The game of football is a contact sport. The whole field contains 22 players (including offense and defense.) The entry and initial start up of football game in Nepal during rana regime in 1921. The game was introduced in Nepal by the young players who had learn this game from other countries. This game was watched by a huge mass of audience and became very famous at the time.
In 1947, Tribhuvan Challenge shield was introduced by late H.M. King Tribhuvan for the development of this football game which was organized at Tudikhel in front of Haribhavan. In the year 1947, nationwide rebellion for democracy started which led to a break in football game for sometime but after the success of the tournament the interest of public in football was again the same. Thus for establishing football game in an organized way in Nepal, football association was established in the year 1951. The first chairman of the association was General Nar Shumsher J.B.R. This football association used to organize football in a regular way in front of Billiard Hall of Singh Durbar in ground making parafeet. After the construction of Dasharath stadium football matches were played there regularly since 1959.
The year 1982 was even more important for the devlopment of football. In that year 23rd Asian youth football tournament was organized for the first time in Nepal which the teams of Nepal, India, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arab, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen, A.R., Pakistan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Yemen P.D.R. and syria had participated. Hence, there were altogether 13 different participating countries.
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