Lalitpur City Football Club is a Nepali professional franchise

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club based in Lalitpur,

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. The club competes in the

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, the top flight football league in Nepal.

History

Lalitpur City was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of the first ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of the

All Nepal Football Association The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) (Nepali language, Nepali: अखिल नेपाल फुटबल संघ (एन्फा)) is the governing body of football in Nepal. It is responsible for the Nepal national football team, men's ...

(ANFA). The club played their first match on 24 April 2021 against Kathmandu Rayzrs. In November 2023, the club roped in Indian winger Nikhil Kadam. The club won its first Nepal Super League title during the second edition of the tournament, defeating

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3–2 in the final at the

Dasarath Stadium Dasharath Rangasala ( ; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. It is named after Dasharath Chand, one of the four great martyrs of Nepal. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and cultural programmes. The stadium ha ...

on 30 December 2023. On 2 February 2025, Lalitpur City hired former Leeds United legend

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Players

Coaching history

Logo

Lalitpur FC Logo File.png, Club logo dedicated to the first NSL title

Honours

**Champions (2):

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References

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