Ranipokhari Corner Team, also known as Annapurna Club R.C.T. (after merge with Annapurna Club), is a Nepalese

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in

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 ...

. It is the first-most successful team in the history of the

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए- डिभिजन लिग; formerly known as the Kathmandu League Championship) also known as the Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League for sponso ...

, having won the title six times. In 2013–14, facing serious financial problems, the team was

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from the Nepalese top division, the

Nepal A- Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए- डिभिजन लिग; formerly known as the Kathmandu League Championship) also known as the Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League for sponsor ...

. Founded in 1932, the club is the oldest football club in Nepal. The club was named after its location at the corner of

Ranipokhari Rani Pokhari (; lit. queen's pond), originally known as Nhu Pukhu (; lit. new pond), is a historic artificial pond located in the heart of Kathmandu, Nepal. The square-shaped tank dates from the 17th century, and was built on the eastern side ...

of Kathmandu.

Honours

National

: ** Champions: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979, 1981–82, 1984 * Martyr's Memorial B-Division League : **Champions:

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* Water Boy Memorial Cup **Champion: Yamba Subba 2009

Invitational

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 ...

: **Champions: 2010 * Khukuri Gold Cup: **Champions: 1998

League finishes

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

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious cl ...

: 1 appearance ::

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: Qualifying stage

References

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