Nepal Super League

Nepal Super League

Organising bodies	Nepal Sports and Events Management ANFA
Founded	February 21, 2021;4 years ago (2021-02-21)
Country	Nepal
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	7
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Lalitpur City (1st title) (2023)
Most championships	Lalitpur City Kathmandu Rayzrs (1 title each)
TV partners	Himalaya TV
Website	nsem.com.np
Current: 2025 Nepal Super League

The Nepal Super League is Nepal's first professional franchise-based football league organised by Nepal Sports and Events Management (NSEM) with technical support of ANFA. ^{[1] [2]}

Seven franchises participated in the first edition of the tournament, which was held at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium from 24 April to 15 May 2021. ^{[3] [4]}

Teams

Team	Location
Kathmandu Rayzrs	Kathmandu, Bagmati Province
Lalitpur City	Lalitpur, Bagmati Province
FC Chitwan	Bharatpur, Bagmati Province
Pokhara Thunders	Pokhara, Gandaki Province
Butwal Lumbini	Butwal, Lumbini Province
Dhangadhi	Dhangadhi, Sudurpashchim Province
Jhapa	Jhapa, Koshi Province

Stadium

All matches were played at the Dasarath Rangasala stadium in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Pokhara Birgunj Butwal Biratnagar Dhangadi Lalitpur Jhapa Ilam Chitwan

Dhangadhi	Butwal	Pokhara	Kathmandu	Biratnagar
Dhangadi Stadium	ANFA Technical Centre	Pokhara Rangasala	Dasarath Rangasala	Sahid Rangsala
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 16,500	Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 15,000
Team: Dhangadhi	Team: Butwal Lumbini	Team: Pokhara Thunders	Team: Kathmandu Rayzrs	Team:Biratnagar City

Birgunj	Lalitpur	Ilam	Jhapa	Chitwan
Narayani Stadium	Chyasal Stadium	Mai Valley Ground	Domalal Rajbanshi Ground	Krishnapur Sports Stadium
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 2,000	Capacity: -
Team: Birgunj United	Team: Lalitpur City	Team: Sporting Ilam De Mechi	Team: Jhapa	Team: FC Chitwan
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Past champions

Kathmandu Rayzrs won the first season in 2021.

Number	Season	Winner	Top scorer
1	2021	Kathmandu Rayzrs	Sudin Bhattara
2	2023	Lalitpur City	Nimesh Shrestha
3	2025	TBD	TBD

See also

• Nepal National League
• Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
• Football in Nepal

References

1. "Franchise football league from April 24". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Nepal Super League to be held from April 24.E". Khabarhub. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
3. "Nepal Super League Franchises unveiled". The Kathmandu Post. 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
4. "ANFA | Nepal Super League to be held from April 24". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.