Madhyapur_Youth_Association

Madhyapur Youth Association

Madhyapur Youth Association

Football club

Madhyapur Youth Association is a Nepali association football club based in Thimi, Bhaktapur. The club plays in the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. It was founded in 2008 by former national goalkeeper Upendra Man Singh.[citation needed] In 2012, the team became the first club from Bhaktapur to reach the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League[citation needed] but got relegated in the same season.

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History

In 2008, former national team captain Upendra Man Singh with a few other people having football background established a social club. It did social work and also gave the youths football training to local youths to keep them from bad habits. Football For Education is the club's motto.[citation needed] The team gained promotion from the 2010 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League and again from the 2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. They reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Ncell Cup knockout tournament losing 2–0 to Ranipokhari Corner Team. They failed to maintain that form in the 2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League and got relegated by just one point.[citation needed]

Fans

MYA has a large fan base particularly in the Bhaktapur district. They have possibly the biggest fan following in Nepal. They had the highest numbers of fans attending the games in the 2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[citation needed]

MYA had got into trouble with the ANFA after the fans started throwing the seats off the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium after they got relegated blaming the referee was biased.[citation needed]

Colours

The colours of the jersey (red and black) is designed to match the Haku Patasi, a traditional dress worn by the Newari women in the Bhaktapur area.[citation needed]

Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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League finishes

The season-by-season performance of Madhyapur Youth Association:

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Honours

National

References

  1. [1]
    "Nepal 2007-09". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  2. [2]
    "Red Bull B Division National League: Madhyapur Youth Association wins the Title". Goal Nepal. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Nepal 2007-09". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
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