Machhindra FC
| Full name | Machhindra Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The White Lions | ||
| Short name | MFC | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Anil Shrestha | ||
| Head coach | Prabesh Katuwal[1] | ||
| League | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Nepal National League (sometimes)[2] | ||
| 2023 | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, 2nd of 14 | ||
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Machhindra Football Club (formerly known as Machhindra Bahal Club)[3] is a Nepali professional football club based in the central Kathmandu neighborhood of Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[4][5]
History
Machhindra FC was established in 1973.[6] For sponsorship reasons, it was named Machhindra Bahal Club in 2004,[7] and Machhindra Energizer FC in 2006.[8] The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. They appointed Swede Johan Kalin in 2013, claiming to be the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history.[9] He led the team to a second-place finish in the league, and was praised for his tactics.[10]
The beginning of the 2020s represented the club's most successful time with two consecutive league championships. On 5 April Machhindra appeared in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-off match against Blue Star of Sri Lanka,[11] at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament by losing 2–1.[12]
Record by season
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Position | AFC Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04[7] | B-Division | 3rd | — |
| 2004[13] | B-Division | 2nd | |
| 2005–06[8] | A-Division | 13th | |
| 2006–07[14] | A-Division | 6th | |
| 2010 | A-Division | 6th | |
| 2011–12 | National League | DNP | |
| 2012–13 | A-Division | 6th | |
| 2013–14 | A-Division | 2nd | |
| 2015 | National League | Banned[15] | |
| 2018–19 | A-Division | 13th | |
| 2019–20 | A-Division | 1st | |
| 2021–22[16] | A-Division | 1st | Round 1 |
| 2023 | A-Division | 2nd | — |
Honours
National
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League[17]
- KP Oli Cup
- Champions (3): 2023, 2024, 2025
- Itahari Gold Cup
- Chamions (1): 2025
- Bagmati Gold Cup
- Champions (1): 2024
- Birat Gold Cup
- Champions (1): 2024
- Kapilvastu Tilaurakot Gold Cup
- Champions (1): 2025
Under-18
Performance record
| Performance in ANFA Youth League | ||
| Year | Tournament | Final Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U-18 ANFA Youth League | 5th |
Under-16
Performance record
| Performance in ANFA Youth League | ||
| Year | Tournament | Final Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U-16 ANFA Youth League | Champions |
| 2025 | 6th | |
References
- ^ "Machhindra, NRT finally win". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Paudel, Nayak (14 January 2026). "Nepal's domestic football resurrects with National League kicking off today". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Admin (18 December 2021). "Machindra selected in AFC Cup". himalsanchar.com. Himal Sanchar. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Kafle, Santosh (12 April 2021). "Punjab beat Machhindra, enter semis". thehimalayantimes.com. Biratnagar: The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Team info: Machhindra Football Club (Nepal)". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Nepal 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Nepal 2005/06". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Machhindra FC appoints Swedish coach Johan Kalin as head coach for initial contract of 4 months". Image Khabar. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "I'm here to develop standard of Nepali football: Head coach Kalin". República. 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ "Machhindra Club to host Sri Lanka's Blue Star". kathmandupost.com. The Kathmandu Post. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Machhindra crash out of Qualifiers". thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. Himalayan News Service. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Nepal 2004". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Nepal 2006/07". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "ANFA Releases First Installment Of Rs 5 Lakhs To All Nine National League Participating Teams". GoalNepal.com. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Martyrs Memorial A Division League 2021/22 – 2078 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League". www.hamrokhelkud.com. Hamaro Khel Kud. 19 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Machhindra become champion for second consecutive time after defeating Satdobato". the-anfa.com. All Nepal Football Association. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "A Division League Transfer: White Lions Sign Dayananda". Goal Nepal. 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.