2023–24 Nepal Super League

Second season of Nepal Super League

Football league season
Nepal Super League
Season2023
Dates24 November – 30 December
ChampionsLalitpur City FC
Matches played40
Goals scored80 (2 per match)
Best PlayerNepal Ananta Tamang
Top goalscorerNigeria Imoh Ezekiel (6 goals)
Best goalkeeperFrance Jeffery Baltus
Biggest winBirgunj 4–1 Kathmandu (21 December)
Highest scoringBirgunj 4–1 Kathmandu
Longest winning runLalitpur City FC (3 wins)
Longest unbeaten run3 teams (6 matches)
Longest winless runSporting Ilam De Mechi FC (5 matches)
Longest losing run5 teams (2 matches)
Highest attendance15,000+
Lowest attendance300
Average attendance3,650
← 2021
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 30 December 2023.

The 2023 Nepal Super League was the second season of the Nepal Super League, the top flight franchise based club football league of Nepal.[1] A total of nine franchises participated in the tournament played at the Dasharath Rangasala from 24 November to 30 December 2023. Kathmandu Rayzrs won the inaugural season after beating Dhangadhi FC in the final on 15 May 2021.[2][3] In addition to the seven founding members, three new franchises were added. Jhapa FC represented Jhapa, Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC Ilam, and Birgunj United FC Birgunj. One of the founding members, Biratnagar City, decided to withdraw from the tournament resulting in only nine teams participating in this edition.[4]

Teams

Team Location
Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C. Kathmandu, Bagmati Province
Lalitpur City F.C. Lalitpur, Bagmati Province
F.C. Chitwan Bharatpur, Bagmati Province
Pokhara Thunders Pokhara, Gandaki Province
Butwal Lumbini F.C. Butwal, Lumbini Province
Dhangadhi F.C. Dhangadhi, Sudurpashchim Province
Jhapa FC Jhapa, Koshi Province
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC Ilam, Koshi Province
Birgunj United FC Birgunj, Madhesh Province

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head Coach Captain Marquee Player Iconic Player Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan Nepal Hishub Thapaliya Nepal Hishub Thapaliya Li-Ning Yamaha RayZR 125FI Hybrid
Lalitpur City FC Australia Ian Andrew Gillian Nepal Ananta Tamang Nepal Ananta Tamang T10 Sports Prabhu Bank
FC Chitwan India Mehrajuddin Wadoo Nepal Bishal Shrestha Nepal Bishal Shrestha Nepal Bimal Gharti Magar SIX5SIX IME
Pokhara Thunders Nepal Nabin Neaupane Nepal Dinesh Rajbanshi Nepal Ayush Ghalan Nepal Dinesh Rajbanshi Kelme Shikhar Insurance
Butwal Lumbini F.C. Nepal Bijay Maharjan Nepal Arik Bista Nepal Arik Bista Nepal Aashish Lama MODE23 CURRENT
Dhangadhi FC Nepal Yugal Kishor Rai Nepal Devendra Tamang Nepal Ashish Chaudhary T10 Sports Higer
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC Nepal Meghraj KC Nepal Bikesh Kuthu Nepal Bikesh Kuthu SIX5SIX Premier Intl. School
Jhapa FC Spain Oriol Mohedano Nepal Anjan Bista Nepal Anjan Bista Nepal Awas Lamichhane Nivia Sports Sahara Nepal
Birgunj United FC Nepal Sanoj Shrestha Nepal Deep Karki Nepal Deep Karki Nepal Tej Tamang Li-Ning WINgel

Foreign players

One team can recruit six overseas players and field five at a time.[5]

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC Cameroon Olivier Kingue Uzbekistan Komilzhon Tozhidinov Cameroon Andrés Nia Uzbekistan Shokhrukh Makhmudkhozhiev Cameroon Junior Nkengue
Lalitpur City FC Nigeria Kareem Omolaja France Papa Ibou Kébé Martinique Jeffrey Baltus Nigeria Imoh Ezekiel Azerbaijan Nurlan Novruzov India Nikhil Kadam[6]
FC Chitwan Ghana Rafiq Aminu Ghana Torric Jebrin Montenegro Marko Ivanovic Ghana Afriyie Acquah Ghana Yussif Mubarik
Pokhara Thunders Cameroon Yves Priso Cameroon Franklin Kuete Ghana Joe Aidoo Ghana Moses Gyabaah Cameroon Stephan Kojo
Butwal Lumbini F.C. Ivory Coast Koussi Christian Cameroon Stéphane Binong Cameroon Nicolas Serge Song Cameroon Andre Thierry Biyik Biyik Cameroon Ernest Tampi
Dhangadhi FC Nigeria Olawale Afeez Senegal Fallou Diagne Guinea Fode Fofana Lebanon Mohamad Taha Ghana Richard Osei Agyemang Lebanon Ahmad Hijazi
Jhapa FC Serbia Stefan Čupić Uzbekistan Samandar Ochilov United States Dhiraj Thajali Spain Nando Cózar Spain Jorge Canillas
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC Senegal Ibrahima Djite Senegal Abdoulaye Ba Guinea Fodé Camara Senegal Badou Ndiaye Senegal Amath Ndaw
Birgunj United FC Ghana William Opoku Ghana Obed Yeboah Ghana Hans Kwofie Ghana Aikins Kyei Baffour Democratic Republic of the Congo Tshamala Djadje

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pokhara Thunders 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15 Advance to Playoffs
2 Dhangadhi F.C. 8 3 4 1 8 7 +1 13
3 Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C. 8 3 3 2 8 9 −1 12
4 Lalitpur City F.C. 8 2 4 2 7 5 +2 10
5 Jhapa FC 8 2 4 2 4 4 0 10
6 Butwal Lumbini F.C. 8 3 1 4 6 8 −2 10
7 F.C. Chitwan 8 2 3 3 7 8 −1 9
8 Birgunj United FC 8 2 2 4 11 11 0 8
9 Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC 8 2 2 4 6 8 −2 8
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source: Hamrokhelkud
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match


Results by games

Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source: ANFA
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Head-to-head scores

Home \ Away BUFC BLFC DFC FCC KRFC LCFC PTFC JFC SIDM
Birgunj United — 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–1
Butwal Lumbini 1–0 — 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1
Dhangadhi 2–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–2
Chitwan 2–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–0
Kathmandu Rayzrs 1–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Lalitpur City 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–0 0–1
Pokhara Thunders 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 1–0
Jhapa FC 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–1
Ilam De Mechi 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source: HamroKhelkud[7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket


Preliminary

Dhangadhi FC v Pokhara Thunders
25 December 2023 Qualifier 1 Dhangadhi FC 2 (4) – 2 (3) (a.e.t.) Pokhara Thunders Kathmandu
17:30 NST
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Mohamad Taha
(Dhangadhi FC)
Lalitpur City FC v Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
26 December 2023 Eliminator Lalitpur City FC 3 – 0 Kathmandu Rayzrs FC Kathmandu
17:30 NST Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Referee: Ram Dasan
Man of the Match: Imoh Ezekiel
(Lalitpur City FC)
Pokhara Thunders v Lalitpur City FC
28 December 2023 Qualifier 2 Pokhara Thunders 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Lalitpur City FC Kathmandu
17:30 NST
  • Stephan Kojo 71'
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan
Man of the Match: Ananta Tamang
(Lalitpur City FC)

Final

Dhangadhi FC v Lalitpur City FC
30 December 2023 Final Dhangadhi FC 2 – 3 Lalitpur City FC Kathmandu
17:30 NST
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 15000
Referee: Ram Dasan
Man of the Match: Aditya Shakya
(Lalitpur City FC)

Season statistics

Scorers

There have been 80 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of 30 December 2023).

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Imoh Ezekiel Lalitpur City FC 6
2 Ghana William Opoku Birgunj United FC 5
Ghana Moses Gyabaah Twum Pokhara Thunders
3 Nigeria Olawale Afeez Dhangadhi FC 4
Lebanon Ahmad Hijazi Dhangadhi FC
4 Cameroon Stephane Binong Samir Butwal Lumbini FC 3
Cameroon Junior Nkengue Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
Ghana Rafiq Aminu FC Chitwan
France Papa Ibou Kébé Lalitpur City FC
5 Ghana Aikins Kyei Baffour Birgunj United FC 2
Nepal Rajiv Lopchan Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
Nepal Arik Bista Butwal Lumbini FC
Guinea Fodé Camara Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Nepal Ayush Ghalan Pokhara Thunders
Ghana Stephan Kojo Papa Pokhara Thunders
Nepal Dinesh Henjan Lalitpur City FC
6 Uzbekistan Samandar Ochilov Jhapa FC 1
Nepal Ananta Tamang Lalitpur City FC
Guinea Fode Fofana Dhangadhi FC
Ghana Hans Kwofie Birgunj United FC
Senegal Amath Ndaw Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Uzbekistan Shokhrukh Makhmudkhozhiev Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
Ghana Torric Jebrin FC Chitwan
Nepal Bimal Gharti Magar FC Chitwan
Senegal Abdoulaye Ba Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Nepal Utsab Rai FC Chitwan
India Nikhil Kadam Lalitpur City FC
Nepal Kripa Kanta Tharu Birgunj United FC
Nepal Sanjeeb Bista Pokhara Thunders
Ghana Richard Osei Agyemang Dhangadhi FC
Senegal Omar Thiom Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Nepal Bibek Poudel Lalitpur City FC
Spain Jorge Canillas Jhapa FC
Nepal Bhison Gurung Birgunj United FC
Nepal Ashish Chapagain Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Ghana Joe Aidoo Pokhara Thunders
Cameroon Olivier Kingue Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
Nepal Anjan Bista Jhapa FC
Nepal Samiraj Thokar Jhapa FC
Nepal Sunil Khadka Birgunj United FC
Nepal Milan Rai Dhangadhi FC
Nepal Chandan Das Butwal Lumbini FC
Cameroon Andres Nia Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
Nepal Devendra Tamang Dhangadhi FC
Nepal Kushal Deuba Lalitpur City FC

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Ghana William Opoku Birgunj United FC Kathmandu Rayzrs FC 4-1 21 December 2023

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Serbia Stefan Čupić Jhapa FC 5
France Jeffrey Baltus Lalitpur City FC
2 Cameroon Yves Priso Nganja Pokhara Thunders 4
3 Lebanon Mohamad Taha Dhangadhi FC 2
Nepal Bishal Shrestha FC Chitwan
Nepal Abishek Baral Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
Nepal Bikesh Kuthu Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
4 Nepal Deep Karki Birgunj United FC 1
Nepal Tikendra Thapa Dhangadhi FC
Nepal Samit Shrestha Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Cameroon Moussi Mohamodou Butwal Lumbini FC
Nepal Anjal Shrestha Kathmandu Rayzrs FC

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Super League 2022 Auctions Concluded!". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kathmandu Rayzrs claim Nepal Super League trophy". Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Kathmandu win Nepal Super League title". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ https://goalnepal.com/news/detail/16386#:~:text=Biratagar%20City%20FC%20Not%20Taking,NSEM%20said%20in%20a%20release Archived 10 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Nepal Super League franchises unveiled Archived 12 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. kathmandupost.com
  6. ^ "Player Profile (Nepal Super League) — Statistics: Nikhil Sureshrao Kadam". hamrokhelkud.net. Kathmandu: HamroKhelkud Nepal. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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