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2014–15 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
The 2015 Nepal National League also known as the RedBull National League for sponsorship reasons was the 2nd edition of Nepal National League. The winners Three Star Club received 1 Crore or 10 million rupees ($149,278 USD). Red Bull energy drink was the main sponsor. San Miguel Beer was also a co-sponsor of the competition. The league featured 9 teams from Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal. The league was heavily affected by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, with play being suspended from late April, resuming in September. Teams A total of 9 teams featured in the league. The teams are Nepal Police Club, Nepal Army Club, Manang Marshyangdi Club, Nepal APF, Three Star Club, Far Western FC, Morang XI, Lumbini FC, and Jhapa XI. Machhindra Football Club, Himalayan Sherpa Club, Saraswoti Youth Club and Friends Club became unable to take part due to the ban by ANFA Makwanpur DFA were supposed to take part in the league but where disqualified for not filling out the required ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal National League
The National League (also known as Red Bull National League) was a club-level association football competition in Nepal. The champions secured qualification to a continental cup, previously the AFC President's Cup (now AFC Cup). The franchise-based Nepal Super League took place for two seasons, in 2011–12 and 2015. In other years the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League was and still is the highest level league in Nepal. Due to the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, the 2015 season was halted for several months, as professional level football was paused in Nepal due to the earthquake's aftermath, until the next season of the 2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. History The first season of National League was played in a single round-robin format in the first season in a single venue. The top eight teams from the 2011 A-Division League were joined by two invitational teams from outside the Kathmandu Valley. A-Division champions Nepal Police Club won the league undefeated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China China–Nepal border, to the north, and India India–Nepal border, to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a Geography of Nepal, diverse geography, including Terai, fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten List of highest mountains#List, tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and List of cities in Nepal, its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali language, Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhapa
Jhapa District (; ) is a district of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal named after a Rajbanshi Surjapuri language word "Jhapa", meaning "to cover" (verb). The 2021 Nepal Census, puts the total population of the district at 994,090. The total area of the district is 1,606 square kilometres. History The lowlands of Limbuwan (present-day terai lands of Sunsari, Morang, and Jhapa) were collectively known as Morang since the time of King Mawrong of 7th century. In the beginning of 1400 AD, Morang Kingdom patriated from Kingdom of Ilam and Kingdom of Mikluk Bodhey (Choubise) and started ruling on its own. Location Jhapa is the easternmost district of Nepal and lies in the fertile Terai plains. It is part of the Outer Terai. Jhapa borders with Ilam in the north, Morang in the west, the Indian state of Bihar in the south and the Indian state of West Bengal to the southeast and east. Geographically, it covers an area of and lies on 87°39’ east to 88°12’ east longitude and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kailali District
Kailali District (), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in Terai plain, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhangadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of 911,155 (2021 census) and (775,709 in 2011 census), (616,697 in 2001 census). Before the reunification of Nepal by Gorkha King Prithivi Narayan Shah, this district was part of the Doti Kingdom. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after the Anglo-Nepalese war (1814-1816) between the then Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company followed by territorial concessions under the Sugauli Treaty. Later on after the treaty of 1860, Nepal recovered this land along with Kanchanpur, Banke and Bardiya. Geography and climate Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kailali District had a population of 775,709. As their first language, 41.5% spoke Tharu, 27.3% Nepali, 18.7% Doteli, 6.3% Achhami, 1.4% Magar, 0.9% Maithili, 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Bajureli, 0.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANFA Complex, Satdobato
ANFA Complex is a football stadium and training facility and hosts the headquarters of All Nepal Football Association in Lalitpur, Nepal built in 1999 by All Nepal Football Association. It consists of ''ANFA House'' (the current HQ of ANFA), an ANFA Academy'','' a hostel, and a football ground. Initially built as an office and hostel for youth-level players, a ground was constructed alongside the facility in order to train the players onsite. The ground was later renovated to include an artificial turf for pitch durability due to Nepal's climate requiring constant pitch maintenance. It was built under FIFA's GOAL Project. In 2015, parapets was then constructed and the ground was inaugurated as a national stadium in time for the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship. With a capacity of 6,000 audiences, ANFA Complex played the role as an unrivaled setting for 43rd edition of the Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League. History Construction As of 2015, there has been 4 FIFA Goal Programmes in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Dasharath Rangasala ( ; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. It is named after Dasharath Chand, one of the four great martyrs of Nepal. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and cultural programmes. The stadium has also been the only host of the inaugural 2021 Nepal Super League season. History The stadium was built in 1956. It was built over a large lotus pond. On 13 March 1988, the 1988 Kathmandu stadium disaster occurred. About 30,000 people were present in the stadium to watch a match between two clubs from Nepal and Bangladesh when a hailstorm broke out, causing a stampede as the supporters rushed to locked exits to escape the hailstorm. According to reports, about 93 people died in the stampede, including two police officers and a 12-year-old child. More than 100 people were hospitalized with injuries. It was considered one of the most catastrophic events in the history of sports. The stadium was renovated in 1998 to host the 1999 Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankata Boys Sports Club
Sankata Boys Sports Club, commonly known as Sankata Fotball Club, is a Nepalese professional football club based in Kathmandu, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. Named after Sankata Temple at Te Bahal, Kathmandu, the club has won the national championship three times, most recently in 1985. History Sankata was a successful club in the 1980s, winning the national championship in 1980, 1983 and 1985. After a string of poor performances and winning just five games out of 22 in A-Division League 2010, the club was relegated to Martyr's Memorial B-Division League after 38 years. However, the team won the 2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League and has since been playing in Nepal's highest league. In 2019, the team was runners-up in the 2018–19 league, making it the best season of the club since the 1980s, in what The Kathmandu Post called a "stunning" performance. Honours *Martyr's Memorial A-Division League **Winners: 1980, 1983, 1985 * Martyr's Memori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Club
Friends Club is a Nepali professional football club from the Kopundole neighborhood of Lalitpur. The club is known for nurturing young talent of Nepalese football. Friends Club has produced more than 200 national football players to date. It also organized certain social activities like reading room facilities, blood donations, bicycle rallies against drug abuse etc. Since the late 1980s, the club has implemented different training activities for women and children. The team practices on the grounds of Pulchok Campus. National players like Raju Tamang, Bharat Khawas, Sagar Thapa, Nirajan Khadka or Deepak Bhusal are all products of Friends Club Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. History Friends Club was established in 1972 as a children's club with a reading-room facility in Kopundol. After a couple of years of its establishment, the club diversified its social activities with a motto of "better health through sports among the people of Kopundol." Eventually Friends Club e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraswoti Youth Club
Saraswoti Youth Club is a Nepali football club from the Koteshwor neighborhood of Kathmandu that currently competes in the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. They have also played in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League in several seasons. They play at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. League finishes The recent performance of Saraswoti Youth Club by seasons is as follows: Honours National * 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. ... ** Champions (2): 2006, 2008–09 Notes References Football clubs in Nepal {{Nepal-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himalayan Sherpa Club
Himalayan Sherpa Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Kathmandu (originally from Hattigauda), that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the top flight of Nepali football. They play their home games at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium. History The club was founded on 25 September 2006 and played their first tournament at the 2007 edition of the Aaha! Gold Cup. According to RSSSF, the club was "promoted from 4th to 2nd level within 2 months". The club were promoted to the ANFA 'A' Division League one year later. Due to financial disagreements between the League Association ANFA and the Nepal Football Association, the 2007/08 season was canceled before the start of the season. In the following three years, the league paused, the game operations only started again with the 2011 season. Himalayan Sherpa was fifth in its first season in the top Nepalese league of 18 clubs. The club managed to sign the Ugandan international Samuel Mubiru on loan from Uganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machhindra Football Club
Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club) is a Nepali professional association football, football club based in the central Kathmandu neighborhood of List of neighborhoods of Kathmandu, Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. History Machhindra FC was established in 1973. For sponsorship reasons, it was named ''Machhindra Bahal Club'' in 2004, and ''Machhindra Energizer FC'' in 2006. The club was promoted to Nepal's top football division in 2004. The team was one of the first teams in Nepal to appoint a foreign coach, the Swede Johan Kalin, in 2013, claiming that he was the highest qualified coach in Nepalese football history. He led the team to a 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, second-place finish in the league, and was praised for his tactics. The beginning of the 2020s represented the club's most successful time with two consecutive league championships. On 5 April, Machhindra appeared in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-off ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhapa XI
Jhapa Football Club also known as Jhapa XI is a professional football club which represented Jhapa district in the Nepal National Football League. Jhapa XI participated in the Nepal National League for the first time in 2015. Currently the club participates in Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. Honours Domestic *Nepal National League **Fourth (1): 2015 *ANFA Cup **Champions (1): 2014 *Birat Gold Cup **Champions (1): 2015 * Jhapa Gold Cup **Runners-up (4): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 *Birat Gold Cup Birat Gold Cup ( Nepali: विराट गोल्डकप, previously called the Mahendra Gold Cup) is an annual football tournament held in Biratnagar, the second largest metropolitan city of Nepal. It has been held at the Sahid Rangsala st ... **Quarter-finals (1): 2015 Invitational * Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup **Runners-up (1): 2016 References Football clubs in Nepal 2014 establishments in Nepal {{Nepal-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |