Aaha Gold Cup is a yearly football (soccer) tournament held in Pokhara

Pokhara

Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City is the second largest city of Nepal. Pokhara is city of close to 350,000 inhabitants in central Nepal located at 28.25°N, 83.99°E, which is the centre of the country from east to west or from north to south, 198 km west of Kathmandu or 90 km west of Mugling, and...

, Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 organized by Sahara Club (Pokhara)

Sahara Club (Pokhara)

Sahara Club- Pokhara is a social welfare organization established in 1998. It works to enhance the standard of Nepalese football by running a social football academy in Pokhara. The academy assembles street boys and orphans from different districts of Nepal...

. It was formerly known as Caravan Gold Cup. It's the most popular football tournament in the mofussil. The Cup is major attraction for involvement of major clubs of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 and some international clubs. The cup is recognized by ANFA

Anfa

Anfa is the area which is today Casablanca, Morocco. It was originally settled by Berbers in the 7th century. The area, which they named Anfa, became a small, independent kingdom, which rejected the muslim rule that surrounded it until it was conquered by the Almoravids in 1068.From the 14th...

 and is included in its yearly calendar. The competition is knockout one and 12 teams compete for the title. The tournament is the eye piece event that keeps the spirit of football alive and handsomly reward the clubs and players and is also the longest sporting event to be held regularly.

Ninth Aaha Gold Cup

The ninth Aaha Gold Cup was held here from January 18-29, 2011. Some 12 teams including Nepal's A Division clubs, two Indian teams, Sahara FC UK, one each team from eastern and western regions competed in the tournament. Nabil Three Star Completed its double(They also won British Gurkha Cup) by beating Laxmi Hundai Manang Marsyandi Club by a scoreline of 1-0, a courtesy of Buddha Chemzong. They were handed Rs. 200,000 and Manang Marsyandi were handed Rs. 100,000. Three Star's Sanjeev Budhathoki received a motor bike after being declared the best player of the tournament. Other winners were Megh Raj KC (best coach), Three Star's Kiran Chemzong (best goalkeeper), MMC's Deepak Bhusal (best defender), Anil Ojha (best midfielder) and Buddha Chemzong (best striker).

Eighth Aaha Gold Cup

8th Aaha Gold Cup held at Pokhara Rangasala

Pokhara Rangasala

Pokhara Rangasala refers to the Pokhara football stadium and its surrounding. The word 'Rangasala' refers to the ground for exhibition and fair. The Pokhara Rangasala boasts to be Nepal's biggest athletics and sports venue in terms of space occupied. The venue is located to the south of Pokhara...

 from January 26 to February 15, 2010. 12 teams including 3 departmental team of Nepal Police, Army and Armed Police, 3 other A-division teams, 3 team from outside Kathmandu valley including organizer Sahara Pohkara Club, and one each team from India, Bangladesh and UK took part in the tournament. The departmental police club came as the champions.

Teams:

Carlton Football Club

Carlton Football Club

The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

 

APF Club

APF Club

The Armed Police Force Club, commonly known as the APF Club is a departmental armed police football club of Nepal. They currently play in the top division of the country.-History:...

 

Tribhuvan Army Club

Tribhuvan Army Club

Tribhuvan Army Club is the departmental Army football club of Nepal. They currently play in the top division of the country. The team has been known for their physical approach to the game and their stamina. The team is the most physically fit in the league....

 

Manang Marsyangdi Club

Manang Marsyangdi Club

Manang Marshyangdi Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, known as MMC is one of the most popular sports club in Nepal, which plays in the town of Katmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League.The club is one of the most...

 

New Road Team

New Road Team

New Road Team is a Nepalese sports club, most widely known for its soccer achievements. The club is located in Kathmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League soccer. Besides soccer, the club is involved in cricket, billiard etc.-History:N.R.T. was established in...

 

Machhindra Football Club

Machhindra Football Club

Machhindra FC is a top flight Nepali football team from the central Kathmandu neighborhood of Keltole. The club finished in 6th place in the 2005/06 Martyrs League. Because of an internal dispute within the All Nepal Football Association, Nepal's league was canceled from 2007 to 2009...

 

Knight Chess Club, Jhapa 

Rupandehi-11 (ANFA)

Gorkha United Club, Dehradun

Dehradun

- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 

Dhaka Sporting Club, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 

Sahara FC, UK 
Sahara FC UK
Sahara Club (Pokhara)

Sahara Club (Pokhara)

Sahara Club- Pokhara is a social welfare organization established in 1998. It works to enhance the standard of Nepalese football by running a social football academy in Pokhara. The academy assembles street boys and orphans from different districts of Nepal...

Table

Title	Year B.S.	Year A.D.	Champions	Runners Up	Best Player	Top Scorrer	Fair Play Team
1st	2058	2002	Nepal Police Club	Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, known as MMC is one of the most popular sports club in Nepal, which plays in the town of Katmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League.The club is one of the most...
2nd	2059	2003	Nepal Police Club	Friends Club Friends Club Friends Club is a Nepali football club, which plays in the town of Kathmandu.They are situated in Kupandole Lalitpur. This club is known for nurturing young talent of Nepalese Football.Friends Club has produced more than 200 national football players till date...		Niranjan Rayamaji, Dev Narayan Chaudhari	Jhapa 11
3rd	2060	2004	Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, known as MMC is one of the most popular sports club in Nepal, which plays in the town of Katmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League.The club is one of the most...	Carlton Football Club Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...	Eddie Betts	Micky Martin	Sahara Red, Pokhara
4th	2061	2005	Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, known as MMC is one of the most popular sports club in Nepal, which plays in the town of Katmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League.The club is one of the most...	Nepal Police Club	Deepak Paudel	Basanta Thapa	Three Star Club Three Star Club Three Star Club is a Nepali football club based in Patan, Lalitpur. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League...
5th	2062	2006	African United Club	Nepal Police Club	Ananta Thapa
6th	2063	2007	Three Star Club Three Star Club Three Star Club is a Nepali football club based in Patan, Lalitpur. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League...	Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, known as MMC is one of the most popular sports club in Nepal, which plays in the town of Katmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League.The club is one of the most...	Pradeep Maharjan	Rajan Adhikari, Nurudeen Sahu	Sahara FC U.K.
7th	2064	2008	Nepal Police Club	APF Club APF Club The Armed Police Force Club, commonly known as the APF Club is a departmental armed police football club of Nepal. They currently play in the top division of the country.-History:...	Ganesh Lawati	Ananta Thapa {NPC}, Bishnu KC, Ganesh Lawati	Dharan FC
8th	2065	2009	Nepal Police Club	Tribhuvan Army Club Tribhuvan Army Club Tribhuvan Army Club is the departmental Army football club of Nepal. They currently play in the top division of the country. The team has been known for their physical approach to the game and their stamina. The team is the most physically fit in the league....	Ju Manu Rai Ju Manu Rai Ju Manu Rai is a Nepalese footballer, who currently plays for Nepal Police Club and his national side Nepal-Career:...		Sahara FC U.K.
9th	2066	2010	Nepal Police Club	Tribhuvan Army Club Tribhuvan Army Club Tribhuvan Army Club is the departmental Army football club of Nepal. They currently play in the top division of the country. The team has been known for their physical approach to the game and their stamina. The team is the most physically fit in the league....	Ritesh Thapa	Bikarna Shrestha	Machhinda Club
10th	2067	2011	Three Star Club Three Star Club Three Star Club is a Nepali football club based in Patan, Lalitpur. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League...	Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marsyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, known as MMC is one of the most popular sports club in Nepal, which plays in the town of Katmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League.The club is one of the most...	Sanjeev Budhathoki	Sujal Shrestha and Santosh Sahukhala Santosh Sahukhala - Early life :Coming from a family which enjoyed soccer, nobody raised any eyebrows when he chose football over other sports as a child and the Madhyapur Football Club, which is near his house made it easier for him to spend hours horning his skills...