The 2008 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League was the 2008 season of the
Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
Martyr's Memorial 'B' Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक बी डिभिजन लीग) is the second tier of the association football league of Nepal football league system after the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ...
. A total of 9 teams competed in the league.
The season began on 9 September 2008 and concluded on 29 September February 2006.
Swayambhu Club won the league and was promoted along with
Himalayan Sherpa Club
Himalayan Sherpa Club is a Nepali professional football club based in the city of Kathmandu (originally from Hattigauda), that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, top flight of Nepali football. They play at the Dasarath Rangasal ...
,
Bansbari Club, and
Koilapani Polestar Club. Being based in
Nawalparasi
Nawalparasi District ( ne, नवलपरासी जिल्ला, ), part of which belongs to Gandaki Province and part to Lumbini Province, was one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal before being divided into Nawalparasi (West of Ba ...
, Koilapani would therefore become the first ever team from outside the
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley ( ne, काठमाडौं उपत्यका; also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley ( ne, नेपाः उपत्यका, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः)), ...
to be promoted to the A-Division League.
Teams
League table
Controversy
On 18 September 2008, in a match against
Kathmandu Club
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players and officials of
Kumari Youth Club
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Places
* Kumari, Nepal, a town in central Nepal
* Kumari (Afyon), a city in Turkey
* Kumari (Kutahya), a town in Turkey
* Kumari (island), an island in Estonia
Religion
* Kumari (goddess), in Hinduism
* Kaumari, one o ...
attacked and beat referee Sachin Amatya, for which the match was abandoned in the 34th minute.
All Nepal Football Association
The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) (Nepali language, Nepali: अखिल नेपाल फुटबल संघ (एन्फा)) is the governing body of football in Nepal. It is responsible for the Nepal national football team, natio ...
sanctioned multiple of Kumari Youth Club's players and officials, including suspension of the team's captain
Bikash Gurung
Bikash ( fa, بيكش, also Romanized as Bīkash) is a village in Nameh Shir Rural District, Namshir District, Baneh County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 245, in 38 families. The village is populated by Kurds ...
for two years.
References
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Martyr's Memorial B-Division League seasons
2008 in Nepalese sport