Butwal Lumbini
Full nameButwal Lumbini Football Club
Founded2021 (2021)
GroundVarious
Head coachBijay Maharjan
LeagueNepal Super League

Butwal Lumbini F.C. is a Nepali professional franchise football club based in Butwal, Lumbini Province, that plays in the Nepal Super League (NSL),[1] the top flight football league in Nepal.[2][3][4]

In the first season, the team finished fourth in the league table, and were eliminated by Lalitpur City in the eliminator.[5] Meanwhile the club finished 6th in second season of Nepal Super League.

History

The club was formed in March 2021 after the establishment of Nepal Super League the first-ever franchise football league in Nepal, under the supervision of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The club played its first match on 25 April 2021 against Pokhara Thunders.[6]

Players

2023 squad

As of 13 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Nepal   NEP Nishan Rana
— GK Ivory Coast CIV Kouassi Christian
— DF Nepal   NEP Saroj Tamang
— DF Nepal   NEP Ashim Bhusal
— DF Nepal   NEP Gaurab Shrestha
— DF Nepal   NEP Pasang Lama
— DF Cameroon CMR Andre Thierry Biyik Biyik
— MF Nepal   NEP Arik Bista
— MF Nepal   NEP Ashok Thapa
— MF Cameroon CMR Nicolas Serge Song
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Nepal   NEP Managya Nakarmi
— MF Cameroon CMR Ernest Tampi
— MF Nepal   NEP Mani Kumar Lama
— MF Nepal   NEP Janmejay Dhami
— MF Nepal   NEP Chandan Kumar Das
— MF Nepal   NEP Prakash Budhathoki
— FW Nepal   NEP Aashish Lama
— FW Nepal   NEP Nirajan Dhami
— FW Cameroon CMR Stéphane Binong
— FW Nepal   NEP Gillespye Jung Karki

Team position by season

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal Super League 2022 Auctions Concluded!". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "'Nepal Super League to be held from April 24". Daily Khabarhub English. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "NSL auction sees eight major singings". The Kathmandu Post. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "ANFA Teams names, logos and owner for Nepal Super League unveiled". ANFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bista's goal steers Lalitpur into qualifier". Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Nepal Super League: Butwal Lumbini Strikes Thunders Against Pokhara". GoalNepal.com. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.


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