2021 Nepal Super League
First season of NSL
Football league season
- Goalkeeper: Kiran Chemjong (Dhangadhi FC)[1]
- Defender: Dinesh Rajbanshi (Dhangadhi FC)[1]
- Midfielder: Messouke Oloumou (Kathmandu Rayzrs)[1]
- Forward: Anjan Bista (Lalitpur City)[1]
(6 May 2021)
Kathmandu Rayzrs
Lalitpur City
FC Chitwan
FC Chitwan
2023/24 Nepal Super League →
The 2021 Nepal Super League was the first season of the Nepal Super League, the first professional franchise based club football league of Nepal. Seven franchises participated in the tournament played at the Dasharath Rangasala from 24 April to 15 May 2021.[2][3] Kathmandu Rayzrs won the title after beating Dhangadhi FC in the final on 15 May 2021.[4][5]
Venue
All matches were played at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu | |
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Dasarath Rangasala | |
Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Teams
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Locations of the NSL clubsPersonnel and sponsorship
Team | Head Coach[6] | Captain[6] | Marquee Player | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Biratnagar City FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | SIX5SIX | Janaki Water Tank |
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Yamaha RayZR 125FI |
Lalitpur City FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Umbro | Chivas Regal |
FC Chitwan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Li-Ning | IME Group |
Pokhara Thunders | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Attsh | Hyundai |
Butwal Lumbini F.C. | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | KTM CTY | eHub |
Dhangadhi FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | T10 Sports | Kia Nepal[7] |
Personnel changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Lalitpur City FC | ![]() | Mutual consent | 2 May 2021 | 6th | ![]() | 2 May 2021[8] |
Foreign players
Each team can recruit three overseas players and field up to two in a match at a time.[9]
Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Biratnagar City FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Lalitpur City FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
FC Chitwan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Pokhara Thunders | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Butwal Lumbini F.C. | ![]() | ![]() | |
Dhangadhi FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Regular season
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs (C) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Dhangadhi | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | Lalitpur City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | |
4 | Butwal Lumbini | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
5 | Pokhara Thunders | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 | |
6 | Biratnagar City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | |
7 | Chitwan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
Source: Goal Nepal
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions
Results
Home \ Away | BCFC | BLFC | DFC | FCC | KRFC | LCFC | PTFC |
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Biratnagar City | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | 0–4 | 0–1 |
Butwal Lumbini | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
Dhangadhi | — | — | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 |
Chitwan | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — |
Kathmandu Rayzrs | 5–4 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Lalitpur City | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
Pokhara Thunders | — | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: Goal Nepal
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Round robin
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC v Lalitpur City FC
24 April 2021 1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | 1–0 | Lalitpur City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Stéphane Binong ![]() Koara Larba Florest
| Report | Saroj Lama ![]() Niroj Basnet ![]() | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Sanjog Rai (footballer) (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
Biratnagar City FC v Dhangadhi FC
25 April 2021 2 | Biratnagar City FC | 3–0 | Dhangadhi FC | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
| Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: S. Tamang (Biratnagar City FC) |
Pokhara Thunders v Butwal Lumbini F.C.
25 April 2021 3 | Pokhara Thunders | 0–2 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Beadum (Butwal Lumbini F.C.) |
Lalitpur City FC v FC Chitwan
26 April 2021 4 | Lalitpur City FC | 1–1 | FC Chitwan | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Bishal Sunar (FC Chitwan) |
Dhangadhi FC v Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
27 April 2021 5 | Dhangadhi FC | 3–0 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Afeez Oladipo (Dhangadhi FC) |
FC Chitwan v Butwal Lumbini F.C.
28 April 2021 6 | FC Chitwan | 2–2 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: G.P. Karki (FC Chitwan) |
Biratnagar City FC v Pokhara Thunders
28 April 2021 7 | Biratnagar City FC | 0–1 | Pokhara Thunders | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: N. Shrestha (Pokhara Thunders) |
Lalitpur City FC v Dhangadhi FC
29 April 2021 8 | Lalitpur City FC | 1–1 | Dhangadhi FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Dinesh Rajbanshi (Dhangadhi FC) |
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC v Pokhara Thunders
30 April 2021 9 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | 0–0 | Pokhara Thunders | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Padam Moktan (Pokhara Thunders) |
Dhangadhi FC v FC Chitwan
1 May 2021 10 | Dhangadhi FC | 3–0 | FC Chitwan | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
| Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: N. Limbu (Dhangadhi FC) |
Butwal Lumbini F.C. v Biratnagar City FC
1 May 2021 11 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | 2–2 | Biratnagar City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: P. Manzi (Biratnagar City FC) |
Pokhara Thunders v Lalitpur City FC
2 May 2021 12 | Pokhara Thunders | 0–0 | Lalitpur City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Prabesh Kunwar Danuwar (Lalitpur City FC) |
FC Chitwan v Biratnagar City FC
3 May 2021 13 | FC Chitwan | 0–2 | Biratnagar City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Rajeen Dhimal (Biratnagar City FC) |
Butwal Lumbini F.C. v Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
4 May 2021 14 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | 0–1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Bikesh Kuthu (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
Dhangadhi FC v Pokhara Thunders
5 May 2021 15 | Dhangadhi FC | 1–0 | Pokhara Thunders | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (Dhangadhi FC) |
Lalitpur City FC v Butwal Lumbini F.C.
6 May 2021 16 | Lalitpur City FC | 1–0 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Anjan Bista (Lalitpur City FC) |
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC v Biratnagar City FC
6 May 2021 17 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | 5–4 | Biratnagar City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Olaoumu (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
Pokhara Thunders v FC Chitwan
7 May 2021 18 | Pokhara Thunders | 2–1 | FC Chitwan | Kathmandu |
17 :30 NST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Ravi Paswan (Pokhara Thunders) |
Biratnagar City FC v Lalitpur City FC
8 May 2021 19 | Biratnagar City FC | 0–4 | Lalitpur City FC | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Anjan Bista (Lalitpur City FC) |
Butwal Lumbini F.C. v Dhangadhi FC
8 May 2021 20 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | 1–0 | Dhangadhi FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: William Opoku (Butwal Lumbini F.C.) |
FC Chitwan v Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
9 May 2021 21 | FC Chitwan | 1–2 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Tej Tamang (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
Playoffs
Bracket
Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 1 | Q1W | Dhangadhi | 0 | ||||||||
2 | Dhangadhi (a.e.t.) | 2 | Q2W | Kathmandu Rayzers | 1 | ||||||||
Q1L | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 3 | |||||||||||
EW | Lalitpur City | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Lalitpur City | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Butwal Lumbini | 0 | |||||||||||
Preliminary
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC v Dhangadhi FC
11 May 2021 Qualifier 1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Dhangadhi FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala |
Lalitpur City FC v Butwal Lumbini F.C.
12 May 2021 Eliminator | Lalitpur City FC | 1–0 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Prajwol Chhetri Man of the Match: Arpan Karki (Lalitpur City FC) |
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC v Lalitpur City FC
13 May 2021 Qualifier 2 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | 3–0 | Lalitpur City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Prajwol Chhetri Man of the Match: M. Olaoumu (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
Final
Dhangadhi FC v Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
15 May 2021 Final | Dhangadhi FC | 0–1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Nabin Maharjan Man of the Match: Florent Koara (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
There have been 58 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 2.32 goals per match (as of 15 May 2021).
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 8 |
2 | ![]() | Biratnagar City | 4 |
![]() | Dhangadhi | ||
3 | ![]() | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 3 |
![]() | Biratnagar City | ||
![]() | Lalitpur City | ||
4 | ![]() | Biratnagar City | 2 |
![]() | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | ||
![]() | Pokhara Thunders | ||
![]() | Lalitpur City |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Kathmandu Rayzrs | Biratnagar City | 5–4[16] | 6 May 2021 |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 5 |
2 | ![]() | Lalitpur City | 4 |
3 | ![]() | Pokhara Thunders | 3 |
![]() | Dhangadhii | ||
4 | ![]() | Biratnagar City | 2 |
![]() | Butwal Lumbini F.C. |
Awards
End-of-season awards
Award | Winner[5] | Club |
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Goalkeeper | ![]() | Dhangadhi F.C. |
Defender | ![]() | Dhangadhi F.C. |
Midfielder | ![]() | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
Forward | ![]() | Lalitpur City |
Head coach | ![]() | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
Emerging Player | ![]() | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
Fair Play | Butwal Lumbini F.C. |
References
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- ^ "Nepal Super League Franchises unveiled". The Kathmandu Post. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "NSL auction sees eight major sings". Kathmandu post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Kathmandu Rayzrs claim Nepal Super League trophy". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Kathmandu win Nepal Super League title". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ a b "नेपाल सुपर लिग शनिबारदेखि, के भन्छन् प्रशिक्षक र कप्तान ?". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "किरणले धनगढीको कप्तानी गर्ने, किया मुख्य प्रायोजक". Hamro Khelkud. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Lalitpur City FC Sacks Coach Pradip Humagain - GN EXclusive". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Nepal Super League franchises unveiled. kathmandupost.com
- ^ a b c "एनएसएलमा विराटनगरबाट खेल्ने ३ विदेशी खेलाडी को को ?" (in Nepali). 11 April 2021.
- ^ "NEWSHome News Lalitpur City FC Brings In A Croatian Forward !Lalitpur City FC Brings In A Croatian Forward !". GoalNepal. GoalNepal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Nepal Super League: Lalitpur City FC Welcomes A Forward From Azerbaijan". GoalNepal. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Nepal Super League: Lalitpur City FC Signs Peter Segun". GoalNepal. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Butwal Lumbini unveil overseas players". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Dhangadhi FC Ropes In Former MMC Striker Olawale". GoalNepal. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "९ गोलको खेलमा काठमाडौंले विराटनगरलाई हरायो" [Kathmandu beat Biratnagar in a 9 goal thriller]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
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