New Road Team
New Road Team Football Club is the Football Club own by a Nepalese multi-sports club Kathmandu Khel Mandal, widely known for its football achievements. The club is based in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu. They compete in the A-Division League">Martyr's Memorial A-Division League">A-Division League.
History
NRT was established in 1991 BS. Besides sports, the club was also active in mobilizing youth against the autocratic Rana regime. NRT is one of the oldest existing club in Nepal. The club took part in the Asian Club Championship in 1996, in which they were eliminated from the first round suffering 2–2 defeat to the Indian club JCT.For the season of 2013–14, the club decided not to participate in league and other domestic competitions. NRT were automatically demoted 'B' Division for not registering their team at ANFA for league season.
In June 2022, in a statement issued by New Road Team's general secretary Narendraman Shrestha, the club had participate in the inaugural edition of Tuan Yang Terut Cup in Penang, Malaysia, organized by Melaka United, in the pre-season targeting the upcoming A-Division league. The club then roped in few new faces including SAARC quota player Nicholas Fernandes from India and set on the pre-season tour to Malaysia and Thailand.
The club began their journey with a defeat to Indonesian Liga 2 side Karo United by 5–1. They again suffered a heavy defeat, by 5–0, in their second match against Malaysia Super League side Penang.
Players (2023)
Current Technical Squad
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Raju Kaji Shakya |
| Assistant Coach | Jeevan Sinkeman |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Binod Maharjan |
| Physiotherapist | Loknath Kunwar |
| Team Manager | Surendra Shrestha |
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
- AFC President's Cup: 1 appearance
League finishes
| Season | League | Position | AFC President's Cup |
| 2005–06 [Martyr's Memorial A-Division League|2005–06] | A-Division | 6th | — |
| 2006–07 | A-Division | 8th | — |
| 2010 | A-Division | 3rd | Group stage |
| 2011 | A-Division | 7th | — |
| 2011–12 [Nepal National League|2011–12] | National League | 8th | — |
| 2012–13 | A-Division | 5th | — |
| 2013–14 | A-Division | Withdrew | — |
| B-Division League|2016] | B-Division | 2nd | Competition disbanded |
| 2018–19 | A-Division | 14th | Competition disbanded |
| 2019–20 | A-Division | 8th | Competition disbanded |
| 2021–22 | A-Division | 3rd | Competition disbanded |
| 2023 | A-Division | 6th | Competition disbanded |
Honours
Domestic
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
- * Champions: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1995–96
- Simara Gold Cup
- * Champions: 2078 B.S.
- National League Cup">Nepal National League">National League Cup
- *Champions: 1985
- Mahendra Gold Cup
- *Champions: 1998
Invitational
- Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup
- *Champions: 2007
Under-18