FRIENDS
CLUB.
Nurturing Nepali football since 1972.
A 53-year-old institution from Kopundole, Lalitpur — and the home ground of more than 200 national-team players.
A LEGACY MEASURED IN PLAYERS, NOT JUST YEARS.
A KOPUNDOLE
INSTITUTION.
"Better health through sports among the people of Kopundole."
Friends Club was established in 1972 as a children's club with a reading-room facility. Within a few years it had become a full-fledged sports club, then a community institution — running football training, women's and children's programs, and even a health clinic and pathology lab.
Today, the club competes in Nepal's Martyr's Memorial A-Division League and continues to do what it has always done: produce footballers.
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FROM KOPUNDOLE
TO THE NATIONAL TEAM.
...and over 200 more national-team footballers who began their careers on a Kopundole pitch.
THE GAFFER. THE CHAIR.
BIKRAM SHAH
SHRESTHA
FIFTY-THREE YEARS
OF KOPUNDOLE.
A CHILDREN'S CLUB WITH A READING ROOM.
Friends Club was established in 1972 as a children's club with a reading-room facility in Kopundole. After a couple of years, the club diversified its social activities under the motto:
"Better health through sports among the people of Kopundole."
It eventually established itself as a well-reputed local sports club.
SPORTS, PLUS A HEALTH CLINIC.
Since the late 1980s, the club has run training programs for women and children. It also started a health clinic and pathology laboratory which became popular among the Kopundole community.
A FACTORY FOR NATIONAL PLAYERS.
The club is known for nurturing young talent in Nepali football and has produced more than 200 national football players to date. Notable alumni include Raju Tamang, Bharat Khawas, Sagar Thapa, Nirajan Khadka, and Deepak Bhusal.
The team trains at Pulchowk Campus, a ground with a capacity of 10,000.
DHAKA. THE BANGABANDHU CUP.
In 1996, Friends Club toured Bangladesh and took part in the Bangabandhu Cup — carrying the Kopundole name across borders.
HONOURS.
TRIBHUVAN
CHALLENGE SHIELD
BIRTHDAY
CUP
THE TEAM BEHIND THE TEAM.
PAST GAFFERS.
MAHARJAN
FILIPE
LEAGUE PERFORMANCE.
| SEASON | LEAGUE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | A-Division | 11th |
| 2003–04 | A-Division | 5th |
| 2010 | A-Division | 8th |
| 2011–12 | National | 7th |
| 2012–13 | A-Division | 4th |
| 2018–19 | A-Division | 11th |
| 2021–22 | A-Division | 12th |
| 2023 | A-Division | 11th of 14 |
MOMENTS OF
THE CLUB.
CONTACT
FRIENDS CLUB.
VISIT · CALL · WRITE.
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ADDRESSKopundole, Lalitpur, Nepal
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GROUNDPulchowk Campus · Capacity 10,000
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PHONE
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Want to train with Friends Club? Drop us a message — we welcome players of all ages.