2021 Nepal Super League
Appearance
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 24 April – 15 May 2021 |
Champions | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 58 (2.32 per match) |
Best Player |
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Top goalscorer | Messouke Oloumou(8 goals) |
Highest scoring | Kathmandu Rayzrs 5–4 Biratnagar City (6 May 2021) |
Longest winning run | 4 games Kathmandu Rayzrs |
Longest unbeaten run | 6 games Lalitpur City |
Longest winless run | 6 games FC Chitwan |
Longest losing run | 4 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. 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 played at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu | |
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Dasarath Rangasala | |
Capacity: 15,000 | |
Teams
[edit]Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Team | Head Coach[6] | Captain[6] | Marquee Player | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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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 | 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 |
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Lalitpur City FC | Pradip Humagain | Mutual consent | 2 May 2021 | 6th | Raju Tamang (interim) | 2 May 2021[8] |
Foreign players
[edit]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 | 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 |
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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
[edit]Round robin
[edit]24 April 2021 1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | 1–0 | Lalitpur City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Stéphane Binong 30'
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Report | Saroj Lama 18'
Niroj Basnet 22' Ranjan Bista 81' |
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Sanjog Rai (footballer) (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
25 April 2021 2 | Biratnagar City FC | 3–0 | Dhangadhi FC | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: S. Tamang (Biratnagar City FC) |
25 April 2021 3 | Pokhara Thunders | 0–2 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Beadum (Butwal Lumbini F.C.) |
26 April 2021 4 | Lalitpur City FC | 1–1 | FC Chitwan | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Bishal Sunar (FC Chitwan) |
27 April 2021 5 | Dhangadhi FC | 3–0 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Afeez Oladipo (Dhangadhi FC) |
28 April 2021 6 | FC Chitwan | 2–2 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: G.P. Karki (FC Chitwan) |
28 April 2021 7 | Biratnagar City FC | 0–1 | Pokhara Thunders | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: N. Shrestha (Pokhara Thunders) |
29 April 2021 8 | Lalitpur City FC | 1–1 | Dhangadhi FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Dinesh Rajbanshi (Dhangadhi FC) |
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) |
1 May 2021 10 | Dhangadhi FC | 3–0 | FC Chitwan | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: N. Limbu (Dhangadhi FC) |
1 May 2021 11 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | 2–2 | Biratnagar City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: P. Manzi (Biratnagar City FC) |
2 May 2021 12 | Pokhara Thunders | 0–0 | Lalitpur City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Prabesh Kunwar Danuwar (Lalitpur 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) |
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) |
5 May 2021 15 | Dhangadhi FC | 1–0 | Pokhara Thunders | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (Dhangadhi FC) |
6 May 2021 16 | Lalitpur City FC | 1–0 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Anjan Bista (Lalitpur City FC) |
6 May 2021 17 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | 5–4 | Biratnagar City FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST | Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Olaoumu (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
7 May 2021 18 | Pokhara Thunders | 2–1 | FC Chitwan | Kathmandu |
17 :30 NST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Ravi Paswan (Pokhara Thunders) |
8 May 2021 19 | Biratnagar City FC | 0–4 | Lalitpur City FC | Kathmandu |
14:30 NST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Anjan Bista (Lalitpur City FC) |
8 May 2021 20 | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | 1–0 | Dhangadhi FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: William Opoku (Butwal Lumbini F.C.) |
9 May 2021 21 | FC Chitwan | 1–2 | Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | Kathmandu |
17:30 NST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Tej Tamang (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC) |
Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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) |
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
[edit]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
[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 |
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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 |
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Messouke Oloumou | Kathmandu Rayzrs | Biratnagar City | 5–4[16] | 6 May 2021 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Bikesh Kuthu | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 5 |
2 | Arpan Karki | Lalitpur City | 4 |
3 | Deep Karki | Pokhara Thunders | 3 |
Kiran Chemjong | Dhangadhi | ||
4 | Kishor Giri | Biratnagar City | 2 |
Bishal Shrestha | Butwal Lumbini F.C. |
Awards
[edit]End-of-season awards
[edit]Award | Winner[5] | Club |
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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. |
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