2025 Nepal Super League

Nepal Super League
Season2025
Dates29 March – 26 April 2025
ChampionsLalitpur City (2nd title)
Runners-upPokhara Thunders
Matches played25
Goals scored54 (2.16 per match)
Best PlayerNepal Ayush Ghalan
Top goalscorerLebanon Ahmad Hijazi
(5 goals)
Best goalkeeperCameroon Yves Priso
(5 Clean sheets)
Biggest winButwal 1–4 Dhangadhi
(1 April 2025)
Highest scoringButwal 1–4 Dhangadhi
(1 April 2025)
Lalitpur 1–4 Pokhara
(2 April 2025)
Longest winning runLalitpur City
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runLalitpur City
(8 matches)
Longest winless runJhapa
Butwal
(6 matches)
Longest losing runJhapa
Butwal
(6 matches)
← 2023
2026 →

The 2025 Nepal Super League (also known as Ncell Nepal Super League 2025 for sponsorship reasons) is the third season of the Nepal Super League, the top flight franchise club football league of Nepal.[1][2]

Sporting Ilam and Birgunj United, both entering the NSL last season, have opted out of participation.[3]

Venue

All matches were played at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.[4][5]

Kathmandu
Dasharath Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

Teams

Locations of the NSL teams
Team City Province Stadium Capacity
Kathmandu Rayzrs Kathmandu Bagmati Dasharath Stadium 18,500
Lalitpur City Lalitpur Chyasal Stadium 10,000
FC Chitwan Bharatpur Krishnapur Sports Stadium 3,500
Pokhara Thunders Pokhara Gandaki Pokhara Stadium 16,500
Butwal Lumbini Butwal Lumbini ANFA Technical Centre 5,000
Dhangadhi FC Dhangadhi Sudurpashchim Dhangadi Stadium 10,000
Jhapa FC Jhapa Koshi Domalal Rajbanshi Ground 5,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Marquee player
 Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Kathmandu Rayzrs Belgium Patrick De Wilde Nepal Kuldip Karki Nepal Rohan Karki Germany Hummel Yamaha
Lalitpur City England Simon Grayson Nepal Ananta Tamang Nepal Ananta Tamang India T10 Sports Prabhu Bank
FC Chitwan Nepal Nabin Neaupane Nepal Anjan Bista Nepal Anjan Bista Ather IME Group
Pokhara Thunders Nepal Suman Shrestha Nepal Nawayug Shrestha Nepal Samir Tamang Nepal G-Sports Shikhar Insurance
Butwal Lumbini Bhutan Puspalal Sharma Nepal Arik Bista Nepal Manish Dangi In-house CURRENT
Dhangadhi FC Spain Juan Manuel Saez Nepal Devendra Tamang Nepal Kritish Ratna Chhunju India T10 Sports My Second Teacher
Jhapa FC Nepal Prabesh Katuwal Nepal Laken Limbu Nepal Laken Limbu Nepal G-Sports Himalayan Bank

Foreign players

Each team can recruit six foreign players and field five at a time.[6]

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Butwal Lumbini Nigeria Ezekiel Tamara England Nathan Mavila Scotland Frank Ross Japan Kenta Hara England Adam Mitter Ghana Philip Adjah
FC Chitwan Uzbekistan Nodirbek Mavlonov United States Jonathan Campbell Jamaica Amal Knight United States Victor Mansaray Nigeria Malik Yusif Ghana Torric Jebrin
Dhangadhi FC Nigeria Afeez Olawale Oladipo Morocco Mohamed El Jaaouani Spain Walid Birrou Brazil Sérgio Barboza Colombia Jorge Caceido Lebanon Ahmad Hijazi
Jhapa FC Serbia Lazar Arsić Uzbekistan Muhammad Isaev Uzbekistan Azamat Abdullaev Montenegro Nemanja Lemajić Nigeria Alhaji Gero —
Kathmandu Rayzrs Sierra Leone Mohamed Buya Turay France Vincent Koziello Senegal Bakary Mané Uzbekistan Alijon Alijonov Senegal Cheikh Gueye Senegal Amadou Macky Diop
Lalitpur City France Jeffrey Baltus Haiti Kervens Belfort Nigeria Imoh Ezekiel Palestine Jonathan Cantillana Senegal Papé Diakité France Papa Ibou Kébé
Pokhara Thunders Cameroon Stephane Binong Nigeria Michael Ijezie Cameroon Biassi Nyakwe Uzbekistan Saiddoston Djafarov Cameroon Yves Priso Ghana Joe Aidoo

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lalitpur City (C) 6 3 3 0 10 8 +2 12 Advance to Playoffs
2 Dhangadhi FC (3rd) 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
3 FC Chitwan (4th) 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
4 Pokhara Thunders (Ru) 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
5 Kathmandu Rayzrs 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
6 Jhapa FC 6 0 5 1 3 4 −1 5
7 Butwal Lumbini 6 0 1 5 1 10 −9 1
Source:
NSL
HamroKhelkud
Sofa Score
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match

Results by games

Team ╲ Round123456
Butwal LumbiniDLLLLL
FC ChitwanWWDLLW
Dhangadhi FCWDDWWL
Jhapa FCDDDDLD
Kathmandu RayzrsDDLWLW
Lalitpur CityDWDWWD
Pokhara ThundersLLWDDW
Source:
NSL
HamroKhelkud
Sofa Score
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Head-to-head scores

Home \ Away Lalitpur Dhangadhi Chitwan Jhapa Kathmandu Butwal Pokhara
Lalitpur City 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–2
Dhangadhi FC 0–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–0
FC Chitwan 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0
Jhapa FC 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Kathmandu Rayzrs 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–2
Butwal Lumbini 0–2 1–4 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2
Pokhara Thunders 2–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0
Source:
NSL
HamroKhelkud[7]
Sofa Score
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League stage matches

Results summary

Matchday 1
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Lalitpur City2–2Kathmandu Rayzrs
Butwal Lumbini0–0Jhapa FC
FC Chitwan2–0Pokhara Thunders
Matchday 2
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Butwal Lumbini1–4Dhangadhi FC
Lalitpur City3–2Pokhara Thunders
Jhapa FC0–0Kathmandu Rayzrs
Matchday 3
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
FC Chitwan1–0Butwal Lumbini
Pokhara Thunders2–0Kathmandu Rayzrs
Dhangadhi FC0–0Lalitpur City
Matchday 4
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Jhapa FC1–1FC Chitwan
Kathmandu Rayzrs1–0Butwal Lumbini
Pokhara Thunders0–0Dhangadhi FC
Matchday 5
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
FC Chitwan1–2Lalitpur City
Kathmandu Rayzrs1–3Dhangadhi FC
Jhapa FC1–1Pokhara Thunders
Matchday 6
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Butwal Lumbini0–2Lalitpur City
Kathmandu Rayzrs2–0FC Chitwan
Dhangadhi FC1–0Jhapa FC
Matchday 7
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Pokhara Thunders2–0Butwal Lumbini
Lalitpur City1–1Jhapa FC
Dhangadhi FC1–3FC Chitwan

Matches

League stage matches

Matchday 1

29 March 2025 Match 1 Lalitpur City 2–2 Kathmandu Rayzrs Kathmandu
18:15 NST
  • Kamal 5' (o.g.)
  • Aditya Shakya 15'
 Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
Umesh Bidari
Man of the Match: Vincent Koziello
(Kathmandu Rayzrs)
30 March 2025 Match 2 Butwal Lumbini 0–0 Jhapa Kathmandu
18:15 NST Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
1,400
Referee:
Nabindra Maharjan
Man of the Match: Deep Karki
(Butwal Lumbini)
31 March 2025 Match 3 Chitwan 2–0 Pokhara Thunders Kathmandu
18:15 NST
  • Nodirbek 15'
  • Niraj Chaudhary 90+5'
 Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
2,710
Referee:
Shyam Danuwar
Man of the Match: Nodirbek Mavlonov
(Chitwan)

Matchday 2

1 April 2025 Match 4 Butwal Lumbini 1–4 Dhangadhi Kathmandu
18:15 NST
  • Kenta Hara 32'
 Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
2,800
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Ahmad Hijazi
(Dhangadhi)
2 April 2025 Match 5 Lalitpur City 3–2 Pokhara Thunders Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
Nabindra Maharjan
Man of the Match: Jonathan Cantillana
(Lalitpur City)
3 April 2025 Match 6 Jhapa 0–0 Kathmandu Rayzrs Kathmandu
18:15 NST Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Abishek Baral
(Kathmandu Rayzrs)

Matchday 3

4 April 2025 Match 7 Chitwan 1–0 Butwal Lumbini Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
Umesh Bidari
Man of the Match: Torric Jebrin
(Chitwan)
5 April 2025 Match 8 Pokhara Thunders 2–0 Kathmandu Rayzrs Kathmandu
14:45 NST
  • Binong 25'
  • Sudil Rai 58'
 Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
3,850
Referee:
Shyam Danuwar
Man of the Match: Stephane Binong
(Pokhara Thunders)
5 April 2025 Match 9 Dhangadhi 0–0 Lalitpur City Kathmandu
18:15 NST Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Sanish Shrestha
(Lalitpur City)

Matchday 4

6 April 2025 Match 10 Jhapa 1–1 Chitwan Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
3,787
Referee:
Kabin Byanjankar
Man of the Match: Torric Jebrin
(Chitwan)
8 April 2025 Match 11 Kathmandu Rayzrs 1–0 Butwal Lumbini Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
3,174
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Amadou Macky Diop
(Kathmandu Rayzrs)
9 April 2025 Match 12 Pokhara Thunders 0–0 Dhangadhi Kathmandu
18:15 NST Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
3,730
Referee:
Umesh Bidari
Man of the Match: Sérgio Barboza
(Dhangadhi)

Matchday 5

10 April 2025 Match 13 Chitwan 1–2 Lalitpur City Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
4,200
Referee:
Shyam Danuwar
Man of the Match: Mani Kumar Lama
(Lalitpur City)
11 April 2025 Match 14 Kathmandu Rayzrs 1–3 Dhangadhi Kathmandu
16:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
2,975
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Ahmad Hijazi
(Dhangadhi)
12 April 2025 Match 15 Jhapa 1–1 Pokhara Thunders Kathmandu
14:45 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL
  • Binong 52'
 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
4,299
Referee:
Umesh Bidari
Man of the Match: Stephane Binong
(Pokhara Thunders)

Matchday 6

12 April 2025 Match 16 Butwal Lumbini 0–2 Lalitpur City Kathmandu
18:15 NST Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
4,378
Referee:
Shyam Danuwar
Man of the Match: Ananta Tamang
(Lalitpur City)
14 April 2025 Match 17 Kathmandu Rayzrs 2–0 Chitwan Kathmandu
14:45 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
4,100
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Bakary Mané
(Kathmandu Rayzrs)
14 April 2025 Match 18 Dhangadhi 1–0 Jhapa Kathmandu
18:15 NST
  • Dipesh Dhimal 61' (o.g.)
 Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
6,545
Referee:
Nabindra Maharjan
Man of the Match: Walid Birrou
(Dhangadhi)

Matchday 7

15 April 2025 Match 19 Pokhara Thunders 2–0 Butwal Lumbini Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL		 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
2,350
Referee:
Shyam Danuwar
Man of the Match: Ayush Ghalan
Pokhara Thunders
16 April 2025 Match 20 Lalitpur City 1–1 Jhapa Kathmandu
18:15 NST
  • Nabin Lama 54'
 Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
Umesh Bidari
Man of the Match: Laken Limbu
(Jhapa)
17 April 2025 Match 21 Dhangadhi 1–3 Chitwan Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL
  • Nodirbek 14' (pen.)
  • Jaya Gurung 45+2'
  • Amrit Shrestha 50' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
5,725
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Nodirbek Mavlonov
(Chitwan)

Playoffs

Bracket

Qualifier 1Qualifier 2Final
19 April 2025 – Kathmandu26 April 2025 – Kathmandu
1Lalitpur City21Lalitpur City2
2Dhangadhi123 April 2025 – Kathmandu4Pokhara Thunders1
2Dhangadhi0
Eliminator4Pokhara Thunders1
20 April 2025 – Kathmandu
3Chitwan0
4Pokhara Thunders3

Preliminary

19 April 2025 Qualifier 1
(Match 22)		 Lalitpur City 2–1 Dhangadhi Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL
Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Attendance:
6,850
Referee:
Umesh Bidari
Man of the Match: Kervens Belfort
(Lalitpur City)
20 April 2025 Eliminator
(Match 23)		 Chitwan 0–3 Pokhara Thunders Kathmandu
18:15 NST Hamro Khelkud
NSL
  • Abhishek Limbu 63' (o.g.)
  • Aidoo 72', 75'
 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Joe Aidoo
Pokhara Thunders
23 April 2025 Qualifier 2
(Match 24)		 Dhangadhi 0–1 Pokhara Thunders Kathmandu
18:15 NST Hamro Khelkud
NSL
  • Binong 90+3'
 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
Prajwol Chhetri
Man of the Match: Stephane Binong
Pokhara Thunders

Final

26 April 2025 Final
(Match 25)		 Lalitpur City 2–1 Pokhara Thunders Kathmandu
18:15 NST
Hamro Khelkud
NSL
  • Sudil Rai 62'
 Stadium: Dasharath Stadium
Referee:
K Ramdasan
Man of the Match: Imoh Ezekiel
(Lalitpur City)

Awards

Award Winner Team Prize
Emerging Player Nepal Santosh Khatri Lalitpur City रु 1,00,000 + Trophy
Energetic Player Nepal Mani Kumar Lama Lalitpur City रु 1,00,000
Best goalkeeper Cameroon Yves Priso Pokhara Thunders रु 1,50,000 + Trophy
Top scorer Lebanon Ahmad Hijazi Dhangadhi रु 1,50,000 + Trophy
Player of the tournament Nepal Ayush Ghalan Pokhara Thunder रु 2,50,000 + Trophy
Fairplay Award Jhapa FC Trophy
Runners-up Pokhara Thunders रु 30,00,000
Champions Lalitpur City रु 80,00,000 + Trophy

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 54 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 2.16 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Nepal Kamal Shrestha (Lalitpur City, against Kathmandu Rayzrs)
  • Nepal Dipesh Dhimal (Jhapa, against Dhangadhi)
  • Nepal Amrit Shrestha (Dhangadhi, against Chitwan)
  • Nepal Abhishek Limbu (Chitwan, against Pokhara Thunders)

Source: Hamro Khelkud

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Lebanon Ahmad Hijazi Dhangadhi Kathmandu Rayzrs 1–3 11 April 2025

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Cameroon Yves Priso Pokhara Thunders 5
2 Spain Walid Birrou Dhangadhi 3
3 Nepal Abishek Baral Kathmandu Rayzrs 2
4 Montenegro Nemanja Lemajić Jhapa 2
5 Jamaica Amal Knight Chitwan 2
6 Nepal Deep Karki Butwal Lumbini 1
7 Nepal Samit Shrestha Lalitpur City 1
8 France Jeffrey Baltus Lalitpur City 1

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