2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
Season	2012-13
Champions	Three Star Club
Relegated	Madhyapur Youth Association Bansbari Football Club Boudha Football Club
AFC President's Cup	Three Star Club
Matches played	148
Goals scored	366 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorer	Santosh Sahukhala (17 goals)
Biggest home win	6 goals Three Star Club 6-0 Bansbari Football Club Saraswoti Youth Club 8-2 Bansbari Football Club
Highest scoring	10 goals Saraswoti Youth Club 8-2 Bansbari Football Club
Longest winning run	6 matches Three Star Club
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches Three Star Club
Longest losing run	6 matches Boudha Football Club
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The 2012 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League season, also known as the Martyrs' Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League Football Tournament 2012 for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th season of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League since its establishment in 1954/55. A total of 16 teams are competing in the league. The season began on 20 November 2012^[1] and concluded on 1 April 2013.^[2] Nepal Police Club were the defending champions, having won their fourth A- Division League title the previous season.

After the season, New Road Team would be relegated to 2016 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League for financial difficulties.^[3]

Teams

Team	Location	Previous Season
Madhyapur Youth Association	Bhaktapur	2nd (2011 B-Division)
APF Club	Kathmandu	12th
Bansbari Football Club		10th
Boudha Football Club		11th
Himalayan Sherpa Club		5th
Machhindra Football Club		14th
Manang Marshyangdi Club		2nd
Nepal Army Club		8th
Nepal Police Club		1st
New Road Team		7th
Ranipokhari Corner Team		6th
Sankata Club		1st (2011 B-Division)
Saraswoti Youth Club		13th
Jawalakhel Youth Club	Lalitpur	3rd
Friends Club		9th
Three Star Club		4th

League table

The top eight teams qualified for the Super League.^[4]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Three Star Club	15	11	2	2	31	7	+24	35	Qualification for Super League
2	Nepal Army Club	15	8	4	3	19	6	+13	28
3	Machhindra Football Club	15	8	3	4	22	16	+6	27
4	Ranipokhari Corner Team	15	8	2	5	24	17	+7	26^[a]
5	Manang Marshyangdi Club	15	7	5	3	25	13	+12	26^[a]
6	New Road Team	15	7	5	3	26	14	+12	26^[a]
7	Friends Club	15	6	7	2	20	8	+12	25
8	Nepal Police Club	15	6	5	4	14	12	+2	23^[b]
9	Saraswoti Youth Club	15	7	2	6	27	25	+2	23^[b]
10	Himalayan Sherpa Club	15	7	1	7	19	17	+2	22
11	Sankata Club	15	5	5	5	12	15	−3	20
12	APF Club	15	5	1	9	18	32	−14	16
13	Jawalakhel Youth Club	15	4	2	9	16	26	−10	14
14	Madhyapur Youth Association (R)	15	3	4	8	12	21	−9	13	Relegation to 2014 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
15	Bansbari Football Club (R)	15	1	3	11	13	42	−29	6
16	Boudha Football Club (R)	15	1	1	13	11	38	−27	4

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c RCT: 4 pts ; MMC: 3 pts ; NRT: 1 pt
^ ^a ^b NPC 3-0 SYC

Super League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Three Star Club (C)	22	13	4	5	38	14	+24	43	2013 AFC President's Cup
2	Manang Marshyangdi Club	22	11	8	3	36	16	+20	41
3	Nepal Army Club	22	11	6	5	27	13	+14	39
4	Friends Club	22	9	10	3	30	15	+15	37
5	New Road Team	22	10	5	7	33	23	+10	35
6	Machhindra Football Club	22	9	7	6	26	23	+3	34
7	Nepal Police Club	22	8	8	6	21	19	+2	32
8	Ranipokhari Corner Team	22	9	3	10	27	27	0	30

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Santosh Sahukhala	Three Star Club	17
2	Yona Elias	Manang Marshyangdi Club	16
3	Bharat Khawas	Nepal Army Club	11
3	Amar Dangol	Ranipokhari Corner Team	11
5	Anil Gurung	Manang Marshyangdi Club	10

References

^ Tournament Details at Goal Nepal on-line.
^ "Nepal 2012/13". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "NRT to pull out of A Division League". nepaldispatch.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
^ "Red Bull 'A' Division Super League 2069: A Division Super League from Friday". NepaliFootball.com. 7 March 2013.

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