2023–24 Nepal Super League

Nepal Super League
Season	2023
Dates	24 November–
Matches played	15
Goals scored	24 (1.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Moses Gyabaah Twum (2 Goals)
Biggest win	Lalitpur 2-0 Butwal ; (25 November 2023)
Highest scoring	Lalitpur 2-2 Birgunj ; (5 December 2023)
Longest winning run	Dhangadhi FC ; (2 wins)
Longest unbeaten run	Lalitpur City FC ; Pokhara Thunders ; (4 matches)
Longest winless run	Jhapa FC ; Lalitpur City FC ; Birgunj United FC ; (3 matches)
Longest losing run	Butwal Lumbini FC ; Birgunj United FC ; Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC ; (2 matches)
Highest attendance	7000
Lowest attendance	300
Average attendance	3650
	← 2021 2024 → All statistics correct as of 6 December 2023.

The 2023 Nepal Super League will be the second season of the Nepal Super League, the top flight franchise based club football league of Nepal.^[1] A total of nine franchises will participate in the tournament to be played at the Dasharath Rangasala from 24 November to 30 December 2023. Kathmandu Rayzrs won the inaugural season after beating Dhangadhi FC in the final on 15 May 2021.^[2]^[3] In addition to the seven founding members, three new franchises were added. Jhapa FC will represent Jhapa, Province No. 1, Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC the Ilam, Province No. 1 and Birgunj United FC the Birgunj, Province No. 2. One of the founding member Biratnagar City decided to withdraw from the tournament resulting in only nine teams participating in this edition.^[4]

Teams

Team	Location
Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C.	Kathmandu, Bagmati Province
Lalitpur City F.C.	Lalitpur, Bagmati Province
F.C. Chitwan	Bharatpur, Bagmati Province
Pokhara Thunders	Pokhara, Gandaki Province
Butwal Lumbini F.C.	Butwal, Lumbini Province
Dhangadhi F.C.	Dhangadhi, Sudurpashchim Province
Jhapa FC	Jhapa, Koshi Province
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	Ilam, Koshi Province
Birgunj United FC	Birgunj, Madhesh Province

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head Coach	Captain	Marquee Player	Iconic Player	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC	Bal Gopal Maharjan	Hishub Thapaliya	Hishub Thapaliya		Li-Ning	Yamaha RayZR 125FI Hybrid
Lalitpur City FC	Ian Andrew Gillian	Ananta Tamang	Ananta Tamang		T10 Sports	Prabhu Bank
FC Chitwan	Mehrajuddin Wadoo	Bishal Shrestha	Bishal Shrestha	Bimal Gharti Magar		IME
Pokhara Thunders	Nabin Neaupane	Dinesh Rajbanshi	Ayush Ghalan	Dinesh Rajbanshi	Kelme	Shikhar Insurance
Butwal Lumbini F.C.	Bijay Maharjan	Arik Bista	Arik Bista	Aashish Lama	MODE23	CURRENT
Dhangadhi FC	Yugal Kishor Rai	Devendra Tamang	Ashish Chaudhary		T10 Sports	Higer
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	Meghraj KC	Bikesh Kuthu	Bikesh Kuthu		SIX5SIX	Premier Intl. School
Jhapa FC	Oriol Mohedano	Anjan Bista	Anjan Bista	Awas Lamichhane	Nivia Sports
Birgunj United FC	Sanoj Shrestha	Deep Karki	Deep Karki	Tej Tamang	Li-Ning	WINgel

Foreign players

One team can recruit six overseas players and field five at a time.^[5]

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC	Olivier Kingue	Komilzhon Tozhidinov	Andrés Nia	Shokhrukh Makhmudkhozhiev	Junior Nkengue
Lalitpur City FC	Kareem Omolaja	Papa Ibou Kébé	Jeffrey Baltus	Imoh Ezekiel	Nurlan Novruzov	Nikhil Kadam^[6]
FC Chitwan	Rafiq Aminu	Torric Jebrin	Marko Ivanovic	Afriyie Acquah	Yussif Mubarik
Pokhara Thunders	Yves Priso	Franklin Kuete	Joe Aidoo	Moses Gyabaah	Stephan Kojo
Butwal Lumbini F.C.	Koussi Christian	Stéphane Binong	Nicolas Serge Song	Andre Thierry Biyik Biyik	Ernest Tampi
Dhangadhi FC	Olawale Afeez	Fallou Diagne	Fode Fofana	Mohamad Taha	Richard Osei Agyemang	Ahmad Hijazi
Jhapa FC	Stefan Čupić	Samandar Ochilov	Dhiraj Thajali	Nando Cózar	Jorge Canillas
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	Ibrahima Djite	Abdoulaye Ba	Fodé Camara	Badou Ndiaye	Amath Ndaw
Birgunj United FC	William Opoku	Obed Owusu	Hans Kwofie	Aikins Kyei Baffour	Tshamala Djadje

Regular season

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pokhara Thunders	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8	Advance to Playoffs
2	Dhangadhi F.C.	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
3	Lalitpur City F.C.	4	1	3	0	4	2	+2	6
4	Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C.	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
5	F.C. Chitwan	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
6	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	4	1	0	3	2	4	−2	3
7	Butwal Lumbini F.C.	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
8	Jhapa FC	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
9	Birgunj United FC	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: Hamrokhelkud
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match

Results by games

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4
Team ╲ Round
Birgunj United FC	L	L	D
Butwal Lumbini FC	L	L	W
FC Chitwan	L	D	W
Dhangadhi FC	W	W	D
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	L	W	L	L
Jhapa FC	L	D	D
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC	W	D	D
Lalitpur City FC	W	D	D	D
Pokhara Thunders	W	D	D	W

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: ANFA
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Head To Head Scores

Home \ Away	BUFC	BLFC	DFC	FCC	KRFC	LCFC	PTFC	JFC	SIDM
Birgunj United	—		1–2	1–2		2–2
Butwal Lumbini		—	0–1			0–2			2–1
Dhangadhi	2–1	1–0	—			0–0
Chitwan	2–1			—	1–1		0–1
Kathmandu Rayzrs				1–1	—			0–0	1–0
Lalitpur City	2–2	2–0	0–0			—	0–0
Pokhara Thunders				1–0		0–0	—	1–1	1–0
Jhapa FC					0–0		1–1	—	0–1
Ilam De Mechi		1–2			0–1		0–1	1–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: HamroKhelkud^[7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round robin

24 November 2023 1	Kathmandu Rayzrs FC	1–0	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	Dipesh Gurung 16' Kodirjon Ugli Komilov Tojidinov 41' Rajib Lopchan 51'	Report	Bikesh Kuthu Ashish Gurung 41' Dipesh Ghale 49'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 5649 Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal) Man of the Match: Komilov Tojidinov (Kathmandu Rayzrs FC)

25 November 2023 2	Pokhara Thunders	1–0	F.C. Chitwan	Kathmandu
14:30 NST	Moses Gyabaah Twum 72'	Report	Mubarik Yussif 64' Utsab Rai 42'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal) Man of the Match: Dinesh Rajbanshi (Pokhara Thunders)

25 November 2023 3	Butwal Lumbini F.C.	0–2	Lalitpur City F.C.	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	Mani Kumar Lama 17'	Report	Dinesh Henjan 26' Ananta Tamang 32' Omolaja Nurain Karim 43'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Ram Dash (India) Man of the Match: Ananta Tamang (Lalitpur City F.C.)

26 November 2023 4	Birgunj United FC	1-2	Dhangadhi F.C.	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	William Opoku Asiedu 71' Tej Tamang 90'	Report	Fode Fofana 2' Ahmad Hijazi 90' 62' Omolaja Nurain Karim 43'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 500 Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal) Man of the Match: Krittish Ratna Chhunju (Dhangadhi F.C.)

27 November 2023 5	Jhapa FC	0-1	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	Fernando C Torres 29' Awas Lamichhane 65' Pradip Lama 72'	Report	Amath Ndaw 86'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Umesh Bidari (Nepal) Man of the Match: Amath Ndaw (Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC)

28 November 2023 6	Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C.	1-1	F.C. Chitwan	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	Anjan Rai 38' Hisub Thapaliya 47' Andres Nia Tchounkeu 55' Onguna Nkengue Junior 90+2'	Report	Bimal Gharti Magar 34' 86' Afriyie Acquah 90'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 1000 Referee: Surojit Das (India) Man of the Match: Utsav Rai (F.C. Chitwan)

29 November 2023 7	Pokhara Thunders	0-0	Lalitpur City F.C.	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	Dinesh Rajbanshi 83'	Report	Sanjeet Rai 45'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal) Man of the Match: Ayush Ghalan (Pokhara Thunders)

30 November 2023 8	Butwal Lumbini F.C.	0-1	Dhangadhi F.C.	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	Saroj Tamang 7' Andre Thiery Biyik Biyik 71'	Report	Kamal Shrestha 16' Richard Osei Agyemang 86' Olawale Afeez 90+3'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal) Man of the Match: Olawale Afeez (Dhangadhi F.C.)

1 December 2023 9	Birgunj United FC	1-2	F.C. Chitwan	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	Baffour 55'		Bimal Gharti Magar 28', Torric 68',	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Man of the Match: Torric Jebrin (F.C. Chitwan)

2 December 2023 10	Pokhara Thunders	v	Jhapa FC	Kathmandu
14:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

2 December 2023 11	Dhangadhi F.C.	v	Lalitpur City F.C.	Kathmandu
17:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

3 December 2023 12	Butwal Lumbini F.C.	v	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	Kathmandu
17:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

4 December 2023 13	Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C.	v	Jhapa FC	Kathmandu
17:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

5 December 2023 14	Birgunj United FC	2-2	Lalitpur City F.C.	Kathmandu
17:30 NST	Ezekiel 13' Kadam 27'		Opoku 10' [[Kripa] 52'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

6 December 2023 15	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	v	Pokhara Thunders	Kathmandu
17:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

Playoffs

Bracket

Preliminary

Final

Q1W

Q2W

Q1L

EW

Preliminary

Qualifier 1	TBD	v	TBD	Kathmandu
17:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

Eliminator	TBD	v	TBD	Kathmandu
17:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

Qualifier 2	TBD	v	TBD	Kathmandu
17:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

Final

Final	TBD	v	TBD	Kathmandu
17:30 NST				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

There have been 25 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match (as of 5 December 2023).

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Moses Gyabaah Twum	Pokhara Thunders	2
2	Rajiv Lopchan	Kathmandu Rayzrs FC	1
	Samandar Ochilov	Jhapa FC
	Dinesh Henjan	Lalitpur City FC
	Ananta Tamang	Lalitpur City FC
	Fode Fofana	Dhangadhi FC
	Ahmad Hijazi	Dhangadhi FC
	Hans Kwofie	Birgunj United FC
	Amath Ndaw	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
	Junior Nkengue	Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
	Olawale Afeez	Dhangadhi FC
	Bimal Gharti Magar	FC Chitwan
	Torric Jebrin	FC Chitwan
	Aikins Kyei Baffour	Birgunj United FC
	Abdoulaye Ba	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
	Stéphane Binong	Butwal Lumbini FC
	Arik Bista	Butwal Lumbini FC
	Nikhil Kadam	Lalitpur City FC
	Imoh Ezekiel	Lalitpur City FC
	Kripa Kanta Tharu	Birgunj United FC
	William Opoku	Birgunj United FC
	Sanjeeb Bista	Pokhara Thunders

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Jeffrey Baltus	Lalitpur City FC	3
1	Yves Priso Nganja	Pokhara Thunders	3
2	Mohamad Taha	Dhangadhi FC	2
2	Abishek Baral	Kathmandu Rayzrs FC	2
3	Stefan Čupić	Jhapa FC	1
3	Bikesh Kuthu	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC	1

Awards

End-of-season awards

Award	Winner^[3]	Club
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward
Head coach
Emerging Player
Fair Play

References

↑ "Nepal Super League 2022 Auctions Concluded!". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
↑ "Kathmandu Rayzrs claim Nepal Super League trophy". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
1 2 "Kathmandu win Nepal Super League title". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
↑ https://goalnepal.com/news/detail/16386#:~:text=Biratagar%20City%20FC%20Not%20Taking,NSEM%20said%20in%20a%20release.
↑ Nepal Super League franchises unveiled. kathmandupost.com
↑ "Player Profile (Nepal Super League) — Statistics: Nikhil Sureshrao Kadam". hamrokhelkud.net. Kathmandu: HamroKhelkud Nepal. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
↑ "Nepal Super league 2023 Standings". Hamrokhelkud. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

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[1] "Nepal Super League 2022 Auctions Concluded!". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[2] "Kathmandu Rayzrs claim Nepal Super League trophy". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[:4-3] 1 2 "Kathmandu win Nepal Super League title". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[4] ttps://goalnepal.com/news/detail/16386#:~:text=Biratagar%20City%20FC%20Not%20Taking,NSEM%20said%20in%20a%20release.

[5] Nepal Super League franchises unveiled. kathmandupost.com

[6] "Player Profile (Nepal Super League) — Statistics: Nikhil Sureshrao Kadam". hamrokhelkud.net. Kathmandu: HamroKhelkud Nepal. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[7] "Nepal Super league 2023 Standings". Hamrokhelkud. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

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