2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

Season	2011
Champions	Nepal Police Club
Relegated	Swoyambhu Club Brigade Boys Club United Youth Club Koilapani Polestar Club
Matches played	153
Goals scored	490 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jumanu Rai (20 goals)
Biggest home win	7 goals Himalayan Sherpa Club 9-2 Koilapani Polestar Club RCT 7-0 Koilapani Polestar Club APF Club 7-0 Brigade Boys Club Three Star Club 7-0 Machhindra Football Club
Highest scoring	11 goals Himalayan Sherpa Club 9-2 Koilapani Polestar Club [1]
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The 2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League (known as the Martyrs' Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League Football Tournament 2011 for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th season of the A-Division League since its establishment in 1954/55. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season began on 28 April 2011 and concluded on 16 July 2011.

Defending champions Nepal Police Club won the league. ^[2]

A record of 18 teams participated in the league, playing a total of 153 matches. The timing also had to be reduced to final constraints and the timing of world cup qualifiers. The major was due the inception of National League as the top-tier league of country. Therefore, the league returned to single leg round robin formation.^{[ citation needed ]}

Teams

In the 2008-2009 season, two parallel B Division leagues were organized, one by the All Nepal Football Association, won by Swoyambhu Youth Club and one by the Nepal Football Association (NFA) won by Saraswoti Youth Club. After reconciliation, the four top teams from both leagues were promoted to 2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Prior to the season, Tribhuvan Army Club changed their name back to Nepal Army Club. ^[6] Being based in Nawalparasi, Koilapani was the first ever team from outside the Kathmandu Valley to be promoted to the A-Division League. ^[7]

Team	Location	Previous Season
APF Club	Kathmandu	10th
Bansbari Football Club		3rd 2008 ANFA B-Division
Boudha Football Club		4th 2009 NFA B-Division
Himalayan Sherpa Club		2nd 2008 ANFA B-Division
Machhindra Football Club		6th
Manang Marshyangdi Club		5th
Nepal Army Club		4th
Nepal Police Club		1st
New Road Team		3rd
Ranipokhari Corner Team		9th
Saraswoti Youth Club		1st 2009 NFA B-Division [8]
Swoyambhu Club		1st 2008 ANFA B-Division
United Club		2nd 2009 NFA B-Division [8]
Brigade Boys Club	Lalitpur	3rd 2009 NFA B-Division
Friends Club		8th
Jawalakhel Youth Club		7th
Three Star Club		2nd
Koilapani Polestar Club	Nawalparasi	4th 2008 ANFA B-Division

Personnel and kits

Team	Head Coach	Captain	Shirt Sponsor
APF Club
Bansbari Football Club	Hari Om Shrestha		Mahindra [9]
Boudha Football Club	Kiran Shrestha
Himalayan Sherpa Club	Upendraman Singh [10]		Yeti Airlines [9]
Machhindra Football Club	Chhiring Lopsang [11]		G'Five [9]
Manang Marshyangdi Club	Lee Tae-ho [12]		Laxmi Hyundai [13]
Nepal Army Club	Dambar Singh Gurung [13]
Nepal Police Club	Birat Krishna Shrestha [14]
New Road Team	Raju Kaji Shakya
Ranipokhari Corner Team	Madhu Karki [15]		LG [9]
Saraswoti Youth Club	Pradip Nepal [16]
Swoyambhu Club	Bikram Lama [17]
United Club	Roshan Dangol [9]
Brigade Boys Club	Sanoj Shrestha
Friends Club	Paras Chaudhary [18]
Jawalakhel Youth Club	Kishor KC [15]		Samsung [9]
Three Star Club	Megh Raj KC [15]		Mega Bank [9]
Koilapani Polestar Club

Venues

The league was played centrally in two venues in Kathmandu. ^[19]

Kathmandu

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Nepal

Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala	Halchowk Stadium
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 3,500

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nepal Police Club (C)	17	14	2	1	54	7	+47	44	Qualification for 2011–12 Nepal National League
2	Manang Marshyangdi Club	17	14	2	1	42	7	+35	44
3	Jawalakhel Youth Club	17	11	3	3	35	15	+20	36
4	Three Star Club	17	11	1	5	31	12	+19	34
5	Himalayan Sherpa Club	17	9	6	2	45	16	+29	33
6	Ranipokhari Corner Team	17	10	3	4	40	23	+17	33
7	New Road Team	17	9	5	3	27	15	+12	32
8	Nepal Army Club	17	8	5	4	35	17	+18	29
9	Friends Club	17	7	3	7	27	22	+5	24
10	Bansbari Football Club	17	6	3	8	20	28	−8	21
11	Boudha Football Club	17	5	5	7	18	27	−9	20
12	APF Club	17	5	3	9	30	26	+4	18
13	Saraswati Youth Club	17	4	3	10	26	40	−14	15
14	Machhindra Football Club	17	3	5	9	20	28	−8	14
15	Swoyambhu Club (R)	17	2	5	10	9	27	−18	11	Relegation to 2013 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
16	Brigade Boys Club (R)	17	2	4	11	9	41	−32	10
17	United Club (R)	17	1	3	13	10	61	−51	6
18	Koilapani Polestar Club (R)	17	0	3	14	12	78	−66	3

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

References

1. "HIMALAYAN SHERPA VS. KOILAPANI POLSTAR CLUB 9 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
2. "Nepal 2011". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 February 2022.
3. "Nepal 2007-09". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 March 2022.
4. Singh, Rishi (3 January 2009). "Saraswoti clinch 'B' Div Championship". The Himalayan Times.
5. "Boudha FC promoted". The Himalayan Times. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
6. "Nepal 2011". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 March 2022.
7. Oli, Prajwal (24 May 2011). "Koilapani's league campaign marred by financial crunch". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012.
8. Singh, Rishi (3 January 2009). "Saraswoti clinch 'B' Div Championship". The Himalayan Times.
9. Khatiwada, Nabin; Oli, Prajwal (25 May 2011). "Lack of sponsors, mismanagement behind crunch". República. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
10. "Himalayan Sherpa outclasses Brigade". República. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
11. "Referee controversy". República. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
12. "Laxmi Hyunai MMC confirms Former Korea International Lee as the Head Coach". Goal Nepal. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016.
13. "MMC on top, Police's winning run continues". República. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
14. "Nepal Police Club successfully defends title despite losing its final match of the season". República. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
15. "Buddha Chemjong scores solitary goal as Three Star hand Jawalakhel first defeat of the league". The Himalayan Times. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
16. "Three Star's seventh win in a row moves them to 3rd while NRT shares point in a stalemate". República. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
17. "First goal, first win for APF". República. 30 May 2011.
18. "RCT routs Koilapani, moves to second". República. 29 May 2011.
19. "ANFA reschedules league fixtures". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

External links

• Soccerway.com