| Nickname | The Young Gorkhalis |
|---|---|
| Association | All Nepal Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) |
| Head coach | Urjan Shrestha |
| Home stadium | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium |
| FIFA code | NEP |
| First international | |
 Myanmar 5–0 Nepal(Tokyo,Japan; 25 April 1972) | |
| Biggest win | |
 Maldives 0–4 Nepal(Bhubaneswar,India; 25 July 2022) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Uzbekistan 12–0 Nepal(Tashkent,Uzbekistan; 10 May 2002) | |
| AFC U-20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in1971) |
| Best result | Group stage (4 times) |
| SAFF U-20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in2015) |
| Best result | Champions (2015,2017) |
TheNepal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 team ofNepal that represents Nepal in international competitions. The team is governed by theAll Nepal Football Association and is a member of theAsian Football Confederation (AFC). The youth side mostly plays their home games atDasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor inKathmandu.
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Urjan Shrestha |
| Assistant coach | Mangal Maharjan |
| Binam Shrestha | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Sanjiv Joshi |
| Physio | Anish Budathoki |
| Team Manager | Rabin Khadka |
| Year | Head coach |
|---|---|
| 2024– | Urjan Shrestha |
The following 23 players were named in the squad for the2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Amit Tamatta | |||||
| 1GK | Jiyarath Shekh | |||||
| 1GK | Krishal Moktan | |||||
| 2DF | Aayush Timsina | |||||
| 2DF | Ashwin Ghorasainee | |||||
| 2DF | Bikram Tamang | |||||
| 2DF | Nirmal Bal | |||||
| 2DF | Ram Thapa | |||||
| 2DF | Sabin Ghimire | |||||
| 2DF | Semanta Thapa | |||||
| 2DF | Dipak Thapa Magar | |||||
| 3MF | Abinash Syangtan | |||||
| 3MF | Abinash Syangtan | |||||
| 3MF | Kushal Deuba | |||||
| 3MF | Lachu Thapa | |||||
| 3MF | Saroj Darlami | |||||
| 3MF | Prashant Laksam | |||||
| 4FW | Anil Bhomjan | |||||
| 4FW | Dhana Singh BK | |||||
| 4FW | Dharbendar Kunwar | |||||
| 4FW | Nyima Wangel Tamang | |||||
| 4FW | Niraj Karki | |||||
| 4FW | Samir Tamang | |||||
| 4FW | Nirajan Dhami | |||||
| 4FW | Bikash Bhandari | 2007 jan 2 | ||||
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bishal KC | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| DF | Madan Paudel | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| DF | Ninsang Limbu | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| MF | Jana Prakash Bam | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| MF | Harish Raj Bhatta | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
| FW | Rohan Khadgi | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | ||||
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
The following final player list were named in the squad for the2025 SAFF U-19 Championship.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar | (2008-01-30)30 January 2008 (age 17) | Nepal Police U-18 | |||||
| 1GK | Upendra Lawan | |||||||
| 1GK | Bishesh Bania | (2009-09-11)11 September 2009 (age 16) | NRT U16 | |||||
| 2DF | Roshan Tamang | |||||||
| 2DF | Rohan Moktan | |||||||
| 2DF | Prashant Moktan | (2009-01-21)21 January 2009 (age 16) | NPC U-16 | |||||
| 2DF | Kusan Nembang | |||||||
| 2DF | Madan Paudel | |||||||
| 3MF | Ram Thapa(captain) | (2009-04-04)4 April 2009 (age 16) | NPC U-16 | |||||
| 2DF | Siddant Khadka | |||||||
| 2DF | Bijay Urba | |||||||
| 3MF | Krishna Bahadur Ale | (2008-12-06)6 December 2008 (age 16) | Sankata U-16 | |||||
| 3MF | Krish Thapa Magar | |||||||
| 3MF | Saroj Darlami | |||||||
| 3MF | Lachhu Thapa | (2009-04-04)4 April 2009 (age 16) | NPC U-16 | |||||
| 3MF | Sabin Lungeli Magar | (2008-12-27)27 December 2008 (age 16) | Sankata U-16 | |||||
| 3MF | Ranjit Lama | (2008-12-11)11 December 2008 (age 16) | NPC U-16 | |||||
| 11 | 3MF | Subash Bam Thakuri | (2008-09-05)5 September 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 |  Siniloan Lions | ||
| 3MF | Bigyan Khadka | (2008-11-10)10 November 2008 (age 17) | NRT U-16 | |||||
| 4FW | Pawan Pakhrin | APF U-18 | ||||||
| 4FW | Dharbendra Kunwar | (2007-03-17)17 March 2007 (age 18) | Jawalkhel | |||||
| 4FW | Sujan Dangol | Planning Boyz | ||||||
| 4FW | Prasun Tamang | |||||||
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pemba Nurbu Bhote | (2009-10-22)22 October 2009 (age 16) | Machhindra U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||
| GK | Rojan Pradhan | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| DF | Karan Tamang | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| DF | Sujal Man Ghale | (2008-02-17)17 February 2008 (age 17) | NPC U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||
| DF | Samir Thapa | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| DF | Ekraj Bishwokarma | (2008-12-20)20 December 2008 (age 16) | Sankata U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||
| DF | Nishan Bantawa | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| MF | Binayak Tharu | NRT U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | |||
| MF | Bikram Gautam | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||||
| FW | Santosh Gongba | (2008-10-13)13 October 2008 (age 17) | NRT U-16 | 2025 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipPRE | ||
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v Nepal| 21 September 20232023 SAFF U-19 GS | Pakistan | 1–0 | Nepal | Kathmandu |
| 17:30NST (UTC+05:45) |
| Report | Stadium:Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Astha Aditya Dipesh (India) |
v Maldives| 25 September 20232023 SAFF U-19 GS | Nepal | 4–1 | Maldives | Kathmandu |
| 13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 3,709 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan) |
v Nepal| 27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)2023 SAFF U-19 SF | India | 1–1 (3–2p) | Nepal | Kathmandu |
| 17:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 12,656 Referee: Adnan Anjum (Pakistan) |
| Penalties | ||||
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v Nepal| 18 August 2024 (2024-08-18)2024 SAFF U-20 GS | Sri Lanka | 0–1 | Nepal | ANFA Complex,Lalitpur |
| 15:00NST (UTC+05:45) | Report | Nirajan Dhami 23' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan) |
v
Bangladesh| 22 August 2024 (2024-08-22)2024 SAFF U-20 GS | Nepal | 2–1 | Bangladesh | ANFA Complex,Lalitpur |
| 15:00NST (UTC+05:45) |
| Report | Attendance: 483 Referee: Afsheen Naseer (Maldives) |
v
Bhutan| 25 August 2024 (2024-08-25)2024 SAFF U-20 SF | Nepal | 1–1 (4–1p) | Bhutan | Lalitpur |
| 15:00NST (UTC+05:45) | Nirajan Dhami 78' | Report | Jetsuen Dorji 56' | Stadium:ANFA Complex Referee: Senthil Nathan (India) |
| Penalties | ||||
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v Bangladesh| 28 August 2024 (2024-08-28)2024 SAFF U-20 Final | Nepal | 1–4 | Bangladesh | Lalitpur, Nepal |
| 15:15NST (UTC+05:45) (UTC+6) |
| Report | Stadium:ANFA Complex Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka) |
v
Cambodia| 21 September 2024 (2024-09-21)2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Nepal | 1–4 | Cambodia | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium,New Taipei City |
| 15:00UTC+8 |
| Report | Attendance: 150 Referee: Mohammed Kanah (Syria) |
v
Chinese Taipei| 23 September 2024 (2024-09-23)2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Nepal | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium,New Taipei City |
| 19:00UTC+8 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 223 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam) |
v Nepal| 25 September 2024 (2024-09-25)2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Uzbekistan | 6–0 | Nepal | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium,New Taipei City |
| 15:00UTC+8 |
| Report | Attendance: 52 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand) |
v Nepal| 27 September 2024 (2024-09-27)2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Bahrain | 4–0 | Nepal | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium,New Taipei City |
| 15:00UTC+8 |
| Report | Attendance: 50 Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan) |
v Sri Lanka| 11 May 2025 (2025-05-11)2025 SAFF U-19 GS | Nepal | 0–5 | Sri Lanka | Yupia, India |
| 19:45NST |
| Report | Stadium:Golden Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Harish Kundu (India) |
v Nepal| 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)2025 SAFF U-19 GS | India | 4–0 | Nepal | Yupia, India |
| 19:45NST |
| Report | Stadium:Golden Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives) |
v Nepal| 16 May 2025 (2025-05-16)2025 SAFF U-19 SF | Bangladesh | 2–1 | Nepal | Yupia, India |
| 19:45NST | Report |
| Stadium:Golden Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,583 Referee: Ugyen Penjor (Bhutan) |
| FIFA U-20 World Cup finals record | FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1977 to 2003 | did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
 2005 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | ||||||||||
 2007 to 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
 2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||||||||
 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
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 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
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| Year | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1959 to 1969 | Non-FIFA member | Non-FIFA member | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Did not enter | No Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||||||||||
 1971 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | –19 | ||||||||||
 1973 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Round 1[3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | –10 | ||||||||||
 1975 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Group 1 (5th)[4] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | –15 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | Round 2, Group A (3rd)[5] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
 1986 | Group 5 (2nd)[6] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||||||||||
 1988 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Group 4 (2nd)[7] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Group 3 (3rd)[8] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
 1996 | Group 7 (3rd)[9] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Group 4 (5th)[10] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | –22 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Group 4 (4th)[11] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | –9 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Group 6 (3rd)[12] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | Group 5 (1st)[13] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +4 | |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | 2nd (Group 6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 4th (Group D) | 0 | 3 | 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) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 4th (Group D) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | –13 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 5th (Group A) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Cencelled due toCOVID-19 | 4th (Group D) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 5th (Group B) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | |||||||||
| 2025 | 4th (Group B) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | ||||||||||
| Total | 4/39 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 47 | –41 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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| Host/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2015 | Champions | 1/6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 2017 | Champions | 1/5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | Third | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | 3/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 2/6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | Semi-finals | 3/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 2 Titles | 2/7 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 35 |
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