2015 Nepal National League

Nepal National League
Season 2015
Champions Three Star Club
1st National League title
4th domestic title
AFC Cup Three Star Club
Matches played 72
Goals scored 211 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer 14 goals
Nawayug Shrestha
Biggest home win 7 goals
NAC 7-0 MOR
(Oct 4)
NAC 7-0 FWFC
(Oct 9)
Biggest away win 6 goals
FWFC 0-6 MMC
(Sep 24)
Highest scoring 8 goals
APF 3-5 FWFC
(Oct 11)
MMC 7-1 MOR
(Oct 11)
Longest winning run 4 games
Manang Marshyangdi
Nepal Army Club
Three Star Club
Longest unbeaten run 12 games
Three Star Club
Longest winless run 16 games
Morang FC
Longest losing run 5 games
Lumbini FC (twice)
2016 →

The 2015 Nepal National League also known as the Redbull National League for sponsorship reasons is the 2nd edition of Nepal National League. The winners Three Star Club received 1 Crore or 10,000,000 rupees.[1]

Red Bull energy drink is the main sponsor.[2] San Miguel Beer is also a co-sponsor of the competition.[2]

The League featured 9 teams from Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal.[2]

The League was heavily affected by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, with play being suspended from late April and due to resume 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 FC, Lumbini FC, and Jhapa XI. Machhindra Football Club, Himalayan Sherpa Club, Sarswati Youth club and Friends Club became unable to take part due to the ban by ANFA[3] Makwanpur DFA were supposed to take part in the league but where disqualified for not filling out the required entries, while Sankata Boys Sports Club had earlier pulled out.[4]

Stadia and locations

Club Location Stadiums
APF Club Kathmandu Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1
ANFA Complex
Far Western FC Kailali Dhangadhi Stadium
ANFA Complex2
Jhapa XI Jhapa Doma Lal Rajbanshi Stadium
Lumbini FC Rupandehi ANFA Technical Centre
ANFA Complex2
Manang Marshyangdi Club Kathmandu Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1
ANFA Complex
Morang FC Morang Shahid Rangasala
Nepal Army Club Kathmandu Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1
ANFA Complex
Nepal Police Club Kathmandu Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1
ANFA Complex
Three Star Club Lalitpur Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1
ANFA Complex

Remarks:
1 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium was heavily damage due to the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
2 Matches shifted to ANFA Complex due to violent protests in the region.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Nepal Police Club NepalBirat Krishna Shrestha NepalJu Manu Rai Nepal Telecom
Nepal Army Club Nepal Megraj KC Nepal Raju Tamang Samsung Nepal[5]
Manang Marshyangdi Club Nepal Raju Kaji Shakya[6][7] Nepal Anil Gurung[8] Laxmi Hyundai
APF Club NepalKrishna Thapa[9] Nepal Ganesh Lawati Agni Inc. Mahindra
Three Star Club Nepal Rajendra Tamang[9] Nepal Santosh Sahukhala Ruslan Vodka
Far Western FC Nepal Kiran Shrestha[10] Nepal Birendra Chand Sudur Biscuits
Morang FC Nepal Kumar Pradhan (caretaker) Nepal Komal Khawas Buddha Air
Lumbini FC Nepal Yam Gurung[11] Nepal Dilip Chettri Jagadamba Cement
Jhapa XI Nepal Bhagirath Ale[3] Nepal Prabesh Katwal Rum Pum

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Three Star Club Nepal Anjan KC[12] Mutual consent 13 September 2015 5th Nepal Rajendra Tamang[9] 13 September 2015
Morang FC Nepal Paras Chaudhary[13] Banned 25 September 2015 9th Nepal Kumar Pradhan (caretaker) 25 September 2015

League Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Three Star Club (C) 16 10 5 1 32 9 +23 35 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round
2 Nepal Army Club 16 9 6 1 38 6 +32 33
3 Manang Marshyangdi Club 16 9 4 3 29 9 +20 31
4 Jhapa XI 16 8 3 5 23 13 +10 27
5 APF Club 16 7 2 7 29 25 +4 23
6 Far Western FC 16 5 5 6 26 33 −7 20
7 Nepal Police Club 16 3 4 9 14 29 −15 13
8 Lumbini FC 16 2 2 12 10 43 −33 8
9 Morang FC 16 0 7 9 10 44 −34 7

Updated to games played on 17 October 2015.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] APF FWFC JHALUMMMCMORNACNPC TSC
APF Club 3–5 1–2 5–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 3–1
Far Western F.C. 0–0 0–2 4–0 0–6 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–1
Jhapa XI 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 0–0
Lumbini F.C. 2–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–5 1–4 0–1
Manang Marshyangdi Club 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 7–1 1–1 0–0 0–2
Morang FC 1–4 1–5 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–4
Nepal Army Club 1–0 7–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 7–0 3–0 1–1
Nepal Police Club 0–2 1–4 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2
Three Star Club 4–1 3–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2

Updated to games played on 17 October 2015.
Source: ANFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Matches

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

League resumption

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Season Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 17 October 2015.
Rank Player Club Goals
1Nepal Nawayug Shrestha Nepal Army Club14
2Nepal Karna LimbuJhapa XI13
3Nepal Ganesh LawatiAPF Club10
4Nepal Santosh Sahukhala Three Star Club8
Nepal Tek Bahadur BudathokiNepal Army Club
5Nigeria Olawale AfeezThree Star Club7
6Nepal Anil Gurung Manang Marshyangdi Club6
Cameroon Cedric AbaFar Western FC
Nepal Jagjit ShresthaThree Star Club
Nepal Ranjan BistaAPF Club
7Nepal Bharat Khawas Nepal Army Club5
Nepal Binod Karki Nepal Police Club
Nepal Tanka Basnet Nepal Army Club
8Nepal Bimal Gharti Magar Far Western FC4
Nepal Ju Manu Rai Nepal Police Club
910 players3
1019 players2
1134 players1

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Nepal Karna Limbu Jhapa XI Lumbini FC 1–3 6 April 2015
Cameroon Cedric Aba Far Western FC Lumbini FC 4–0 12 April 2015
Nepal Nawayug Shrestha Nepal Army Club Nepal Police Club 3–0 17 September 2015
Nepal Binod Karki Nepal Police Club Lumbini FC 1–4 24 September 2015
Nepal Santosh Sahukhala Three Star Club Morang FC 1–4 24 September 2015
Nepal Ganesh Lawati APF Club Morang FC 1–4 26 September 2015
Nepal Nawayug Shrestha Nepal Army Club Morang FC 7–0 4 October 2015
Nepal Ganesh Lawati APF Club Lumbini FC 5–1 8 October 2015
Nepal Rawi Paswan Manang Marshyangdi Club Morang FC 7–1 11 October 2015

Own Goals

Player Club Against Date
Nepal Rupesh Tamang Morang FC Three Star Club 25 January 2015
Nepal Ritesh Thapa Nepal Police Club Lumbini FC 24 September 2015

Awards

All Nepal Football Association awarded the following awards for the National League season.[15]

Controversy

The conditions of many stadiums has been heavily criticized as many; including the national stadium, are in poor condition.[16]

Some Jhapa XI fans were left feeling aggrieved after the venue was moved from Chandragadhi, where there was a well maintained stadium to the Domalal Stadium in Birtamod, which is smaller but in a more central location.[17]

It was initially decided that matches would only be played on weekends so teams had adequate rest time and venues wouldn't be overused, but the ANFA decided to revert this decision and schedule matches one after the other, which vexed many team officials and supporters.[18] Nepal Army Club coach Megraj KC publicly criticized the cramped schedules saying that they would hurt team performances.[19]

Jhapa XI were unable to train on a proper pitch before an away match against Nepal Police Club on 3 April. Instead of being allowed to train in the Police Club's Dasarath Stadium they were instead made to train on the Tudhikhel grounds, whose surface is composed of sand and rocks not grass and is not a proper football pitch.[20] Jhapa coach Bhagirath Ale publicly criticized the ANFA for refusing to grant them permission to train at the national stadium, although he stated that the improper practice session would not have an effect on Jhapa's performance against the police club.[21]

Effects of the April earthquake and subsequent May aftershock on league play

Following the 25 April the National League was immediately suspended by the ANFA as the Country was in a State of emergency.[22] Many of the venues were damaged. The Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, which was already in poor shape and in need of repair before the earthquake was rendered completely unplayable as it ustained severely damaged to the stands, grounds, and many of the walls surrounding the stadium collapsed.[23] Following the quake and subsequent aftershock the vast majority of players and staff of the respective teams took time off to help, Bikram Lama spent time delivery relief supplies in Sindhupalchowk[24] for example, and many charitable matches and tournaments were also held to raise awareness and money.

On 8 July the ANFA announced that the National League would resume in mid September.[25]

Prizes

The winning club will receive 1 Crore while the runners up 50 Lakhs and the third place team is set to receive 25 Lakhs.The fourth placed will get 15Lakhs and 5th place will get 7 Lakhs Coaches and players who are the recipients of individual awards will each be gifted a motorbike.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Finally, Red Bull National League To Kick Off From Magh 7 At Dasrath Stadium; Winners To Get 1 Crore". GoalNepal.com. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Red Bull Enery Drink Is The Main Sponsors Of National League". GoalNepal.com. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "ANFA Releases First Installment Of Rs 5 Lakhs To All Nine National League Participating Teams". GoalNepal.com. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "FLASH NEWS: Makwanpur DFA Decides Not To Take Part In National League!". GoalNepal.com. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=25305
  6. ↑ "MMC Appoint Experienced Raju Shakya As A Head Coach". GoalNepal.com. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Former MMC Player Raju Kaji Shakya: It's A Challenging Job To Handel MMC But I Am Ready To Win National League With The Team". GoalNepal.com. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Far MMC Skipper Anil Gurung: My Boys Wow, Finally RedBull National League Kicks Off!". GoalNepal.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "Three Star Club Young Coach Rajendra Tamang: I am not under pressure to handle a team like Three Star Club". GoalNepal.com. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Far Western FC Coach Kiran Shrestha: My Boys Gave 100% Against MMC". GoalNepal.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Lumbini FC Coach Yam Gurung: I Can't Express My Happiness". GoalNepal.com. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ranjendra Tamang is new Three Star coach". GoalNepal.com. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "ANFA Disciplinary Committee takes action". GoalNepal.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Man Of The Match Jitendra Karki: It Wasn't Though Against Three Star Club". GoalNepal.com. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  15. ↑ GoalNepal. "RedBull National League: Rajendra Tamang Scoops The Best Coach Award; Nawayug Shrestha The Best Striker".
  16. ↑ "Hello ANFA, How Can You Say The Venues Are Ready For RedBull National League?". GoalNepal.com. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Jhapa XI Head Coach Bhagirath Ale "MAMA" Clarifies Why Jhapa XI Will Play Home Matches In Birtamod Not In Chandragadhi". GoalNepal.com. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "ANFA Deceives! No Weekend Matches In RedBull National League". GoalNepal.com. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "RedBull National League:Nepal Army Coach Megraj KC Says Cramped Match Fixture Won't Help Any Team". GoalNepal.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Does ANFA Care Where Visiting Jhapa XI Holds Its Practice Section". GoalNepal.com. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Jhapa XI Coach Bhagirath Ale Not Happy To Hold Their Practice Session At Tudhikhel". GoalNepal.com. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "RedBull National League Postponed Until Further Notice". GoalNepal.com. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Damage To Darsarth Stadium By Powerful Earthquake - Pictorial". Manoj Singh. GoalNepal.com. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "Nepal International Bikram Lama Working Actively In Providing Relief Materials To Earthquake Victims In Sindhupalchowk". GoalNepal.com. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "ANFA Confrims The Date Of RedBull National League Resumption". GoalNepal.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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