2025 Nepal Kabaddi League

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2025 Nepal Kabaddi League
Tournament information
Dates17 January 2025–31 January 2025
Administrators All Nepal Kabaddi Association(ANKA)
Tournament
format(s)
 round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
VenueNational Sports Council Covered Hall, Kathmandu
Teams 6
Website NKL
Final positions
Champion Janakpur Knights
Runner-up Kathmandu Mavericks
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nepal.svg Ghanshyam Roka Magar (174) (Kathmandu Mavericks)
Most tackle points Flag of Thailand.svg Tanongsak Srihera (35) (Janakpur Knights)
Most successful raid Flag of Nepal.svg Ghanshyam Roka Magar (125) (Kathmandu Mavericks)
Most successful tackle Flag of Thailand.svg Tanongsak Srihera (35) (Janakpur Knights)
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2025 Nepal Kabaddi League (NKL) was the inaugural season of Nepal Kabaddi League. It features 6 teams from different cities to compete in a round-robin format. [1] The tournament was played from 17 January to 31 January 2025 (04 Magh to 18 Magh 2081). [2] [3]

Contents

This was the first season of the Nepal Kabaddi League. In this league, teams represent six different cities of the country: Kathmandu, Pokhara, Dhangadhi, Biratnagar, Butwal, and Janakpur. All the matches of the first season will be held at the covered hall of Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. [4]

Janakpur Knights became the champions for the maiden season of NKL after defeated Kathmandu Mavericks. [5]

Teams and Squads

This is the final squad for Nepal Kabaddi League 2025. [6]

Biratnagar BanditsDhanghadi Wild CatsHimalayan RaidersJanakpur KnightsKathmandu MavericksPokhara Lakers
Coaches
Lok Bahadur BistMahesh BoharaSandip PantParbati RaiSaroj Kumar SinghBishnu Datt Bhatta
Players
  • Kalyan Bhujel (c)
  • Satish Kumar Kurmi
  • Binay Gosain
  • Suraj Bohora
  • Sushil Chunara
  • Ghanshyam Yadav
  • Tilak Gurung
  • Vishal Chaudhary
  • Raju Babu Yadav
  • Amit Kumar Rajbhar
  • Sumit Prasad Mahato Tharu
  • Mirap Thapa Magar
  • Flag of Thailand.svg Nopphadon Pontaisong
  • Flag of Thailand.svg attanakon Yosungnoen
  • Padam Bdr. Bista (c)
  • Ashok Thapa Magar
  • Kamlesh Loniya
  • Govinda Khadka
  • Ranjit Gajmer
  • Prakash Giri
  • Manoj Bhatta Kapadi
  • Bishram Khatik
  • Rahul Chaudhary
  • Sushil Kumar Chaudhary
  • Aakash Bhatt
  • Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Amollo Adongo
  • Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige
  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg Md Yeasin Arafat
  • Ganesh Parki (c)
  • Kumar Lama
  • Khagendra Raj Joshi
  • Israr Khan
  • Nabin Deuba
  • Saroj Adhikari
  • George Embugwa
  • Franklyne Odhare
  • Rakesh Kumar Yadav
  • Akash Malla
  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg George Embugwa
  • Rahul Aryal
  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammed Shahan
  • MD Roman Hossain
  • Ramu Tamatta (c)
  • Harish Khatri
  • Sangam Chaudhary
  • Sabin Bohaju
  • Giriraj Roka Magar
  • Rupak Bhuju
  • Sahid Ansari
  • MD Sahil Seikh
  • Nabin Luhar
  • Flag of Thailand.svg Tanongsak Srihera Srihera
  • Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Laxmamohan Thanushan
  • Dilan Sanjaya
  • Flag of Thailand.svg Chayaphon Kamunee
  • Bishal Thapa
  • Ghanshyam Roka Magar (c)
  • Sohail Islam
  • Pramod Shrestha
  • Meghraj Giri
  • Durgeshwor Koiri
  • Rahul Kumar Ray
  • Binay Kumar Koiri
  • Sagar Chaudhary
  • Alex Sahani
  • Bhola Yadav
  • Lal Mohar Yadav
  • Flag of Thailand.svg Saharat Phetchui
  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg Md Mijanur Rahman
  • Flag of Thailand.svg Roengrom Chaturonphaisan
  • Pradip Mijar (c)
  • Bhuwan Bohora
  • Sandesh Tamang
  • jitendra Awasthi
  • Rohan Shrestha
  • Nageshor Tharu
  • Rabin Kunwar
  • sushil Ram Luhar
  • Bhupendra Bohara
  • Sarman Prajapati
  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg MD Monirul Chodhury
  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg MD Sabuz Mia
  • Kamal Giri
  • Birendra Kunwar

Venue

Tripureshwor, Kathmandu
Nepal Sports Council Covered Hall
Capacity: 1500+
2025 Nepal Kabaddi League (Nepal)

Points Table

PosTeamPldWLTSDPtsQualification
1Janakpur Knights54012623Qualify to Qualifier 1
2Biratnagar Bandits54104021
3Kathmandu Mavericks53113719Qualify to Eliminator
4Dhanghadi Wild Cats5230-2511
5Himalayan Raiders5140-367
6Pokhara Lakers5050-424
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: Nepal Kabaddi League
Rules for classification:
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points for a tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

League Stage

The fixture was released on 09 January 2025. [7] [8]

Match 1
17 January 2025
18:30
Kathmandu Mavericks42 – 41Pokhara Lakers
Ghanshyam Roka Magar (17)
 Result Pradip Mijar (8)
Kathmandu Mavericks won
Match 2
18 January 2025
17:30
Dhanghadi Wild Cats34 – 46Biratnagar Bandits
Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige (9)
 Result Nopphadon Pontaisong (12)
Biratnagar Bandits won
Match 3
18 January 2025
18:30
Himalayan Raiders24 – 35Janakpur Knights
Mohammed Shahan (7)
 Result Chayaphon Kamunee (11)
Janakpur Knights won
Match 4
19 January 2025
17:30
Biratnagar Bandits44 – 43Kathmandu Mavericks
Nopphadon Pontaisong (23)
 Result Ghanshyam Roka Magar (28)
Biratnagar Bandits won
Match 5
19 January 2025
18:30
Pokhara Lakers30 – 34Himalayan Raiders
Nageshor Tharu (10)
 Result Ganesh Parki (13)
Himalayan Raiders won
Match 6
20 January 2025
18:30
Dhanghadi Wild Cats31 – 37Janakpur Knights
Md Yeasin Arafat (11)
 Result Chayaphon Kamunee (18)
Janakpur Knights won
Match 7
21 January 2025
17:30
Kathmandu Mavericks56 – 34Himalayan Raiders
Md Mijanur Rahman (21)
 Result George Embugwa (6)
Kathmandu Mavericks won
Match 8
21 January 2025
18:30
Janakpur Knights40 – 38Biratnagar Bandits
Chayaphon Kamunee (13)
 Result Nopphadon Pontaisong (9)
Janakpur Knights won
Match 9
22 January 2025
18:30
Dhanghadi Wild Cats38 – 33Pokhara Lakers
Prakash Giri (12)
 Result MD Monirul Chodhury (10)
Dhanghadi Wild Cats won
Match 10
23 January 2025
17:30
Dhanghadi Wild Cats36 –51Kathmandu Mavericks
Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige (11)
 Result Ghanshyam Roka Magar (27)
Kathmandu Mavericks won
Match 11
23 January 2025
18:30
Janakpur Knights36 – 29Pokhara Lakers
Chayaphon Kamunee (18)
 Result Bhuwan Bohora (15)
Janakpur Knights won
Match 12
24 January 2025
17:30
Himalayan Raiders30 – 34Biratnagar Bandits
Ganesh Parki (13)
 Result Nopphadon Pontaisong (14)
Biratnagar Bandits won
Match 13
24 January 2025
18:30
Kathmandu Mavericks39 – 39Janakpur Knights
Ghanshyam Roka Magar (17)
 Result Chayaphon Kamunee (22)
Match draw
Match 14
25 January 2025
17:30
Himalayan Raiders38 – 41Dhanghadi Wild Cats
Ganesh Parki (12)
 Result Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige (9)
Dhanghadi Wild Cats won
Match 15
25 January 2025
18:30
Pokhara Lakers25 – 50Biratnagar Bandits
Md Monirul Chodhury (4)
 Result Nopphadon Pontaisong (15)
Biratnagar Bandits won

Play-offs

Brackets

Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Final
27 January 202531 January 2025
1Janakpur Knights34Q1WJanakpur Knights43
2Biratnagar Bandits3229 January 2025Q2WKathmandu Mavericks41
Q1LBiratnagar Bandits26
Eliminator EWKathmandu Mavericks48
27 January 2025
3Kathmandu Knights50
4Dhanghadi Wild Cats45

Qualifier 1

Match 16
27 January 2025
15:30
Janakpur Knights34 – 32Biratnagar Bandits
Chayaphon Kamunee (11)
 Result Nopphadon Pontaisong (19)
Janakpur Knights won

Eliminator

Match 17
27 January 2025
18:30
Kathmandu Mavericks50 – 45Dhanghadi Wild Cats
Ghanshyam Roka Magar (32)
 Result Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige (22)
Kathmandu Mavericks won

Qualifier 2

Match 18
29 January 2025
18:30
Biratnagar Bandits26 – 48Kathmandu Mavericks
Satish Kumar Kurmi (8)
 Result Ghanshyam Roka Magar (23)
Kathmandu Mavericks won

Final

Match 19
31 January 2025
18:30
Janakpur Knights43 – 41Kathmandu Mavericks
Chayaphon Kamunee (16)
 Result Ghanshyam Roka Magar (17)
Janakpur Knights won

See also

References

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