Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club) is a

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club based in the central

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neighborhood of Keltole, playing in the

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History

Machhindra FC was established in 1973. For sponsorship reasons, it was named ''Machhindra Bahal Club'' in 2004, and ''Machhindra

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FC'' in 2006. The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. The team was one of the first teams in Nepal to appoint a foreign coach, the Swede

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, in 2013, claiming that he was the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history. He led the team to a second-place finish in the league, and was praised for his tactics. The beginning of the 2020s represented the club's most successful time with two consecutive league championships. On 5 April, Machhindra appeared in the

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qualifying play-off match against

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of Sri Lanka, at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament losing 2–1.

2023 squad

Record by season

Honours

National

** Champions (2): 2019–20, 2021–22 * KP Oli Cup ** Champions (3): 2023, 2024, 2025 * Itahari Gold Cup ** Chamions (1): 2025 * Bagmati Gold Cup ** Champions (1): 2024 *

Birat Gold Cup Birat Gold Cup ( Nepali: विराट गोल्डकप, previously called the Mahendra Gold Cup) is an annual football tournament held in Biratnagar, the second largest metropolitan city of Nepal. It has been held at the Sahid Rangsala st ...

** Champions (1): 2024 * Kapilvastu Tilaurakot Gold Cup ** Champions (1): 2025

Under-18

Performance record

Under-16

Performance record

References

External links

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Goal Nepal page
{{Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Association football clubs established in 1973 Football clubs in Nepal 1973 establishments in Nepal