The Nepal national futsal team represents Nepal in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. The current head coach for the national men's team is Anil Bahadur Gurung.
History As futsal began to gain popularity in Nepal, the ANFA formed its first-ever national team in 2017 to enter 2018 AFC Futsal Championship qualification. Former Nepal international footballer Rakesh Shrestha was selected to lead the team in qualification as its first-ever head coach. The team lost its maiden international fixture 1–14 to Uzbekistan to open their qualifying campaign. Captain Suraj Raut scored the team's only goal and the team's first-ever tally.
Nepal was invited to Pakistan in February 2018 to compete in the International Soccer Futsal Cup 2018. The tournament marked the first time that international futsal had been played in the country. In preparation for the tournament, Nep defeated the hosts 7–5 in a friendly on 13 February. In 2019, Nepal was invited to participate in the 2019 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup. The team were defeated in all three of its Group Stage matches. It was drawn into Group D along with the United States, France, and Catalonia.
When the inaugural FIFA World Futsal Rankings were released in May 2024, Nepal had an initial ranking of 121st out of 139 ranked nations.
In January 2026, Nepal participated in the inaugural SAFF Futsal Championship in Thailand.
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
PositionNameTeam Manager Milan AdhikariHead Coach Anil Bahadur GurungAssistant Coach Saroj Kumar Chhetri ThapaPhysio Dewan ThapaInterpreter Karan Chitrakar
Players (2026) The following players were selected for 2026 SAFF Futsal Championship.
Men’s Squad: Amit Lama, Ashok Darlami, Bijay Shrestha, Bikrant Narsing Rana, Bishal Saru Magar, Dipesh Shrestha (GK), Jenish Prajapati, Lakpa Tamang, Padam Tamang (GK), Pemba Dorje Lama, Sanje Syangtan, Saroj Tamang, Subet Lama, Suraj Gurung
All-time fixtures and results
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2026
Source:https://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/rankingworld.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250723202447/https://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/rankingworld.html
Results By Years Year M W D L GF GA GD Ref20173003428-24https://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2017.html2018Did Not Competehttps://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2018.html20193003316-13https://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2019.html2020Did Not Competehttps://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2020.html2021Did Not Competehttps://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2021.html20223003324-21https://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2022.html20233012211-9https://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2023.html2024Did Not Competehttps://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2024.html20250000000https://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/2025.htmlTotal1201111279-67https://www.roon-ba.com/futsal/men/rankingasia.html All of 2018 and 2019 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup results is unofficial.
Players 2024 The following players were called up for 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification.
Goalkeeper: Padam Tamang, Aashish Dangal, Sagar Gurung Fixo: Bijay Shrestha, Saroj Tamang, Sanje Syangtan Ala: Aadil Hamid, Amit Tamang, Aruj Singh, Sumit Shrestha, Ujwol Shahi, Rajat Tiwari, Dipesh Ghale Pivot: Sujit Budathoki, Mani Kumar Lama
Competitive record FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup RecordYearRoundPosition PldWDLGSGA 1989Did not enter 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021did not qualify 2024 Total0/10 N/A 000000
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup RecordYearRoundPosition PldWDLGSGA 1999did not enter 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018did not qualify 2022 2024TotalN/A0/16000000
AMF Futsal World Cup
YearRoundPosition 1982did not Enter 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019Group Stage14th3003416 2023did not EnterTotalGroup Stage1/133003416
SAFF Futsal Championship
SAFF Futsal Championship records Host/YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 2026Group stage3rd63211812Total1/10 Title63211812
Head-to-head record
+Key Nepal national futsal team head-to-head records Opponent From To Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation 2018 2022 3 0 0 3 7 19 —12 AFC 20262026 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3AFC 20262026 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 AFC 20192019 1 0 0 1 1 11 —10 UEFA 20192019 1 0 0 1 2 3 —1 UEFA 20262026 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 AFC 20172017 1 0 0 1 0 5 —5 AFC 20262026 1 0 0 1 1 2 —1 AFC 20232023 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 AFC 20182026 4 2 1 1 18 19 0 AFC 20232023 1 0 0 1 1 5 —4 AFC 20262026 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 AFC 20192022 2 0 0 2 1 17 —16 AFC 20172017 1 0 0 1 3 9 —6 AFC 20182018 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 UEFA 20192019 1 0 0 1 1 2 —1 CONCACAF(North America) 20172022 3 0 0 3 3 23 —20 AFC 20232023 1 0 0 1 0 5 —5 AFCTotal 2017202626631761127—66FIFALast match updated was against on 26 January 2026.
References
External links Official Facebook