APF F.C. (women)

{{About|the women's team|the men's team|APF F.C.}}

{{Short description|APF football club of Nepal}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

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| founded = {{start date and age|24 October 2001}}

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| owner = Armed Police Force

| manager = Jibesh Kumar Pandey

| league = ANFA National Women's League

| season = 2024

| position = Champions

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APF F.C. Women is a Nepali professional women's football club based in Kathmandu. It is the section of the Nepal A.P.F. Club. It currently competes in the National Women's League. APF is the first Nepali club to participate in the AFC Women's Champions League. It had an undefeated 2024 season, with 18 wins and one draw, and secured their record fourth league title.{{cite web|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/56288 |title=Invincible APF lift ANFA Women's League title |accessdate= 30 January 2025}}

Record by season

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| bgcolor="gold" |Champions

| bgcolor="silver" |Runners-up

| bgcolor="ff6600" |Third place

| bgcolor="palegreen" |Promoted

| bgcolor="pink" |Relegated

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!Season

!League

!Teams

!Position

!AFC Women's Champions League

2006

|NWL

|23

|style="background:gold;"|1st

2007

|NWL

|22

|DFAs Participated

2008

|NWL

|10

|DFAs Participated

2010

|NWL

|6

|style="background:gold;"|1st

2012

|NWL

|8

|style="background:silver;"|2nd

2013-14

|NWL

|8

|{{N/A}}

2014

|NWL

|8

|Semi final

2015

|NWL

|10

|Semi final

2017-18

|NWL

|8

|style="background:gold;"|1st

2021

|NWL

|7

|style="background:gold;"|1st

2022

|NWL

|8

|style="background:gold;"|1st

|Preliminary stage

2024

|NWL

|10

|style="background:gold;"|1st

|TBD

Notable players

Below is a list of notable players for APF F.C. Generally, this list includes players that have played 50 or more matches for the club, have at least one senior international cap, and/or have made significant contributions to the club's history.

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Current Squad

{{updated|29 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hamrokhelkud.net/match/apf-football-club-nepal-police-club-2025-01-29/ |title=APF women's football team |date=29 January 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025}}

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{{Fs Player|no=|nat=Nepal|pos=GK|name=Anjana Rana Magar}}

{{Fs Player|no=20|nat=Nepal|pos=GK|name=Sabitri Kishan}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Nepal|pos=GK|name=Jharana Dumrakoti}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Gita Rana}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Hira Kumari Bhujel}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Nisha Thokar}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Pratiksha Chaudhary}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Renuka Hamal}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Roshani Bohora Chhetri}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Shova Kumari Pradhan}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Anita Basnet|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Manjali Kumari Yonjan}}

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{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Preeti Rai}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Renuka Nagarkote}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Saru Limbu}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Man Maya Damai}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Kusum Khatiwada}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Anita KC}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Menuka Ale Magar}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Rabina Gole}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Sabita Rana Magar}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Rashmi Kumari Ghising}}

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Personnel

As of March 2025

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Position

!Name

Manager{{flagicon|NEP}} Jibesh Kumar Pandey
Assistant manager{{flagicon|NEP}} Bijay Kumar KC
Goalkeeper coach{{flagicon|NEP}} Chandra Devi Dahal
Team manager{{flagicon|NEP}} Bhagawati Thapa
Assistant{{flagicon|NEP}} Milan Adhikari
Assistant{{flagicon|NEP}} Janak Singh
Physiotherapist{{flagicon|NEP}} Bishnu Bahadur Raskoti

Performance in Asian competitions

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bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Win

| bgcolor="#ffffdd" |Draw

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |Loss

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Season

!Competition

!Round

!Team

!Result

!Top scorer(s)

!Goals

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2024–25

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|AWCL

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Preliminary Stage

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Nasaf

|style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#FCC|0–1

|rowspan="2"|–

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|–

{{flagicon|MAS}} Sabah

|style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#FFFFCC|0–0

See also

{{Portal bar|Women's association football|Sports|Association football|Nepal}}

References