2015 Nepal National League

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 ($149,278 USD).[1]

Nepal National League
Season2015
ChampionsThree Star Club
1st National League title
4th domestic title
AFC CupThree Star Club
Matches played72
Goals scored211 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer14 goals
Nawayug Shrestha
Biggest home win7 goals
NAC 7–0 MOR
(Oct 4)
NAC 7–0 FWFC
(Oct 9)
Biggest away win6 goals
FWFC 0–6 MMC
(Sep 24)
Highest scoring8 goals
APF 3–5 FWFC
(Oct 11)
MMC 7–1 MOR
(Oct 11)
Longest winning run4 games
Manang Marshyangdi
Nepal Army Club
Three Star Club
Longest unbeaten run12 games
Three Star Club
Longest winless run16 games
Morang XI
Longest losing run5 games
Lumbini FC(twice)

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 Sahid Rangsala
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 damaged 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 Birat Krishna Shrestha Ju Manu Rai Nepal Telecom
Nepal Army Club Megraj KC Raju Tamang Samsung Nepal[5]
Manang Marshyangdi Club Raju Kaji Shakya[6][7] Anil Gurung[8] Laxmi Hyundai
APF Club Krishna Thapa[9] Ganesh Lawati Agni Inc. Mahindra
Three Star Club Rajendra Tamang[9] Santosh Sahukhala Ruslan Vodka
Far Western FC Kiran Shrestha[10] Birendra Chand Sudur Biscuits
Morang FC Kumar Pradhan (caretaker) Komal Khawas Buddha Air
Lumbini FC Yam Gurung[11] Dilip Chettri Jagadamba Cement
Jhapa XI Bhagirath Ale[3] 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 Anjan KC[12] Mutual consent 13 September 2015 5th Rajendra Tamang[9] 13 September 2015
Morang FC Paras Chaudhary[13] Banned 25 September 2015 9th Kumar Pradhan (caretaker) 25 September 2015

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 XI 16 0 7 9 10 44 −34 7
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2015. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away APF FWF JHA LUM MMC MOR NAC NPC TSC
APF Club 3–5 1–2 5–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–3
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 match(es) played on 17 October 2015. Source: ANFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches

Round 1
21 January 2015 Manang Marshyangdi Club 3–0 Far Western FC Kathmandu
Mbile  4'
Su. Shrestha 34'
Sh. Shrestha  50'
Gurung  62'		 Report Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
25 January 2015 Three Star Club 3–0 Morang XI Kathmandu
Sahukhala  34', 48'
Tamang  56' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
26 January 2015 Nepal Police Club 0–1 Lumbini FC Kathmandu
Report Shrestha  85' Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
27 January 2015 Nepal Army Club 1–0 Jhapa XI Kathmandu
Budathoki  6' Report Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium

Round 2
28 January 2015 Three Star Club 3–0 Far Western FC Kathmandu
Thapa  64'
Dongol  73', 76'
Sahukhala  90'		 Report Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Referee: Bikash Mahat
29 January 2015 Nepal APF 1–1 Nepal Army Club Kathmandu
N. Lama  72' Report D. Lama  36' Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
30 January 2015 Manang Marshyangdi Club 1–0 Lumbini FC Kathmandu
Su. Shrestha  56' Report Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
2 February 2015 Nepal APF 4–1 Morang FC Kathmandu
An. Bista  41'
Rn. Bista  42', 59'
N. Lama  71'		 Report Poudel  36' Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Referee: Bikash Mahat

Round 3
3 April 2015 Nepal Police Club 1–3 Jhapa XI Kathmandu
15:30 J. Rai  18' (pen.) Report K. Limbu  40'
Loktan  41'
Y. Gurung  86'		 Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Referee: Laba Khatri
Man of the Match: Dilen Loktan (Jhapa XI)
5 April 2015 Three Star Club 0–0 Nepal Army Club Kathmandu
15:30 Sahukhala  51' Report Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Referee: Sudis Pandey
Man of the Match: Jitendra Karki (Nepal Army Club)[14]
6 April 2015 Far Western FC 1–1 Morang FC Kailali District
15:30 Aba  78' Report Poudel  55' Stadium: Dhangadi stadium
Referee: Nabindra Maharaj
Man of the Match: Cedric Aba
6 April 2015 Lumbini FC 1–3 Jhapa XI Butwal
15:30 Gahatraj  38' (pen.) Report K. Limbu  45+1', 72', 80' Stadium: ANFA Technical Center
Referee: Shrawan Lama
Man of the Match: Karna Limbu

Round 4
8 April 2015 Nepal Police Club 0–2 Nepal APF Kathmandu
15:30 Report Rn. Bista  10', 59' Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Referee: Sudis Pandey
Man of the Match: Ranjan Bista
8 April 2015 Manang Marshyangdi Club 1–1 Nepal Army Club Kathmandu
15:30 Gurung  13' Report Khawas  4' Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Referee: Laba Khatri
9 April 2015 Far Western FC 0–2 Jhapa XI Kailali District
15:30 Report K. Limbu  40', 80' Stadium: Dhangadi stadium
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan
9 April 2015 Lumbini FC 1–1 Morang FC Butwal
15:30 A. Gurung  83' Report Jas Rai  23' Stadium: ANFA Technical Center
Referee: Sharwan Lama

Round 5
10 April 2015 Three Star Club 1–2 Nepal Police Club Kathmandu
15:30 Khadka  81' Report Shah  1'
Karki  24'		 Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Referee: Sudis Pandey
Man of the Match: Bharat Shah
11 April 2015 Manang Marshyangdi Club 3–0 Nepal APF Kathmandu
15:30 B. Rai  10'
Dodoz  40'
Sh. Shrestha  56'		 Report Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Referee: Bikash Mahat
12 April 2015 Far Western FC 4–0 Lumbini FC Kailali District
15:30 A. Tamang  40'
Aba  49', 69', 90'		 Report Stadium: Dhangadi stadium
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan
13 April 2015 Morang FC 0–1 Nepal Police Club Biratnagar
15:30 Report J. Rai  90+1' Stadium: Sahid Rangashala
13 April 2015 Jhapa XI 0–0 Three Star Club Birtamod
15:30 Report Stadium: Domalal Stadium
Attendance: 7,000

Round 6
16 April 2015 Morang FC 0–0 Manang Marshyangdi Club Biratnagar
15:30 Report Stadium: Sahid Rangashala
Referee: Bikash Mahat
16 April 2015 Far Western FC 0–0 Nepal APF Kailali District
16:00 Report Stadium: Dhangadi stadium
16 April 2015 Lumbini FC 0–5 Nepal Army Club Butwal
15:30 Report N. Shrestha  40', 70'
Budathoki  65'
Basnet 85', 90+2'		 Stadium: ANFA Technical Center
18 April 2015 Jhapa XI 1–0 Manang Marshyangdi Club Birtamod
15:30 Khadka  81' Report Stadium: Domalal Stadium
18 April 2015 Far Western FC 1–1 Nepal Army Club Kailali District
16:00 Lawol  42' Report Budathoki  4' Stadium: Dhangadi stadium
Referee: Bikash Mahat
18 April 2015 Lumbini FC 2–3 Nepal APF Butwal
15:30 Gahatraj  53' (pen.)
M. Gurung  66'		 Report H. Gurung  1'
N. Lama  9'
Lawati  19'		 Stadium: ANFA Technical Center
Referee: Sudis Pandey

Round 7
22 April 2015 Lumbini FC 0–1 Three Star Club Butwal
16:00 Report Sahukhala  80' Stadium: ANFA Technical Center
22 April 2015 Far Western FC 2–2 Nepal Police Club Kailali District
16:00 Aba  30'
Lawol  75'		 Report Karki  35'
R. Shrestha  80'		 Stadium: Dhangadi stadium
22 April 2015 Morang FC 0–0 Nepal Army Club Biratnagar
16:000 Report Stadium: Sahid Rangashala
22 April 2015 Jhapa XI 0–1 Nepal APF Birtamod
16:00 Report Syangtan  90+1' Stadium: Domalal Stadium
Referee: Iaba Khatri

Round 8
25 April 2015 Jhapa XI 5–1 Morang FC Birtamod
16:00 K. Limbu  30'
Abbas  31'  44'
D. Karki  60', 74'
Y. Gurung  70', 87'		 Report T. Limbu  23'
Ghale  64'		 Stadium: Domalal Stadium

League resumption
14 September 2015 Manang Marshyangdi Club 0–0 Nepal Police Club Lalitpur
15:30 Report Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Sudis Pandey
15 September 2015 Three Star Club 4–1 Nepal APF Lalitpur
15:30 Segun-Akinade  10'
Shrestha  37', 90+4'
B. Gurung  58'		 Report H. Gurung  58' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Bikash Mahat
16 September 2015 Lumbini FC 1–3 Far Western FC Lalitpur
15:00 K. Shrestha  24'
B. Shrestha  51'  54'		 Report H. Magar 11'
B. Magar  52' (pen.)
S. Thapa  84'
Rajbanshi  90'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar
16 September 2015 Morang FC 0–0 Jhapa XI Morang
15:30 Report Stadium: Laxmi Marga Stadium
Referee: Shrawan Lama

Round 9
17 September 2015 Nepal Police Club 0–3 Nepal Army Club Lalitpur
12:00 Report Shrestha  15', 65', 90+4' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Bikash Mahat
18 September 2015 Three Star Club 1–1 Manang Marshyangdi Club Lalitpur
15:30 J. Shrestha  9' Report S. Shrestha  35' (pen.) Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Sudis Pandey
19 September 2015 Jhapa XI 0–1 Lumbini F.C. Birtamod, Jhapa
16:00 Report PB. Gurung  18'
K. Shrestha  57'
Dhungana  24'		 Stadium: Domalal Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan
19 September 2015 Morang FC 1–5 Far Western F.C. Morang
16:00 Khadka  45+3' Report Lawal  43'
Tamang  60'
Aba  85'
Ligal  90'
Magar  90+3'		 Stadium: Laxmi Marga Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Shrawan Lama
20 September 2015 Nepal Army Club 1–0 Nepal APF Lalitpur
12:00 Budathoki  71'
Khawas   90+2'		 Report Stadium: ANFA Complex

Round 10
21 September 2015 Nepal Police Club 2–2 Three Star Club Lalitpur
15:30 Rai  40'  70'
Shrestha  83'		 Report Thapa  37'
Sahukhala  69' (pen.)  75'
Sunar   70'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Bikash Mahat
21 September 2015 Jhapa XI 1–1 Far Western F.C. Birtamod, Jhapa
16:00 Rai  80' Report Subedi  65'
21 September 2015 Morang FC 1–1 Lumbini F.C. Morang
16:00 Khadka  61' Report Ruchal  83' Stadium: Laxmi Marga Stadium
24 September 2015 Far Western F.C. 0–6 Manang Marshyangdi Club Lalitpur
12:30 Report R. KC  27'
B. Rai  37'
Dodoz  45+3'
S. KC  46'
Gurung  56'
D. Rai  64', 90+1'
Sh. Shrestha  68'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Sharwan Lama
24 September 2015 Morang FC 1–4 Three Star Club Morang
15:00 Limbu  34' Report Olawale  45+2'
Sahukhala  77', 90', 90+3'		 Stadium: Laxmi Marga Stadium
24 September 2015 Lumbini F.C. 1–4 Nepal Police Club Lalitpur
15:30 Thapa  50' (o.g.) Report Karki  30', 43', 54'
Shah  45'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
25 September 2015 Jhapa XI 2–1 Nepal Army Club Birtamod, Jhapa
15:00 Limbu  1' (pen.), 14' Report Karki  90' Referee: Laba Khatri

Round 11
26 September 2015 Lumbini F.C. 0–2 Manang Marshyangdi Club Lalitpur
15:00 Report 1
Report 2		 R. KC  55'
Gurung  90+5'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Bikash Mahat
26 September 2015 Morang FC 1–4 Nepal APF Morang
15:00 Limbu  83' Report Lawati  21', 43', 47'
Bista  66'		 Stadium: Laxmi Marga Stadium
27 September 2015 Far Western F.C. 0–1 Three Star Club Lalitpur
15:00 Report Olawale  13' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Bikash Mahat
27 September 2015 Jhapa XI 2–0 Nepal Police Club Birtamod
15:00 K. Limbu  41', 82' Report Stadium: Domalal Stadium
29 September 2015 Nepal Police Club 1–4 Far Western F.C. Lalitpur
12:30 Rai  19' Report Tamang  2'
Subedi  41'
Magar  48'
Tamang  90'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan
29 September 2015 Nepal Army Club 1–0 Manang Marshyangdi Club Lalitpur
15:30 Shrestha  18' Report Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Laba Khatri

Round 12
1 October 2015 Three Star Club 1–1 Nepal Army Club Lalitpur
15:00 Thapa  38' Report 1
Report 2		 Budathoki  25' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Sharwan Lama
2 October 2015 Nepal APF 3–0 Nepal Police Club Lalitpur
15:00 Bista  10', 47'
Lawati  77'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
4 October 2015 Nepal Army Club 7–0 Morang F.C. Lalitpur
12:30 Khawas  4', 19'
Basnet  40'
N. Shrestha  49', 54', 87'
Budathoki  56'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar
4 October 2015 Three Star Club 5–0 Lumbini F.C. Lalitpur
15:30 Olawale  29', 62'
Dongol  37'
J. Shrestha  58', 78'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan
5 October 2015 Nepal APF 0–1 Manang Marshyangdi Club Lalitpur
14:40 Report 1
Report 2		 R. KC  90+2' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Sudish Pandey
6 October 2015 Nepal Police Club 1–1 Morang F.C. Lalitpur
14:30 Shrestha  76' Report 1
Report 2		 Basnet  90+1' Stadium: ANFA Complex

Round 13
7 October 2015 Manang Marshyangdi Club 3–2 Jhapa XI Lalitpur
15:00 Rai  58', 70'
A. Gurung  90+5'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Limbu  19'
Y. Gurung  84'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Sudish Pandey
8 October 2015 Nepal APF 5–1 Lumbini F.C. Lalitpur
15:30 Lawati  3', 45+1', 55'
Nepali  8'
Shrestha  79'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Hamal  35' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan
Man of the Match: Ganesh Lawati (Nepal APF)
9 October 2015 Nepal Army Club 7–0 Morang F.C. Lalitpur
15:30 Khawas  34'
Basnet  38'
Lama  49'
Budathoki  79'
Tamang  81'
Shrestha  84', 87' (pen.)		 Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Laba Khatri
10 October 2015 Three Star Club 1–0 Jhapa XI Lalitpur
15:30 Shrestha  69' Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Sudish Pandey
11 October 2015 Nepal APF 3–5 Far Western F.C. Lalitpur
12:30 Bista  55', 90+2'
Sikhrakar  72'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Thapa  15'
H. Magar  28'
B. Magar  37'
Ligal  83'
Bal  90'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Shrawan Lama
Man of the Match: Janom Lal Ligal (Far Western F.C.)
11 October 2015 Manang Marshyangdi Club 7–1 Morang F.C. Lalitpur
16:30 Paswan  39', 69', 82'
Gurung  44'
Lama  60', 90'
KC  62'		 Report Rai  51' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar

Round 14
12 October 2015 Nepal Army Club 5–0 Lumbini F.C. Lalitpur
14:30 Khawas  4'
Basnet  63', 83'
Shrestha  75', 78'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri
13 October 2015 Three Star Club 3–1 Nepal APF Lalitpur
14:30 Afeez  5', 24'
Gurung  67'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Lawati  50' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Sudis Pandey
Man of the Match: Olawale Afeez (Three Star Club)
14 October 2015 Nepal Police Club 0–1 Manang Marshyangdi Club Lalitpur
14:30 Report 1
Report 2		 Gurung  50' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Laba Khatri
Man of the Match: Anil Gurung (Manang Marshyangdi)
15 October 2015 Nepal APF 1–2 Jhapa XI Lalitpur
14:30 Gurung  13' Report Limbu  15'
Karki  38'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Bikash Mahat
16 October 2015 Nepal Police Club 0–3 Nepal Army Club Lalitpur
14:30 Report Budathoki  29'
Shrestha  51'
Basnet  82'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Man of the Match: Santosh Tamang (Nepal Army Club)
17 October 2015 Manang Marshyangdi Club 0–2 Three Star Club Lalitpur
14:00 Sissoko  66'
A. Lama 89'
Moussa   90+4'
Sushil KC 90+5'		 Report B. Gurung  45'
Afeez  48', 16'
Victor  90+1'
B. Dhimal  90+1',  90+5'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex

Season Statistics

Top goalscorers
As of matches played on 17 October 2015.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nawayug ShresthaNepal Army Club14
2 Karna LimbuJhapa XI13
3 Ganesh LawatiAPF Club10
4 Santosh SahukhalaThree Star Club8
Tek Bahadur BudathokiNepal Army Club
5 Olawale AfeezThree Star Club7
6 Anil GurungManang Marshyangdi Club6
Cedric AbaFar Western FC
Jagjit ShresthaThree Star Club
Ranjan BistaAPF Club
7 Bharat KhawasNepal Army Club5
Binod KarkiNepal Police Club
Tanka BasnetNepal Army Club
8 Bimal Gharti MagarFar Western FC4
Ju Manu RaiNepal Police Club
910 players3
1019 players2
1134 players1

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

Own Goals
Player Club Against Date
Rupesh Tamang Morang FC Three Star Club 25 January 2015
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
Main articles: April 2015 Nepal earthquake and May 2015 Nepal earthquake

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 sustained severe 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]

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