Machhindra FC
Football club
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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]
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| Full name | Machhindra Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The White Lions | ||
| Short name | MFC | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| President | Prabhod Bir Singh Kansakar | ||
| Head coach | Kishor Kumar KC[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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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]
2023 squad
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Record by season
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Position | AFC Cup |
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| 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 |
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| 2024 | U-18 ANFA Youth League | 5th |
Under-16
Performance record
| Performance in ANFA Youth League | ||
| Year | Tournament | Final Position |
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| 2024 | U-16 ANFA Youth League | Champions |
| 2025 | 6th | |