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{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Nepal}}{{National football association
| Logo               = All Nepal Football Association crest.png
| Badge_size         = 150px
| Founded            = {{start date and age|1951}}
| FIFA affiliation   = 1972
| Region             = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| Region affiliation = 1954<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19541005-1.2.126.aspx|title=ASIAN SOCCER FINALS IN SINGAPORE May be used as Olympic series|date=5 October 1954|publisher=[[The Singapore Free Press]]|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404141222/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19541005-1.2.126.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19550614.2.157.aspx|title=Singapore to Meet Indonesia in Asian Soccer Tourney|date=14 June 1955|publisher=[[The Straits Times]]|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-date=31 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131034337/http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19550614.2.157.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Subregion             = [[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]]
| Subregion affiliation = 1997
| President             = [[Pankaj Bikram Nembang]]
| Website               = {{URL|http://the-anfa.com/}}
|Twitter = @theanfacom
|Headquarters=Satdobato, [[Lalitpur, Nepal]]
|Vice President=
|countryflag  = Nepal}}

The '''All Nepal Football Association''' ('''ANFA''') ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: अखिल नेपाल फुटबल संघ (एन्फा)) is the governing body of [[football in Nepal]]. It is responsible for the [[Nepal national football team|men's]] and [[Nepal women's national football team|women's]] national teams as well as club competitions. The organisation was founded in 1951 as the All Nepal Football Association and became affiliated with [[FIFA]] in 1972. The current President of ANFA is Pankaj Bikram Nembang. Its current headquarters is located in the ANFA House in [[ANFA Complex|ANFA Complex, Satdobato]].

==History==
{{main|Football in Nepal#History}}

=== Pre-ANFA (1921–1950) ===
The entry and initial start-up of football came in Nepal during the Rana regime in 1921. The game was introduced in Nepal by the young players who had learnt this game from other countries. Games was watched by a huge mass of audience and became very famous at that time. However, it is believed that the pioneer of this game in Nepal was [[Narayan Narshingh Rana|Narayan Narsingh Rana]] of Thamel and Chandrajung Thapa of Naxal.

There were some places, which were used as football ground for palace teams, such as Sujan Khanal, Mrigendra Shamsher Niwas Babarmahal, Mahabir Niwas Tangal Palace, Narshamsher Niwas Singha Durbar, Rudra Shamsher Niwas Bhahadur Bhavan, and Thamel Narsingh camp. Whereas in the 1930s, both local and palace teams commonly used the grounds of Singhdarbar, Chhauni, Gaucharan, Jawalakhel and Lainchaur for playing football. Despite political instability at that time football was played enthusiastically during 1921 to 1990 by various teams without goal posts, but the criterion was that the opponent team could follow the ball to the goal line.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

=== Formation of the FA (1288) ===
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== Development ==
Football development in Nepal had only been possible when ANFA started working from root level. Keeping this in mind, ANFA has given its work priority for building fundamental material for the association. Firstly, ANFA has built a hostel in [[Lalitpur District, Nepal|Satdobato, Lalitpur]] which has shown their dedication toward the development of football in Nepal by opening an ANFA office with a playground. This work of ANFA has been appreciated everywhere. Before starting a major project, the Federation of International Football Association ([[FIFA]]) provided ANFA an opportunity to represent as a model in FIFA congress. ANFA has built technical centers (or football academies) in [[Chyasal]] of [[Lalitpur District, Nepal|Lalitpur]], [[Butwal]], [[Rupandehi]], [[Sunsari]] and [[Dharan, Nepal|Dharan]] under the roof of the FIFA Goal project. Similarly, ANFA has planned to open technical centers in the Mid-Western and Far-Western development regions of Nepal in the future.

==National teams==
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===Men===
* [[Nepal national football team]]
* [[Nepal national football B team]]
* [[Nepal national under-23 football team]]
* [[Nepal national under-20 football team]]
* [[Nepal national under-17 football team]]
* [[Nepal national futsal team]]
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===Women===
* [[Nepal women's national football team]]
* [[Nepal women's national football team|Nepal women's national under-23 football team]]
* [[Nepal women's national under-20 football team]]
* [[Nepal women's national under-17 football team]]
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== Affiliated Province Football Associations ==
There are currently 7 Province FAs and 48 district FAs affiliated with the All Nepal Football Association.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ANFA {{!}} District Members|url=https://the-anfa.com/members|access-date=2021-04-27|website=the-anfa.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418155354/https://the-anfa.com/members|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:px;"
|-
! No.
! Association
! Province
! Teams
! President

|-
| 1
| [[Koshi Province Football Association]]
| [[Koshi Province]]
| Koshi Province ([[Koshi Province football team|M]], [[Koshi Province women's football team|W]])
| Kishor Rai

|-
|2
| [[Madhesh Province Football Association]] 
| [[Madhesh Province]]
| Madhesh Province ([[Madhesh Province football team|M]], [[Madhesh Province women's football team|W]])
| Nepal Karki
|-
| 3
| [[Bagmati Province Football Association]] 
| [[Bagmati Province]]
|  Bagmati Province ([[Bagmati Province football team|M]], [[Bagmati Province women's football team|W]])
| Rajendra Kumar Shrestha
|-

| 4
| [[Gandaki Province Football Association]] 
| [[Gandaki Province]]
|  Gandaki Province ([[Gandaki Province football team|M]], [[Gandaki Province women's football team|W]])
| Dipendra Shrestha
|-
| 5
| [[Lumbini Province Football Association]] 
| [[Lumbini Province]]
| Lumbini Province ([[Lumbini Province football team|M]], [[Lumbini Province women's football team|W]])
| Bhupendra Bikram Thapa
|-
| 6
| [[Karnali Province Football Association]] 
| [[Karnali Province]]
| Karnali Province ([[Karnali Province football team|M]], [[Karnali Province women's football team|W]])
| Pramod Hamal
|-
| 7
| [[Sudurpashchim Province Football Association]]
| [[Sudurpashchim Province]]
| Sudurpashchim Province ([[Sudurpashchim Province football team|M]], [[Sudurpashchim Province women's football team|W]])

| Dinesh Kumar Shrestha
|}

== Competitions ==
ANFA also runs several competitions:

* [[Martyr's Memorial A-Division League]]
* [[Martyr's Memorial B-Division League]]
* [[Martyr's Memorial C-Division League]]
* [[Nepal Super League]]
* [[Nepal National League|National League]]
* [['A' Division National Futsal League]]
*ANFA President's League
* Province League
* District League
* Lalit Memorial U-18 Tournament
* Vice President Women's National League
* Inter-School National Tournament

=== Current title holders ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Competition
!Year
!Champions
!Title
!Next edition
|-
! colspan="5" |Senior (men's)
|-
|[[ANFA President's Cup]]
|[[2025 ANFA Province League|2025]]
|
|National Champion
|[[2026 ANFA Province League|2026]]
|-
|[[National Games of Nepal|National Games]]
|[[2022 National Games of Nepal|2022]]
|[[APF F.C.]]
|National Games Champion
|[[2024 National Games of Nepal|2024]]
|-
|[[Martyr's Memorial A-Division League|A-Division League]]
|[[2023 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League|2023]]
|[[Church Boys United]]
|A-Division Champion
|[[2025 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League|2025]]
|-
|[[Martyr's Memorial B-Division League|B-Division League]]
|[[2025 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League|2025]]
|[[Planning Boyz United]]
|B-Division Champion
|[[2026 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League|2026]]
|-
|[[Martyr's Memorial C-Division League|C-Division League]]
|[[2024 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League|2024]]
|[[Bagmati Youth Club]]
|C-Division Champion
|[[2025 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League|2025-26]]
|-
|[['A' Division National Futsal League|A-Division Futsal League]]
|[[2021 'A' Division National Futsal League|2021]]
|[[Sports Castle Pokhara]]
|A-Division Futsal Champion
|[[2024 'A' Division National Futsal League|2024-25]]
|-
|[[Nepal Super League]] (NSL)
|[[2025 Nepal Super League|2025]]
|[[Lalitpur City F.C.]]
|NSL Champion
|TBD
|-
! colspan="5" |Senior (women's)
|-
|[[National Women's League (Nepal)|ANFA Women's League]]
|[[2024 ANFA Women's League |2024]]
|[[APF F.C. (women)|APF FC]]
|National Women's Champion
|[[2025 ANFA Women's League|2025]]
|-
|[[National Games of Nepal|National Games]]
|[[2022 National Games of Nepal|2022]]
|[[APF F.C. (women)|APF FC]]
|National Games Champion
|[[2024 National Games of Nepal|2024]]
|-
! colspan="5" |Youth (men's)
|-
|ANFA U-18 League (Lalit Memorial)
|2024
|[[Nepal Police F.C.|Nepal Police U18]]
|ANFA U18 Champion
|2025
|-
|ANFA U-16 League
|2025 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/football/2025/03/09/church-boys-united-win-anfa-u16-league-title |title=Church Boys United win ANFA U16 League title |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>
|[[Church Boys United|Church Boys United U16]] 
|ANFA U16 Champion
|2025
|-
! colspan="5" |Youth (women's)
|-
|[[ ANFA Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]
|
|
|
|
|}

== Executive committee ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Member<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-21 |title=Pankaj Bikram Nembang becomes new ANFA President, Bir Bahadur Senior Vice Prez |url=https://the-anfa.com/index.php/news-detail/1591 |website=All Nepal Football Association |access-date=2022-06-20 |archive-date=2022-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620230911/https://the-anfa.com/index.php/news-detail/1591 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-22 |title=ANFA {{!}} Kiran Rai appointed as ANFA General Secretary, Rabindra Joshi Treasurer |url=https://the-anfa.com/news-detail/1593 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=All Nepal Football Association |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622213927/https://the-anfa.com/news-detail/1593 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!Office
|-
|[[Pankaj Bikram Nebmang]]
|President
|-
|Bir Bahadur Khadka
|Senior Vice President
|-
|Dawa Lama
| rowspan="4" |Vice President
|-
|Birat Jung Shahi
|-
|Dipak Khatiwada
|-
|Dirgha Bahadur K.C.
|-
|Kiran Rai
|General Secretary
|-
|Rabindra Joshi
|Treasurer
|-
|Basanta Aryal
|Assistant General Secretary
|-
|Arun Man Joshi
|Assistant General Secretary
|-
|Damodar Badri Bhattarai
|Assistant General Secretary
|-
|Sarala Shrestha
| rowspan="13" |Member
|-
|Pema Dolma Lama
|-
|Manish Joshi
|-
|Anil Malla
|-
|Rabindra Chand
|-
|Bikas Narayan Shrestha
|-
|Bhojraj Shahi
|-
|Mahendra Kshetri
|-
|Purushottam Thapa
|-
|Ramesh Byanjankar
|-
|Maniraj Bista
|-
|Tika Ram Lama
|-
|Rupesh Adhikari
|-
|Dipendra Dhimal
|-
|Bharat Budha Thapa
|}

==See also==
* [[Football in Nepal]]
* [[Nepal national football team]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070714115646/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nep/index.html Nepal profile] on [[FIFA]] (archived 14 July 2007)
* [http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-associations/south-central/nepal-football-assoc.html Nepal profile] on [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]

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