2021 National Women's League (Nepal)

Last updated
National Women’s League
Season2021
Dates20 January 2021 - 19 February 2021
Champions APF FC
Top goalscorer Sabitra Bhandari (43 goals) [1]
Highest scoring APF FC 22–0 [2] Chaudandigadhi
(1 February 2021)
Longest unbeaten runAPF Club (12 matches)
Longest losing runChandrapur (12 matches)
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 17 February 2021.

The 2021 National Women's League, also known as Deputy Mayor National Women's League was the 2021 edition of the first-tier women's club football competition in Nepal organized by the All Nepal Football Association. The season started on 21 January. [3] [4] It was the first season since 2017/18, as the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. [5] APF FC was crowned champions on 17 February 2021.

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Qualification

The season was made up of the teams that qualified for the2019–20 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal; the three departmental teams as well as four regionally qualified teams. For the 2019–20 National Women's League season, the three departmental sports teams APF FC, Nepal Army FC, and Nepal Police FC were qualified and were joined by four local teams determined by all four semi-finalists of the Chandrapur Upa Mayor National Women's League Qualification Tournament played between Waling Municipality, Bangsgadhi Municipality, Biratnagar Metropolitan City, Birendranagar Municipality, Barhabise Municipality, Chaudandigadhi Municipality, Bidur Municipality, and Chandrapur Municipality in Chandrapur, Rautahat in February 2020. [6] [7]

TeamQualification Method
Biratnagar Metropolitan CityQualification Tournament semi-finalist
Chandrapur MunicipalityQualification Tournament winner
Chaudandigadhi MunicipalityQualification Tournament semi-finalist
APF FC
Nepal Army FC
Nepal Police FC
Waling MunicipalityQualification Tournament Runner-up

Teams

TeamLocation
Biratnagar Metropolitan City Biratnagar, Morang, Province No. 1
Chandrapur Municipality Chandrapur, Rautahat, Province No. 2
Chaudandigadhi Municipality Chaudandigadhi, Udayapur, Province No. 1
APF FC Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province
Nepal Army FC
Nepal Police FC
Waling Municipality Waling, Syangja, Gandaki Province

Personnel and kits

TeamHead CoachCaptainForeign playersKit Sponsor
Biratnagar Metropolitan City Flag of Nepal.svg Paras Chaudary [8] Flag of Nepal.svg Kalpana Karki [9] Flag of India.svg Purnima Kumari [10]
Chandrapur Municipality Flag of Nepal.svg Noor Raj Kafle [11] Flag of Nepal.svg Rojina Shrestha [9]
Chaudandigadhi Municipality Flag of Nepal.svg Dipak Thapa [12] Flag of Nepal.svg Chumlungma Rai [13] Flag of India.svg Aimit Lepcha [14] [15]
Flag of India.svg Angela Bhutia [15]
Flag of India.svg Sujata Rai [15]
Flag of India.svg Deepshika Biswakarma [15]
APF FC Flag of Nepal.svg Bhagwati Thapa [11] Flag of Nepal.svg Anita Basnet [16] Agni Mahindra
Nepal Army FC Flag of Nepal.svg Raju Tamang [4] Flag of Nepal.svg Kabita Dhimal [17] Bajaj Pulsar
Nepal Police FC Flag of Nepal.svg Sanjeev Joshi [12] Flag of Nepal.svg Ghim Kumari Gurung [16] Nepal Telecom
Waling Municipality Flag of Nepal.svg Dilip Thapa [18] Flag of Nepal.svg Saraswoti Hamal [13] Flag of Cameroon.svg Metho Elodie Ruth [19]
Flag of Cameroon.svg Kiomegne Djomo Vanessa Noelle
Flag of Cameroon.svg Djoubi Soline Diane
Flag of Cameroon.svg Touta Ornella Evanick Noelle		Jagdamba Cement

Venues

The league was played centrally in two venues in two cities in the Kathmandu Valley.

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Kathmandu Lalitpur
Dasarath Rangasala ANFA Complex
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 6,000
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League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 APF FC (C)121200771+7636
2 Nepal Army FC 12822637+5626
3 Nepal Police FC 125342810+1818
4Waling Municipality125252622+417
5Biratnagar Metropolitan City125161628−1216
6Chandrapur Municipality123091249−379
7Chaudandigadhi Municipality1200124106−1020
Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away APF BIRCHANCHAU NPC TAC WAL
APF FC —7–06–022–02–16–0
Biratnagar0–1—0–10–01–00–71–1
Chandrapur0–80–5—2–11–30–0
Chaudandigadhi0–141–21–7—0–60–121–7
Nepal Police FC 0–30–13–0—1–10–1
Nepal Army FC 1–17–06–19–00–0—7–0
Waling0–30–13–010–01–0—
Source: ANFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

End-of-season awards

AwardWinner [20] Club
Best GoalkeeperUsha NathNepal Police Club
Best DefenderAmrita JaisiNepal Police Club
Best MidfielderBimala Chaudhary Nepal Army FC
Best Forward Sabitra Bhandari APF Club
Best Head CoachBhagwati ThapaAPF Club
Most Valuable Player Saru Limbu APF Club
Fair Play AwardChandrapur

Broadcast rights

All matches were streamed live on MyCujoo. [21]

References

  1. ↑ Ale Magar, Dil Kumar (19 February 2021). "APF, Police victorious as Women's League concludes". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "ANFA | APF hit 22 past depleted Chaudandigadhi". the-anfa.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Women's League to kick off on January 20". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ANFA National Women's League 2021 kicks off". The AFC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nepal (Women) 2020". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Women's League". The Himalayan Times. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Group Stage Final Standings" (in Nepali). ANFA Women's Football. 29 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "NWL - Nepal APF 7-0 Biratnagar Metro City". All Nepal Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Biratnagar register first win with thumping of Chandrapur". All Nepal Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Nepal fall to India in SAFF U-18 Women's Championship opener". the-anfa.com. ANFA. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  11. 1 2 "ANFA | Bhandari scores hattrick as APF defeat Chandrapur". the-anfa.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  12. 1 2 "Nepal Police Club thrashes Chaudandigadhi 6-0 in National Women's League". Khabar Hub. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Waling thrash Chaudandigadhi 10-0 for first win". All Nepal Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "महिला फुटबल लिग : आर्मीले चौदण्डीगढीलाई ९-० ले हरायो". shilapatra.com (in Nepali). Shilapatra. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "राष्ट्रिय महिला लिग: चौदण्डीगढीको पोस्टमा आर्मीको ९ गोल" [National Women's League: 9 goals of Army in the post of Chaudandigadi]. kendrabindu.com (in Nepali). Kathmandu. 24 January 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Bhandari's hat-trick helps APF down NPC". All Nepal Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "APF solidify top spot with assertive win over Tribhuvan Army". All Nepal Football Federation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "TAFC run riot against Waling with 7-0 win". All Nepal Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Four Cameroonian Women Players In Town To Play National Women's League For Waling !". GoalNepal. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  20. ↑ "APF defeat Army to finish National Women's Campaign undefeated". All Nepal Football Federation. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "Nepal Women's Football League 2077". Mycujoo. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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