The Nepal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 team of Nepal that represents Nepal in international competitions. The team is governed by the All Nepal Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The youth side mostly plays their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu.
History
Coaches
Coaching staff
Position NameHead coach Urjan ShresthaAssistant coach Mangal Maharjan Binam ShresthaGoalkeeper coach Sanjiv JoshiPhysio Anish BudathokiTeam Manager Rabin Khadka
Manager history Year Head coach 2024– Urjan Shrestha
Squad Current U-20 squad The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.
Recent U-20 call-ups The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby TP Training partner WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
Current U-19 squad The following final player list were named in the squad for the 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship.
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Recent U-19 call-ups The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby TP Training partner WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
Fixtures and results Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
2023
2024
2025
Competition records
FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup finals recordFIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying recordYearResultResult 1977 to 2003did not qualify Did not qualify 2005 Round 13310216−5 2007 to 2019 Did not qualify 2021 Cancelled 2023 Did not qualify 2025 2027 2029 To be determinedTo be determinedTotal0/2500000000 1/243310216−5
AFC U-20 Asian Cup AFC U-19 Championship finals recordAFC U-19 Championship qualifying recordYearResultResult 1959 to 1969 Non-FIFA member Non-FIFA member 1970 Did not enter No Qualifying Tournament 1971 Round 10300318–7 1972 Round 103003019–19 1973 Did not enter 1974 Round 103003414–10 1975 Did not enter 1976 1977 Did not qualify Did not enter 1978 1980 Group 1 (5th)04004217–15 1982 Round 2, Group A (3rd)02002011–11 1985 Did not enter 1986 Group 5 (2nd)1202020+2 1988 Did not enter 1990 Group 4 (2nd)4312010+1 1992 Group 3 (3rd)4412144+0 1994 Unknown 1996 Group 7 (3rd)4412144+0 1998 Group 4 (5th)04004022–22 2000 Group 4 (4th)1301209–9 2002 Group 6 (3rd)02002013–13 2004 Round 13310216–5 Group 5 (1st)3211041+4 2006 Did not qualify 2nd (Group 6) 02 0 0 2 0 3 −3 2008 4th (Group D) 03 0 0 3 0 6 −6 2010 5th (Group A) 3 5 1 0 4 6 13 −7 2012 Did not enter 2014 5th (Group A) 04 0 0 4 1 10 −9 2016 4th (Group D) 13012113–13 20185th (Group A) 04 0 0 4 0 12 −12 2020 Cencelled due to COVID-19 4th (Group D) 13 0 1 2 0 8 −8 2023 Did not qualify 5th (Group B) 0 4 00 4 1 14 −13 2025 4th (Group B) 34 1 0 3 4 15 −11 2027 Did not qualify 2029 To be determined To be determinedTotal 4/393121011647–41 -––––––––
SAFF U-20 Championship Host/Year Result Position 2015 Champions 1/6431095 2017 Champions 1/5430162 2019 Group stage 5/6201114 2022 Third 3/5421189 2023 Semi-finals 3/6311153 2024 Runners-up 2/6421156 2025 Semi-finals3/6310266 2026 Semi-finals3/7421143Total 2 Titles2/72814684438
See more Nepal national under-23 football team Nepal national under-17 football team AFC Youth Championship
References
External links GoalNepal: Nepal U-19 Profile