Three Star Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Lalitpur. The 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.
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| Nickname(s) | The Patanites The Stars[citation needed] | ||
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| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Ground | Chyasal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Arun Man Joshi | ||
| Manager | Meghraj K.C. | ||
| League | Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | ||
| 2023 | A-Division League, 9th of 14 | ||
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History
editThree 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 thrice and the National League once. It is the first Nepali club to participate in the AFC President's Cup in 2005.
2016–17 controversy
editBeing 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 also pledged to arrange three international competitions in which Three Star Club would be able to participate.[4]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Position |
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| 2017 | AFC Cup | Qualifying Round |  Erchim
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2–0 | 1st | |
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1–1 |
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
editNational
edit- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
- Nepal National League
- Champions (1): 2015
- Satashi Gold Cup
- Winners (1): 2020[5]
Invitational
edit- Bordoloi Trophy
- Kalinga Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2010[8]
Continental
edit- AFC President's Cup: Semi-Finalist (2005)
Regional
edit- 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
editThe season-by-season performance of TSC since the first title in 1997:
| Season | League | Position |
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| 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
edit- ^ "Schedule & Results". AFC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Three Star Club claim Rs 60m in damages". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "ANFA, Three Star sign agreement". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nepal 1996/97". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Nepal 1997/98". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.