2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

The 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League season (Nepali: 2013-14 शहीद स्मारक ए डिभिजन लीग), also known as the Martyrs' Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League Football Tournament 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st edition of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League since its establishment in 1954/55. A total of 13 teams competed in the league. The season began on 30 December 2013 and concluded on 1 March 2014.

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
Season2013–14
ChampionsManang Marshyangdi Club[1] (7th title)
RelegatedRCT
Boys Union Club
AFC President's CupManang Marshyangdi Club
Matches played87
Goals scored224 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerKarna Limbu (11 goals)
Biggest home winNepal Police Club 9-0 Boys Union Club
Highest scoring9 goals
Nepal Police Club 9-0 Boys Union Club
2015

Three Star Club were the defending champions. Manang Marshyangdi Club won the title for the record 7th time.

Teams

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Of the 13 participating teams, twelve remained following the 2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. They are joined by one team promoted from the 2013 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.

Boys Union Club were promoted from the 2013 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.[2] Whereas, Madhyapur Youth Association, Bansbari Football Club and Boudha Football Club were relegated to the 2014 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.

New Road Team had to withdraw from the competition due to financial reasons and was relegated to the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.[3][4]

Team Location Previous Season
APF Club Kathmandu 12th
Boys Union Club 1st (2013 B-Division)
Himalayan Sherpa Club 10th
Machhindra Football Club 6th
Manang Marshyangdi Club 2nd
Nepal Army Club 3rd
Nepal Police Club 7th
Ranipokhari Corner Team 8th
Sankata Club 11th
Saraswoti Youth Club 9th
Friends Club Lalitpur 4th
Jawalakhel Youth Club 13th
Three Star Club 1st

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manang Marshyangdi Club 12 8 2 2 23 5 +18 26 Qualification for Super League
2 Three Star Club 12 7 3 2 19 11 +8 24
3 Nepal Police Club 12 6 4 2 22 8 +14 22
4 Sankata Club 12 6 4 2 15 6 +9 22
5 Machhindra Football Club 12 5 4 3 16 10 +6 19
6 APF Club 12 5 3 4 17 19 −2 18
7 Himalayan Sherpa Club 12 4 4 4 16 16 0 16
8 Friends Club 12 4 3 5 13 14 −1 15
9 Saraswoti Youth Club 12 4 3 5 9 13 −4 15
10 Nepal Army Club 12 2 7 3 12 11 +1 13
11 Jawalakhel Youth Club 12 4 1 7 9 20 −11 13
12 Ranipokhari Corner Team (R) 12 2 1 9 10 24 −14 4[a] Relegation to 2016 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
13 Boys Union Club (R) 12 1 1 10 8 32 −24 4
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2013. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ranipokhari Corner Team were deducted 3 points for not participating in the 2013 Ncell Cup.[5][6]

Super League

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The points from the first round were added to the table for the Super League.[citation needed]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manang Marshyangdi Club (C) 17 11 2 4 31 13 +18 35 2014 AFC President's Cup
2 Machhindra Football Club 17 10 4 3 26 12 +14 34
3 Three Star Club 17 9 5 3 24 15 +9 32
4 Nepal Police Club 17 7 5 5 25 14 +11 26
5 Sankata Club 17 6 6 5 17 13 +4 24
6 APF Club 17 6 4 7 24 27 −3 22
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2013. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Top scorers

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Accurate as of July 2014.[7]

Rank Player Club Goals Penalties
1   Karna Limbu Machhindra Football Club 11 1
2   Santosh Sahukhala Three Star Club 9 2
3   Yona Elias Manang Marshyangdi Club 0
4   Anil Gurung Manang Marshyangdi Club 7 2
5   Bhola Silwal Nepal Police Club 1
6   Dipak Rai Manang Marshyangdi Club 0
7   Afeez Oladipo Sankata Club 6 0
  Bharat Shah Nepal Police Club
  Pius Henry Saraswoti Youth Club
  Segun Akinade Himalayan Sherpa Club
8   Jumanu Rai Nepal Police Club 5 1
9   Ganesh Lawati Nepal Armed Police Force 0
  Leonce Dodoz Three Star Club
  Martins Kayode Friends Club
  Rajendra Rawal Nepal Armed Police Force

Awards

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Player Club
Best Coach   Hari Om Shrestha[8] Manang Marshyangdi Club
Best Goalkeeper   Bishal Shrestha[9] Manang Marshyangdi Club
Best Defender   Hem Gurung[10] Machhindra Football Club
Best Midfielder   Sushil KC[11] Machhindra Football Club
Best Striker   Karna Limbu[12] Machhindra Football Club

References

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  1. ^ "Manang Marshyangdi lift Nepal's league title". the AFC. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Red Bull B Division League: Boys Union Club Promoted To A Division". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ^ "New Road Team (NRT) Will Not Play A Division League !!". nepali-football.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ^ "NRT to pull out of A Division League". nepaldispatch.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Uncertain RCT future". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. ^ "ANFA To Slap A Fine Of Rs 5 Lakhs & Three Points Deduction In The League To RCT!". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Red Bull A Division League 2013/2014". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ^ "RedBull A Division League: Best Coach Hari Om Shrestha: The Coach Of The Champion Team Is The Best!". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. ^ "RedBull A Division League: Best Goalkeeper Bishal Shrestha: I Dreamed About This Award When I Was In ANFA Academy". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  10. ^ "RedBull Super League: Best Defender Hem Gurung: It Feels Great To Receive The Award As A Captain". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  11. ^ "RedBull A Division League: Best Midfielder Sushil KC: I Can't Believe This!". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Redbull A Division League Best Striker Karna Limbu: It's Not That I Don't Want To Represent My Country But I Won't Play From National Team!". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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