Lalitpur City F.C.

Football club

Lalitpur City

Full name

Lalitpur City Football Club

Nickname(s)

Lakhey

Founded

2021; 3 years ago (2021)

Ground

Chyasal Stadium

Capacity

10,000

Owner

Bhat-Bhateni Super Market

President

Kamana Gurung

League

Nepal Super League

Home colours

Away colours

Lalitpur City F.C. is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Lalitpur, Bagmati Province. The club competes in the Nepal Super League, the top flight football league in Nepal.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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 24 April 2021 against Kathmandu Rayzrs.^[5]

In November 2023, the club roped in Indian winger Nikhil Kadam.^[6]

The club won its first Nepal Super League title during the second edition of the tournament, defeating Dhangadhi F.C. 3–2 in the final at Dasarath Stadium on December 30, 2023.^[7]

Squad

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	MTQ	Jeffery Baltus
—	GK	NEP	Bishal Sunar
—	DF	NEP	Ananta Tamang
—	DF	NEP	Sanish Shrestha
—	DF	NEP	Roshan PAhari
—	DF	NEP	Sanjeet Rai
—	DF	NEP	Karan Rawat
—	DF	NGA	Kareem Omolaja
—	DF	NEP	Pravesh Kunwar
—	MF	NEP	Sesehang Angdembe
—	MF	IND	Nikhil Kadam


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NEP	Bibek Poudel
—	MF	AZE	Nurlan Novruzov
—	MF	NEP	Aditya Shakya
—	MF	NEP	Anil Rai
—	MF	NEP	Anil Maharjan
—	FW	NEP	Dinesh Henjan
—	FW	FRA	Papa Ibou Kébé
—	FW	NEP	Bijay Shrestha
—	FW	NEP	Niraj Chaudhary

Technical staff

Role	Name
Head coach
Assistant coach	Rabindra Silakar
Goalkeeper coach	Prabin Shrestha
Physio	Suraj Bhusal

Head coaching record

As of 13 May 2021

Head coach	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W
Pradip Humagain	23 March 2021	2 May 2021	4	0	3	1	2	3	000.00
Raju Tamang	2 May 2021	5 April 2022	4	3	0	1	6	3	075.00

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

Period	Main Sponsor	Shirt Sponsor	Sponsor	Nutrition partner	Grooming Partner	Snacks Partner
2021–	Chivas Regal	Umbro	KFC	Britannia	Axe	Current Noodles

Team position by season

2021 Nepal Super League: 3rd
2023–24 Nepal Super League: Champions

References

^ "'Nepal Super League' to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Franchise Football League from April 24". Daily Kathmandu Post. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Nepal Super League: Kathmandu RayZers Beats Lalitpur City FC In The Opener". GoalNepal.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Player Profile (Nepal Super League) — Statistics: Nikhil Sureshrao Kadam". hamrokhelkud.net. Kathmandu: HamroKhelkud Nepal. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ Sigdel, Sandesh (30 December 2023). "Lalitpur crowned new champions of the Nepal Super League". HamroKhelkud. Retrieved 31 December 2023.