
| Clubname: | APF Women |
| Fullname: | Nepal Armed Police Force Women's Football Club |
| Capacity: | 5,000 |
| Owner: | Armed Police Force |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Chetan Ghimire |
| League: | ANFA Women's League |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Position: | Champions |
| Current: | 2025–26 ANFA Women's League |
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| Website: | http://www.apf.gov.np/ |
APF Women’s Football Club (Nepali: एपिएफ), commonly known as APF WFC or simply APF, is a professional women's football club based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates as the women’s football division of the Nepal Armed Police Force Club. APF currently compets in the ANFA Women's League, the top tier of women's football in Nepal. The club has become the most successful and dominant in the history of women's club football in Nepal.[1] They have won six national league titles.[2] The club will participate inaugural SAFF Women's Club Championship in 2025.
APF dominated Nepal’s National Women's League, winning six titles. Their consistent success helped raise the standard of women’s football in Nepal, culminating in a historic milestone as the first Nepali women's club to participate in the AFC Women's Champions League,[3] [4] after winning the 2022 National Women's League.[5]
In 2024, the club went unbeaten with 18 victories and a single draw, clinching a record-setting ANFA Women's League title.[6] [7]
APF WFC represented Nepal at the SAFF Women's Club Championship held at Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu. APF began the tournament with a dominant 4–0 victory over Bangladesh’s Nasrin Sports Academy, with Meena Deuba and Rashmi Kumari Ghising each scoring twice. In their second match, APF played out a 0–0 draw against Transport United of Bhutan. The team then secured a 1–0 win over Karachi City FC of Pakistan, before registering another goalless draw against Indian champions East Bengal FC in the group stage. APF advanced to the final, where they faced East Bengal once again. APF were defeated by 3–0, finishing the tournament as runners-up.
Below is a list of notable players for APF F.C. Generally, this list includes players that have played 50 or more matches for the club, have at least one senior international cap, and/or have made significant contributions to the club's history.
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Chetan Ghimire | |
| Assistant coach | Jibesh Pandey | |
| Assistant coach | Anu Lama | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Gangaram Deuja | |
| Team manager | Bijay Kumar KC | |
| Physiotherapist | Navina Shrestha |
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Clubs | Position | AFC Women's Champions League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | NWL | 23 | 1st | |
| 2007 | NWL | 22 | ||
| 2008 | NWL | 10 | ||
| 2010 | NWL | 6 | 1st | |
| 2012 | NWL | 8 | 2nd' | |
| 2013–14 | NWL | 8 | ||
| 2014 | NWL | 8 | Semi final | |
| 2015 | NWL | 10 | Semi final | |
| NWL | 8 | 1st | ||
| 2021 | NWL | 7 | 1st | |
| 2022 | NWL | 8 | 1st | Preliminary stage |
| 2024 | ANFA Women's League | 10 | 1st | Preliminary stage |
| 2025–26 | TBD | TBD |
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Result | Top scorer(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWCL | Preliminary stage | Nasaf[8] [9] | 0–1 | – | – | |
| Sabah[10] | 0–0 | |||||
| Preliminary stage | Nasaf | 0–3 | Sabita Rana Magar | 1 | ||
BGC Bundit Asia | 0–4 | |||||
| Al-Nassr | 1–6 | |||||
| SWCC | Group Stage | Nasrin | 4–0 | Rashmi Ghising | 3 | |
| Transport United | 0–0 | |||||
| 1–0 | ||||||
East Bengal | 0–0 | |||||
| Final | East Bengal | 0–3 |