Three Star Club

Three Star Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Lalitpur. The club was formed in 2031 BS (1974). Dinker Govinda Amatya, 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.

Three Star Club

Nickname(s)	The Patanites The Stars[citation needed]
Founded	1974; 51 years ago (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, 13th of 14 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

History

Three 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.^[1] It is the first Nepali club to participate in the AFC President's Cup in 2005.

2016–17 controversy

Being 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.^[2] 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.^[3] In December 2016, the club therefore demanded a compensation payment of NPR 60 million.^[4] 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.^[5]

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Position
2017	AFC Cup	Qualifying Round	Erchim	2–0	1st
			Nagaworld	1–1

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK    NEP Roshan Gurung 22 GK    NEP Arun Blon 3 DF    NEP Ashok Khawas 6 DF    NEP Nishan Khadka 18 DF    NEP Ashwin Bhattarai 20 DF    NEP Bijay Shrestha 23 DF    NEP Min Bahadur Dhimal 24 DF    NEP Jeevan Gurung 27 DF    NEP Nirajan Maharjan 25 MF  IND Lalrammawia Rammawia 10 MF    NEP Dona Thapa

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF    NEP Yogesh Gurung 12 MF    NEP Bikram Lama (captain) 14 MF    NEP Mikchhen Tamang 17 MF    NEP Ritik Khadka 19 MF    NEP Aayush Ghalan 7 MF    NEP Hemant Thapa Magar 30 MF    NEP Managya Nakarmi 8 FW    NEP Susaan Shrestha 9 FW    NEP Bijaya Bhujel 11 FW    NEP Sanjok Rai 25 FW    NEP Sushan Shrestha 29 FW  LBR Ansumana Kromah

Honours

National

• Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
  • Champions (4): 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012–13
• Nepal National League
  • Champions (1): 2015
• Satashi Gold Cup
  • Winners (1): 2020^[6]

Invitational

• Bordoloi Trophy
  • Champions (1): 2016^[7][8]
  • Runners-up (1): 2010^[9]
• Kalinga Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2010^[10]
• Sikkim Gold Cup^[11]
  • Champions(2): 2008, 2013
  • Runners-up (1): 2007, 2012

Continental

• AFC President's Cup: Semi-Finalist (2005)

Regional

• 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)

League finishes

The season-by-season performance of TSC since the first title in 1997:

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

Season	League	Position
1997	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League	1st[12]
1998		1st[13]
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
2023		13th

Under-18

Performance record

Performance of Three Star Club U-18 in ANFA Youth Leagues
Year	Tournament	Final Position
2024	U-18 ANFA Youth League	4th

Under-16

Performance record

Performance of Three Star Club U-16 in ANFA Youth Leagues
Year	Tournament	Final Position
2025	U-16 ANFA Youth League	5th