Team · AFC
13 Oct 1972 – 18 Nov 2025 · Elo 1089 (188th now), peak 1500
62 won · 47 drawn · 158 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 14 · Year
| Home | 70 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 87 | 73 | +14 | 41.4% |
| Away | 77 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 28 | 231 | -203 | 9.1% |
| Neutral | 120 | 26 | 18 | 76 | 108 | 298 | -190 | 21.7% |
| Tournament finals | 96 | 29 | 16 | 51 | 108 | 168 | -60 | 30.2% |
| Qualifiers | 95 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 52 | 303 | -251 | 12.6% |
| Friendlies | 76 | 21 | 18 | 37 | 63 | 131 | -68 | 27.6% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 4 | 9 Dec 2009 | 7 Apr 2011 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 10 | 17 Oct 2008 | 7 Apr 2011 | 0 |
| Scored in | 6 | 28 Mar 2009 | 7 Apr 2011 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 18 Sep 1984 | 20 Sep 1984 | 0 |
| Without a win | 20 | 23 Dec 1995 | 5 Dec 1998 | 8 |
| Defeats | 10 | 25 Mar 1997 | 5 Dec 1998 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 13 | 26 Nov 1987 | 22 Oct 1989 | 1 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| SAFF Cup | 13 | 0 | — |
| South Asian Games | 8 | 0 | — |
| Asian Games | 4 | 0 | — |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 3 | 0 | — |
| AFC Solidarity Cup | 1 | 0 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2023 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2021 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2018 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | — |
| AFC Solidarity Cup 2016 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2015 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2013 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | — |
| AFC Challenge Cup 2012 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2011 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2009 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | — |
| AFC Challenge Cup 2008 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2008 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | — |
| AFC Challenge Cup 2006 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2005 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2003 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| South Asian Games 1999 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | — |
| Bangladesh | AFC | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 30% | 1982 | 2025 |
| India | AFC | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 41 | -32 | 4.5% | 1985 | 2023 |
| Pakistan | AFC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 38.9% | 1985 | 2023 |
| Maldives | AFC | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 29.4% | 1984 | 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | AFC | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 29.4% | 1984 | 2021 |
| Bhutan | AFC | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 6 | +38 | 92.9% | 1982 | 2023 |
| Oman | AFC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 45 | -44 | 0% | 1982 | 2022 |
| Kuwait | AFC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 37 | -34 | 0% | 1982 | 2023 |
| Malaysia | AFC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 26 | -26 | 0% | 1983 | 2025 |
| South Korea | AFC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 60 | -59 | 0% | 1985 | 2003 |
| Afghanistan | AFC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 57.1% | 2003 | 2024 |
| Laos | AFC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 42.9% | 2016 | 2025 |
| Macau | AFC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 66.7% | 1997 | 2016 |
| Yemen | AFC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0% | 2000 | 2024 |
| Jordan | AFC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | -17 | 0% | 2011 | 2022 |
| Philippines | AFC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0% | 2011 | 2023 |
| Thailand | AFC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 25% | 1982 | 2022 |
| Singapore | AFC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 25% | 1982 | 2025 |
| Iraq | AFC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 0% | 1982 | 2021 |
| Myanmar | AFC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0% | 1982 | 2023 |
| Friendly | 64 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 29.7% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 46 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 15.2% |
| SAFF Cup | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 33.3% |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 40 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 5% |
| South Asian Games | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39.3% |
| Asian Games | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0% |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20% |
| AFC Challenge Cup qualification | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Merdeka Tournament | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% |
| Nehru Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% |
| AFC Solidarity Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Tri Nation Tournament | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Anjan Bista | 13 | 2 | 2019–2023 |
| Nirajan Rayamajhi | 7 | 0 | 2001 |
| Bimal Gharti Magar | 5 | 1 | 2016–2022 |
| Bharat Khawas | 3 | 0 | 2011–2018 |
| Hari Khadka | 3 | 1 | 1997–2001 |
| Manish Dangi | 3 | 0 | 2021–2023 |
| Nawayug Shrestha | 3 | 0 | 2016–2021 |
| Sujal Shrestha | 3 | 0 | 2011–2022 |
| Ananta Tamang | 2 | 0 | 2016–2018 |
| Anil Gurung | 2 | 2 | 2011 |
| Basanta Thapa | 2 | 0 | 2001 |
| Bishal Rai | 2 | 0 | 2016–2021 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 19% of these matches.
| Ananta Tamang | 47 | 47 | 2016–2024 |
| Anjan Bista | 44 | 36 | 2016–2024 |
| Kiran Chemjong Limbu | 37 | 37 | 2018–2024 |
| Rohit Chand | 37 | 37 | 2017–2024 |
| Nawayug Shrestha | 30 | 19 | 2016–2023 |
| Sujal Shrestha | 30 | 29 | 2016–2023 |
| Manish Dangi | 25 | 13 | 2021–2024 |
| Suman Aryal | 23 | 20 | 2018–2022 |
| Bishal Rai | 22 | 10 | 2016–2022 |
| Ayush Ghalan | 20 | 10 | 2021–2024 |
| Sunil Bal | 20 | 8 | 2016–2022 |
| Tej Tamang | 20 | 17 | 2019–2022 |