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2021 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. 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]

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

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   Yan Law   Ranjit Dhimal   Ranjit Dhimal SIX5SIX Janaki Water Tank
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC   Bal Gopal Maharjan   Bikesh Kuthu   Bikesh Kuthu Adidas Yamaha RayZR 125FI
Lalitpur City FC   Raju Tamang   Anjan Bista   Anjan Bista Umbro Chivas Regal
FC Chitwan   Meghraj K.C.   Bharat Khawas   Bharat Khawas Li-Ning IME Group
Pokhara Thunders   Nabin Neupane   Anil Gurung   Nawayug Shrestha Attsh Hyundai
Butwal Lumbini F.C.   Sanoj Shrestha   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishal_Shrestha   Bishal Shrestha KTM CTY eHub
Dhangadhi FC   Yugal Kishor Rai   Kiran Chemjong   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   Pradip Humagain Mutual consent 2 May 2021 6th   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   Pedro Manzi[10]   Oluwaunmi Somide[10]   Ulrich Siewe[10]
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC   Messouke Oloumou   Stephane Samir   Koara Larba Florent
Lalitpur City FC   Vilim Posinković[11]   Nurlan Novruzov[12]   Peter Segun[13]
FC Chitwan   El Sayed Shaaban   Ruddy Mbakop   Ahmed Bogy
Pokhara Thunders   Moussa Abagana   Ketcha Yannick   Bidias Rim Raphael
Butwal Lumbini F.C.   William Opoku[14]   Armand Beadum[14]
Dhangadhi FC   Afeez Oladipo[15]   Ernest Tampi   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

24 April 2021 1 Kathmandu Rayzrs FC 1–0 Lalitpur City FC Kathmandu
17:30 NST Stéphane Binong   30'

Koara Larba Florest   49'

  • M. Olaoumu   66'
 Report Saroj Lama   18'

Niroj Basnet   22'

Ranjan Bista   81'		 Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Man of the Match: Sanjog Rai (footballer) (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)
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)
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   Messouke Oloumou Kathmandu Rayzrs 8
2   Pedro Manzi Biratnagar City 4
  Afeez Oladipo Dhangadhi
3   Stéphane Binong Kathmandu Rayzrs 3
  Santosh Tamang Biratnagar City
  Anjan Bista Lalitpur City
4   Oluwaunmi Somide Biratnagar City 2
  Laxman Ruchal Butwal Lumbini F.C.
  Nawayug Shrestha Pokhara Thunders
  Nurlan Novruzov Lalitpur City

Hat-tricks edit

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

Clean sheets edit

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

Awards edit

End-of-season awards edit

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

References edit

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  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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