Three Star Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Lalitpur. The club was formed in 2031 BS (1974). Dinker Govinda Amatya, Lt. Krishna Charan Mishra, Lt. Kedar Lal Khosin, Rajkaji Lakhey, Motikaji Bajracharya and Lt. Mehbooh Khan are the founding members. The club has been recognizable as one of the leading football teams in the country.
History Three Star Club's football journey started in the D-Division League. The club managed to reach the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League in 2039 BS. Since then, Three Star Club has produced a steady stream of qualitative performance in national and international tournaments. Three Star Club has won Martyr's Memorial A-Division League thrice and the National League once. It is the first Nepali club to participate in the AFC President's Cup in 2005.
2016–17 controversy Being the champions of 2015 Nepal National League, Three Star Club was eligible to play in the 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round taking place in Ulaanbaatar. The club topped its group for which they were qualified to play in the 2017 AFC Cup. However, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) failed to register Three Star Club by the competition deadline, so they were not able to continue competing. In December 2016, the club therefore demanded a compensation payment of NPR 60 million. On 10 October 2017, the ANFA and Three Star Club agreed on a settlement payment of NPR 15 million in three installments. The club would then return to competitive football, in which it had not participated since the scandal began. ANFA also pledged to arrange three international competitions in which Three Star Club would be able to participate. Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position2017AFC CupQualifying Round Erchim2–01st Nagaworld1–1
Squad (2022)
Honours National Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Champions (4): 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012–13 Nepal National League Champions (1): 2015 Satashi Gold Cup Winners (1): 2020
Invitational Bordoloi Trophy Champions (1): 2016 Runners-up (1): 2010 Kalinga Cup Runners-up (1): 2010 Sikkim Gold Cup Champions(2): 2008, 2013 Runners-up (1): 2007, 2012
Continental AFC President's Cup: Semi-Finalist (2005)
Regional Dipendra Gold Cup, Kathmandu: 1 (1981) Mani Mukunda Gold Cup, Palpa: 1 (1984) Mahendra Gold Cup, Birgunj: 1 (1995) North Bengal Gold Cup, India: 2 (1997, 2001) Jana Andolan-2 Smriti Gold Cup, Heatuda: 1 (2007) 30th All India Governor's Gold Cup, India: 1 (2008) Aaha Gold Cup, Pokhara: 4 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015) Budha Subba Gold Cup, Dharan: 5 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2018) British Gurkha Cup, Kathmandu: 2 (2010, 2011) Tilotama Gold Cup, Butwal: 1 (2018) Madan Bhandari Memorial Ithari Gold Cup: 1 (2019) Birat Gold Cup, Biratnagar: 1 (2018) His Majesty's Birthday Cup, Kathmandu: Runner-up (1984, 2005) Santosh Trophy, Bara: Runner-up (1984) Earthquake Victim Gold Cup, Ilam: Runner-up (1997) Bijaya Memorial Gold Cup, India: Runner-up (1997)
League finishes The season-by-season performance of TSC since the first title in 1997: ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated Season League Position1997Martyr's Memorial A-Division League1st19981st1999League not held2000Martyr's Memorial A-Division League3rd2001–2002League not held2003Martyr's Memorial A-Division League3rd20041st2005–20062nd2006–20073rd2008–2009League not held due to conflicts between ANFA and the clubs2010Martyr's Memorial A-Division League2nd2011 4th2011-12 Nepal National League 6th 2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 1st 2013-14 2nd2015Nepal National League1st2016-18 League not held 2018-19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League3rd 2019-204th 2021-226th202313th
Under-18 Performance record Performance of Three Star Club U-18 in ANFA Youth LeaguesYearTournamentFinal Position2024U-18 ANFA Youth League4th Under-16 Performance record Performance of Three Star Club U-16 in ANFA Youth LeaguesYearTournamentFinal Position2025U-16 ANFA Youth League5th
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