2024 National Women's League (Nepal) Explained

Competition:2024 ANFA Women’s League
Season:2024
Dates:1 September –12 October
Continentalcup1:Qualification for
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:AFC Women's Champions League
League Topscorer: Rashmi Ghising 18 (3)
Biggest Win:APF F.C. 19–0 Sudurpashchim Province (23 September)
Highest Scoring:APF F.C. 19–0 Sudurpashchim Province
Longest Wins:APF F.C. (8 wins)
Longest Winless:Sudurpashchim Province (9 matches)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2025
Updated:28 September 2024

The 2024 ANFA Women's League, also known as National Women's League is the ongoing 2024 edition of the first-tier women's club football competition in Nepal organized by the All Nepal Football Association. The season will scheduled to conduct 1 September to 12 October 2024.[1]

Format

All the Clubs take part in Single Round Robin a total of 45 matches in the first round. Then, the top 5 teams from fist round will take part in Double Round Robin Format in the Super League.

The top four teams from the Super League will progress to the Qualifiers, then compete in the Eliminator, and finally, the Finals of the competition.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

The season was made up of 5 teams that participated in the 2022 as well as 5 further regionally qualified teams.[2]

ClubCity ProvinceStadiumCapacity
Karnali ProvinceBirendranagar, SurkhetKarnali ProvinceKarnali Province Stadium15,000
Koshi ProvinceDharan, SunsariKoshi ProvinceDharan Stadium15,000
Sudurpaschim ProvinceGodawari, Dhangadhi, Sudurpashchim ProvinceDhangadhi Stadium10,000
APF F.C.KathmanduBagmati ProvinceHalchowk Stadium5,000
Nepal Police F.C.Nepal Police Academy, Maharjgunj1500
Sankata F.C.Dasharath Rangasala20,000
Nepal Army FCTribhuwan Army Stadium, Bhadrakali2000
Bagmati Youth Club Sarlahi, SarlahiMadhesh ProvinceNANA
Chandrapur MunicipalityChandrapur, RautahatRautahat District FA Ground1500
Waling MunicipalityWaling, SyangjaGandaki ProvinceNANA

Personnel and Sponsorships

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit ManufacturerShirt Sponsor
Bagmati Youth Club Sunil Kumar Shrestha Divya Yasmali MagarLi-Ning
Chandrapur MunicipalityBhojraj Ghimire (Asst. Coach) Saloni Rana MagarKelmeAiwina
APF F.C.Jibesh Pandey Anita BasnetKelmeMahindra
Nepal Police F.C.Bhola Silwal Niru ThapaKelme
Karnali ProvinceGanesh Khadka (Asst. Coach) Lila Joshi
Koshi ProvinceShyam Manandhar Simran RaiJoyaJoya
Sankata F.C.Rabindra Shilakar Sushma Maharjan
Sudurpaschim ProvinceDipesh Yonjan Lama Kanti Patali
Nepal Army FCChaun Bahadhur Thapa Anchali WaibaKelme
Waling Municipality Dilip Thapa Maya MaskeGarima Bikas Bank

Foreign players

ANFA allowed maximum of three foreign players per team but only two can be part of starting 11.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Other registered
player(s)
Former player(s)
Bagmati Youth Club Sujata Rai Eva Pierrot Gifty Acheampong
Chandrapur Municipality
APF F.C.
Nepal Police F.C.
Karnali Province
Koshi Province Buli Sarkar Sunita Sarkar Tamalika Sarkar
Sankata F.C. Tening Sene Selina Anima Temilope Dominique Owoeye Jeannette Dominique Sagna
Sudurpaschim Province
Nepal Army FC
Waling Municipality Jackline Nassali Cissy Nantongo

Venues

KathmanduLalitpur
Dasarath RangasalaANFA Complex
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 6,000

Results

Positions by round

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Rashmi GhisingAPF F.C.18 (3)
2 Jackline NassaliWaling Municipality8
Amisha KarkiNepal Army F.C.
Chhandra BhandariNepal Army F.C.
5 Bimala ChaudharyNepal Army F.C.7
Dipa ShahiNepal Army F.C.
7 Anita K.C.APF F.C.6
Temilope Dominique OwoeyeSankata F.C.
Anita LamjelNepal Army F.C.
Sabita Rana MagarAPF F.C.
Samiksha MagarKoshi Province

Awards

End-of-season awards

AwardWinnerClub
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward
Head coach
Emerging Player
Fair Play

Broadcast rights

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANFA Women's League to begin from September 1 . ANFA . 18 August 2024.
  2. Web site: ANFA Women's League Qualifiers to be held in Surkhet. 18 August 2024.