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Three Star Club
Nickname(s)The Patanites
The Stars[citation needed]
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
GroundChyasal Stadium
Capacity10,000
ChairmanArun Man Joshi
ManagerMeghraj K.C.
LeagueQatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
2023A-Division League, 9th of 14

Three Star Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Lalitpur. Three Star Club was formed under the presidency of Dinker Govinda Amatya in 2031 BS (1974). Lt. Krishna Charan Mishra, Lt. Kedar Lal Khosin, Rajkaji Lakhey, Motikaji Bajracharya and Lt. Mehbooh Khan are the founding members. The club has been recognizable as one of the leading football teams in the country.

History

Three Star Club's football journey started in the D-Division League. The club managed to reach the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League in 2039 BS. Since then, Three Star Club has produced a steady stream of qualitative performance in national and international tournaments. Three Star Club has won Martyr's Memorial A-Division League three times and the National League one time. It is the first nepali club to participate in the AFC President's Cup in 2005.

2016–17 controversy

Being the champions of 2015 Nepal National League, Three Star Club was eligible to play in the 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round taking place in Ulaanbaatar.[1] The club topped its group for which they were qualified to play in the 2017 AFC Cup. However, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) failed to register Three Star Club by the competition deadline, so they were not able to continue competing.[2] In December 2016, the club therefore demanded a compensation payment of NPR 60 Million.[3] On 10 October 2017, the ANFA and Three Star Club agreed on a settlement payment of NPR 15 million in three installments. The club would then return to competitive football, in which it had not participated since the scandal began. ANFA pledged to arrange three international competitions in which Three Star club would be able to participate.[4]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2017 AFC Cup Qualifying Round Mongolia Erchim 2–0 1st
Cambodia Nagaworld 1–1

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Nepal   NEP Roshan Gurung
91 GK Cameroon CMR Guillaume Yves Priso Njanga
22 GK Nepal   NEP Arun Blon
02 DF Cameroon CMR Raphael Bidias Rim
03 DF Nepal   NEP Ashok Khawas
06 DF Nepal   NEP Nishan Khadka
18 DF Nepal   NEP Ashwin Bhattarai
20 DF Nepal   NEP Bijay Shrestha
23 DF Nepal   NEP Min Bahadur Dhimal
24 DF Nepal   NEP Jeevan Gurung
27 DF Nepal   NEP Nirajan Maharjan
25 MF India IND Lalrammawia Rammawia
10 MF Nepal   NEP Dona Thapa
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Nepal   NEP Yogesh Gurung
12 MF Nepal   NEP Bikram Lama (captain)
14 MF Nepal   NEP Mikchhen Tamang
17 MF Nepal   NEP Ritik Khadka
19 MF Nepal   NEP Aayush Ghalan
24 MF Nepal   NEP Laken Limbu
07 MF Nepal   NEP Hemant Thapa Magar
30 MF Nepal   NEP Managya Nakarmi
08 FW Nepal   NEP Susaan Shrestha
09 FW Nepal   NEP Bijaya Bhujel
11 FW Nepal   NEP Sanjok Rai
25 FW Nepal   NEP Sushan Shrestha
29 FW Liberia LBR Ansumana Kromah

Honours

National

Invitational

Continental

Regional

  • Dipendra Gold Cup, Kathmandu: 1 (1981)
  • Mani Mukunda Gold Cup, Palpa: 1 (1984)
  • Mahendra Gold Cup, Birgunj: 1 (1995)
  • North Bengal Gold Cup, India: 2 (1997, 2001)
  • Jana Andolan-2 Smriti Gold Cup, Heatuda: 1 (2007)
  • 30th All India Governor's Gold Cup, India: 1 (2008)
  • Aaha Gold Cup, Pokhara: 4 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  • Budha Subba Gold Cup, Dharan: 5 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2018)
  • British Gurkha Cup, Kathmandu: 2 (2010, 2011)
  • Tilotama Gold Cup, Butwal: 1 (2018)
  • Madan Bhandari Memorial Ithari Gold Cup: 1 (2019)
  • Birat Gold Cup, Biratnagar: 1 (2018)
  • His Majesty's Birthday Cup, Kathmandu: Runner-up (1984, 2005)
  • Santosh Trophy, Bara: Runner-up (1984)
  • Earthquake Victim Gold Cup, Ilam: Runner-up (1997)
  • Bijaya Memorial Gold Cup, India: Runner-up (1997)
  • 29th All India Governor's Gold Cup: Runner-up (2007)[9]

League finishes

The season-by-season performance of TSC since the first title in 1997:

Season League Position
1997 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 1st[10]
1998 1st[11]
1999 League not held
2000 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 3rd
2001–2002 League not held
2003 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 3rd
2004 1st
2005–2006 2nd
2006–2007 3rd
2008–2009 League not held due to conflicts between ANFA and the clubs
2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 2nd
2011 4th
2011-12 Nepal National League 6th
2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 1st
2013-14 2nd
2015 Nepal National League 1st
2016-18 League not held
2018-19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 3rd
2019-20 4th
2021-22 6th

References

  1. ^ "Schedule & Results". AFC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ "ANFA negligence deprives Three Star from AFC Asia Cup". myRepublica. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Three Star Club claim Rs 60m in damages". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "ANFA, Three Star sign agreement". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ Rajbanshi, Arjun (23 February 2020). "Machhindra lift Satashi Gold Cup". kathmandupost.com. Birtamode: The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "3 Star Club, Nepal take home Bordoloi Trophy". Assam Tribune. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Army XI beat Nepal team to lift Kalinga Cup". Orisports. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Nepal 1996/97". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  11. ^ "Nepal 1997/98". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Star_Club

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