2022 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League

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Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
Season2022
Dates2 March 2022 - 10 April 2022 [1]
Champions Church Boys United
Promoted Church Boys United
Khumaltar Youth Club
RelegatedJhamsikhel Youth Club
Samajik Youth Club
Matches played91
Goals scored258 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer11 goals
Aashish Chapagain
Highest scoring7 goals
Church Boys 5–2 Tushal
Madhyapur 5–2 Samajik
2020-21
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2022 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League season was the 2022 edition of the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. It started on 2 March 2022. [2]

Contents

Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league with a relegation system. Ten teams from 2020 season, one team relegated from A-Division and three teams promoted from C-Division will participate in the league. Saraswati Youth Club was relegated from 2019–20 season, while Church Boys, Birgunj United Club and Samajik Yuwa Club were promoted from 2021 season. [3]

TeamLocationPrevious Season
Tushal Youth Club Kathmandu, Bagmati Province 10th
Bansbari Club3rd
Ranipokhari Corner Team 9th
Shree Kumari Club8th
Saraswati Youth Club 14 (A-Division)
Church Boys United 1st (C-Division)
Khumaltar Youth Club Lalitpur, Bagmati Province 2nd
Boys Union Club 4th
Jhamsikhel Youth Club11th
Madhyapur Youth Association Madhyapur Thimi, Bagmati Province 5th
Shree Bhagwati Club Tokha, Bagmati Province 6th
Nayabasti Youth Club Gokarneshwar, Bagmati Province 7th
Samajik Youth Club3rd (C-Division)
Birgunj United Birgunj, Madhesh Province 2nd (C-Division)

Personnel and kits

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit sponsor
Bansbari ClubAround the Himalayas
Siddharta Bank [4]
Ranipokhari Corner Team McDowell's No.1
Shree Kumari ClubNir Bahadur Ale [5] Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal
Saraswati Youth Club
Khumaltar Youth Club Sabin K.C. [6] Season Family Restaurant
Boys Union Club Bishnu Bahadur Sunar Motul
Jhamsikhel Youth Club Prabhu Bank
Tushal Youth Club
Madhyapur Youth Association BIZZ Education Conultancy [7]
Shree Bhagwati ClubSailesh Karmacharya [8] Tokha Municipality
Nayabasti Youth Club Gokarneshwar Municipality
Samajik Youth Club
Church Boys UnitedSanam Rai
Birgunj UnitedDilmani ChaudharyWINgel

Venues

The league was played centrally in one venue in Lalitpur. [9] For the final matchday, selected matches were played at Dasarath Rangasala. [10]

Kathmandu Lalitpur
Dasarath Rangasala ANFA Complex
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 6,000
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium.jpg

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Church Boys United (C, P)139223112+1929Promotion to Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
2 Khumaltar Youth Club (P)137152015+522 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Ranipokhari Corner Team 136432012+822 [lower-alpha 1]
4Bansbari Club135442017+319
5Shree Bhagwati Club135351921218
6 Saraswoti Youth Club 134541821317 [lower-alpha 2]
7 Madhyapur Youth Association 135261519417 [lower-alpha 2]
8 Boys Union Club 134451824616 [lower-alpha 3]
9Birgunj United134451818016 [lower-alpha 3]
10Shree Kumari Club133731920116 [lower-alpha 3]
11Tushal Youth Club132921513+215 [lower-alpha 4]
12Nayabasti Youth Club133641723615 [lower-alpha 4]
13Samajik Youth Club (R)134271722514Relegation to Martyr's Memorial C-Division League
14Jhamsikhel Youth Club (R)132381121109
Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Khumaltar ahead of Ranipokhari on head-to-head. KHU 3–1 RCT
  2. 1 2 Saraswati ahead of Madhyapur on head-to-head. SAR 2–1 MYA
  3. 1 2 3 Boys Union ahead of Birgunj United and Shree Kumari on head-to-head points. Boys Union 6, Birgunj United 3, Shree Kumari 0.
  4. 1 2 TUS 1–1 NYB. Tushal ahead of Nayabasti on goal difference. Tuhsal +2, Nayabasti -6

Results

Home \ AwayBCBU BUC CBU JYCKYC MYA NYC RCT SYC SAYC SBCSKCTYC
Bansbari Club1–10–16–01–32–11–10–0
Birgunj United1–10–11–12–22–21–05–0
Boys Union Club 1–01–61–32–31–11–31–2
Church Boys United 1–16–12–02–01–21–15–2
Jhamsikhel Youth Club3–10–21–31–10–11–11–30–0
Khumaltar Youth Club1–00–22–00–14–03–11–20–3
Madhyapur Youth Association 0–60–23–11–00–25–21–20–0
Nayabasti Youth Club2–23–21–10–41–02–11–12–2
Ranipokhari Corner Team 2–21–11–32–00–12–02–01–1
Samajik Youth Club0–13–11–02–51–22–33–32–0
Saraswoti Youth Club 3–10–51–12–12–10–21–12–2
Shree Bhagwati Club1–22–12–13–11–10–23–2
Shree Kumari Club1–11–12–21–13–31–11–1
Tushal Youth Club0–02–50–03–00–00–22–21–1
Source: ANFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213
Church Boys United 2111131111111
Khumaltar Youth Club 55359581194432
Ranipokhari Corner Team 10667467525223
Bansbari Club121213910106853574
Shree Bhagwati Club4222313447795
Saraswoti Youth Club 3343224232346
Madhyapur Youth Association 1410131414121011109117
Boys Union Club 67111113131414131413138
Birgunj United91078885710111059
Shree Kumari Club8981011111096911610
Tushal Youth Club1414121267968881011
Nayabasti Youth Club78945423766812
Samajik Youth Club13131414121211121212121213
Jhamsikhel Youth Club1111567913131413141414
Champion
Promoted
Relegation to C-Division
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: ANFA

Broadcast rights

All matches are streamed live on Eleven Sports. [11]

Controversy

On 23 March 2022, after losing against Bansbari Club, officials of Shree Bhagawati attacked referee Suman Shrestha. [12] The following day, All Nepal Football Association sanctioned Shree Bhagawati Club coach Sailesh Karmacharya by banning him for three games. The club was also fined NPR 50,000. [8]

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