Butwal Lumbini F.C.
Full nameButwal Lumbini Football Club
Nickname(s)BLFC Nepal
Founded2021 (2021)
GroundANFA Technical Centre
Capacity5,000
OwnerEvent Court Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachSanoj Shrestha
LeagueNepal Super League
2021Nepal Super League, 4th of 7
WebsiteClub website

Butwal Lumbini F.C. is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Butwal, Lumbini Province, that plays in the Nepal Super League (NSL), [1] the top flight franchise football league in Nepal.[2][3][4]

In the first season, the team finished fourth in the league table, and were eliminated by Lalitpur City in the eliminator.[5]

History

The club was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of Nepal Super League the first-ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played its first match on 25 April 2021 against Pokhara Thunders. [6]


Players

2021 squad

As of 18 May 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Nepal   NEP Sanjeet Shrestha
— GK Nepal   NEP Bishal Shrestha
— GK Nepal   NEP Bishwas Chaudhary
— DF Nepal   NEP Ajit Bhandari
— DF Nepal   NEP Suman Aryal
— DF Nepal   NEP Kapil Dhakal
— DF Nepal   NEP Saroj Dahal
— DF Nepal   NEP Youdha Shahi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Nepal   NEP Abhishek Limbu
— MF Nepal   NEP Soujan Rai
— MF Nepal   NEP Buddha Bal Tamang
— MF Nepal   NEP Hemant Thapa Magar
— FW Nepal   NEP Ravi Paswan
— FW Nepal   NEP Ashish Rai
— FW Nepal   NEP Darshan Gurung
— FW Nepal   NEP Krittish Ratna Chhunju

2023 squad

As of 13 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Nepal   NEP Nishan Rana
— GK Ivory Coast CIV Kouassi Christian
— DF Nepal   NEP Saroj Tamang
— DF Nepal   NEP Ashim Bhusal
— DF Nepal   NEP Gaurab Shrestha
— DF Nepal   NEP Pasang Lama
— DF Cameroon CMR Andre Thierry Biyik Biyik
— MF Nepal   NEP Arik Bista
— MF Nepal   NEP Ashok Thapa
— MF Cameroon CMR Nicolas Serge Song
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Nepal   NEP Managya Nakarmi
— MF Cameroon CMR Ernest Tampi
— MF Nepal   NEP Mani Kumar Lama
— MF Nepal   NEP Janmejay Dhami
— MF Nepal   NEP Chandan Kumar Das
— MF Nepal   NEP Prakash Budhathoki
— FW Nepal   NEP Aashish Lama
— FW Nepal   NEP Nirajan Dhami
— FW Cameroon CMR Stéphane Binong
— FW Nepal   NEP Gillespye Jung Karki

Team position by season


References

  1. ↑ "Nepal Super League 2022 Auctions Concluded!". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "'Nepal Super League to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bista's goal steers Lalitpur into qualifier". Kathmandu Post.
  6. ↑ "Nepal Super League: Butwal Lumbini Strikes Thunders Against Pokhara". GoalNepal.com. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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