| Clubname: | Church Boys United |
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| Fullname: | Church Boys United Football Club |
| Nickname: | The White Lions |
| Founded: | [1] |
| Ground: | Chyasal Stadium |
| Capacity: | 10,000 |
| Chairman: | Tanka Lal Rai |
| Manager: | Bal Gopal Maharjan |
| League: | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | 1st of 14 (Champions) |
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| Website: | https://churchboys.org/index.php |
Church Boys United (formally known as Church Boys FC)[2] is a Nepali professional football club from Balkumri, neighborhood of Lalitpur, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[3] The club was first promoted to Martyr's Memorial A-Division League in 2022, having won the 2022 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.[4]
The club was founded in 2009, but only participated in local tournaments. In 2019, they qualified for the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League, which was their fifth attempt in C-Division League Qualifier (previously known as Martyr's Memorial 'D' Division League) and were promoted to the top-level Martyr's Memorial A-Division League within two seasons, in what The Kathmandu Post highlighted as "a remarkable journey".[4]
In 2023, the club clinched Simara Gold Cup title, defeating Himalayan Sherpa Club in the final.[5] [6]
The season-by-season performance of Church Boys United. Until 2019, the team only participated in local tournaments, while attempting to qualify for the third-tier Martyr's Memorial C-Division League. The earliest qualification was in 2012.[7]
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | C-Division Qualifiers | Promoted[8] | |
| 2021 | C-Division | 1st[9] | |
| 2022 | B-Division | 1st | |
| 2023 | A-Division | 1st | |