Himalayan Sherpa Club

Himalayan Sherpa Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Kathmandu (originally from Hattigauda), that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the top flight of Nepali football.^[2][3][4] They play their home games at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium.

Himalayan Sherpa Club

Full name	Himalayan Sherpa Club[1]
Nickname(s)	The Sherpa
Founded	25 September 2006; 18 years ago (25 September 2006)
Ground	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Manager	Suman Stretha
League	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
2023	11th of 14
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded on 25 September 2006^[5] and played their first tournament at the 2007 edition of the Aaha! Gold Cup.^[6] According to RSSSF, the club was "promoted from 4th to 2nd level within 2 months".^[7] The club were promoted to the ANFA 'A' Division League one year later.^[8]

Due to financial disagreements between the League Association ANFA and the Nepal Football Association, the 2007/08 season was canceled before the start of the season. In the following three years, the league paused, the game operations only started again with the 2011 season. Himalayan Sherpa was fifth in its first season in the top Nepalese league of 18 clubs.^[9] The club managed to sign the Ugandan international Samuel Mubiru on loan from Uganda Revenue Authority SC in 2011/12, Tanzania's Castory Mumbala and two former Nigerian youth players Hope Rally and Segun Akinade.^[10] Mubiru became the top assist-giver of the league and was therefore ordered back to Uganda Revenue Authority SC after the expiry of his loan agreement.^[11] The club celebrated the greatest success in club history in its second season in the top division, when it took second place and thus won the runner-up title of the National League.^[12]

Sponsorship

Since 2011, Yeti Airlines is sponsoring Himalayan Sherpa Club with Nrs 20 lakh per year for which the club's official name is Yeti Himalayan Sherpa Club.^[13]

Record by seasons

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

Season	League	Position
2007[7]	C-Division Qualifiers	1st (Group A)
2007–2008[7]	C-Division	1st
2008	B-Division	2nd
2011	A-Division	5th
2011–12	National League	2nd
2012–13	A-Division	10th
2013–14	A-Division	7th
2015	National League	Banned[14]
2018–19	A-Division	7th
2019–20	A-Division	10th
2021–22	A-Division	10th

Honours

National

• Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
  • Champions (1): 2007–08
• Simara Gold Cup^[8]
  • Champions (1): 2011
  • Runners-up (1): 2023^[15]

References

1. "Manang, Three Star, Himalayan Sherpa win". Himalayantimes. 15 February 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. [Himalayan Sherpas aim to produce 'surprise' results] "'सरप्राइज' नतिजा निकाल्ने लक्ष्यमा हिमालयन शेर्पा". baahrakhari.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
3. "About Himalayan Sherpa Club". Himalayan Sherpa Club. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
4. "JYC, Sherpa settle for a draw". thehimalayantimes.com. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020.
5. "Himalayan Sherpa (YHSC)". Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
6. "Nepal 2006/07". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
7. "Nepal 2007-09". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
8. "Himalayan Sherpa Club – History". Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
9. "Martyr's Memorial ANFA 'A' Division League '2067/68'". Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
10. "Himalayan Sherpa". Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
11. "Himalayan Sherpa secures place in A division". Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
12. "Nepal 2011/12". Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
13. "Main Sponsor". Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
14. "ANFA Releases First Installment Of Rs 5 Lakhs To All Nine National League Participating Teams". GoalNepal.com. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
15. Khatiwada, Pusparaj (2 April 2023). "United bag Simara gold Cup title". thehimalayantimes.com. Bara, Nepal: The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

External links

• Himalayan Sherpa Club at Global Sports Archive