Wikipedia - Machhindra F.C.
Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club) is a Nepali professional football club from the central Kathmandu, neighborhood of Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.
History
Machhindra FC was established in 1973. For sponsorship reasons, it was named Machhindra Bahal Club in 2004, and Machhindra Energizer FC in 2006. The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. The team was one of the first teams in Nepal to appoint a foreign coach, Johan Kalin, in 2013, claiming that he was the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history. He led the team to a second-place finish in the league, and was praised for his tactics.
The beginning of the 2020s started the clubs most successful time with two consecutive league championships.
On 5 April, Machhindra appeared in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-off match against Blue Star of Sri Lanka, at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament losing 2–1.
Klubi on oma lühikese ajaloo jooksul saavutanut märkimisväärset edu, võites Nepali jalgpalli kõrgliiga meistritiitli aastatel 2018, 2019 ja 2020. Machhindra FC on esindanud ka Nepali jalgpalli rahvusvahelistel võistlustel, osaledes 2018. aasta AFC Meistrite Liigas ja 2019. aasta AFC Karikas.
Klubi on tuntud oma ründava mängustiili poolest ja on tuntud selle poolest, et ta lööb palju väravaid. Machhindra FC on ka fännide seas populaarne klubi, kuna tal on suur ja kirglik toetajaskond.