Pokhara Thunders
Full namePokhara Thunders
Nickname(s)The Thunders
Founded2021 (2021)
GroundPokhara Rangasala Stadium
Capacity16,500
OwnerLaxmi Motors
PresidentNirakar Shrestha
LeagueNepal Super League
2021Nepal Super League, 5th of 7
WebsiteClub website

Pokhara Thunders is a Nepali professional franchise football club based Pokhara. The club competes in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal.[1][2][3][4][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 their first match on 25 April 2021 against Butwal Lumbini F.C.

2021 squad

As of 16 April 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
1 GK Nepal   NEP Ajit Prajapati
22 GK Nepal   NEP Deep Karki
2 DF Nepal   NEP Gautam Shrestha
3 DF Nepal   NEP Ajit Bhandari
5 DF Nepal   NEP Suraj Gurung
17 DF Cameroon CMR Ketcha Yannick
23 DF Nepal   NEP Man Bahadur Tamang
32 DF Nepal   NEP Dipak Gurung
4 MF Nepal   NEP Kamal Thapa
6 MF Cameroon CMR Bidias Rim Raphael
7 MF Nepal   NEP Sujit Budhathoki
11 MF Nepal   NEP Nitin Thapa
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Nepal   NEP Sujal Shrestha
13 MF Nepal   NEP Padam Kumar Tamang
19 MF Nepal   NEP Ayush Ghalan
— MF Nepal   NEP Sushil Rai
8 MF Nepal   NEP Bhison Gurung
9 FW Nepal   NEP Rajesh Pariyar
10 FW Nepal   NEP Anil Gurung
12 FW Nepal   NEP Ravi Paswan
15 FW Nepal   NEP Prabin Kumar Syangten
18 FW Nepal   NEP Nawayug Shrestha
27 FW Cameroon CMR Moussa Abagana

2023 squad

As of 12 November 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 Cameroon CMR Yves Priso Njanga
— GK Nepal   NEP Pujan Hona
— DF Nepal   NEP Anjal Maharjan
— DF Nepal   NEP Padam Bhattarai
— DF Nepal   NEP Sunil Ghalan
— DF Ghana GHA Joe Aidoo
— DF Nepal   NEP Dinesh Rajbanshi
— DF Nepal   NEP Jeevan Gurung
— DF Cameroon CMR Franklin Kuete Talla
— DF Nepal   NEP Narendra Chaudhary
— MF Nepal   NEP Padam Kumar Tamang
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Nepal   NEP Bipin Kandel
— MF Nepal   NEP Kamal Bahadur Thapa
— MF Nepal   NEP Buddha Bal Tamang
— MF Nepal   NEP Anish Pomu Limbu
— MF Nepal   NEP Suraj Jeu Thakuri
— FW Cameroon CMR Stephan Kojo Pappa Annor
— FW Nepal   NEP Ayush Ghalan
— FW Nepal   NEP Dipesh Ale Magar
— FW Nepal   NEP Sanjeeb Bista
— FW Ghana GHA Moses Gyabaah Twum

Head coaching record

As of 2 May 2021
Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
Nepal Nabin Neupane 27 March 2021 Present 6 2 2 2 3 4 033.33

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goals scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Technical staff

As of 16 April 2021
Role Name
Head coachNepal Nabin Neupane
Assistant coachNepal Rajesh Shahi
Goalkeeping coachNepal Binod Dangol
Team managerNepal Sujal Shrestha

Team position by years

References

  1. ↑ "'Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Franchise football league from April 24". Daily Kathmandu Post. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Nepal Super League' Football Players Auction Value". Collegenp. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.


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