2021 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

The 2021–22 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League (Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए डिभिजन लिग २०७८), also known as the Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League for sponsorship reasons,[3] is the ongoing 44th edition of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the top tier of Nepalese Football. Machhindra F.C. are the defending champions.[4] The league winners will be granted a spot in the 2022 AFC Cup Preliminary Round 1.

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
Season2021
Dates19 November[1] - TBA
Matches played27
Goals scored50 (1.85 per match)
Top goalscorerAjayi Martins Kayode
(4 goals)
Highest scoring5 goals
BBC 3–2 APF
SAT 4–1 APF
Longest winning run2 games
Machhindra
Manang Marshyangdi
Satdobato Youth Club
Tribhuvan Army
Longest unbeaten run4 games
Machhindra
Manang Marshyangdi
Sankata BSC
Tribhuvan Army
Longest winless run4 games
Friends Club
Nepal APF Club
Jawalakhel YC
Himalayan Sherpa
Longest losing run3 games
Nepal APF Club
Jawalakhel YC
Highest attendance11,000[2]
Lowest attendance200
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 10 December 2021.

The league was scheduled to begin on 19 September 2021[5] but was pushed back to begin on 15 November 2021 after multiple participating clubs' demand to postpone the league start due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal.[6] It was then scheduled to be played from 19 November and matches will only be played on weekends as opposed to matches being played throughout the week as was the case during the last seasons.[1]

Teams

A total of 14 teams, all based in the Kathmandu Valley, will contest the league with a relegation system. Thirteen teams from the 2019–20 season and one team promoted from the B-Division will participate in the league. Satdobato Youth Club, who debut in the A-Division league, replaced Saraswati Youth Club who were relegated after five seasons in the league.

Location
Team Location Previous Season
Himalayan Sherpa Club Kathmandu 10th
Machhindra F.C. 1st
Nepal APF Club 12th
Tribhuvan Army F.C. 2nd
Nepal Police Club 5th
New Road Team 8th
Sankata BSC 7th
Brigade Boys Club Lalitpur 13th
Chyasal Youth Club 9th
Friends Club 11th
Jawalakhel YC 6th
Satdobato Youth Club 1st (B-Division)
Three Star Club 4th
Manang Marshyangdi Club Pokhara[7] 3rd

Personnel and kits
Team Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
Brigade Boys Club Sanoj Shrestha Anil Gurung[8] MFashionista
Chyasal Youth Club Bal Gopal Sahukhala Biraj Maharjan Ucan
Friends Club Mrigendra Mishra Prakash Budhathoki[9] Ucan
Himalayan Sherpa Club Yugal Kishor Rai Bishwas Shrestha[10] KTM CTY Nepal Ice
Jawalakhel YC Kishor K.C. Kuldip Karki Li-Ning
Machhindra F.C. Prabesh Katuwal[11] Sujal Shrestha T10 Sports Pepe Pizza, Surf Excel[12]
Manang Marshyangdi Club Rajendra Tamang Anjan Bista KTM CTY Nepal Oil Corporation
Nepal APF Club Kumar Thapa Top Bahadur Bista Kelme Agni Mahindra
Nepal Police Club Ananta Raj Thapa Kelme Nepal Telecom
New Road Team Raju Kaji Shakya[13] Ajit Prajapati Kelme
Sankata BSC Bishnu Gurung Ravi Silwal Ucan
Satdobato Youth Club Megh Raj K.C.[14] Man Bahadur Tamang T10 Sports Golden Oak
Tribhuvan Army F.C. Nabin Neupane Bharat Khawas Kelme Kedia Group
Three Star Club Urjan Shrestha[15] Bikram Lama[16] Adidas Ruslan

Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 SAARC Player
Brigade Boys Club Bertrand Ebode[17] Ruddy Mbakop[17] Dady Wamba Jr[17]
Chyasal Youth Club Bikash Meraglia Moussa Abagana Ketcha Wannick Vijay Ponnurngam[18]
Friends Club Nathaniel García Jomoul Francois Ronnell Paul Rahul Yadav[19]
Himalayan Sherpa Club Ulrich Siewe[20] Pistone Mutamba Ryo Nakamura Moinuddin Khan[21]
Jawalakhel YC Njimi Loic[22] Florent Koara Armand Beadum Nicholas Fernandes[23]
Machhindra Football Club Nurlan Novruzov Kareem Omolaja Andres Nia
Manang Marshyangdi Club Franklin Kuete Oluwaunmi Somide Afeez Olawale Oladipo Dayananda Singh Elangbam[24]
Nepal APF Club Kuriyama Yuya
Nepal Police Club
New Road Team Messouke Oloumou[13] Stephane Samir[13] Andre Thierry Biyik Biyik
Sankata BSC Ernest Tampi[25] Fode Fofana Yannick Daphinas Uttam Rai[26]
Satdobato Youth Club Peter Segun[27] Ajayi Martins Kayode Martin Adelphe Silo Nanga
Tribhuvan Army F.C.
Three Star Club Raphael Bidias Rim[28] Yves Priso Shem Marton

Venues

The league will be played centrally in three venues in two cities in the Kathmandu Valley.[3] ANFA is also planning to play matches in Pokhara.

Nepal
Kathmandu Lalitpur Pokhara
Dasarath Rangasala Chyasal Stadium Pokhara Rangasala
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 16,500

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manang Marshyangdi Club 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 13 Qualification for 2022 AFC Cup preliminary round 1
2 Machhindra FC 5 3 2 0 7 1 +6 11
3 Tribhuvan Army F.C. 5 2 3 0 5 2 +3 9
4 Sankata BSC 5 2 3 0 6 4 +2 9
5 Satdobato Youth Club 5 2 2 1 6 3 +3 8
6 Three Star Club 5 1 3 1 4 2 +2 6
7 New Road Team 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 6
8 Brigade Boys Club 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
9 Nepal Police Club 5 1 2 2 4 6 −2 5
10 Jawalakhel YC 5 1 1 3 1 4 −3 4
11 Chyasal Youth Club 5 1 1 3 2 7 −5 4
12 Friends Club 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2
13 Himalayan Sherpa Club 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2 Relegation to 2022 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
14 Nepal APF Club 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away APF BBC CYC FRI HSC JYC MFC MMC NPC NRT SAN SYC TAC TSC
Nepal A.P.F. Club — 2–3 0–1 1–4 0–0
Brigade Boys Club 3–2 — 0–0 0–0 0–1
Chyasal Youth Club 1–0 — 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–3
Friends Club — 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–1
Himalayan Sherpa Club — 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–1
Jawalakhel Youth Club 0–0 1–0 — 0–2 0–1 0–1
Machhindra F.C. 3–0 2–0 — 2–1 0–0 0–0
Manang Marshyangdi Club 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 3–1 2–2
Nepal Police Club 1–1 1–0 1–3 — 0–1 1–1
New Road Team 0–0 1–1 1–2 — 1–0 0–0
Sankata BSC 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 —
Satdobato Youth Club 4–1 0–0 0–1 — 1–1 1–0
Tribhuvan Army F.C. 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 —
Three Star Club 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2021. Source: ANFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Leader
Relegation to B-Division
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: ANFA

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Ajayi Martins Kayode Satdobato Youth Club 3
Niraj Basnet Sankata BSC
Sunil Bal Machhindra FC
2 Afeez Olawale Oladipo Manang Marshyangdi Club 2
Dinesh Rai Brigade Boys Club
Dinesh Rajbanshi Manang Marshyangdi Club
Rumesh Bartaula Chyasal Youth Club
Suman Lama Nepal Police Club

Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Ajayi Martins Kayode Satdobato Youth Club Nepal APF Club 4–1[29] 3 December 2021

Clean sheets
Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 Bikesh Kuthu Tribhuvan Army F.C. 3
Bishal Shrestha Machhindra FC
Bishal Sunar Manang Marshyangdi Club
2 Abhishek Baral Satdobato Youth Club 2
Ajit Prajapati New Road Team
Yves Priso Three Star Club
3 Anjal Shrestha Brigade Boys Club 1
Dil Kumar Limbu Nepal APF Club
Pradeep Bhandari Chyasal Youth Club
Purna Chemjong Brigade Boys Club
Rahul Ramchandra Yadav Friends Club
Raja Babu Thapa Sankata BSC
Satrughan Chaudhary Nepal Police Club
Tikendra Singh Thapa Jawalakhel Youth Club

Broadcast rights

Selected matches will be broadcast live on Kantipur Television.[30]

All matches are also streamed live on MyCujoo.[31]

References
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