. Samrat Sporting Club, Biratnagar
12. Friends club, Lalitpur
LIST OF ALL THE GAMES PLAYED TILL TODAY
9th Day - February 04, 2009
Belgariya Sporting Club [2:30PM] Nepal Police Club
8th Day - February 03, 2009
Full-Time
BN Sporting Club [1-2] Sahara UK
Goal from BN Sporting ClubTutul 49'Goal from Sahara UKSimon 78'Gopal Thapa 92'
Man of the Match - James Apps (Sahara UK)
7th Day - February 02, 2009
Full-Time Nepal Police Club [2-0] Three Star Club
Goal From Nepal Police ClubDepen Shrestha 13'Jumanu Rai 33'Goal From Nepal Army Club - N/AMan of the Match : Bhola Silwal (NPC)
6th Day - February 01, 2009
Full-Time APF Club [1-2] Nepal Army Club
Goal From APFGanesh Lawati 01'Goal From Nepal Army ClubKashi Raj Rai 72'Bikarna Shrestha 88'Man of the Match : Chun Bahadur Thapa (Army)
5th Day - January 31, 2009
Full-Time Sahara Club Pokhara [0-1] Belgharia Sporting Club, Kolkata
Goal From Sahara - 0 Goal From Kolkata - 1 Ezi 34'Man of the match : Tapan Das
4th Day - January 30, 2009
Final Score (Tie-breaker)
Dharan FC Vs BN Club, Bangladesh [ 3(2) - 3 (4) ]
Goal From Dharan FC-----Goal From BN Club Bangladesh----Man of the Match : Sudip Limbu
3rd Day - January 29, 2009
Final Score (Tie-breaker) ANFA U-19 VS Three Star [4 - 5] Goal From Anfa U-19 Ravi Thapa Magar Rohit Chand Sabindra Shrestha Shiva Shrestha Goal From Three Star Bikahs Singh Chettri Anjan KC Bijay Gurung Yugal Kishor Rai Anil OjaMan of the Match : Rohit Chand
2nd Day - January 28, 2009
Final Score (Full-Time) NRT VS Nepal Army Club [0 - 1] Goal From NRT - 0 ---------------------- Goal From Nepal Army Club -1 Dainoj Dhimal 88' Man of the Match : Bikash Malla (GK)
Opening - January 27, 2009
Final Score (Full-Time) Sahara Club Pkr Vs Rupandehi 11 [3 - 0] Goal From Sahara Club Pokhara Dhurba Ghimire Dhurba Ghimire Bishnu KC. Goal From Rupandehi 11 ---------------------- Man of the Match : Dhurba Ghimire
1.Tarun Sangh (Colakatta,India)
2.Tribhuvan Club, Ktm
3.Dharan Football Club 4.Sahara Club, Pokhara (Blue)
5.kakadavhitta Club, Jhapa
6. Mahendra Police Club
7.Manang Marsyandi Club, Ktm
8.ANFA Academy
9.C.T.Young, India
10.Sahara Club, Pokhara(Red)
11. Samrat Sporting Club, Biratnagar
12. Friends club, Lalitpur
LIST OF ALL THE GAMES PLAYED TILL TODAY
9th Day - February 04, 2009
Belgariya Sporting Club [2:30PM] Nepal Police Club
8th Day - February 03, 2009
Full-Time
BN Sporting Club [1-2] Sahara UK
Goal from BN Sporting ClubTutul 49'Goal from Sahara UKSimon 78'Gopal Thapa 92'
Man of the Match - James Apps (Sahara UK)
7th Day - February 02, 2009
Full-Time Nepal Police Club [2-0] Three Star Club
Goal From Nepal Police ClubDepen Shrestha 13'Jumanu Rai 33'Goal From Nepal Army Club - N/AMan of the Match : Bhola Silwal (NPC)
6th Day - February 01, 2009
Full-Time APF Club [1-2] Nepal Army Club
Goal From APFGanesh Lawati 01'Goal From Nepal Army ClubKashi Raj Rai 72'Bikarna Shrestha 88'Man of the Match : Chun Bahadur Thapa (Army)
5th Day - January 31, 2009
Full-Time Sahara Club Pokhara [0-1] Belgharia Sporting Club, Kolkata
Goal From Sahara - 0 Goal From Kolkata - 1 Ezi 34'Man of the match : Tapan Das
4th Day - January 30, 2009
Final Score (Tie-breaker)
Dharan FC Vs BN Club, Bangladesh [ 3(2) - 3 (4) ]
Goal From Dharan FC-----Goal From BN Club Bangladesh----Man of the Match : Sudip Limbu
3rd Day - January 29, 2009
Final Score (Tie-breaker) ANFA U-19 VS Three Star [4 - 5] Goal From Anfa U-19 Ravi Thapa Magar Rohit Chand Sabindra Shrestha Shiva Shrestha Goal From Three Star Bikahs Singh Chettri Anjan KC Bijay Gurung Yugal Kishor Rai Anil OjaMan of the Match : Rohit Chand
2nd Day - January 28, 2009
Final Score (Full-Time) NRT VS Nepal Army Club [0 - 1] Goal From NRT - 0 ---------------------- Goal From Nepal Army Club -1 Dainoj Dhimal 88' Man of the Match : Bikash Malla (GK)
Opening - January 27, 2009
Final Score (Full-Time) Sahara Club Pkr Vs Rupandehi 11 [3 - 0] Goal From Sahara Club Pokhara Dhurba Ghimire Dhurba Ghimire Bishnu KC. Goal From Rupandehi 11 ---------------------- Man of the Match : Dhurba Ghimire
Nepali women’s cricket team have become successful to win a first-ever international trophy.
Nepal registered a historical victory knocking down 46 runs in 11.5 overs losing three wickets in the finals of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Women’s Championships held in Thailand on Tuesday.
Electing to bowl first after wining the toss, Nepal bowled out Malaysia in 16.2 overs for a mere 45 runs at the Prem Oval Stadium today.
Opener Maya Rawat scored 15 runs while Trishna Singh scored unbeaten nine runs.
Sita Rana Magar contributed with eight runs.
Earlier, electing to field first after winning the toss, Nepali bowler Sonu Khadka grabbed three wickets while Rekha Rawal and Sita Rana Magar claimed two wickets apiece.
Likewise, Trishna Singha and Keshari Chaudary took a wicket each.
Nepal had defeated host Thailand in the semi-finals yesterday by 83 runs while Malaysia had edged Hong Kong by mere two runs to secure a berth in the finals.
Last year, Nepal came runner-up in the same tournament.
Nepal registered a historical victory knocking down 46 runs in 11.5 overs losing three wickets in the finals of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Women’s Championships held in Thailand on Tuesday.
Electing to bowl first after wining the toss, Nepal bowled out Malaysia in 16.2 overs for a mere 45 runs at the Prem Oval Stadium today.
Opener Maya Rawat scored 15 runs while Trishna Singh scored unbeaten nine runs.
Sita Rana Magar contributed with eight runs.
Earlier, electing to field first after winning the toss, Nepali bowler Sonu Khadka grabbed three wickets while Rekha Rawal and Sita Rana Magar claimed two wickets apiece.
Likewise, Trishna Singha and Keshari Chaudary took a wicket each.
Nepal had defeated host Thailand in the semi-finals yesterday by 83 runs while Malaysia had edged Hong Kong by mere two runs to secure a berth in the finals.
Last year, Nepal came runner-up in the same tournament.
