MMC win another tourny
31 December 2003: A lone goal by Basanta Thapa helped MMC secure the Budda Subba Gold Cup over arch rivals MPC.

 Thapa apologizes
23 December 2003: ANFA President Ganesh Thapa apologized to the Nepal Sports Journalist Forum for attacking one of their members. Thapa cited that he was angry with the one sided story against him and the lack of a chance for a rebuttal. The ASJF accepted the apology and said they recognize the importance of balance in reporting. 

SoccerAge: ANFA officials attack journalist (21 December 2003)

SoccerAge: Budda Subba Gold Cup begins (16 December 2003)
Editor's note: NepalSport will not be covering this tournament in full detail.

MMC Triumph
16 December 2003: MMC won the Martyr's Invitational Tournament 4 - 2 on penalty kicks after the match against EverReady Association of Kolkata ended 0 - 0 after regulation time.

Correction: On December 12 NepalSport.com reported that Nepali clubs have opted out of the Asian club competitions. Nepali clubs  are actually still eligible to participate in the Asian President's Cup, whose draw has yet to be finalized. It is not known whether MMC and/or MPC will participate in the tournament.

Nepal opts out of Asian competitions
12 December 2003: Nepal will not enroll any football clubs in the Asian  club competitions. Nepali clubs would have been eligible for the AFC Cup, a new competition for clubs from weaker footballing nations. The AFC Champions League is now reserved for the stronger Asian league teams. There was talk that with their vast resources Martyr's League champions Manang Marsyangdi  would participate in Asia, but it was not to be.

Malaysia here we come!
05 December 2003: A lackluster Nepali side was able to hold Bangladesh to an 1 - 1 draw and will move on to the Asian U20 finals in Malaysia based on goal difference. Nepal's lone goal came courtesy of a Bangladeshi player. This is the second time Nepal has qualified for the Asian finals of a national team competition. The last time being the Under 16 side that made it to Vietnam three years ago.

U17s out on goal difference
05 December 2003: India defeated Afghanistan 4 - 0, thus halting Nepal's U17 march. India are through to the Asian finals due to a better goal difference than Nepal.

Youth reigns supreme
03 December 2003: Both Nepal's youth teams won crucial games in their qualifying tournaments. The U20s beat Pakistan 3 - 0, while the U17s beat Afghanistan 2 - 0. Nepal now needs to only draw with Bangladesh in the U20 tournament and have India not defeat Afghanistan by more than two goals in the U17 qualifying to advance in the respective competitions.

SoccerAge: Indian club refuses to play in Martyr's Invitational (03 December 2003)

Martyr's Memorial Invitational underway
02 December 2003: Nepal's two heavyweight clubs MMC and MPC both started their Martyr's Invitational tournament campaign with victories over Three Start Club and NRT respectively. Editor's note: NepalSport will not be covering this tournament in full detail.

U17s draw against India
02 December 2003: India and Nepal drew 1 - 1 in the first game of the Asian Under 17 qualifying tournament in Calcutta. Shishir Adhikari scored the goal for Nepal. Both teams will finish their qualifying schedule against Afghanistan, but India has a clear advantage over Nepal as they play them last and will know exactly what they must do to move on to the final round.