This is a list of Nepal's men's national football team results from the oldest known record to the present day only
* Nepal score always listed first
Win Draw Loss
Results accurate up to 31 March 2023.[1]
Results are accurate to 19 November 2019.[1]
Result are accurate to 31 October 2014[16]
* Nepal score always listed first
Win Draw Loss
FIFA World Cup finals record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
1930 | Non-FIFA Member | Non-FIFA Member | ||||||||||||||||||
1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1970 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||
1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | did not Qualify | 3rd (group 3A) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 1 | ||||||||||
1990 | 4th (group 4) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0 | |||||||||||
1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||
1998 | did not Qualify | 4th (group 4) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | ||||||||||
2002 | 3rd (group 6) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 6 | |||||||||||
2006 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||
2010 | did not Qualify | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | ||||||||||
2014 | Round 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | |||||||||||
2018 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |||||||||||
2022 | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7/21 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 100 | −78 | 16 |
AFC Asian Cup finals record | AFC Asian Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Host/Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
1956 | Non-AFC Member | Non-AFC Member | |||||||||||||||||
1960 | |||||||||||||||||||
1964 | |||||||||||||||||||
1968 | |||||||||||||||||||
1972 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
1976 | |||||||||||||||||||
1980 | |||||||||||||||||||
1984 | Did not qualify | 5th (group 2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | |||||||||
1988 | 5th (group 3) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | ||||||||||
1992 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
1996 | Did not qualify | 4th (group 5) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 | |||||||||
2000 | 4th (group 5) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | ||||||||||
2004 | 4th (group E) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | ||||||||||
2007 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | Withdrew & Berth Unsecured[f] | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | 3rd (group D)[g] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | ||||||||||
2019 | Round 1[h] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | ||||||||||
2019 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 82 | −67 | 12 |
AFC Challenge Cup finals record | AFC Challenge Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Host/Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
2006 | Semi-final | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | No qualification tournament | |||||||||
2008 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 1st (group D) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
2010 | Did not qualify | 2nd (group C) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 2 | ||||||||||
2012 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 2nd (group D) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4 | |
2014 | Did not qualify | 3rd (group D) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | ||||||||||
Total | 3/5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | 4/4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 |
Host/Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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2016 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
2020 | TBD | ||||||||
Total | Best: Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
Host/Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1993 | Third place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
1995 | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1997 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
1999 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
2003 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
2005 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
2008 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
2009 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
2011 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
2013 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
2015 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
2018 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
2021 | Runners-Up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
Total | Best: Runners-Up | 43 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 46 |
Host/Year | Result | Q | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1896 | No football tournament was held | |||||||||
1900 | Non-IOC Member | |||||||||
1904 | ||||||||||
1908 | ||||||||||
1912 | ||||||||||
1920 | ||||||||||
1924 | ||||||||||
1928 | ||||||||||
1932 | No football tournament was held | |||||||||
1936 | Non-IOC Member | |||||||||
1948 | ||||||||||
1952 | ||||||||||
1956 | ||||||||||
1960 | ||||||||||
1964 | did not enter | |||||||||
1968 | ||||||||||
1972 | ||||||||||
1976 | ||||||||||
1980 | ||||||||||
1984 | ||||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||
1992 | ||||||||||
1996 | ||||||||||
Age bar restriction after 1996, U23s only. | ||||||||||
2000 | did not enter | |||||||||
2004 | ||||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||
2012 | ||||||||||
2016 | ||||||||||
2020 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | - | 0/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Host/Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1951 | Non-IOC Member | ||||||||
1954 | |||||||||
1958 | |||||||||
1962 | |||||||||
1966 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1970 | |||||||||
1974 | |||||||||
1978 | |||||||||
1982 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
1986 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
1990 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1994 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
1998 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only. | |||||||||
Total | 12/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -51 | 0 |
Host/Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1984 | Gold | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6[i] |
1985 | Bronze | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4[i] |
1987 | Silver | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4[i] |
1989 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
1991 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
1993 | Gold | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
1995 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1999 | Silver | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 |
Age bar restriction after 1999, U23s only. | |||||||||
Total | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 36 |
In these tournaments, Nepal was sometimes fielded as 'ANFA XI', 'Nepal XI', or 'Nepal Sports Development Authority' despite being the de facto national football team endorsed by the ANFA.[citation needed]
Host/Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | Team Name[j] |
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1975 DCM Cup[clarification needed] | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1979 President's Gold Cup[clarification needed] | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1979 Agatha Gold Cup[clarification needed] | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1979 Aga Khan Gold Cup | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | |
1981 President's Gold Cup[clarification needed] | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1981 King's Cup[clarification needed] | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1982 Darjeeling Gold Cup[clarification needed] | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | 6th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4[i] | |
1982 King's Cup | Round 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2[i] | |
1982 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament | Runner up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4[i] | |
1983 Merdeka Tournament[26] | Round 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 | |
1983 President's Gold Cup | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
1984 ANFA Cup | Runner up | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | Round 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | |
1986 Panchayat Silver Jubilee Cup | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 5 | |
1986 ANFA Cup | Runner up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | unknown[27] | 3 | |||
1987 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup | Round 1 | unknown[28] | unclear whether National team[29] | |||||||
1987 ANFA Cup | Champions | unknown[30] | ||||||||
1989 Aga Khan Gold Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1989 ANFA Cup | Runner up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 4[i] | |
1995 Airlines Gold Cup | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1997 Governor's Gold Cup[clarification needed] | Champion | - | - | - | - | - | - | – | - | |
1998 Governor's Gold Cup[31] | Champion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | ANFA XI |
1998 Durand Cup[32] | Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Nepal XI |
1999 Bangabandhu Cup | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
2000 ANFA Coca Cola Invitational Tournament | Runner up | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Nepal Red |
2008 Merdeka Tournament | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
2009 Prime Minister's Invitational Tournament | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | Nepal Red |
2012 Nehru Cup | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | |
2016 Bangabandhu Cup | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 11 | |
2018 Bangabandhu Cup | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 11 | |
Total | 5 Titles | 66 | 22 | 12 | 38 | 53 | 127 | 2 | 66 |
This section needs to be updated.(June 2020) |
Manager | Career | P | W | D | L | Win % | PPG | Competitions | Comment |
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Patrick Aussems[33] | 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2015 SAFF Championship–group stages | Rebuilt the national team |
Bal Gopal Maharjan[34] | 2016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 2.2 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup–champions | Earned Nepal's first major title in 23 years |
Koji Gyotoku[35] | 2016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup–champions | Earned Nepal's first AFC title |
Johan Kalin | 2019-20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
Abdullah Al Mutairi[36] | 2021–present | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 1.21 | 2021 SAFF Championship–Runners-up | Nepal's first SAFF Championship Final |
Updated 11 June 2021 after match against Australia[37]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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Afghanistan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
Bangladesh | 25 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 33 | −13 |
Bhutan | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | +39 |
Brunei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Cambodia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | −29 |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 33 | −26 |
Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
Iran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 |
Iraq | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | −17 |
Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | −28 |
Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
Kuwait | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 30 | −29 |
Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Laos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Malaysia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | −23 |
Macau | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
Maldives | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | −4 |
Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
North Korea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
Oman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 43 | −42 |
Pakistan | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 |
Palestine | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
Philippines | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
Sri Lanka | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 |
Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
South Korea | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 55 | −54 |
Syria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
Thailand | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 |
Tibet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
East Timor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | −11 |
Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
Yemen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
Total | 242 | 56 | 39 | 149 | 212 | 582 | −370 |