Ranipokhari Corner Team
Ranipokhari Corner Team is a Nepalese football club from Ranipokhari, which plays at the 25,000-capacity Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu.[3] In 2013–14, facing serious financial problems,[4] they were relegated from the Nepalese top division, the Nepal A- Division League.[5][2]
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| Full name | Ranipokhari Corner Team |
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| Nickname(s) | RCT |
| Founded | 1932[1][2] |
| Ground | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| League | Martyr's Memorial B-Division League |
| 2014 | 9th |
The club is the oldest[1] and one of the most successful football clubs in Nepal: as of 2013–14 the team had won six National League titles, a record second only to Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC).[6]
The club was named after its location at the corner of the famous Ranipokhari pond of Kathmandu. It celebrated its diamond jubilee in 2008.
Achievements
League
- Nepal A-Division League
- Champions (6): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979, 1981–82, 1984[6]
League finishes
The season-by-season performance of RCT since 2000:
| Season | League | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | 2nd |
| 2001–2002 | League not held | |
| 2003-04 | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | 8th |
| 2004 | 10th | |
| 2005–2006 | 7th | |
| 2006–2007 | 10th | |
| 2008–2009 | League not held due to conflicts between ANFA and the clubs | |
| 2010 | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | 9th |
| 2011 | 6th | |
| 2011–12 | Nepal National League | 7th |
| 2012-13 | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | 8th |
| 2013-14 | 12th (relegated) | |
| 2016 | Martyr's Memorial B-Division League | 3rd |
| 2017-18 | No league held | |
| 2019 | Martyr's Memorial B-Division League | 1st (no promotion this season) |
| 2020 | 9th | |
| 2021 | ||
References
- Schöggl, Hans (30 April 2010). "Nepal – Foundation Dates Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- Chapagain, Rajendra (2 February 2014). "Curtains down for RCT's glorious years". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- "Ranipokhari Corner Team". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- Rijal, Ritesh (2 February 2014). "Uncertain RCT future". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- Stokkermans, Karel (1 April 2015). "Nepal 2013/14". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- Fujioka, Atsushi; Guatam, Biplav; Hai Naveed, Malik Riaz (1 April 2015). "Nepal – List of Champions and Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- "African United bag title". All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- Bobrowsky, Josef; Karsdorp, Dirk; Stokkermans, Karel (16 October 2014). "Champions' Cup 1990/91". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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