Lalitpur City F.C.

Lalitpur City FC is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, that competes in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal.[1][2][3][4]

"Lalitpur City" redirects here. For the city itself, see Lalitpur, Nepal.
Lalitpur City
Full nameLalitpur City Football Club
Nickname(s)Lakhey
Founded2021 (2021)
GroundChyasal Stadium
ANFA Complex
Capacity10,000 | 5,000
OwnerBhat-Bhateni Super Market
PresidentKamana Gurung
Head coachIan Gillan
LeagueNepal Super League
2021Nepal Super League, 3rd of 7 (qualified for playoffs)

History

The club was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of Nepal Super League, the first ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 24 April 2021 against Kathmandu Rayzrs.[5]

2021 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Nepal   NEP Rohit Karki
47 GK Nepal   NEP Arpan Karki
2 DF Nepal   NEP Palsang Lama
3 DF Nepal   NEP Saroj Yongan
4 DF Nepal   NEP Niraj Basnet
12 DF Nepal   NEP Pravesh Kunwar
13 DF Nepal   NEP Kamal Shrestha
24 DF Nigeria NGA Peter Segun
8 MF Nepal   NEP Arik Bista
9 MF Nepal   NEP Ranjan Bista
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Nepal   NEP Nabin Lama
15 MF Nepal   NEP Gaurab Budhathoki
19 MF Nepal   NEP Dinesh Rai
23 MF Nepal   NEP Mikchhen Tamang
77 MF Nepal   NEP Binod Gurung
80 MF Nepal   NEP Dona Thapa
7 FW Azerbaijan AZE Nurlan Novruzov
10 FW Nepal   NEP Bimal Rana
14 FW Nepal   NEP Anjan Bista
91 FW Croatia CRO Vilim Posinković

2023 Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Nepal   NEP Bishal Sunar
— DF Nepal   NEP Ananta Tamang
— DF Nepal   NEP Sanish Shrestha
— DF Nepal   NEP Roshan PAhari
— DF Nepal   NEP Sanjeet Rai
— DF Nepal   NEP Karan Rawat
— DF Nepal   NEP Pravesh Kunwaer
— MF Nepal   NEP Sesehang Angdembe
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Nepal   NEP Bibek Poudel
— MF Nepal   NEP Aditya Shakhya
— MF Nepal   NEP Anil Rai
— MF Nepal   NEP Anil Maharjan
— FW Nepal   NEP Dinesh Henjan
— FW Nepal   NEP Bijay Shrestha
— FW Nepal   NEP Niraj Chaudhary

Technical staff
As of 11 Oct 2023
Role Name
Head CoachAustralia Ian Gillan
Assistant ManagerNepal Rabindra Silakar
Goalkeeper CoachNepal Prabin Shrestha
Technical AssistantVacant
PhysioNepal Suraj Bhusal

Head coaching record
As of 13 May 2021
Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
United States Pradip Humagain 23 March 2021 2 May 2021 4 0 3 1 2 3 000.00
Nepal Raju Tamang 2 May 2021 5 April 2022 4 3 0 1 6 3 075.00
Nepal Prabesh Katuwal 5 April 2022 Ongoing 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goals scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Sponsors
Period Main Sponsor Shirt Sponsor Sponsor Nutrition partner Grooming Partner Snacks Partner
2021– Chivas Regal Umbro KFC Britannia Axe Current Noodles

Team position by season

References
  1. "'Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. "Franchise Football League from April 24". Daily Kathmandu Post. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. "Nepal Super League: Kathmandu RayZers Beats Lalitpur City FC In The Opener". GoalNepal.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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