Mahendra Police Club
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Nepal Police Club formerly known as Mahendra Police Club is departmental police football club 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...

. They currently play in the top division of the country.

History

Established five decades ago and named after King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Mahendra Police Club has been part of the new Nepal League since its inception in 2003.The club finished runners-up in the 2004-05 season and were third last year.

Year 2007

The year 2007 has been the most successful year for Mahendra Police Club.They started well in the 2006-07 season with a perfect blend of experienced and amateur players and clinched the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
Martyr's Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League is the top division of the All Nepal Football Association in Nepal...

 title. MPC, who have won all Nepalese knock-out tournaments till date, have solid a backline led by experienced national defender Rakesh Shrestha with young but experienced Ritesh Thapa under the bar. Another national team veteran Hari Khadka
Hari Khadka
Hari Khadka , is a former footballer who last played for Zejtun Corinthians F.C..-External links:* *...

, former national midfielder Ananta Thapa, Jumanu Rai and Ramesh Budhathoki hold the key to their fortunes in the AFC President’s Cup.
Another achievement of MPC was to be the runners-up in the AFC President's Cup 2007 after creating an upset in the semi-finals by beating Regar Tursunzoda
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda is football club based in Tursunzoda, Tajikistan and currently play in the top division. Regar-TadAZ have dominated football in Tajikistan since the turn of the century...

. MPC won US $ 25,000 being the runners-up.

Achievements

  • AFC President's Cup
    AFC President's Cup
    The AFC President's Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation .-Competition format:...

    • Runners-up: 2007
      AFC President's Cup 2007
      The 2007 AFC President's Cup was the third edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. The eight teams that competed were split up into two groups and play each other team in their group once...


  • Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
    Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
    Martyr's Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League is the top division of the All Nepal Football Association in Nepal...

    : 3
    • Winner: 2006-07, 2010
      2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
      The 2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League was the 38th season of the A-Division League since its establishment in 1954/55. A total of 12 teams competed in the league...

      , 2011
      2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
      The 2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League was the 39th season of the A-Division League since its establishment in 1954/55. A total of 18 teams competed in the league...

    • Runners-up: 2004-05

  • Nepal National League Cup: 2
    • Winner: 1998, 1999

  • Tribhuvan Challenge Shield: 4
    • Winner: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983

  • Aaha Gold Cup
    Aaha Gold Cup
    Aaha Gold Cup is a yearly football tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal organized by Sahara Club . 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 and some international clubs...

    : 5
    • Winner: 2002(Then Caravan Gold Cup), 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Budha Subba Gold Cup
    Budha Subba Gold Cup
    Budha Subba Gold CupThe cup is one of the most highly anticipated football event in Nepalese Football Horizon. The competition is held yearly in the proposed Eastern Region Stadium by Dharan Football F.C. every year in eastern region of Nepal, Dharan...

    : 3
    • Winner: 2000, 2001, 2003

  • Khukuri Gold Cup: 1
    • Winner: 2004

  • Mahendra Gold Cup: 1
    • Winner: 2004

Performance in AFC competitions

  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
1998: First Round

  • AFC President's Cup
    AFC President's Cup
    The AFC President's Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation .-Competition format:...

    : 4 appearances
2007
AFC President's Cup 2007
The 2007 AFC President's Cup was the third edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. The eight teams that competed were split up into two groups and play each other team in their group once...

: Finalist
2008
AFC President's Cup 2008
The 2008 AFC President's Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. For this edition, the tournament was extended from eight to eleven teams, with three groups in place...

: Semi Finalist
2009
AFC President's Cup 2009
The 2009 AFC President's Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. Eleven teams competed for the title and were split up into three groups, playing each other team in...

: in Group Stage
2011
2011 AFC President's Cup
The 2011 AFC President's Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition for "emerging countries" by the Asian Football Confederation.Teams from 12 member associations competed...

: 4° in Group Stage

  • Asian Cup Winners Cup
    Asian Cup Winners Cup
    The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

    : 1 appearance
1998/99: First Round

Current squad

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