Editing Kathmandu (section)

== Sports ==
[[File:Dasarath_Stadium_during_2022_SAFF_Women's_Championship_Final_match.jpg|thumb|[[Dasharath Rangasala]]]] [[Cricket]] and [[association football|football]] are the most popular sports among the younger generation in Nepal and there are several stadiums in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goal Programme&nbsp;– All-Nepal Football Association&nbsp;– 2001 |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nep/goalprogramme/newsid=521692.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921030626/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nep/goalprogramme/newsid=521692.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2007 |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=20 December 2009}}</ref> The sport is governed by the [[National Sports Council (Nepal)|National Sports Council]] from its headquarters in Kathmandu. The only international football stadium in the city is the [[Dasharath Rangasala]], a [[multi-purpose stadium]] used mostly for football matches and cultural events, in the neighbourhood of Tripureshwor. Built in 1956, it is the largest stadium in Nepal with a capacity of 25,000 spectators. The [[Martyr's Memorial A-Division League|Martyr's Memorial League]] is also held in this ground every year. The stadium was renovated with Chinese aid before the [[1999 South Asian Games|8th South Asian Games]] were held in Kathmandu in 1999 and [[floodlight]]s were installed. Kathmandu is home to the oldest football clubs of Nepal such as [[Ranipokhari Corner Team]] (RCT), [[Sankata Boys S.C.|Sankata Club]] and [[New Road Team]] (NRT). Other prominent clubs include [[Manang Marshyangdi Club|Manang Marsyangdi Club]], [[Machhindra F.C.|Machhindra FC]], [[Nepal Army Club|Tribhuvan Army Club]] (TAC) and [[Nepal Police Club]].

Kathmandu is also home of some of the oldest cricket clubs in Nepal, such as Yengal Sports Club. [[Kathmandu Kings XI]] represents Kathmandu in the [[Everest Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kathmandu Kings XI |url=http://kathmandukingsxi.com/about-us-2/ |website=kathmandukingsxi.com |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-date=19 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119185037/http://kathmandukingsxi.com/about-us-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>