# 2021 Nepal Super League

The 2021 Nepal Super League was the first season of the Nepal Super League, the first professional franchise based club football league of Nepal. Seven franchises participated in the tournament played at the Dasharath Rangasala from 24 April to 15 May 2021. Kathmandu Rayzrs won the title after beating Dhangadhi FC in the final on 15 May 2021.

## Venue

All matches were played at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu.
| Kathmandu | Kathmandu |
| Dasarath Rangasala | Kathmandu |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Kathmandu |

## Teams
### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Marquee Player | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Biratnagar City FC | Yan Law | Ranjit Dhimal | Ranjit Dhimal | SIX5SIX | Janaki Water Tank |
| Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | Bal Gopal Maharjan | Bikesh Kuthu | Bikesh Kuthu | Adidas | Yamaha RayZR 125FI |
| Lalitpur City FC | Raju Tamang | Anjan Bista | Anjan Bista | Umbro | Chivas Regal |
| FC Chitwan | Meghraj K.C. | Bharat Khawas | Bharat Khawas | Li-Ning | IME Group |
| Pokhara Thunders | Nabin Neupane | Anil Gurung | Nawayug Shrestha | Attsh | Hyundai |
| Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Sanoj Shrestha | Bishal Shrestha | Bishal Shrestha | KTM CTY | eHub |
| Dhangadhi FC | Yugal Kishor Rai | Kiran Chemjong | Bishal Rai | T10 Sports | Kia Nepal |

### Personnel changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Lalitpur City FC | Pradip Humagain | Mutual consent | 2 May 2021 | 6th | Raju Tamang (interim) | 2 May 2021 |

## Foreign players

Each team can recruit three overseas players and field up to two in a match at a time.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Biratnagar City FC | Pedro Manzi | Oluwaunmi Somide | Ulrich Siewe |
| Kathmandu Rayzrs FC | Messouke Oloumou | Stephane Samir | Koara Larba Florent |
| Lalitpur City FC | Vilim Posinković | Nurlan Novruzov | Peter Segun |
| FC Chitwan | El Sayed Shaaban | Ruddy Mbakop | Ahmed Bogy |
| Pokhara Thunders | Moussa Abagana | Ketcha Yannick | Bidias Rim Raphael |
| Butwal Lumbini F.C. | William Opoku | Armand Beadum | |
| Dhangadhi FC | Afeez Oladipo | Ernest Tampi | Franklin Kuete Talla |

## Regular season
### League Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs (C) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Dhangadhi | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Lalitpur City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Butwal Lumbini | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Pokhara Thunders | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Biratnagar City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Chitwan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BCFC | BLFC | DFC | FCC | KRFC | LCFC | PTFC |
| Biratnagar City | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Butwal Lumbini | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| Dhangadhi | — | — | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Chitwan | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Kathmandu Rayzrs | 5–4 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Lalitpur City | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Pokhara Thunders | — | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | — |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 1 | | | | Q1W | Dhangadhi | 0 |
| 2 | Dhangadhi (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | Q2W | Kathmandu Rayzers | 1 |
| | | | Q1L | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 3 | | | |
| | | | EW | Lalitpur City | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Lalitpur City | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Butwal Lumbini | 0 | | | | | | |

### Final
## Season statistics
### Scoring
#### Top scorers

There have been 58 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 2.32 goals per match (as of 15 May 2021).
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Messouke Oloumou | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 8 |
| 2 | Pedro Manzi | Biratnagar City | 4 |
| 2 | Afeez Oladipo | Dhangadhi | 4 |
| 3 | Stéphane Binong | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 3 |
| 3 | Santosh Tamang | Biratnagar City | 3 |
| 3 | Anjan Bista | Lalitpur City | 3 |
| 4 | Oluwaunmi Somide | Biratnagar City | 2 |
| 4 | Laxman Ruchal | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | 2 |
| 4 | Nawayug Shrestha | Pokhara Thunders | 2 |
| 4 | Nurlan Novruzov | Lalitpur City | 2 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Messouke Oloumou | Kathmandu Rayzrs | Biratnagar City | 5–4 | 6 May 2021 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Bikesh Kuthu | Kathmandu Rayzrs | 5 |
| 2 | Arpan Karki | Lalitpur City | 4 |
| 3 | Deep Karki | Pokhara Thunders | 3 |
| 3 | Kiran Chemjong | Dhangadhi | 3 |
| 4 | Kishor Giri | Biratnagar City | 2 |
| 4 | Bishal Shrestha | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | 2 |

## Awards
### End-of-season awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Kiran Chemjong | Dhangadhi F.C. |
| Defender | Dinesh Rajbanshi | Dhangadhi F.C. |
| Midfielder | Messouke Oloumou | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
| Forward | Anjan Bista | Lalitpur City |
| Head coach | Bal Gopal Maharjan | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
| Emerging Player | Biswash Shrestha | Kathmandu Rayzrs |
| Fair Play | Butwal Lumbini F.C. | Butwal Lumbini F.C. |