Year Winners Runners-Upofficial series1980 Kathmandu XI1981 Shandong 5-1 Alam1982 Kunming Army Unit 3-1 Nepal XI1983 Sichuan 3-0 India1984 Guangdong 1-0 Nepal XI1985 Brooklyn College 2-0 Tibet1986 Guangdong 3-1 Nepal1987 Nepal 2-2 East-West (USA) [aet, 3-2 pen]1988 not held1989 Uralmash Sverdlovsk 2-0 Nepallater tournaments2000 Soongsil 2-0 Nepal Red2009 Nepal Red 0-0 Sri Lanka [aet, 4-2 pen]
Played April 15-23 in Kathmandu NB: 4 participants (all listed below) - 4 Shandong (China) 2-1 Nepal - 4 Shandong 4-0 Alam (Bangladesh)15- 4 Nepal 2-0 Singha (Thailand)16- 4 Shandong 7-0 Singha (Thailand)NB: other results (two matches of Alam) not knownFinal - 4 Shandong 5-1 Alam
Played April 2-13 in KathmanduGroup AKunming Army Unit 1-0 NepalKunming Army Unit 3-1 BhutanNepal 3-1 Bhutan 1.Kunming Army Unit 2 2 0 0 4- 1 4 2.Nepal 2 1 0 1 3- 2 2 3.Bhutan 2 0 0 2 2- 6 0Group BThailand 1-1 IndiaThailand 2-2 Gurkha BrigadeThailand 1-0 Nepal YouthIndia 2-3 Gurkha BrigadeIndia 3-0 Nepal YouthGurkha Brigade 1-2 Nepal Youth 1.Thailand 3 1 2 0 4- 3 4 2.India 3 1 1 1 6- 4 3 3.Gurkha Brigade 3 1 1 1 6- 6 3 4.Nepal Youth 3 1 0 2 2- 5 2SemifinalsKunming Army Unit 1-0 IndiaThailand 0-1 NepalFinalKunming Army Unit 3-1 Nepal
Played April 9-19 in KathmanduGroup A 9- 4 Sichuan 3-0 Nepal Youth11- 4 Sichuan 2-0 India XI ?- 4 India XI - Nepal Youth 1.Sichuan 2 2 0 0 5- 0 4 2.India XI 3.Nepal YouthNote: the standard of the India team is unclear, but it was apparently not their full national team.Group B10- 4 Nepal 0-2 Thailand XI [Goals: Piyapong Piew-On x2] ?- 4 Nepal - Bangladesh XI ?- 4 Thailand XI - Bangladesh XI 1.Thailand XI 2.Nepal 3.Bangladesh XINote: the standard of the Thailand and Bangladesh teams is unclear, but Thailand's star striker Piyapong reportedly played (and scored both goals) vs Nepal, which suggests it was a strong Thai team.Semifinals17- 4 Sichuan 1-0 Nepal ?- 4 India XI bt Thailand XIThird Place shared by Nepal and Thailand XI (not clear if a match was played)Final19- 4 Sichuan 3-0 India XI
Played April 2-12 in KathmanduParticipants:Nepal, Nepal Youth, Guangdong (China), Abahani KC (Bangladesh), Bhutan, India, Hong Kong GurkhasBest guess of format, based on known results:Group X 2- 4 Guangdong 1-1 Nepal Youth 4- 4 Guangdong 0-0 Abahani KC Nepal Youth 0-2 Hongkong Gurkhas Guangdong 0-0 Hongkong GurkhasGroup YNepal, India, BhutanSemifinal, or Group X playoff Guangdong 1-0 Hongkong GurkhasFinal12- 4 Guangdong 1-0 NepalGuangdong squad:Manager: Chen JiayouCoaches: Liang Decheng, Yue YongyongPlayers: Wei Xiaoluo, Wu Yaqi, He Jinlun, Zhong Xiaojian, Hxie Zhixiong, Chen Jiming, Li Chaoyang, Wang Huiliang, Cao Yang, Huang Junwei, Wu Yuhua, Huang Debao, Li Tangxu, Chen Haixian, Zeng Hanhe, Zhang XiaowenSources: Xinhua News Agency; thanks to 'Tanaka'
Played 14-23 April, in Kathmandu, Dashrath StadiumNote: teams from Thailand and South Korea were also announced as participants in the original draw.Group A ?-4 Gurkha Brigade 3-2 Bangladesh Juniors ?-4 Nepal 1-1 Bangladesh Juniors ?-4 Nepal 3-1 Gurkha Brigade 1.Nepal 2 1 1 0 4- 2 3 2.Gurkha Brigade (Hong Kong) 2 1 0 1 4- 5 2 3.Bangladesh Juniors 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1Note: Chinese sources described the Bangladesh team as "the league championship team".Group B14-4 Tibet 3-0 Nepal Youth (opening match) [27' 52' 54' pen] ?-4 India Juniors 1-0 Nepal Youth16-4 Brooklyn College 1-0 India Juniors [Trevor Burnett 81']17-4 Brooklyn College 0-0 Tibet19-4 Tibet 1-0 India Juniors19-4 Brooklyn College 1-0 Nepal Youth [Deependra Dhakal 59' OG. Gregg Bergstrom missed a penalty at 5'] 1.Tibet 3 2 1 0 4- 0 5 2.Brooklyn College (USA) 3 2 1 0 2- 0 5 3.India Juniors 3 1 0 2 1- 2 2 4.Nepal Youth 3 0 0 3 0- 5 0Note: the Brooklyn College team was nominated by the U.S. People-to-People sports committee.Semifinals20-4 Tibet 2-1 Gurkha Brigade [Ling Haiyun 43' ?' / 15']21-4 Nepal abd Brooklyn College [The referee abandoned the match with the score 0-2 at 88' due to fighting between players, and spectators throwing stones. The following day the tournament officials awarded the victory to Brooklyn College.] [Gino Errico 54', Joswe Muscadin 85' pen. Att: 15000]Final (Dashrath Stadium)23-4 Tibet 0-2 Brooklyn College AET [Gregg Bergstrom x2]Note: Chinese news sources reported the Tibet team "the team of China's Tibet autonomous region", whereas American sources called it "the Chinese team" or simply "China".
ANFA Cup 1986, KathmanduPlayed June 4-14Group Stage (last game on 12-6) 4- 6 Nepal 4-2 Hongkong Gurkhas 5- 6 Guangzhou 6-1 Bhutan ?- 6 Nepal Youth 0-4 Hongkong Gurkhas (date 8-6 or earlier) ?- 6 Nepal 4-0 Bhutan (date 8-6 or earlier) 8- 6 Guangzhou 4-0 Hongkong Gurkhas10- 6 Guangzhou 3-1 Nepal [Gu Guangjian 12', Zhao Daxing 48' 88' / Dhirendra Pradhan] ?- 6 Nepal drw Nepal Youth ?- 6 Guangzhou 2-0 Nepal Youth ?- 6 Bhutan drw Hong Kong Gurkhas ?- 6 Nepal Youth drw BhutanGUANGZHOU 4 4 0 0 15-2 8NEPAL 4 2 1 1 5Hong Kong Gurkhas 4 1 1 2 3Nepal Youth 4 0 2 2 2Bhutan 4 0 2 2 2Final14- 6 Guangzhou 3-1 Nepal [Wu Qunli 7' pen +1, Wu Weilin 71' / Mani Shah 11']
Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, April 2-11 Known results: 2- 4 Nepal Youth A 1-2 East-West (opening match) 9- 4 Nepal 1-1 Brothers Union 1.NEPAL (national team) 4 2 2 0 6 2.EAST-WEST (USA) 4 2 2 0 6 3.Brothers Union (Bangladesh) 4.Nepal Youth A 5.Nepal Youth BNote: East-West Soccer Club was a team of college students from Cleveland, Ohio.Final11- 4 Nepal 2-2 East-West (USA) [aet, 3-2 pen] [? 55', ? 89' / Ladl Jaligs (first half), Matt Isgar 47']
Played March 28-April 8Group Stage28- 3 Jiangsu 3-0 Nepal Youth30- 3 Nepal 0-3 Uralmash 1- 4 Jiangsu 2-2 Uralmash 3- 4 Nepal 2-1 Jiangsu 4- 4 Nepal Youth 0-2 Uralmash 6- 4 Nepal 1-0 Nepal Youth 1.FK URALMASH (Sverdlovsk, USSR) 3 2 1 0 7- 2 5 2.NEPAL 3 2 0 1 3- 4 4 3.Jiangsu (China) 3 1 1 1 6- 4 3 4.Nepal Youth 3 0 0 3 0- 6 0Final 8- 4 Nepal 0-2 Uralmash
Participants:Thai Air Force - Thai League ChampionsSoongsil - South Korean university sideBangladesh Army - Bangladeshi league clubBhutan - national teamNepal Red - selection of Nepalese playersNepal Blue - selection of Nepalese junior playersGroup A Bhutan 0-6 Soongsil24- 1-00 Nepal Red 0-0 Soongsil26- 1-00 Nepal Red 1-0 BhutanGroup B25- 1-00 Nepal Blue 2-0 Bangladesh Army 27- 1-00 Nepal Blue 0-1 Thai Air ForceSemifinals28- 1-00 Nepal Blue 0-3 Soongsil29- 1-00 Nepal Red 3-0 Thai Air Force Third Place MatchFinal31- 1-00 Soongsil 2-0 Nepal Red
Note: Nepal Red was effectively the full national team, whereas Nepal Blue was a B-team.Group A 5- 3 Nepal Blue 2-3 Sri Lanka 7- 3 Nepal Blue 1-1 JW Group 9- 3 Sri Lanka 0-0 JW Group 1.SRI LANKA 2 1 1 0 3- 2 4 2.JW GROUP (Thailand) 2 0 2 0 1- 1 2 3.Nepal Blue 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1Group B 6- 3 Nepal Red 1-1 Arambagh 8- 3 Arambagh 1-1 Pakistan11- 3 Nepal Red 1-0 Pakistan 1.NEPAL RED 2 1 1 0 2- 1 4 2.ARAMBAGH KS (Bangladesh) 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2 3.Pakistan 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1Semifinals12- 3 Sri Lanka 4-0 Arambagh13- 3 Nepal Red 2-0 JW GroupFinal14- 3 Nepal Red 0-0 Sri Lanka [aet, 4-2 pen]
Sources included:ytyz.8u8.com (Chinese website),Xinhua News Agency, http://zuqiuziliao.cn/china/,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyapong_Piew-on, [MB 86],New York Times, United Press International, Associated Press, Xinhua General News, Roon Ba, "Soccer in Nepal" - http://soccerinnepal.blogspot.com
Thanks to Mark Cruickshank, Jonny and 'Tanaka'
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