The 2021 National Women's League, also known as Deputy Mayor National Women's League was the 2021 edition of the first-tier women's club football competition in Nepal organized by the All Nepal Football Association. The season started on 21 January.[3][4] It was the first season since 2017/18, as the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal.[5] APF Club was crowned champions on 17 February 2021.
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 January 2021 - 19 February 2021 |
| Champions | APF Club |
| Top goalscorer | Sabitra Bhandari (43 goals)[1] |
| Highest scoring | APF 22–0[2] Chaudandigadhi (1 February 2021) |
| Longest unbeaten run | APF Club (12 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Chandrapur (12 matches) |
← 2017–18 2022 →
All statistics correct as of 17 February 2021. | |
Qualification
editThe season was made up of the teams that qualified for the2019–20 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal; the three departmental teams as well as four regionally qualified teams. For the 2019–20 National Women's League season, the three departmental sports teams APF Club, Nepal Army FC, and Nepal Police Club were qualified and were joined by four local teams determined by all four semi-finalists of the Chandrapur Upa Mayor National Women's League Qualification Tournament played between Waling Municipality, Bangsgadhi Municipality, Biratnagar Metropolitan City, Birendranagar Municipality, Barhabise Municipality, Chaudandigadhi Municipality, Bidur Municipality, and Chandrapur Municipality in Chandrapur, Rautahat in February 2020.[6][7]
| Team | Qualification Method |
|---|---|
| Biratnagar Metropolitan City | Qualification Tournament semi-finalist |
| Chandrapur Municipality | Qualification Tournament winner |
| Chaudandigadhi Municipality | Qualification Tournament semi-finalist |
| APF Club | |
| Nepal Army FC | |
| Nepal Police Club | |
| Waling Municipality | Qualification Tournament Runner-up |
Teams
edit| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Biratnagar Metropolitan City | Biratnagar, Morang, Province No. 1 |
| Chandrapur Municipality | Chandrapur, Rautahat, Province No. 2 |
| Chaudandigadhi Municipality | Chaudandigadhi, Udayapur, Province No. 1 |
| Nepal A.P.F. Club | Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province |
| Nepal Army FC | |
| Nepal Police Club | |
| Waling Municipality | Waling, Syangja, Gandaki Province |
Personnel and kits
edit| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Foreign players | Kit Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biratnagar Metropolitan City |  Paras Chaudary[8]
|
Kalpana Karki[9]
|
 Purnima Kumari[10]
|
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| Chandrapur Municipality | Noor Raj Kafle[11]
|
Rojina Shrestha[9]
|
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| Chaudandigadhi Municipality | Dipak Thapa[12]
|
Chumlungma Rai[13]
|
Aimit Lepcha[14][15] Angela Bhutia[15] Sujata Rai[15] Deepshika Biswakarma[15]
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| Nepal A.P.F. Club | Bhagwati Thapa[11]
|
Anita Basnet[16]
|
Agni Mahindra | |
| Nepal Army FC | Raju Tamang[4]
|
Kabita Dhimal[17]
|
Bajaj Pulsar | |
| Nepal Police Club | Sanjeev Joshi[12]
|
Ghim Kumari Gurung[16]
|
Nepal Telecom | |
| Waling Municipality | Dilip Thapa[18]
|
Saraswoti Hamal[13]
|
 Metho Elodie Ruth[19] Kiomegne Djomo Vanessa Noelle Djoubi Soline Diane Touta Ornella Evanick Noelle
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Jagdamba Cement |
Venues
editThe league was played centrally in two venues in two cities in the Kathmandu Valley.
| Kathmandu | Lalitpur |
|---|---|
| Dasarath Rangasala | ANFA Complex |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 6,000 |
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League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal A.P.F. Club (C) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | +76 | 36 |
| 2 | Nepal Army FC | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 7 | +56 | 26 |
| 3 | Nepal Police Club | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 18 |
| 4 | Waling Municipality | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 17 |
| 5 | Biratnagar Metropolitan City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 16 |
| 6 | Chandrapur Municipality | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 49 | −37 | 9 |
| 7 | Chaudandigadhi Municipality | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 106 | −102 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2020. Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head.
(C) Champions
Results
editAwards
editEnd-of-season awards
edit| Award | Winner[20] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Usha Nath | Nepal Police Club |
| Best Defender | Amrita Jaisi | Nepal Police Club |
| Best Midfielder | Bimala Chaudhary | Nepal Army FC |
| Best Forward | Sabitra Bhandari | APF Club |
| Best Head Coach | Bhagwati Thapa | APF Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Saru Limbu | APF Club |
| Fair Play Award | Chandrapur | |
Broadcast rights
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