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| Competition: | Nepal National League |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Date: | 21 January - 17 October 2015 |
| Winners: | Three Star Club 1st National League title 4th domestic title |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Three Star Club |
| League Topscorer: | 14 goals Nawayug Shrestha |
| Biggest Home Win: | 7 goals NAC 7–0 MOR (Oct 4) NAC 7–0 FWFC (Oct 9) |
| Biggest Away Win: | 6 goals FWFC 0–6 MMC (Sep 24) |
| Highest Scoring: | 8 goals APF 3–5 FWFC (Oct 11) MMC 7–1 MOR (Oct 11) |
| Matches: | 72 |
| Total Goals: | 211 |
| Longest Wins: | 4 games Manang Marshyangdi Nepal Army Club Three Star Club |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 games Three Star Club |
| Longest Losses: | 5 games Lumbini FC (twice) |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 (Martyr's Memorial A-Division League) |
The 2015 Nepal National League also known as the RedBull National League for sponsorship reasons was the 2nd edition of Nepal National League. The winners Three Star Club received 1 Crore or 10 million rupees ($149,278 USD).[1]
Red Bull energy drink was the main sponsor.[2] San Miguel Beer was also a co-sponsor of the competition.[2]
The league featured 9 teams from Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal.[2]
The league was heavily affected by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, with play being suspended from late April, resuming in September.
A total of 9 teams featured in the league. The teams are Nepal Police Club, Nepal Army Club, Manang Marshyangdi Club, Nepal APF, Three Star Club, Far Western FC, Morang XI, Lumbini FC, and Jhapa XI. Machhindra Football Club, Himalayan Sherpa Club, Saraswoti Youth Club and Friends Club became unable to take part due to the ban by ANFA[3] Makwanpur DFA were supposed to take part in the league but where disqualified for not filling out the required entries, while Sankata Boys Sports Club had earlier pulled out.[4]
| Club | Location | Stadiums | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APF Club | Kathmandu | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1 ANFA Complex | |
| Far Western FC | Kailali | Dhangadhi Stadium ANFA Complex2 | |
| Jhapa XI | Jhapa | Doma Lal Rajbanshi Stadium | |
| Lumbini FC | ANFA Technical Centre ANFA Complex2 | ||
| Manang Marshyangdi Club | Kathmandu | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1 ANFA Complex | |
| Morang XI | Morang | Sahid Rangsala | |
| Nepal Army Club | Kathmandu | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1 ANFA Complex | |
| Nepal Police Club | Kathmandu | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1 ANFA Complex | |
| Three Star Club | Lalitpur | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium1 ANFA Complex |
Remarks:
1 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium was heavily damaged due to the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
2 Matches shifted to ANFA Complex due to violent protests in the region.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal Police Club | Birat Krishna Shrestha | Ju Manu Rai | Nepal Telecom | |
| Nepal Army Club | Megraj KC | Raju Tamang | Samsung Nepal[5] | |
| Manang Marshyangdi Club | Raju Kaji Shakya[6] [7] | Anil Gurung[8] | Laxmi Hyundai | |
| APF Club | Krishna Thapa[9] | Ganesh Lawati | Agni Inc. Mahindra | |
| Three Star Club | Rajendra Tamang | Santosh Sahukhala | Ruslan Vodka | |
| Far Western FC | Kiran Shrestha[10] | Birendra Chand | Sudur Biscuits | |
| Morang XI | Kumar Pradhan (caretaker) | Komal Khawas | Buddha Air | |
| Lumbini FC | Yam Gurung[11] | Dilip Chettri | Jagadamba Cement | |
| Jhapa XI | Bhagirath Ale | Prabesh Katwal | Rum Pum |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | width=70 | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Star Club | Anjan KC[12] | Mutual consent | 13 September 2015 | 5th | Rajendra Tamang | 13 September 2015 | |
| Morang XI | Paras Chaudhary[13] | Banned | 25 September 2015 | 9th | Kumar Pradhan (caretaker) | 25 September 2015 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal Army Club | 14 | |
| 2 | Karna Limbu | Jhapa XI | 13 |
| 3 | Ganesh Lawati | APF Club | 10 |
| 4 | Three Star Club | 8 | |
| Tek Bahadur Budathoki | Nepal Army Club | ||
| 5 | Olawale Afeez | Three Star Club | 7 |
| 6 | Manang Marshyangdi Club | 6 | |
 Cedric Aba | Far Western FC | ||
| Jagjit Shrestha | Three Star Club | ||
| Ranjan Bista | APF Club | ||
| 7 | Nepal Army Club | 5 | |
| Binod Karki | Nepal Police Club | ||
| Nepal Army Club | |||
| 8 | Far Western FC | 4 | |
| Nepal Police Club | |||
| 9 | 10 players | 3 | |
| 10 | 19 players | 2 | |
| 11 | 34 players | 1 | |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karna Limbu | Jhapa XI | Lumbini FC | 1–3 | ||
| Cedric Aba | Far Western FC | Lumbini FC | 4–0 | ||
| Nawayug Shrestha | Nepal Army Club | Nepal Police Club | 3–0 | ||
| Binod Karki | Nepal Police Club | Lumbini FC | 1–4 | ||
| Santosh Sahukhala | Three Star Club | Morang XI | 1–4 | ||
| Ganesh Lawati | APF Club | Morang XI | 1–4 | ||
| Nawayug Shrestha | Nepal Army Club | Morang XI | 7–0 | ||
| Ganesh Lawati | APF Club | Lumbini FC | 5–1 | ||
| Rawi Paswan | Manang Marshyangdi Club | Morang XI | 7–1 |
| Player | Club | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupesh Tamang | Morang XI | Three Star Club | |
| Ritesh Thapa | Nepal Police Club | Lumbini FC | |
All Nepal Football Association awarded the following awards for the National League season.[14]
The conditions of many stadiums has been heavily criticized as many; including the national stadium, are in poor condition.[15]
Some Jhapa XI fans were left feeling aggrieved after the venue was moved from Chandragadhi, where there was a well maintained stadium to the Domalal Stadium in Birtamod, which is smaller but in a more central location.[16]
It was initially decided that matches would only be played on weekends so teams had adequate rest time and venues wouldn't be overused, but the ANFA decided to revert this decision and schedule matches one after the other, which vexed many team officials and supporters.[17] Nepal Army Club coach Megraj KC publicly criticized the cramped schedules saying that they would hurt team performances.[18]
Jhapa XI were unable to train on a proper pitch before an away match against Nepal Police Club on 3 April. Instead of being allowed to train in the Police Club's Dasarath Stadium they were instead made to train on the Tudhikhel grounds, whose surface is composed of sand and rocks not grass and is not a proper football pitch.[19] Jhapa coach Bhagirath Ale publicly criticized the ANFA for refusing to grant them permission to train at the national stadium, although he stated that the improper practice session would not have an effect on Jhapa's performance against the police club.[20]
See main article: April 2015 Nepal earthquake and May 2015 Nepal earthquake.
Following the 25 April the National League was immediately suspended by the ANFA as the Country was in a State of emergency.[21] Many of the venues were damaged. The Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, which was already in poor shape and in need of repair before the earthquake was rendered completely unplayable as it sustained severe damaged to the stands, grounds, and many of the walls surrounding the stadium collapsed.[22] Following the quake and subsequent aftershock the vast majority of players and staff of the respective teams took time off to help, Bikram Lama spent time delivery relief supplies in Sindhupalchowk[23] for example, and many charitable matches and tournaments were also held to raise awareness and money.
On 8 July the ANFA announced that the National League would resume in mid September.[24]
The winning club will receive 1 Crore while the runners up 50 Lakhs and the third place team is set to receive 25 Lakhs. The fourth placed will get 15Lakhs and 5th place will get 7 Lakhs Coaches and players who are the recipients of individual awards will each be gifted a motorbike.[1]