Manang Marshyangdi Club

Manang Marshyangdi Club (Nepali: मनाङ मर्स्याङ्दी क्लब) is a Nepali professional football club based in Kathmandu, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[1] The club has won the National Championship title a record 8 times. Historically, they have had a fierce rivalry in domestic Nepalese football with Three Star Club and Nepal Police Club, a departmental team. Their other rivals include New Road Team.[citation needed]

Manang Marshyangdi Club
Full nameManang Marshyangdi Club
Nickname(s)The Mountains
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
GroundDasharath Stadium
Capacity15,000
PresidentMukhya Gurung
Head coachBishnu Gurung
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League
20238th of 14
Current season

Manang Marshyangdi Club has played some home games in Pokhara, at Pokhara Rangasala since 2021–22 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. However, the club is officially based in Swayambhu, Kathmandu.[2]

Kit colours

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For much of Manang's history, their home colours have been sky blue & white shirts as they use the Argentinian football team jerseys and white shorts, though this has not always been the case.

Their current colours are:

Jerseys : Blue & White/Green & White/Red Shorts : Black & White/Green & White /Red Socks : Sky Blue/ Green/ Red

 
 
 
 
 
fully yellow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
sky blue with white
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
green with white

Club history

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Season 2068 B.S. (2011–12)

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Manang Marshyandi started the season with a blast featuring the most expensive side with the names like Anil Gurung and Santosh Sahukhala. They also roped in Korean coach Lee Tae-Ho[3] making the long-serving coach Balgopal Maharjan the deputy coach and finally relieving him from coaching duties. The side finished second, level on points with the champions Nepal Police Club, missing out due to goal difference. Their only consolation was beating the Police in the final (17th) round.[4] They were promoted to play the first ever Nepal National League.

Season 2069 B.S. (2012–13)

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The club was reorganised and Krishna Thapa was appointed as the new head coach. This also saw a new influx of talent. The season started well as they won both Ncell Cup and Safal Cup. They also won the Martyr's Memorial League by beating Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC).

Season 2070 B.S. (2013–14)

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The 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League (known as the Martyrs' Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League Football Tournament 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons)(Nepali: 2013–14 शहीद स्मारक ए-डिभिजन लिग) was the 41st edition of Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The league started on 30 December 2013 and finished on 1 March 2014 in the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium. Thirteen teams competed with each other in single round-robin format with the top 6 qualifying for the Super Six stage. Three Star Club were the defending champions. Manang Marshyangdi Club won the title for the record 7th time.

In October 2014, they participated in Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup and reached to the final with a 3–1 win over Sikkim FA.[5][6] but lost to ONGC FC in the title winning match through penalty shoot-out.[7][8]

Season 2071–72 B.S. (2015)

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The 2015 Nepal National League also known as the Redbull National League for sponsorship reasons was the 2nd edition of Nepal National League. There were 9 teams that will featured in the league. Three Star Club became Champion beating Manang Marsyangdi Club in the last game of the league. The Champion received 10 million rupees. The League was heavily affected by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, with play being suspended from late April and due to resume in September.[citation needed]


Rivalries

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The club does face the Nepal Police Club & Patan side Three Star Club on different competition and can be considered as their main rivals. The rivalries have escalated due to their top forms. Also they have rivalries with Nepal Army Club, and New Road Team.[citation needed]

Supporters

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Manang Marshyangdi have a large and generally loyal fanbase all over Nepal, with virtually all matches with their regular supporters. The team is called by their friends as "Manange" referring to the roots of the founders of the club from Manang District of Nepal.[citation needed] Manang Marsyangdi Club forever is their officially recognised first fan group of Nepal.[citation needed]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019– Kelme
2021– KTM CTY

Club officials

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Board of directors

  • President: Vijay Ghale
  • General secretary: Tenzing Gurung
  • Treasurer: Karma Gurung

Honours

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Domestic

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Invitational

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Others

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  • Buddha Subba Gold Cup: (3)
2004, 2016,[10][11] 2020
  • Khukuri Gold Cup: (1)
2003
  • San Miguel Itahari Gold Cup: (1)
2007
2004, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020.
  • Aadarsha Cup: (1)
2011
2012
2012
2012[12]
2013
2017

Performance in AFC competitions

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1988: Qualifying Stage
2006: Group stage
2014: Final Stage
2019: Group stage

Continental record

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Season Continental tournament Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1988 Asian Club Championship Qualifying round   Mohammedan SC 2–6 4th
  Mohun Bagan AC 1–6
  Al-Rasheed 1–6
  PAF FC 4–1
2006 AFC President's Cup Group Stage   Ratnam Sports Club 0–2 3rd
  Vakhsh 3–1
  Dordoi-Dynamo 0–2
2014 Group Stage   Svay Rieng 6–3 1st
  Erchim 0–0
Final Stage   Sri Lanka Air Force 2–1 2nd
  HTTU Aşgabat 1–3
2019[13] AFC Cup Group E   Abahani Limited Dhaka 0–1 0–5 4th
  Chennaiyin 2–3 0–2
  Minerva Punjab 1–1 2–2

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK     NEP Deep Karki (captain)
1 GK     NEP Jiyarat Shekh
25 GK     NEP Khom Bahadur Shrestha
3 DF     NEP Saroj Yonjan Lama
4 DF     NEP Ashish Gurung
6 DF     NEP Randip Paudel
12 DF     NEP Pravesh Kunwar
14 DF     NEP Ramesh Thapa
15 DF     NEP Chetan Tharu
24 DF     NEP Jeevan Gurung
26 DF   NGA Saheed Oluwshina Azeez
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF   CMR Diawandou Niang Diagne
7 MF     NEP Roshan Rana Magar
8 MF   UZB Sayidjamol Davlajonev
10 MF     NEP Bhishon Gurung
19 MF     NEP Bijaya Shrestha
23 MF     NEP Kamal Thapa
21 MF     NEP Prashanna Shrestha
66 MF     NEP Sumit Shrestha
77 FW   IND Yash Tukaram Mahatare
9 FW   TOG Koffi Timothee Koudo

League finishes

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The season-by-season performance of MMC since 2000:

Season League Position
2000 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 1st
2001–2002 League not held
2003 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 1st
2004 4th
2005-06 1st
2006-07 4th
2008–2009 League not held due to conflicts between ANFA and the clubs
2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 5th
2011 2nd
2011-12 Nepal National League 3rd
2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 2nd
2013-14 1st
2015 Nepal National League 3rd
2016-18 League not held
2018-19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 1st
2019-20 3rd
2021-22 5th

References

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  2. ^ "NOC Manang Marshyangdi Club". All Nepal Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "GoalNepal.com - Laxmi Hyundai MMC Confirms Former Korea International Lee as the Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  4. ^ "Nepal a Division League Football Table 2011, clubs, players, top scorer". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  5. ^ "Breaking News: MMC Beats Sikkim FA To Enter Finals In 35th Governor's Gold Cup". goalnepal.com. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ "MMC Skipper Shiva Shrestha: We Want To Take Governor's Gold Cup Trophy To Nepal". goalnepal.com. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Breaking News: MMC Lose To ONGC Mumbai In The 35th Governor's Gold Cup Final". goalnepal.com. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. ^ India tournaments 2014/15 Archived 2021-10-08 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021
  9. ^ "India 2018/19 — Governor's Gold Cup (Sikkim) 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Manang lift Budha Subba Gold Cup". The Himalayan times. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Budha Subba Gold Cup: Resurgent NPC eye MMC scalp". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Safal Pokhara Cup 2069: News". nepalifootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  13. ^ Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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