Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Chyasal Youth Club |
Promoted | Chyasal Youth Club New Road Team |
Relegated | Mahabir Youth Club Samajik Y.C. |
Matches played | 91 |
Goals scored | 249 (2.74 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Suraj Raut (Khumaltar Y.C.) Bhuwan Basnet (Samajik Y.C.) 10 goals [1] |
← 2014 2019 → |
The 2016 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League season, also known as the RedBull Martyr's Memorial B-Division League for sponsorship reasons, was the 2016 edition of the second-tier club football competition in Nepal. The season began on 21 August 2016 and concluded on 5 October 2016. [2] It was the first B division league held since 2014 due to the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. All matches were played at Halchowk Stadium and the ANFA Complex. [3]
A total of 14 teams competed in the league, including 10 sides from the 2014 season, three relegated from the 2013-14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League and one promoted from the 2014 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League. [4]
Promoted from 2014 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League
Relegated from 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
Relegated to 2016 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League
Promoted to 2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
Team | Location | Previous season |
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Bansbari Football Club | Bansbari, Kathmandu | 11th |
Boys Union Club | Tripureshwor, Kathmandu | 13th (A-Division) |
Chyasal Youth Club | Chyasal, Lalitpur | 8th |
Khumaltar Youth Club | Khumaltar, Lalitpur | 1st (C-Division) |
Madhyapur Youth Association | Thimi, Bhaktapur | 2nd |
Mahabir Youth Club | Kalikasthan, Kathmandu | 6th |
Nayabasti Youth Club | Nayabasti, Kathmandu | 4th |
New Road Team | New Road, Kathmandu | Relegated from 2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League due to financial reasons and did not participate in the 2014 league. [5] |
Pulchowk Sports Club | Pulchowk, Lalitpur | 10th |
Ranipokhari Corner Team | Ranipokhari, Kathmandu | 12th (A-Division) |
Samajik Youth Club | Narayantar, Kathmandu | 3rd |
Satdobato Youth Club | Satdobato, Lalitpur | 5th |
Shree Kumari Club | Balkhu, Kathmandu | 9th |
Tushal Youth Club | Tushal, Kathmandu | 7th |
The league was played centrally in two venues in two cities in the Kathmandu Valley. [6] Nepal's main football stadium, Dasharath Rangasala was unavailable, as it was not yet reconstructed following the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
Lalitpur | Kathmandu |
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ANFA Complex | Halchowk Stadium |
Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 3,500 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Chyasal Youth Club (C, P) | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 28 | Promotion to 2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League |
2 | New Road Team (P) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 28 | |
3 | Ranipokhari Corner Team | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | |
4 | Satdobato Youth Club | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 22 | |
5 | Shree Kumari Club | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 21 | |
6 | Pulchowk Sports Club | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 20 | |
7 | Khumaltar Youth Club | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 18 | |
8 | Boys Union Club | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 17 | |
9 | Bansbari Club | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 17 | |
10 | Tusal Youth Club | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 16 | |
11 | Madhyapur Youth Association | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 13 | |
12 | Nayabasti Youth Club | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 13 | |
13 | Samajik Youth Club (R) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 11 | Relegation to 2019 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League |
14 | Mahabir Youth Club (R) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 4 |
Player [8] | Club | |
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Best Coach | ![]() | Chyasal Youth Club |
Best Goalkeeper | ![]() | Chyasal Youth Club |
Best Defender | ![]() | Chyasal Youth Club |
Best Midfielder | ![]() | New Road Team |
Best Striker | ![]() | Khumaltar Youth Club |
On 27 September 2016, after losing against New Road Team, [9] officials of Shree Kumari Club attacked and beat referee Sudesh Pandey. [10] All Nepal Football Association sanctioned multiple of Shree Kumari Club's official, suspending the president of the club for two years. [11]
Goal Nepal found out that the match commissioner of this game was not at the venue but in Goa, India, with a commentator calling this "disgusting". [12] Citing security concerns, referees threatened to suspend operations after the incident. [13] [14]