History
Machhindra Football Club (formerly known as Machhindra Bahal Club) is a Nepali professional football club based in the central Kathmandu neighborhood of Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.
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Machhindra FC was established in 1973. For sponsorship reasons, it was named Machhindra Bahal Club in 2004, and Machhindra Energizer FC in 2006. The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. They appointed Swede Johan Kalin in 2013, claiming to be the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history. He led the team to a second-place finish in the league, and was praised for his tactics.
The beginning of the 2020s represented the club's most successful time with two consecutive league championships. On 5 April Machhindra appeared in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-off match against Blue Star of Sri Lanka, at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament by losing 2–1.
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Squad
| # | Goalkeepers | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | B. Shrestha | ||
| 26 | L. Maharjan | ||
| 31 | P. Bhandari |
| # | Defenders | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | D. Chaudhary | ||
| 19 | D. Tamang | ||
| 24 | T. Gurung | ||
| B. Suraj |
| # | Forwards | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | A. Oladipo | ||
| 10 | B. Gharti Magar | ||
| 11 | A. Chaudhary | ||
| 14 | Rejin Subba | ||
| 33 | B. Bhujel |
