Pokhara Cup

Football tournament

Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup

Founded	2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Region	Kaski District, Nepal
Number of teams	12
Current champions	Dauphins Family Club
Most successful club(s)	Manang Marsyangdi Club (3 titles)
2019 Pokhara Cup

The Pokhara Cup, currently known as the Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup, is an annual international football knockout tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal and is organized by ANFA Kaski. For sponsorship reasons, it was formerly also known as Safal Pokhara Cup.

History

The tournament was formed as the Pokhara Gold Cup in 2011. ANFA Kaski announced that it would form new subcommittees to account for the administration of the cup.^[1]

Venue

The Pokhara Cup is held at the Pokhara Rangasala, a multipurpose sports venue that is frequently used for football.

Pokhara	Pokhara Rangasala
Pokhara Rangasala
Capacity: 5,000

Previous winners

Edition	Year (B.S.)*	Year (A.D.)**	Winner	Runners Up
I	2068	2011	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club^[2]	Nepal Army Club^[3]
II	2069	2012	Manang Marsyangdi Club^[4]	Machhindra Football Club
III	2070	2013	Manang Marsyangdi Club^[5]	Three Star Club
IV	2071	2015	Nepal Police Club^[6]	Three Star Club
IV	2072	2016	Manang Marshyangdi Club^[7]	Nepal Army Club
V	Not held^{[citation needed]}
VI^[8]	2075	2019	Dauphins Family Club^[9]	APF Club

*Denotes Nepali calendar date

**Denotes Gregorian calendar date

Most successful teams

Club	Champions	Runners-Up
Manang Marshyangdi Club	3	0
Nepal Police Club	1	0
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	1	0
Dauphins Family Club	1	0
Nepal Army Club	0	2
Three Star Club	0	2
Machhindra Football Club	0	1
APF Club	0	1

References

^ "Pokhara: Sub-Committees Formed for Pokhara Gold Cup". Goal Nepal. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "Sk Jamal take Pokhara Cup". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ "The financial express - Financial Online News portal". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ "Safal Pokhara Cup 2069: MMC wins second trophy in a month". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ "Safal Pokhara Cup 2070: MMC successfully defends their crown after beating Three Star". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ "Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2071: NPC beats Three Star in sudden death". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ "Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2072: MMC trash Army 5-0". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ "Pokhara Cup to kick off on January 29". The Kathmandu Post. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "Dauphins Wins Title Of Mankamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup 2075". Goal Nepal. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

Football in Nepal

All Nepal Football Association

National teams	Men Men's B U-23 U-20 U-17 U-14 Women Women's U-23 U-20 U-17 U-14
League system	Men Martyr's Memorial League (A-Division • B-Division • C-Division) Super League Women National Women's League
Domestic Cups	Men Aaha! RARA Gold Cup Birat Gold Cup Budha Subba Gold Cup Jhapa Gold Cup KP Oli Cup Pokhara Cup Simara Gold Cup Women Ncell Women's National Football Championship Youth Coca Cola Cup Inter-school Tournament Ncell Youth Cup HISSAN Cup ANFA U-14 Girls’ Football Tournament ANFA President shield
Defunct	ANFA Cup British Gurkha Cup Birendra Memorial Cup Birthday Cup Devi Maya Memorial Shield San Miguel Itahari Gold Cup Khukuri Gold Cup National League Cup Ncell Cup Ram Janaki Football Tournament Tribhuvan Challenge Shield Wai Wai Trophy National League

Clubs

A-Division	APF Club Boys Union Club Friends Club Himalayan Sherpa Club Jawalakhel YC Khumaltar Youth Club Machhindra FC Manang Marshyangdi Club Nepal Army Club Nepal Police Club RCT Sankata Club Saraswoti Youth Club Three Star Club
B Division	Birgunj Youth Academy Club Boudha FC Brigade Boys Club Chyasal Youth Club MYA NBSC Mahabir Club Bansbari Football Club Pulchowk SC Samajik Youth Club Satdobato Youth Club Shree Kumari Club] Tushal Youth Club
C Division	Boys Sports Club Gyanbhairab Club Jamshikhel Youth Club Kalanki Nawajyoti Club Khalibari FC Khumaltar FC Naya Basti Saksham Club Oasis Club Planning Boys United Club Sanepa FC Sanogaucharan Youth Club Shree Bhagwati Social Welfare Sports Centre
Others	African United Club Birgunj United British School FC Dharan F.C. Hong Kong Nepalese Football Association Kanchanjunga F.C. Lalbandi F.C. Munal Club Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuwa Club Nepal Japan Youth Club Sagarmatha XI Sahara Club (Pokhara) Sahara Club (UK) Sahara Club (Hong Kong) Samrat Sporting Club Sangam Club Simara FC United Nepal Football Club