# 2021 'A' Division National Futsal League

The 2021 'A' Division National Futsal League was the first season of the 'A' Division National Futsal League, the top flight based club futsal league of Nepal. A total of ten teams qualified in the tournament from 18 September to 8 October 2021. Sports Castle Pokhara were crowned as the league winners after defeating Sankhamul Futsal in the final by 4-2.

## Background

All Nepal Football Association ANFA announced the creation of 'A' Division Futsal League on 25 January 2021. A total of 10 teams, two teams from Province 1 and Gandaki Province, one from Province 2, for from Bagmati Province and one team representing Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashim provinces, takes part in the competition organized by ANFA Futsal Committee.
Qualification round was completed in Province 1 on 16 March. Eight teams participated for two slots in 'A' Division Futsal League. In the final, Futsal 5 Dharan defeated The Rising Club Dharan 5–4 in penalty shootout, after the match ended on 4–4 in regular time. Both team qualified for the 'A' division Futsal League.
Qualification round was completed for Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Province on 3 April. Eight teams participated for one slot in 'A' Division Futsal League. In the final, Lumbini Futsal defeated Jharna Sports Club 7–2. Lumbini Futsal qualified for the 'A' division Futsal League.
Qualification round was completed in Bagmati Province on 11 April. Thirty-two teams participated for four slots in 'A' Division Futsal League. In the final, Dhuku Futsal Hub defeated Sankhamul Futsal 8–2 to win the qualifier. Four teams; both the finalist and Prabhatpheri Youth Club and Machhindra Sky Goals were qualified for the 'A' division Futsal League.
Qualification round was completed for Gandaki Province on 18 April. Eight teams participated for two slots in 'A' Division Futsal League. In the final, Sports Castle Pokhara defeated Sabin Memorial FC 3–2 in penalty shootout as game ended 2–2 in regular time. Both Finalist qualified for the 'A' division Futsal League.
Although the plan was to conduct a Province 2 qualifier, due to the technical reasons, the qualifier was cancelled and the remaining slot was given to Jharna Sports Club

## Venue

All matches were held at the Pokhara Multipurpose Covered Hall in Pokhara, Nepal.
| Pokhara | Pokhara |
| Pokhara Multipurpose Covered Hall | Pokhara |
| Capacity: — | Pokhara |

## Teams
### Personnels

| Team | Coach | Manager | Captain |
| The Rising Club Dharan | Yubendra Gurung | Ravi Rai | Sachin Shrestha |
| Machhindra Sky Goals | Ramesh Sinkemana | Shiva Ghale | Nirmal Gurung |
| Sports Castle Pokhara | Bishnu Gurung | Om Gurung | Chhitiz Gurung |
| Prabhatpheri Youth Club | Saroj Thapa | Krishna Shrestha | Bishal Saru Magar |
| Lumbini Futsal | Prajwol Shrestha | Sworup Man Sainju | Anjan Thapa |
| Jharana Sports Club | Nirmal Thapa | Cjan Thapa | Om Prakash Thapa |
| Futsal 5 Dharan | Biswash Lama | Jivan Ale Magar | Sandip Karki |
| Sankhamul Futsal | Prakash Pariyar | Pramod Singh | - |
| Dhuku Futsal Hub | Raj Maharjan | Sanam Kumar Basyal | Sumit Kumar Ale |
| Sabin Memorial FC | Rajendra Tamang | Sanjay Ligal | Anup Rana Magar |

## League stage
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sports Castle Pokhara | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 22 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | The Rising Club Dharan | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Sankhamul Futsal | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 18 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Sabin Memorial FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 16 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Futsal 5 Dharan | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 14 | |
| 6 | Machhindra Sky Goals | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Dhuku Futsal Hub | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Prabhatpheri Youth Club | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 10 | |
| 9 | Lumbini Futsal | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 4 | Relegated |
| 10 | Jharana Sports Club | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 59 | −41 | 0 | Relegated |

### Results

| Home \ Away | DFH | F5D | LF | JSC | MSG | PYC | SMFC | SF | SCP | TRC |
| Dhuku Futsal Hub | — | — | 5–2 | 5–3 | 7–5 | — | 8–6 | — | — | 3–5 |
| Futsal 5 Dharan | 5–3 | — | — | — | — | 2–6 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | — |
| Lumbini Futsal | — | 0–0 | — | 6–2 | 4–5 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 5–6 |
| Jharana Sports Club | — | 5–9 | — | — | — | 3–7 | 1–7 | — | — | — |
| Machhindra Sky Goals | — | 7–3 | — | 8–0 | — | — | 2–3 | — | 3–8 | — |
| Prabhatpheri Youth Club | 4–4 | — | 6–1 | — | 3–4 | — | — | 4–7 | — | 6–11 |
| Sabin Memorial FC | — | 4–5 | — | — | — | 8–4 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Sankhamul Futsal | 6–2 | — | 3–2 | 7–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | 5–2 |
| Sports Castle Pokhara | 5–3 | — | 12–1 | 1–5 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — |
| The Rising Club Dharan | — | 5–7 | — | 5–3 | 5–4 | — | 5–5 | — | 6–4 | — |

### Round robin
## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Sports Castle Pokhara | 8 | | | | Q1W | Sports Castle Pokhara | 4 |
| 2 | The Rising Club Dharan | 6 | | | | Q2W | Sankhamul Futsal | 2 |
| | | | Q1L | The Rising Club Dharan | 3 | | | |
| | | | EW | Sankhamul Futsal | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Sankhamul Futsal | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sabin Memorial FC | 2 | | | | | | |

### Final
## Season Statistics
### Top Scorer
#### Hattrick

    As of 8 October 2021
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Sri Krishna Shrestha | Machhindra Sky Goals | The Rising Club Dharan | 4-5 | 18 September 2021 |
| Rewosh Maskey | The Rising Club Dharan | Prabhatpheri Youth Club | 11-6 | 20 September 2021 |
| Biku Tamang | The Rising Club Dharan | Prabhatpheri Youth Club | 11-6 | 20 September 2021 |
| Jenish Prajapati | Sankhamul Futsal | Prabhatpheri Youth Club | 7-4 | 22 September 2021 |
| Abhinash Tamang | Sabin Memorial FC | Jharana Sports Club | 7-1 | 24 September 2021 |
| Sumit Shrestha | Sports Castle Pokhara | Lumbini Futsal | 12-1 | 25 September 2021 |
| Bijay Gurung | Sports Castle Pokhara | Lumbini Futsal | 12-1 | 25 September 2021 |
| Sudip Gurung | The Rising Club Dharan | Sabin Memorial FC | 5-5 | 26 September 2021 |
| Narayan Thapa Magar | Jharana Sports Club | Futsal 5 Dharan | 5-9 | 27 September 2021 |
| Sandip Karki | Futsal 5 Dharan | Jharana Sports Club | 9-5 | 27 September 2021 |
| Saroj Tamang | Futsal 5 Dharan | The Rising Club Dharan | 7-5 | 30 September 2021 |
| Bikrant Narsingh Rana | Dhuku Futsal Hub | Machhindra Sky Goals | 7-5 | 3 October 2021 |
| Abhinash Tamang | Sabin Memorial FC | Prabhatpheri Youth Club | 8-4 | 3 October 2021 |
| Jenish Prajapati | Sankhamul Futsal | Jharana Sports Club | 7-0 | 3 October 2021 |
| Kishor Gurung | Sports Castle Pokhara | The Rising Club Dharan | 8-6 | 6 October 2021 |
| Sumit Shrestha | Sports Castle Pokhara | The Rising Club Dharan | 8-6 | 6 October 2021 |
| Kishor Gurung | Sports Castle Pokhara | Sankhamul Futsal | 4-2 | 8 October 2021 |

### Discipline
#### Player

    As of 5 October 2021
* Most yellow cards: 4
** Saroj Tamang (Futsal 5 Dharan)
* Most red cards: 2
** Dhiraj Tamang (Futsal 5 Dharan)

#### Club

    As of 7 October 2021
* Most yellow cards: 18
** Sankhamul Futsal
* Most red cards: 4
** Futsal 5 Dharan

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

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Anish Shrestha | Sankhamul Futsal |
| Ala (Winger) | Mani Lama | Sankhamul Futsal |
| Fixo (Defender) | Bijay Shrestha | Futsal 5 Dharan |
| Emerging Player | Sumit Shrestha | Sports Castle Pokhara |
| Best Coach | Bishnu Gurung | Sports Castle Pokhara |