Most football clubs in Nepal started as neighborhood  sports clubs. They lacked any proper organization and were poorly run. Decades later, little has changed. No club in Nepal has a stadium or even a proper office for that matter! Only the Army and Police clubs have a decent training pitch, but they are underutilized. Most teams do not even have their own traditional uniforms or  a club badge. Clubs rarely train on a regular basis. Players are paid infrequently and only when there is a tournament going on. Giving these misfit organizations the title of "football club" might actually be too generous.

There are many football clubs across Nepal, but all the recognized ones are in Kathmandu. There are 14 sides considered first division teams and the Police and Army sides are also grouped with those clubs.

Manang Marsyangdi and Mahendra Police have by far been the two strongest clubs in recent years accounting for a majority of the national team players. Tribhuvan Army, RCT, Friends Club, Three Star Club and New Road Team tend to fall into the category of "best of the rest."