# Machhindra F.C.

Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club) is a Nepali professional football club based in the central Kathmandu neighborhood of Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.

## History

Machhindra FC was established in 1973. For sponsorship reasons, it was named Machhindra Bahal Club in 2004, and Machhindra Energizer 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 Johan Kalin, 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 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-off match against Blue Star of Sri Lanka, at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament losing 2–1.

## 2023 squad

    As of 28 October 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | NEP | Diwakar Chaudary |
| 6 | MF | NEP | Utsav Rai |
| 7 | MF | NEP | Dipesh Ghale |
| 9 | FW | NEP | Shilen Rajiv Bhandari |
| 10 | FW | NEP | Bimal Gharti Magar |
| 12 | MF | NEP | Abhishek Gurung |
| 13 | MF | NEP | Prashant Awasthi |
| 14 | DF | NEP | Nisen Subba |
| 15 | MF | NEP | Pujan Uperkoti |
| 16 | DF | NEP | Ashish Shrestha |
| 17 | DF | NEP | Saurav Limbu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | NEP | Devendra Tamang |
| 20 | GK | NEP | Bishal Shrestha |
| 23 | DF | NEP | Ranjit Dhimal |
| 24 | DF | NEP | Tshering Gurung |
| 25 | DF | NEP | Sagar Thapa |
| 26 | GK | NEP | Nabin Silwal |
| 30 | MF | NEP | Sanjay Sindhu |
| 31 | GK | NEP | Pradip Bhandari |
| 33 | FW | NEP | Bijya Bhujel |
| 88 | MF | NEP | Anuj Sandeep Singh |
| — | FW | NEP | Ayush Ghalan |

## Record by season

| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Position | AFC Cup |
| 2003–04 | B-Division | 3rd | — |
| 2004 | B-Division | 2nd | — |
| 2005–06 | A-Division | 13th | — |
| 2006–07 | 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 | — |
| 2018–19 | A-Division | 13th | — |
| 2019–20 | A-Division | 1st | — |
| 2021–22 | A-Division | 1st | Round 1 |
| 2023 | A-Division | 2nd | — |

## Honours
### National

* Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
** 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
** Champions (1): 2024
* Kapilvastu Tilaurakot Gold Cup
** Champions (1): 2025

## Under-18
### Performance record

Performance of Machhindra FC U-18 in ANFA Youth Leagues :
| Year | Tournament | Final Position |
| 2024 | U-18 ANFA Youth League | 5th |

## Under-16
### Performance record

Performance of Machhindra FC U-16 in ANFA Youth Leagues :
| Year | Tournament | Final Position |
| 2024 | U-16 ANFA Youth League | Champions |
| 2025 | U-16 ANFA Youth League | 6th |