Dharan F.C. is a football club based in

Dharan, Nepal Dharan () is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and Itah ...

. The club which plays its home game in

Dharan Stadium Dharan () is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and Itah ...

also annually organizes

Budha Subba Gold Cup Budha Subba Gold Cup is an annual international club-level single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football tournament in Nepal. The competition is held yearly in Dharan, Nepal, Dharan, Province No. 1 by Dharan F.C., Dharan F ...

. Due to A division centered around 14 clubs in Kathmandu, many talented footballing youths are forced to leave for

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

for footballing career. This has impacted all parts of Nepal including Dharan. Hence, it is one of the reasons that there are no decent stadiums except in Kathmandu. However, Dharan still produces many footballers every year and remains one of the biggest footballing town of east Nepal.

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