Madhyapur Youth Association
{{Short description|Nepalese football club}}
{{Infobox football club
| fullname = Madhyapur Youth Association
| clubname = Madhyapur Youth Association
| nickname = MYA
| ground = Madhyapur Youth Association Ground
| capacity = 3000+
| image = Madhyapur-youth-association.png
| founded = {{start date and age|2008}}
| owner =
| chairman = Upendra Man Singh
| manager = Upendra Man Singh
| league = Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
| position = 7th
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| season = 2022
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|current =2025 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
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Madhyapur Youth Association is a Nepali association football club based in Thimi, Bhaktapur. The club plays in the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. It was founded in 2008 by former national goalkeeper Upendra Man Singh.{{cn|date=May 2023}} In 2012, the team became the first club from Bhaktapur to reach the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League{{cn|date=May 2023}} but got relegated in the same season.
History
In 2008, former national team captain Upendra Man Singh with a few other people having football background established a social club. It did social work and also gave football training to local youths to keep them from bad habits. Football For Education is the club's motto.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
The team gained promotion from the 2010 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League and again from the 2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. They reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Ncell Cup knockout tournament, losing 2–0 to Ranipokhari Corner Team. They failed to maintain that form in the 2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League and got relegated by just one point.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Fans
MYA has a large fan-base particularly in the Bhaktapur district and possibly the biggest fan following in Nepal. They had the highest numbers of fans attending the games in the 2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
MYA had got into trouble with the ANFA after the fans started throwing the seats off the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium after they got relegated, accusing the referee of bias.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Colours
The colours of the jersey (red and black) is designed to match the Haku Patasi, a traditional dress worn by the Newari women in the Bhaktapur area.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Team
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=GK|name=Bikesh Kuthu}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Bal Gopal Shakhala}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Suzan Pradhananga}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Saroj Gharti Magar}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Yaman Rajbahak}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Kishor Duwa}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Ranjit Lama}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Thakur Shrestha}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Naresh Pokhrel}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Niranjan Raimajhi}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Rajesh Shrestha}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Binod Bista}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Rajendra Raha Magarb}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Rupendra Bhagya}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Khadka}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=RFW|name=Dilip Khadka}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Jeevan Sinkemana}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=|name=Subarna Bikram Karki}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=Nepal|pos=FW|name=Raj Kumar Ghising}}
{{Fs end}}
League finishes
The season-by-season performance of Madhyapur Youth Association:
| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor="gold" |Champions | bgcolor="silver" |Runners-up | bgcolor="ff6600" |Third place | bgcolor="palegreen" |Promoted | bgcolor="pink" |Relegated |
| class="wikitable float-right" |
| Season
! League ! Position |
|---|
| 2008{{Cite web |title=Nepal 2007-09 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nepal08.html |access-date=2017-07-22 |website=RSSSF}}
|Martyr's Memorial C-Division League | bgcolor="palegreen"| 2nd |
| 2009-2010
| colspan="2" |League not held |
| 2011
| Martyr's Memorial B-Division League | bgcolor="palegreen"| 2nd |
| 2012–13
|Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | bgcolor="pink"| 14th |
| 2014
| rowspan="6" |Martyr's Memorial B-Division League | bgcolor="silver"|2nd |
| 2016
|11th |
| 2019
|4th (Group stage) |
| 2020
|5th |
| 2022
|7th |
| 2025
|TBD |
Honours
= National =
- B-Division National League
- Champions: 2012{{cite web |title=Red Bull B Division National League: Madhyapur Youth Association wins the Title |url=http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=7268 |publisher=Goal Nepal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715133155/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=7268 |archive-date=15 July 2016}}
- Martyr's Memorial C-Division League
- Runners-up: 2008–09{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nepal08.html|title=Nepal 2007-09|website=RSSSF|access-date=2017-07-22}}