2022 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League

Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
Season2022
Dates2 March 2022 - 10 April 2022[1]
ChampionsChurch Boys United
PromotedChurch Boys United
Khumaltar Youth Club
RelegatedJhamsikhel Youth Club
Samajik Youth Club
Matches played91
Goals scored258 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer11 goals
Aashish Chapagain
Highest scoring7 goals
Church Boys 5–2 Tushal
Madhyapur 5–2 Samajik
← 2020-21
2025 →
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2022 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League season was the 2022 edition of the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. The tournament started on 2 March 2022.[2]

Changes from last season

Promoted to A Division League
Promoted from C-Division League
Relegated to C-Division League

Teams

A total of 14 teams contested the league with a relegation system. Ten teams from the 2020 season, one team relegated from A-Division and three teams promoted from C-Division participated in the league. Saraswati Youth Club was relegated from 2019–20 season, while Church Boys, Birgunj United Club and Samajik Yuwa Club were promoted from the 2021 season.[3]

Team Location Previous Season
Tushal Youth Club Kathmandu, Bagmati Province 10th
Bansbari Club 3rd
Ranipokhari Corner Team 9th
Shree Kumari Club 8th
Saraswati Youth Club 14 (A-Division)
Church Boys United 1st (C-Division)
Khumaltar Youth Club Lalitpur, Bagmati Province 2nd
Boys Union Club 4th
Jhamsikhel Youth Club 11th
Madhyapur Youth Association Madhyapur Thimi, Bagmati Province 5th
Shree Bhagwati Club Tokha, Bagmati Province 6th
Nayabasti Youth Club Gokarneshwar, Bagmati Province 7th
Samajik Youth Club 3rd (C-Division)
Birgunj United Birgunj, Madhesh Province 2nd (C-Division)

Personnel and kits

Team Head Coach Captain Kit sponsor
Bansbari Club Around the Himalayas
Siddharta Bank[4]
Ranipokhari Corner Team McDowell's No.1
Shree Kumari Club Nir Bahadur Ale[5] Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal
Saraswati Youth Club
Khumaltar Youth Club Sabin K.C.[6] Season Family Restaurant
Boys Union Club Bishnu Bahadur Sunar Motul
Jhamsikhel Youth Club Prabhu Bank
Tushal Youth Club
Madhyapur Youth Association BIZZ Education Conultancy[7]
Shree Bhagwati Club Sailesh Karmacharya[8] Tokha Municipality
Nayabasti Youth Club Gokarneshwar Municipality
Samajik Youth Club
Church Boys United Sanam Rai
Birgunj United Dilmani Chaudhary WINgel

Venues

The league was played centrally in one venue in Lalitpur.[9] For the final matchday, selected matches were played at Dasarath Rangasala.[10]

class=notpageimage|
Nepal
Kathmandu Lalitpur
Dasarath Rangasala ANFA Complex
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 6,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Church Boys United (C, P) 13 9 2 2 31 12 +19 29 Promotion to Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
2 Khumaltar Youth Club (P) 13 7 1 5 20 15 +5 22[a]
3 Ranipokhari Corner Team 13 6 4 3 20 12 +8 22[a]
4 Bansbari Club 13 5 4 4 20 17 +3 19
5 Shree Bhagwati Club 13 5 3 5 19 21 −2 18
6 Saraswoti Youth Club 13 4 5 4 18 21 −3 17[b]
7 Madhyapur Youth Association 13 5 2 6 15 19 −4 17[b]
8 Boys Union Club 13 4 4 5 18 24 −6 16[c]
9 Birgunj United 13 4 4 5 18 18 0 16[c]
10 Shree Kumari Club 13 3 7 3 19 20 −1 16[c]
11 Tushal Youth Club 13 2 9 2 15 13 +2 15[d]
12 Nayabasti Youth Club 13 3 6 4 17 23 −6 15[d]
13 Samajik Youth Club (R) 13 4 2 7 17 22 −5 14 Relegation to Martyr's Memorial C-Division League
14 Jhamsikhel Youth Club (R) 13 2 3 8 11 21 −10 9
Source: ANFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Khumaltar ahead of Ranipokhari on head-to-head. KHU 3–1 RCT
  2. ^ a b Saraswati ahead of Madhyapur on head-to-head. SAR 2–1 MYA
  3. ^ a b c Boys Union ahead of Birgunj United and Shree Kumari on head-to-head points. Boys Union 6, Birgunj United 3, Shree Kumari 0.
  4. ^ a b TUS 1–1 NYB. Tushal ahead of Nayabasti on goal difference. Tuhsal +2, Nayabasti -6

Results

Home \ Away BC BU BUC CBU JYC KYC MYA NYC RCT SYC SAYC SBC SKC TYC
Bansbari Club — 1–1 0–1 6–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–0
Birgunj United 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 5–0
Boys Union Club 1–0 — 1–6 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–2
Church Boys United 1–1 6–1 — 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–2
Jhamsikhel Youth Club 3–1 — 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0
Khumaltar Youth Club 1–0 0–2 2–0 — 0–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 0–3
Madhyapur Youth Association 0–6 0–2 3–1 1–0 — 0–2 5–2 1–2 0–0
Nayabasti Youth Club 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–4 — 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2
Ranipokhari Corner Team 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 — 2–0 2–0 1–1
Samajik Youth Club 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–5 1–2 — 2–3 3–3 2–0
Saraswoti Youth Club 3–1 0–5 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 — 1–1 2–2
Shree Bhagwati Club 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 —
Shree Kumari Club 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 — 1–1
Tushal Youth Club 0–0 2–5 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 —
Source: ANFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213
Church Boys United2111131111111
Khumaltar Youth Club55359581194432
Ranipokhari Corner Team10667467525223
Bansbari Club121213910106853574
Shree Bhagwati Club4222313447795
Saraswoti Youth Club3343224232346
Madhyapur Youth Association1410131414121011109117
Boys Union Club67111113131414131413138
Birgunj United91078885710111059
Shree Kumari Club8981011111096911610
Tushal Youth Club1414121267968881011
Nayabasti Youth Club78945423766812
Samajik Youth Club13131414121211121212121213
Jhamsikhel Youth Club1111567913131413141414
Champion
Promoted
Relegation to C-Division
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: ANFA

Broadcast rights

All matches are streamed live on Eleven Sports.[11]

Controversy

On 23 March 2022, after losing against Bansbari Club, officials of Shree Bhagawati attacked referee Suman Shrestha.[12] The following day, All Nepal Football Association sanctioned Shree Bhagawati Club coach Sailesh Karmacharya by banning him for three games. The club was also fined NPR 50,000.[8]

References

  1. ^ "बी डिभिजन लिगको खेलतालिका सार्वजनिक". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "B Division League: Three Matches Scheduled For Today!". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Church Boys win 'C' Division League; Birgunj United and Samajik Yuwa also promoted". ANFA. ANFA.
  4. ^ "Bansbari Club and Siddhartha Bank Sign A Sponsorship Agreement". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Church Boys miss chance to stretch lead at top, Bansbari rout Madhyapur". All Nepal Football Association. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Khumaltar Youth Club promoted to A Division League". Hamro Khelkud. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Madhyapur, Bizz Education sign sponsorship agreement". The Kathmandu Post.
  8. ^ a b "Shree Bhagawati coach banned for three matches, club fined 50k". All Nepal Football Association. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Sahid Smarak 'B' Division League – 2078 Match Fixtures" (PDF). The All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Sahid Samrak B Division League". The All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Martyr's Memorial 'B' Division League 2078". Eleven Sports.
  12. ^ "Bansbari, Shree Bhagawati match gets unruly, Madhyapur defeat Jhamsikhel". All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 24 March 2022.