# 2025 Nepal Kabaddi League

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. The tournament was played from 17 January to 31 January 2025 (04 Magh to 18 Magh 2081).
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.
Janakpur Knights became the champions for the maiden season of NKL after defeated Kathmandu Mavericks.

## Teams and Squads

This is the final squad for Nepal Kabaddi League 2025.
| Biratnagar Bandits | Dhanghadi Wild Cats | Himalayan Raiders | Janakpur Knights | Kathmandu Mavericks | Pokhara Lakers |
| Coaches ||||||
| Lok Bahadur Bist | Mahesh Bohara | Sandip Pant | Parbati Rai | Saroj Kumar Singh | Bishnu 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 Nopphadon Pontaisong 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 Stephen Amollo Adongo Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige 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 George Embugwa Rahul Aryal 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 Tanongsak Srihera Srihera Laxmamohan Thanushan Dilan Sanjaya 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 Saharat Phetchui Md Mijanur Rahman Roengrom Chaturonphaisan | Pradip Mijar (c) Bhuwan Bohora Sandesh Tamang jitendra Awasthi Rohan Shrestha Nageshor Tharu Rabin Kunwar sushil Ram Luhar Bhupendra Bohara Sarman Prajapati MD Monirul Chodhury MD Sabuz Mia Kamal Giri Birendra Kunwar |
* Foreign players are listed along with their respective flag.
* 'c' stands for Captain.

## Venue

* Tripureshwor, Kathmandu
* Nepal Sports Council Covered Hall
* Capacity: 1500+
* Kathmandu2025 Nepal Kabaddi League (Nepal)

## Points Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Janakpur Knights | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23 | Qualify to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Biratnagar Bandits | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 21 | Qualify to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Kathmandu Mavericks | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 19 | Qualify to Eliminator |
| 4 | Dhanghadi Wild Cats | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -25 | 11 | Qualify to Eliminator |
| 5 | Himalayan Raiders | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -36 | 7 | |
| 6 | Pokhara Lakers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -42 | 4 | |
* 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.
* 17 January 2025 18:30
| Kathmandu Mavericks | 42 – 41 | Pokhara Lakers |
| Ghanshyam Roka Magar (17) | Result | Pradip Mijar (8) |
* Match 1 Kathmandu Mavericks won
* 18 January 2025 17:30
| Dhanghadi Wild Cats | 34 – 46 | Biratnagar Bandits |
| Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige (9) | Result | Nopphadon Pontaisong (12) |
* Match 2 Biratnagar Bandits won
* 18 January 2025 18:30
| Himalayan Raiders | 24 – 35 | Janakpur Knights |
| Mohammed Shahan (7) | Result | Chayaphon Kamunee (11) |
* Match 3 Janakpur Knights won
* 19 January 2025 17:30
| Biratnagar Bandits | 44 – 43 | Kathmandu Mavericks |
| Nopphadon Pontaisong (23) | Result | Ghanshyam Roka Magar (28) |
* Match 4 Biratnagar Bandits won
* 19 January 2025 18:30
| Pokhara Lakers | 30 – 34 | Himalayan Raiders |
| Nageshor Tharu (10) | Result | Ganesh Parki (13) |
* Match 5 Himalayan Raiders won
* 20 January 2025 18:30
| Dhanghadi Wild Cats | 31 – 37 | Janakpur Knights |
| Md Yeasin Arafat (11) | Result | Chayaphon Kamunee (18) |
* Match 6 Janakpur Knights won
* 21 January 2025 17:30
| Kathmandu Mavericks | 56 – 34 | Himalayan Raiders |
| Md Mijanur Rahman (21) | Result | George Embugwa (6) |
* Match 7 Kathmandu Mavericks won
* 21 January 2025 18:30
| Janakpur Knights | 40 – 38 | Biratnagar Bandits |
| Chayaphon Kamunee (13) | Result | Nopphadon Pontaisong (9) |
* Match 8 Janakpur Knights won
* 22 January 2025 18:30
| Dhanghadi Wild Cats | 38 – 33 | Pokhara Lakers |
| Prakash Giri (12) | Result | MD Monirul Chodhury (10) |
* Match 9 Dhanghadi Wild Cats won
* 23 January 2025 17:30
| Dhanghadi Wild Cats | 36 –51 | Kathmandu Mavericks |
| Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige (11) | Result | Ghanshyam Roka Magar (27) |
* Match 10 Kathmandu Mavericks won
* 23 January 2025 18:30
| Janakpur Knights | 36 – 29 | Pokhara Lakers |
| Chayaphon Kamunee (18) | Result | Bhuwan Bohora (15) |
* Match 11 Janakpur Knights won
* 24 January 2025 17:30
| Himalayan Raiders | 30 – 34 | Biratnagar Bandits |
| Ganesh Parki (13) | Result | Nopphadon Pontaisong (14) |
* Match 12 Biratnagar Bandits won
* 24 January 2025 18:30
| Kathmandu Mavericks | 39 – 39 | Janakpur Knights |
| Ghanshyam Roka Magar (17) | Result | Chayaphon Kamunee (22) |
* Match 13 Match draw
* 25 January 2025 17:30
| Himalayan Raiders | 38 – 41 | Dhanghadi Wild Cats |
| Ganesh Parki (12) | Result | Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige (9) |
* Match 14 Dhanghadi Wild Cats won
* 25 January 2025 18:30
| Pokhara Lakers | 25 – 50 | Biratnagar Bandits |
| Md Monirul Chodhury (4) | Result | Nopphadon Pontaisong (15) |
* Match 15 Biratnagar Bandits won

## Play-offs
### Brackets

| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Final | Final | Final |
| 27 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | | | | 31 January 2025 | 31 January 2025 | 31 January 2025 |
| 1 | Janakpur Knights | 34 | | | | Q1W | Janakpur Knights | 43 |
| 2 | Biratnagar Bandits | 32 | 29 January 2025 | 29 January 2025 | 29 January 2025 | Q2W | Kathmandu Mavericks | 41 |
| | | | Q1L | Biratnagar Bandits | 26 | | | |
| Eliminator | Eliminator | Eliminator | EW | Kathmandu Mavericks | 48 | | | |
| 27 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kathmandu Knights | 50 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dhanghadi Wild Cats | 45 | | | | | | |

### Qualifier 1

* 27 January 2025 15:30
| Janakpur Knights | 34 – 32 | Biratnagar Bandits |
| Chayaphon Kamunee (11) | Result | Nopphadon Pontaisong (19) |
* Match 16 Janakpur Knights won

### Eliminator

* 27 January 2025 18:30
| Kathmandu Mavericks | 50 – 45 | Dhanghadi Wild Cats |
| Ghanshyam Roka Magar (32) | Result | Ahangama Polwattha Galappatthige (22) |
* Match 17 Kathmandu Mavericks won

### Qualifier 2

* 29 January 2025 18:30
| Biratnagar Bandits | 26 – 48 | Kathmandu Mavericks |
| Satish Kumar Kurmi (8) | Result | Ghanshyam Roka Magar (23) |
* Match 18 Kathmandu Mavericks won

### Final

* 31 January 2025 18:30
| Janakpur Knights | 43 – 41 | Kathmandu Mavericks |
| Chayaphon Kamunee (16) | Result | Ghanshyam Roka Magar (17) |
* Match 19 Janakpur Knights won