2021 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League

The 2021 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League season was the 2021 edition of the third-tier club football competition in Nepal. The season started on 14 March[1][2] and ended on 14 April 2021. Church Boys United were crowned as league winners for the first time in the club's history.

Martyr's Memorial C-Division League
Season2021
ChampionsChurch Boys United
PromotedChurch Boys United
Birgunj United
Samajik Yuwa Club
RelegatedSanogaucharan Y.C.
Matches played52
Goals scored117 (2.25 per match)
← 2019
2022 →

Teams

A total of 14 teams compete in the league, including 11 sides from the 2019 season[3] and three new sides, who qualified via the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League Qualifier in 2019.[4][5] As there was no relegation or promotion in the previous season, there were no other team changes.

Location
Team Location Previous Season
Birgunj United Club Birgunj, Province No. 2 Did not Participate[5]
Birgunj Youth Academy 3rd
Samajik Youth Club Gokarneshwor, Bagmati Province 9th1
Mahabir Youth Club Kathmandu, Bagmati Province 10th1
Manohara United Club 5th1
Planning Boys United Club 4th
Social Welfare Sports Centre (Samaj Kalyan Khelkud Kendra) 7th1
Sanogaucharan Youth Club 6th1
Church Boys United Did not Participate[6]
Swoyambhu Club 11th1
Khalibari Youth Club Lalitpur, Bagmati Province 1st
Sanepa Club 8th1
Oasis Club Tokha, Bagmati Province 2nd
Jhapa FC Birtamod, Province No. 1 Did not Participate[7]
1. ^ Team did not qualify for final stage. Position is determined by inter-group stage performance.

Venues

The league was played centrally in one venue in Lalitpur, Nepal.

Nepal
Lalitpur
ANFA Complex
Capacity: 6,000

First Round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Birgunj Youth Academy (Q) 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13 Advance to Super Six
2 Jhapa F.C. (Q) 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12
3 Khalibari Youth F.C. (Q) 6 3 1 2 6 8 −2 10[lower-alpha 1]
4 Manohara United Youth Club 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10[lower-alpha 1]
5 Mahabir Club 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 6[lower-alpha 2]
6 Samaj Kalyan Khelkud Kendra 6 2 0 4 6 8 −2 6
7 Sanogaucharan Youth Club (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Head to head: Khalibari Youth F.C. 1-0 Manohara United Youth Club
  2. Mahabir deducted 1 point for finishing bottom of Group B in the previous season

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Church Boys United (Q) 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to Super Six
2 Samajik Youth Club (Q) 6 4 1 1 6 3 +3 13
3 Birgunj United Club (Q) 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13
4 Swoyambhu Club 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 8[lower-alpha 1]
5 Planning Boys United 6 1 2 3 7 7 0 5
6 Oasis Club 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4
7 Sanepa Youth Club 6 0 2 4 2 10 −8 2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Swoyambhu deducted 1 point for finishing bottom of Group A in the previous season

Relegation Play-offs

The bottom teams of each group play a relegation play-off, the loser of which is relegated into the qualification round for the next edition of the Martyr's Memorial 'C' Division League while the winner stays in the league.[8]

7 April 2021 Relegation Play-off Sanogaucharan Youth Club 1–2 Sanepa Youth Club Lalitpur
Krishna Rai  90' Report Prabin Rajan Magar  33'
Hemanta Gurung  86'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex

Sanogaucharan are relegated to 2021 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League Qualifiers.

Super Six

The top three teams from both groups were qualified for the Super Six stage of the competition, the top three teams of which will be promoted to Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. Scores and points from matches, that already took place in the group stage, were carried over into the final stage table.[9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PRO
1 Church Boys United (C, P) 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10 Promotion to Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
2 Birgunj United Club (P) 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
3 Samajik Youth Club (P) 5 2 1 2 3 4 −1 7[lower-alpha 1]
4 Birgunj Youth Academy 5 2 1 2 3 2 +1 7[lower-alpha 1]
5 Khalibari Youth F.C. 5 1 2 2 5 8 −3 5
6 Jhapa F.C. 5 1 1 3 4 5 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2021. Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Head to head: Samajik Youth Club 1-0 Birgunj Youth Academy

Awards
Award Winner[10] Club
Best Goalkeeper Dil Mani Chaudhary Birgunj Youth Academy
Best Defender Sanam Rai Church Boys United
Best Midfielder Saiman Limbu Church Boys United
Best Forward Bibek Chaudhary Birgunj United Club
Best Coach Sandip Khadka Samajik Youth Club
Fair Play Jhapa F.C.

Broadcast rights

All matches are streamed live on MyCujoo.[11]

References
  1. "Martyr's Memorial 'C' Division League to be held from March 14". The All Nepal Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Martyr's Memorial 'C' Division League from today". Khabarhub. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. "Martyr's Memorial 'C' Division tie-sheet drawn". The All Nepal Football Association. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. "Jhapa XI, Birgunj United & Church Boys promoted to C Division". The All Nepal Football Association. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. "MARTYR'S MEMORIAL 'C' DIVISION LEAGUE QUALIFIER (2019)". Nepal 90. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. "About us". Church Boys United. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. "Jhapa Football gets C Division Status". Goal Nepal. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. "Group stage games of 'C' Division concludes". The All Nepal Football Association. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. "Jhapa makes winning start in Super Six round". All Nepal Football Association. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  10. "ANFA | Church Boys win 'C' Division League; Birgunj United and Samajik Yuwa also promoted". The All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. "Martyr's Memorial 'C' Division League 2077". Mycujoo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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