Nepal national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Gorkhalis |
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| Association | All Nepal Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) |
| Head coach | Koji Gyotoku |
| Captain | Biraj Maharjan |
| Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium |
| FIFA code | NEP |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 175  6 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 124 (December 1993 – February 1994) |
| Lowest | 196 (January 2016) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 194 5 |
| Highest | 171 (23 November 1987) |
| Lowest | 210 (1 May 1999) |
| First international | |
 China PR 6–2 Nepal  (Beijing, China; October 13, 1972) |
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| Biggest win | |
Nepal 7–0 Bhutan  (Kathmandu, Nepal; September 26, 1999) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) |
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The Nepal national football team is the national football team of Nepal and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Tripureswhor, Kathmandu.
Football in Nepal had been a national sport as early as 1921 during the Rana dynasty. Several clubs were formed and several domestic tournaments such as the Ram Janaki Cup (1934), and the Tribhuvan Challenge Shield (1948) were organised. In 1951, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) was founded, and this saw the formation of the Nepal national football team.
In 1963, Nepal appeared in their first international away game in the Aga Khan Gold Cup; the predecessor of the President's Gold Cup, Asia Champion Club Tournament, and Asian Club Championship (now rebranded as the AFC Champions League) after various associations (including ANFA) insisted on entering national teams instead of clubs. After Nepal entered an 18-man squad, ANFA flew the players to Dhaka, East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh) to play their first match. Nepal faced Western Railway, a Pakistani team in the Bangabandhu National Stadium. However the match was lost 0–7. Two days later, Nepal played the Dhaka Wonders, a local West Pakistani team. Though this match was also lost 0–7. After two disastrous games, Nepal was sure to be knocked out of the preliminary round. The final game was against Dhaka Police Club, though despite the previous heavy losses, Nepal managed to win the game with a single goal. The goal scorer, Prakash Bikram Shah, became the first Nepali to score on foreign soil. The goal took place at the 19th minute.
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