F.C. Chitwan

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| fullname = Football Club Chitwan

| nickname = The Panthers

| founded = {{Start date and age|2021}}

| owntitle = Owner

| owner = IME Sports and Entertainment

| chrtitle = President

| chairman = Sachin Dhakal

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Nabin Neupane

| ground = Krishnapur Sports Stadium

| capacity = 1,000

| league = Nepal Super League

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FC Chitwan is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Bharatpur. The club competes in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal.{{cite news|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/23/165428/|date=10 March 2021|title='Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24|work=Daily Khabarhub English|access-date=15 April 2021|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412080633/https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/23/165428/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://kathmandupost.com/football/2021/04/07/nsl-auction-sees-eight-major-signings-1617760633|date=7 April 2021|title=NSL auction sees eight major singings|work=The Kathmandu Post|access-date=15 April 2021|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415175503/https://kathmandupost.com/football/2021/04/07/nsl-auction-sees-eight-major-signings-1617760633|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/02/23/franchise-football-league-from-april-24|date=23 February 2021|title=Franchise football league from April 24|work=Daily Kathmandu Post|access-date=15 April 2021|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412084049/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/02/23/franchise-football-league-from-april-24|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.collegenp.com/news/nepal-super-league-auction-value/|title='Nepal Super League' Football Players Auction Value|date=20 March 2021|work=Collegenp|access-date=16 April 2021|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416054112/https://www.collegenp.com/news/nepal-super-league-auction-value/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://the-anfa.com/news-detail/1112|date=24 March 2021|title=ANFA Team names, logos and owner name for Nepal Super League unveiled|work=ANFA|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417112348/https://the-anfa.com/news-detail/1112|url-status=live}}

History

=2021=

The club was founded in March 2021 before the commencement of Nepal Super League, the first ever franchise football league in Nepal under the control of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played their first match on 26 April 2021 against Lalitpur City FC.

=2023=

On 29 September 2023, the club roped in former Indian midfielder Khalid Jamil as their head coach.{{cite web|url=https://kolkata24x7.in/sports-news/star-coach-khalid-jamil-to-lead-fc-chitwan-in-nepals-football-arena/|title=দেশ ছাড়ছেন ভারতীয় ফুটবল কোচ খালিদ জামিল|language=bn|trans-title=Indian football coach Khalid Jamil leaving India to join Nepali club|date=29 September 2023|access-date=29 September 2023|location=Kolkata|website=kolkata24x7.in|publisher=Kolkata 24×7 Sports Desk|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929130358/https://kolkata24x7.in/sports-news/star-coach-khalid-jamil-to-lead-fc-chitwan-in-nepals-football-arena/}}

Coaching record

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align=left\|{{flagicon\|NEP}} Meghraj K.C. \|align=left\|18 March 2021 \|align=left\|2023 {{WDL\|6\|0\|2\|4\|for=5\|against=12}}

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align=left|{{flagicon|NEP}} Meghraj K.C.