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Aaha! Gold Cup - Wikipedia

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Aaha Rara Pokhara Gold Cup
आहा रारा गोल्ड कप

Founded	2002 2003 (current format)
Region	Nepal
Number of teams	12
Current champions	TribhuvanArmyClu (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Nepal Police Club Manang Marshyangdi Club (6 titles each)
Television broadcasters	Action Sports

Aaha! Gold Cup (Nepali: आहा ! गोल्ड कप āhā gōlḍ kap) is an annual international football tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal, and organized by the Sahara Club. It was formerly known as the Caravan Gold Cup, however due to sponsorship reasons it is currently known as the Aaha! Rara Gold Cup. It is considered a major football tournament in Nepal, and is therefore endorsed by ANFA Kaski, a district FA of the All Nepal Football Association.

Background

Sahara Club (Pokhara) have been running a football academy for under-privileged children from the profit of the tournament and donations from various individuals and organisations. At present, there are 30 children at the academy

The major attraction of the cup is the involvement of major clubs of Nepal and some international clubs. The cup is recognized by ANFA and is included in its annual calendar. The tournament is conducted in a knockout format and 12 teams compete for the title. The tournament is the main event keeping the spirit of football alive in Nepal and handsomely rewards the clubs and players. It is also the longest sporting event to be held regularly. For the first time in history in 2019 there were only 10 club competing due to tight schedule of tournament all over Nepal and Date issue.^[1]

On the 13th edition of the tournament, English non-league side Aldershot Town FC entered in the tournament, and thus became the first European (UEFA) club to compete in the tournament's history.^[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 19th edition of the tournament only featured 8 teams. The 20th edition was held with 1/3 of the spectators allowed by following Covid safety protocols.^[3]^[4]

Previous winners

Title	Year B.S.	Year A.D.	Champions	Runners up	Refs.
Caravan	2058	2002	Nepal Police Club	Manang Marsyangdi Club	^{[citation needed]}
I	2059	2003	Nepal Police Club	Friends Club
II	2060	2004	Manang Marsyangdi Club	Carlton Football Club	^[5]
III	2061	2005	Manang Marsyangdi Club	Nepal Police Club
IV	2062	2006	African United Club	Nepal Police Club	^[6]
V	2063	2007	Three Star Club	Manang Marsyangdi Club
VI	2064	2008	Nepal Police Club	Nepal A.P.F. Club
VII	2065	2009	Nepal Police Club	Nepal Army Club
VIII	2066	2010	Nepal Police Club	Tribhuvan Army Club	^[7]
IX	2067	2011	Three Star Club	Manang Marsyangdi Club
X	2068	2012	Manang Marsyangdi Club	Jawalakhel YC	^[8]
XI	2069	2013	Three Star Club	Sahara Club (Pokhara)	^[9]
XII	2070	2014	Sahara Club (Pokhara)	Manang Marshyangdi Club	^[10]
XIII	2071	2015	Three Star Club	Manang Marshyangdi Club
XIV	2072	2016	Manang Marshyangdi Club	Nepal Army Club	^[11]
XV	2073	2017	Manang Marshyangdi Club	Sahara Club (Pokhara)	^[12]
XVI	2074	2018	Nepal Police Club	Three Star Club	^[13]
XVII	2075	2019	Three Star Club	Nepal Army Club	^[14]
XVIII	2076	2020	Manang Marshyangdi Club	Nepal Police Club
XIX	2077	2021	Sankata Club	African Roots Association
XX	2078	2022	Nepal A.P.F. Club	Manang Marshyangdi Club

Top performing clubs

Club	Champions	Runners-Up
Nepal Police Club	6	2
Manang Marshyangdi Club	6	6
Three Star Club	5	1
Sahara Club (Pokhara)	1	2
Nepal A.P.F. Club	1	1
African United Club	1	0
Sankata Club	1	0
Nepal Army Club (formerly Tribhuwan Army Club)	1	4
Carlton Football Club	0	1
Friends Club	0	1
Jawalakhel Youth Club	0	1
African Roots Association	0	1

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References

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^ "Aldershot Town youngsters jet out for trip of a lifetime to Nepal". getHampshire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
^ "आहा ! फुटबलमा दर्शक". Eadarsha. Eadarsha. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ "च्याम्पियन बन्दै संकटाले रच्यो इतिहास". goalnepal. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ "Aha Gold Cup to be kicked off as "2nd Aha Gold Cup for the brilliant future of Orphan & Helpless Children"". 2003-12-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^ "AUC clinches 8th Buddha Subba Gold Cup - Nepal News Daily". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
^ "8th Aaha Gold Cup – 2066". Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
^ "GoalNepal.com - 10th Aaha Gold Cup 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09.
^ "GoalNepal.com - 11th Aaha Gold Cup 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^ "12th Aaha Rara Gold Cup 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^ "GoalNepal.com - 14th Aaha! Rara Gold Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^ "GoalNepal.com - 14th Aaha! Rara Gold Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^ "16th Aaha! RARA Gold Cup". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
^ "Three Star defeat TAC, claim Aaha Rara Gold Cup crown". The Himalayan Times. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

Football in Nepal

All Nepal Football Association

National teams	Men Men's B U-23 U-20 U-17 U-14 Women Women's U-23 U-20 U-17 U-14
Members (teams)	Koshi Province (Men, women) • Madhesh Province (Men, Women) • Bagmati Province(Men, Women) • Gandaki Province (Men, Women) • Lumbini Province (Men, Women) • Karnali Province (Men, Women) • Sudurpashchim Province (Men, Women)
League system	Men Martyr's Memorial League (A-Division • B-Division • C-Division) Nepal Super League Women National Women's League
Domestic Cups	Men Aaha! RARA Gold Cup Birat Gold Cup Budha Subba Gold Cup Jhapa Gold Cup KP Oli Cup Pokhara Cup Simara Gold Cup Women Ncell Women's National Football Championship Youth Coca Cola Cup Inter-school Tournament Ncell Youth Cup HISSAN Cup ANFA U-14 Girls’ Football Tournament ANFA President shield
Defunct	ANFA Cup British Gurkha Cup Birendra Memorial Cup Birthday Cup Devi Maya Memorial Shield San Miguel Itahari Gold Cup Khukuri Gold Cup National League Cup Ncell Cup Ram Janaki Football Tournament Tribhuvan Challenge Shield Wai Wai Trophy National League

Clubs

A-Division	APF Club Boys Union Club Friends Club Himalayan Sherpa Club Jawalakhel YC Khumaltar Youth Club Machhindra FC Manang Marshyangdi Club Nepal Army Club Nepal Police Club RCT Sankata Club Saraswoti Youth Club Three Star Club
B Division	Birgunj Youth Academy Club Boudha FC Brigade Boys Club Chyasal Youth Club MYA NBSC Mahabir Club Bansbari Football Club Pulchowk SC Samajik Youth Club Satdobato Youth Club Shree Kumari Club] Tushal Youth Club
C Division	Boys Sports Club Gyanbhairab Club Jamshikhel Youth Club Kalanki Nawajyoti Club Khalibari FC Khumaltar FC Naya Basti Saksham Club Oasis Club Planning Boys United Club Sanepa FC Sanogaucharan Youth Club Shree Bhagwati Social Welfare Sports Centre
Others	African United Club Birgunj United British School FC Dharan F.C. Hong Kong Nepalese Football Association Kanchanjunga F.C. Lalbandi F.C. Munal Club Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuwa Club Nepal Japan Youth Club Sagarmatha XI Sahara Club (Pokhara) Sahara Club (UK) Sahara Club (Hong Kong) Samrat Sporting Club Sangam Club Simara FC United Nepal Football Club

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