Nepal national futsal team

Nepal

Nickname(s)	NeFA
Association	ANFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Gaurav Basnet
Asst coach	Thamman Bhusal
FIFA code	NEP
FIFA ranking	121 (14 June 2024)[1]
First international
Uzbekistan 14–1 Nepal    (Tabriz, Iran; 15 October 2017)
Biggest win
Turkey 0–9 Nepal    (Islamabad, Pakistan; 18 February 2018)
Biggest defeat
Uzbekistan 14–1 Nepal    (Tabriz, Iran; 15 October 2017)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances	0

The Nepal national futsal team represents Nepal in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. The current head coach is Gaurav Basnet.^[2]

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.^[3] Former Nepal international footballer Rakesh Shrestha was selected to lead the team in qualification as its first-ever head coach.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] In preparation for the tournament, Nep defeated the hosts 7–5 in a friendly on 13 February.^[7] In 2019, Nepal was invited to participated 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.^[8]

When the inaugural FIFA World Futsal Rankings were released in May 2024, Nepal had an initial ranking of 121st out of 139 ranked nations.^[9]

The following players were called up for 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification.^[10]

• Goalkeeper: 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

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2021	did not qualify
2024
Total	0/10	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC Futsal Asian Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1999	did not enter
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018	did not qualify
2022
2024
Total	N/A	0/16	0	0	0	0	0	0

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982	did not Enter
1985
1988
1991
1994
1997
2000
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019	Group Stage	14th	3	0	0	3	4	16
2023	did not Enter
Total	Group Stage	1/13	3	0	0	3	4	16

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