2021 National Women's League (Nepal)

Last updated
National Women’s League
Season2021
Dates20 January 2021 - 19 February 2021
Champions APF Club
Top goalscorer Sabitra Bhandari (43 goals) [1]
Highest scoring APF 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 Club was crowned champions on 17 February 2021.

Contents

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 Club, Nepal Army Club, and Nepal Police Club 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 Club
Nepal Army Club
Nepal Police Club
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
Nepal A.P.F. Club Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province
Tribhuvan Army F.C.
Nepal Police Club
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]
Nepal A.P.F. Club Flag of Nepal.svg Bhagwati Thapa [11] Flag of Nepal.svg Anita Basnet [16] Agni Mahindra
Tribhuvan Army F.C. Flag of Nepal.svg Raju Tamang [4] Flag of Nepal.svg Kabita Dhimal [17] Bajaj Pulsar
Nepal Police Club 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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Nepal
Kathmandu Lalitpur
Dasarath Rangasala ANFA Complex
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 6,000
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League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Nepal A.P.F. Club (C)121200771+7636
2 Tribhuvan Army F.C. 12822637+5626
3 Nepal Police Club 125342810+1818
4Waling Municipality125252622+417
5Biratnagar Metropolitan City125161628−1216
6Chandrapur Municipality123091249−379
7Chaudandigadhi Municipality1200124106−1020
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2020. Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head.
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away APF BIRCHANCHAU NPC TAC WAL
Nepal A.P.F. Club —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 Club 0–30–13–0—1–10–1
Tribhuvan Army F.C. 1–17–06–19–00–0—7–0
Waling0–30–13–010–01–0—
Updated to match(es) played on 17. 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 ChaudharyTribhuvan Army F.C.
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]

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