Year Winners Runners-Up official series 1980 Kathmandu XI 1981 Shandong 5-1 Alam 1982 Kunming Army Unit 3-1 Nepal XI 1983 Sichuan 3-0 India 1984 Guangdong 1-0 Nepal XI 1985 Brooklyn College 2-0 Tibet 1986 Guangdong 3-1 Nepal 1987 Nepal 2-2 East-West (USA) [aet, 3-2 pen] 1988 not held 1989 Uralmash Sverdlovsk 2-0 Nepal later tournaments 2000 Soongsil 2-0 Nepal Red 2009 Nepal Red 0-0 Sri Lanka [aet, 4-2 pen]
Played April 15-23 in Kathmandu NB: 4 participants (all listed below) - 4 Shandong (China) 2-1 Nepal - 4 Shandong 4-0 Alam (Bangladesh) 15- 4 Nepal 2-0 Singha (Thailand) 16- 4 Shandong 7-0 Singha (Thailand) NB: other results (two matches of Alam) not known Final - 4 Shandong 5-1 Alam
Played April 2-13 in Kathmandu Group A Kunming Army Unit 1-0 Nepal Kunming Army Unit 3-1 Bhutan Nepal 3-1 Bhutan 1.Kunming Army Unit 2 2 0 0 4- 1 4 2.Nepal 2 1 0 1 3- 2 2 3.Bhutan 2 0 0 2 2- 6 0 Group B Thailand 1-1 India Thailand 2-2 Gurkha Brigade Thailand 1-0 Nepal Youth India 2-3 Gurkha Brigade India 3-0 Nepal Youth Gurkha Brigade 1-2 Nepal Youth 1.Thailand 3 1 2 0 4- 3 4 2.India 3 1 1 1 6- 4 3 3.Gurkha Brigade 3 1 1 1 6- 6 3 4.Nepal Youth 3 1 0 2 2- 5 2 Semifinals Kunming Army Unit 1-0 India Thailand 0-1 Nepal Final Kunming Army Unit 3-1 Nepal
Played April 9-19 in Kathmandu
Group A
9- 4 Sichuan 3-0 Nepal Youth
11- 4 Sichuan 2-0 India XI
?- 4 India XI - Nepal Youth
1.Sichuan 2 2 0 0 5- 0 4
2.India XI
3.Nepal Youth
Note: the standard of the India team is unclear, but it was
apparently not their full national team.
Group B
10- 4 Nepal 0-2 Thailand XI
[Goals: Piyapong Piew-On x2]
?- 4 Nepal - Bangladesh XI
?- 4 Thailand XI - Bangladesh XI
1.Thailand XI
2.Nepal
3.Bangladesh XI
Note: the standard of the Thailand and Bangladesh teams is unclear,
but Thailand's star striker Piyapong reportedly played (and
scored both goals) vs Nepal, which suggests it was a strong
Thai team.
Semifinals
17- 4 Sichuan 1-0 Nepal
?- 4 India XI bt Thailand XI
Third Place
shared by Nepal and Thailand XI (not clear if a match
was played)
Final
19- 4 Sichuan 3-0 India XI
Played April 2-12 in Kathmandu
Participants:
Nepal, Nepal Youth, Guangdong (China), Abahani KC (Bangladesh),
Bhutan, India, Hong Kong Gurkhas
Best guess of format, based on known results:
Group X
2- 4 Guangdong 1-1 Nepal Youth
4- 4 Guangdong 0-0 Abahani KC
Nepal Youth 0-2 Hongkong Gurkhas
Guangdong 0-0 Hongkong Gurkhas
Group Y
Nepal, India, Bhutan
Semifinal, or Group X playoff
Guangdong 1-0 Hongkong Gurkhas
Final
12- 4 Guangdong 1-0 Nepal
Guangdong squad:
Manager: Chen Jiayou
Coaches: Liang Decheng, Yue Yongyong
Players: Wei Xiaoluo, Wu Yaqi, He Jinlun, Zhong Xiaojian, Hxie Zhixiong, Chen Jiming,
Li Chaoyang, Wang Huiliang, Cao Yang, Huang Junwei, Wu Yuhua, Huang Debao, Li Tangxu,
Chen Haixian, Zeng Hanhe, Zhang Xiaowen
Sources: Xinhua News Agency; thanks to 'Tanaka'
Played 14-23 April, in Kathmandu, Dashrath Stadium
Note: teams from Thailand and South Korea were also announced as
participants in the original draw.
Group A
?-4 Gurkha Brigade 3-2 Bangladesh Juniors
?-4 Nepal 1-1 Bangladesh Juniors
?-4 Nepal 3-1 Gurkha Brigade
1.Nepal 2 1 1 0 4- 2 3
2.Gurkha Brigade (Hong Kong) 2 1 0 1 4- 5 2
3.Bangladesh Juniors 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1
Note: Chinese sources described the Bangladesh team as "the league
championship team".
Group B
14-4 Tibet 3-0 Nepal Youth (opening match)
[27' 52' 54' pen]
?-4 India Juniors 1-0 Nepal Youth
16-4 Brooklyn College 1-0 India Juniors
[Trevor Burnett 81']
17-4 Brooklyn College 0-0 Tibet
19-4 Tibet 1-0 India Juniors
19-4 Brooklyn College 1-0 Nepal Youth
[Deependra Dhakal 59' OG. Gregg Bergstrom missed a penalty at 5']
1.Tibet 3 2 1 0 4- 0 5
2.Brooklyn College (USA) 3 2 1 0 2- 0 5
3.India Juniors 3 1 0 2 1- 2 2
4.Nepal Youth 3 0 0 3 0- 5 0
Note: the Brooklyn College team was nominated by the U.S. People-to-People
sports committee.
Semifinals
20-4 Tibet 2-1 Gurkha Brigade
[Ling Haiyun 43' ?' / 15']
21-4 Nepal abd Brooklyn College
[The referee abandoned the match with the score 0-2 at 88' due to
fighting between players, and spectators throwing stones. The
following day the tournament officials awarded the victory to
Brooklyn College.]
[Gino Errico 54', Joswe Muscadin 85' pen. Att: 15000]
Final (Dashrath Stadium)
23-4 Tibet 0-2 Brooklyn College AET
[Gregg Bergstrom x2]
Note: Chinese news sources reported the Tibet team "the team of China's
Tibet autonomous region", whereas American sources called it
"the Chinese team" or simply "China".
ANFA Cup 1986, Kathmandu
Played June 4-14
Group Stage (last game on 12-6)
4- 6 Nepal 4-2 Hongkong Gurkhas
5- 6 Guangzhou 6-1 Bhutan
?- 6 Nepal Youth 0-4 Hongkong Gurkhas (date 8-6 or earlier)
?- 6 Nepal 4-0 Bhutan (date 8-6 or earlier)
8- 6 Guangzhou 4-0 Hongkong Gurkhas
10- 6 Guangzhou 3-1 Nepal
[Gu Guangjian 12', Zhao Daxing 48' 88' / Dhirendra Pradhan]
?- 6 Nepal drw Nepal Youth
?- 6 Guangzhou 2-0 Nepal Youth
?- 6 Bhutan drw Hong Kong Gurkhas
?- 6 Nepal Youth drw Bhutan
GUANGZHOU 4 4 0 0 15-2 8
NEPAL 4 2 1 1 5
Hong Kong Gurkhas 4 1 1 2 3
Nepal Youth 4 0 2 2 2
Bhutan 4 0 2 2 2
Final
14- 6 Guangzhou 3-1 Nepal
[Wu Qunli 7' pen +1, Wu Weilin 71' / Mani Shah 11']
Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, April 2-11
Known results:
2- 4 Nepal Youth A 1-2 East-West (opening match)
9- 4 Nepal 1-1 Brothers Union
1.NEPAL (national team) 4 2 2 0 6
2.EAST-WEST (USA) 4 2 2 0 6
3.Brothers Union (Bangladesh)
4.Nepal Youth A
5.Nepal Youth B
Note: East-West Soccer Club was a team of college students from
Cleveland, Ohio.
Final
11- 4 Nepal 2-2 East-West (USA) [aet, 3-2 pen]
[? 55', ? 89' / Ladl Jaligs (first half), Matt Isgar 47']
Played March 28-April 8 Group Stage 28- 3 Jiangsu 3-0 Nepal Youth 30- 3 Nepal 0-3 Uralmash 1- 4 Jiangsu 2-2 Uralmash 3- 4 Nepal 2-1 Jiangsu 4- 4 Nepal Youth 0-2 Uralmash 6- 4 Nepal 1-0 Nepal Youth 1.FK URALMASH (Sverdlovsk, USSR) 3 2 1 0 7- 2 5 2.NEPAL 3 2 0 1 3- 4 4 3.Jiangsu (China) 3 1 1 1 6- 4 3 4.Nepal Youth 3 0 0 3 0- 6 0 Final 8- 4 Nepal 0-2 Uralmash
Participants:
Thai Air Force - Thai League Champions
Soongsil - South Korean university side
Bangladesh Army - Bangladeshi league club
Bhutan - national team
Nepal Red - selection of Nepalese players
Nepal Blue - selection of Nepalese junior players
Group A
Bhutan 0-6 Soongsil
24- 1-00 Nepal Red 0-0 Soongsil
26- 1-00 Nepal Red 1-0 Bhutan
Group B
25- 1-00 Nepal Blue 2-0 Bangladesh Army
27- 1-00 Nepal Blue 0-1 Thai Air Force
Semifinals
28- 1-00 Nepal Blue 0-3 Soongsil
29- 1-00 Nepal Red 3-0 Thai Air Force
Third Place Match
Final
31- 1-00 Soongsil 2-0 Nepal Red
Note: Nepal Red was effectively the full national team, whereas
Nepal Blue was a B-team.
Group A
5- 3 Nepal Blue 2-3 Sri Lanka
7- 3 Nepal Blue 1-1 JW Group
9- 3 Sri Lanka 0-0 JW Group
1.SRI LANKA 2 1 1 0 3- 2 4
2.JW GROUP (Thailand) 2 0 2 0 1- 1 2
3.Nepal Blue 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1
Group B
6- 3 Nepal Red 1-1 Arambagh
8- 3 Arambagh 1-1 Pakistan
11- 3 Nepal Red 1-0 Pakistan
1.NEPAL RED 2 1 1 0 2- 1 4
2.ARAMBAGH KS (Bangladesh) 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2
3.Pakistan 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1
Semifinals
12- 3 Sri Lanka 4-0 Arambagh
13- 3 Nepal Red 2-0 JW Group
Final
14- 3 Nepal Red 0-0 Sri Lanka [aet, 4-2 pen]
Sources included: ytyz.8u8.com (Chinese website), Xinhua News Agency, http://zuqiuziliao.cn/china/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyapong_Piew-on, [MB 86], New York Times, United Press International, Associated Press, Xinhua General News, Roon Ba, "Soccer in Nepal" - http://soccerinnepal.blogspot.com
Thanks to Mark Cruickshank, Jonny and 'Tanaka'
Prepared and maintained by Erik Garin, Karel Stokkermans, Tom Lewis and Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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