2021 Nepal Super League

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Nepal Super League
Season2021
Dates24 April – 15 May 2021
ChampionsKathmandu Rayzrs
Matches played25
Goals scored58 (2.32 per match)
Best Player
Top goalscorerMessouke Oloumou(8 goals)
Highest scoringKathmandu Rayzrs 5–4 Biratnagar City
(6 May 2021)
Longest winning run4 games
Kathmandu Rayzrs
Longest unbeaten run6 games
Lalitpur City
Longest winless run6 games
FC Chitwan
Longest losing run4 games
FC Chitwan

The 2021 Nepal Super League was the first season of the Nepal Super League, the first professional franchise based club football league of Nepal. A total of 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[edit]

All matches were held at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala
Capacity: 15,000

Teams[edit]

Personnel and sponsorship[edit]

Team Head Coach[6] Captain[6] Marquee Player Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Biratnagar City FC India Yan Law Nepal Ranjit Dhimal Nepal Ranjit Dhimal SIX5SIX Janaki Water Tank
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan Nepal Bikesh Kuthu Nepal Bikesh Kuthu Adidas Yamaha RayZR 125FI
Lalitpur City FC Nepal Raju Tamang Nepal Anjan Bista Nepal Anjan Bista Umbro Chivas Regal
FC Chitwan Nepal Meghraj K.C. Nepal Bharat Khawas Nepal Bharat Khawas Li-Ning IME Group
Pokhara Thunders Nepal Nabin Neupane Nepal Anil Gurung Nepal Nawayug Shrestha Attsh Hyundai
Butwal Lumbini F.C. Nepal Sanoj Shrestha Nepal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishal_Shrestha Nepal Bishal Shrestha KTM CTY eHub
Dhangadhi FC Nepal Yugal Kishor Rai Nepal Kiran Chemjong Nepal Bishal Rai T10 Sports Kia Nepal[7]

Personnel changes[edit]

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Lalitpur City FC United States Pradip Humagain Mutual consent 2 May 2021 6th Nepal Raju Tamang (interim) 2 May 2021[8]

Foreign players[edit]

Main article: List of foreign Nepal Super League players

One team can recruit three overseas players and field two at a time.[9]

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Biratnagar City FC Spain Pedro Manzi[10] Nigeria Oluwaunmi Somide[10] Cameroon Ulrich Siewe[10]
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC Cameroon Messouke Oloumou Cameroon Stephane Samir Ivory Coast Koara Larba Florent
Lalitpur City FC Croatia Vilim Posinković[11] Azerbaijan Nurlan Novruzov[12] Nigeria Peter Segun[13]
FC Chitwan Egypt El Sayed Shaaban Cameroon Ruddy Mbakop Egypt Ahmed Bogy
Pokhara Thunders Cameroon Moussa Abagana Cameroon Ketcha Yannick Cameroon Bidias Rim Raphael
Butwal Lumbini F.C. Ghana William Opoku[14] Chad Armand Beadum[14]
Dhangadhi FC Nigeria Afeez Oladipo[15] Cameroon Ernest Tampi Cameroon Franklin Kuete Talla

Regular season[edit]

League Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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


Results[edit]

Home \ Away BCFC BLFC DFC FCC KRFC LCFC PTFC
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.

Round robin[edit]

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)

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

PreliminaryPreliminaryFinal
1Kathmandu Rayzrs1Q1WDhangadhi0
2Dhangadhi (a.e.t.)2Q2WKathmandu Rayzers1
Q1LKathmandu Rayzrs3
EWLalitpur City0
3Lalitpur City1
4Butwal Lumbini0

Preliminary[edit]

12 May 2021 Eliminator Lalitpur City FC 1–0 Butwal Lumbini F.C. Kathmandu
17:30 NST
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Arpan Karki (Lalitpur City FC)
13 May 2021 Qualifier 2 Kathmandu Rayzrs FC 3–0 Lalitpur City FC Kathmandu
17:30 NST
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: M. Olaoumu (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC)

Final[edit]

15 May 2021 Final Dhangadhi FC 0–1 Kathmandu Rayzrs FC Kathmandu
17:30 NST
  • M. Olaoumu 21'
 Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Referee: Nabin Maharjan
Man of the Match: Florent Koara (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC)

Season statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

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
1 Cameroon Messouke Oloumou Kathmandu Rayzrs 8
2 Spain Pedro Manzi Biratnagar City 4
Nigeria Afeez Oladipo Dhangadhi
3 Cameroon Stéphane Binong Kathmandu Rayzrs 3
Nepal Santosh Tamang Biratnagar City
Nepal Anjan Bista Lalitpur City
4 Nigeria Oluwaunmi Somide Biratnagar City 2
Nepal Laxman Ruchal Butwal Lumbini F.C.
Nepal Nawayug Shrestha Pokhara Thunders
Azerbaijan Nurlan Novruzov Lalitpur City

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player For Against Result Date
Cameroon Messouke Oloumou Kathmandu Rayzrs Biratnagar City 5–4[16] 6 May 2021

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Nepal Bikesh Kuthu Kathmandu Rayzrs 5
2 Nepal Arpan Karki Lalitpur City 4
3 Nepal Deep Karki Pokhara Thunders 3
Nepal Kiran Chemjong Dhangadhii
4 Nepal Kishor Giri Biratnagar City 2
Nepal Bishal Shrestha Butwal Lumbini F.C.

Awards[edit]

End-of-season awards[edit]

Award Winner[5] Club
Goalkeeper Nepal Kiran Chemjong Dhangadhi F.C.
Defender Nepal Dinesh Rajbanshi Dhangadhi F.C.
Midfielder Cameroon Messouke Oloumou Kathmandu Rayzrs
Forward Nepal Anjan Bista Lalitpur City
Head coach Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan Kathmandu Rayzrs
Emerging Player Nepal Biswash Shrestha Kathmandu Rayzrs
Fair Play Butwal Lumbini F.C.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "को-को खेलाडी उत्कृष्ट छनोट भए नेपाल सुपर लिगमा ?". Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Nepal Super League Franchises unveiled". The Kathmandu Post. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "NSL auction sees eight major sings". Kathmandu post. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Kathmandu Rayzrs claim Nepal Super League trophy". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Kathmandu win Nepal Super League title". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "नेपाल सुपर लिग शनिबारदेखि, के भन्छन् प्रशिक्षक र कप्तान ?". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ "किरणले धनगढीको कप्तानी गर्ने, किया मुख्य प्रायोजक". Hamro Khelkud. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Lalitpur City FC Sacks Coach Pradip Humagain - GN EXclusive". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ Nepal Super League franchises unveiled. kathmandupost.com
  10. ^ a b c "एनएसएलमा विराटनगरबाट खेल्ने ३ विदेशी खेलाडी को को ?" (in Nepali). 11 April 2021.
  11. ^ "NEWSHome News Lalitpur City FC Brings In A Croatian Forward !Lalitpur City FC Brings In A Croatian Forward !". GoalNepal. GoalNepal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Nepal Super League: Lalitpur City FC Welcomes A Forward From Azerbaijan". GoalNepal. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Nepal Super League: Lalitpur City FC Signs Peter Segun". GoalNepal. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Butwal Lumbini unveil overseas players". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Dhangadhi FC Ropes In Former MMC Striker Olawale". GoalNepal. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  16. ^ "९ गोलको खेलमा काठमाडौंले विराटनगरलाई हरायो" [Kathmandu beat Biratnagar in a 9 goal thriller]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 May 2021.

External links[edit]

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