FC Khumaltar
{{Short description|Nepalese football club}}
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| image = Kumaltar-FC.png
| fullname = Football Club Khumaltar
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| founded = {{start date and age|2004}}
| ground = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
| capacity = 15,000
| chairman = Martin Raj
| manager = Yam Gurung
| league = Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
| season = 2023
| position = 14th of 14 (Relegated)
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FC Khumaltar, known until 2023 as Khumaltar Youth Club,{{cite web |title=Khumaltar Youth Club Announce Club Rebranding |url=https://goalnepal.com/news/detail/15007 |publisher=Goal Nepal |access-date=6 May 2023}} is a Nepali professional football club from the Khumaltar neighborhood of Lalitpur, Nepal.{{cite web|publisher=Himalayan News Service|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/jyc-beat-satdobato-for-second-victory|title=JYC beat Satdobato for second victory|website=thehimalayantimes.com|date=28 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228082908/https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/jyc-beat-satdobato-for-second-victory|archive-date=28 December 2021}} They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The club placed last in the 2023 edition of the League, and was relegated.
History
The club was founded as Khumaltar Youth Club in 2004.{{cite web |last1=Nepal |first1=Govindaraj |title=खुमलटारको उडान |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/04/1107937 |publisher=Online Khabar |access-date=6 May 2023 |language=Nepali}} They were first promoted to the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League in 2007 and to Martyr's Memorial B-Division League in 2014.{{cite web |last1=Thapa |first1=Dinesh |title=Khumaltar Youth Club win Nepal C Division Football League |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/khumaltar-youth-club-win-nepal-c-division-football-league |publisher=Sportskeeda |access-date=6 May 2023 |date=Apr 23, 2014}} Upon promotion to the top division Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the club renamed itself FC Khumaltar and introduced a new logo.{{cite web |title=Official Announcement |url=https://www.facebook.com/100089116126229/posts/pfbid0tXF6QffJnKvM86LjYxEH9nv14TzqZvy8dTXgUJ4iHn917oHok6xSzKrE82s442s5l/?app=fbl |website=Facebook |publisher=FC Khumaltar |date=6 January 2023}} Dasarath Rangasala stadium is the club's home venue.
Current squad
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=GK|name=Dev Limbu|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=GK|name=Chang Thebe|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Abhishek Chamlagain|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Anzal Gurung|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=DF|name=Padam Bhattarai|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=India|pos=DF|name=Abhishek Verma|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Shishir Lekhi|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Bishal Basnet|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Rohit Subba|no=}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Theophilus Apoh|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Jaya Gurung|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=MF|name=Nitin Thapa|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Cameroon|pos=FW|name=Stephan Binong|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Rajiv Lopchan|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Manish Thapa|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Shyam Murmur|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Cameroon|pos=FW|name=Messouke Oloumou|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Rejin Subba|no=}}
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League finishes
| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor="gold" |Champions | bgcolor="silver" |Runners-up | bgcolor="ff6600" |Third place | bgcolor="palegreen" |Promoted | bgcolor="pink" |Relegated |
The season-by-season performance of FC Khumaltar since 2000:
Under-18
=Performance record=
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|colspan="3"|Performance of FC Khumaltar U-18 in ANFA Youth Leagues | ||
| style="text-align:center; width:"5%";"|Year
!style="text-align:center; width:"20%";"|Tournament !style="text-align:center; width:"20%";"|Final Position | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U-18 ANFA Youth League | 11th |
Under-16
=Performance record=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:45%;"
|colspan="3"|Performance of FC Khumaltar U-16 in ANFA Youth Leagues | ||
| style="text-align:center; width:"5%";"|Year
!style="text-align:center; width:"20%";"|Tournament !style="text-align:center; width:"20%";"|Final Position | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | U-16 ANFA Youth League | 10th |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Football in Nepal}}
{{Martyr's Memorial A-Division League}}
Category:Football clubs in Nepal
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