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The ANFA National League Cup or Nepal National League Cup is a knockout association football competition in men's domestic Nepalese football. It is organised by the All Nepal Football Association, and serves as a qualification tournament for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. [1]

After the 1999 edition, the National League Cup was postponed indefinitely. [2] Since then, the Khukuri Gold Cup attempted to revive the format, with the 2004 season seeing 425 clubs participating in the cup tournament. [3]

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