Three Star Club

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. 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. 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. In December 2016, the club therefore demanded a compensation payment of NPR 60 million. 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.

Current squad

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

Invitational

• Bordoloi Trophy
  • Champions (1): 2016
  • Runners-up (1): 2010
• Kalinga Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2010
• Sikkim Gold Cup
  • 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:

Under-18

Performance record

Under-16

Performance record

References

References

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3. (8 December 2016). "ANFA negligence deprives Three Star from AFC Asia Cup". myRepublica.
4. "Three Star Club claim Rs 60m in damages". The Kathmandu Post.
5. "ANFA, Three Star sign agreement". The Himalayan Times.
6. Rajbanshi, Arjun. (23 February 2020). "Machhindra lift Satashi Gold Cup". [[The Kathmandu Post]].
7. (30 September 2016). "3 Star Club, Nepal take home Bordoloi Trophy". Assam Tribune.
8. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy".
9. (16 September 2010). "Abahoni Limited lift Bordoloi trophy". Assam Times.
10. (10 July 2010). "Army XI beat Nepal team to lift Kalinga Cup".
11. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup". Indian Football Network.
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13. "Nepal 1997/98".