NB: third ever edition Regular Stage | Playoff Stage Regular Stage Final Table: 1.Lalitpur City FC (Lalitpur) 6 3 3 0 10- 6 12 Qualified 2.Dhangadhi FC (Dhangadhi) 6 3 2 1 9- 5 11 Qualified 3.FC Chitwan (Bharatpur) 6 3 1 2 8- 6 10 Qualified 4.Pokhara Thunders (Pokhara) 6 2 2 2 7- 6 8 [1 1 0 0 2-0 3] Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Kathmandu RayZRs FC (Kathmandu) 6 2 2 2 6- 7 8 [1 0 0 1 0-2 0] 6.Jhapa FC (Jhapa) 6 0 5 1 3- 4 5 7.Butwal Lumbini FC (Butwal) 6 0 1 5 1-10 1 Round 1 [Mar 29] Lalitpur City 2-2 Kathmandu RayZRs [Mar 30] Butwal Lumbini 0-0 Jhapa [Mar 31] Chitwan 2-0 Pokhara Thunders Dhangadhi bye Round 2 [Apr 1] Butwal Lumbini 1-4 Dhangadhi [Apr 2] Lalitpur City 3-2 Pokhara Thunders [Apr 3] Jhapa 0-0 Kathmandu RayZRs Chitwan bye Round 3 [Apr 4] Chitwan 1-0 Butwal Lumbini [Apr 5] Pokhara Thunders 2-0 Kathmandu RayZRs Dhangadhi 0-0 Lalitpur City Jhapa bye Round 4 [Apr 6] Jhapa 1-1 Chitwan [Apr 7] Kathmandu RayZRs 1-0 Butwal Lumbini [Apr 9] Pokhara Thunders 0-0 Dhangadhi Lalitpur City bye Round 5 [Apr 10] Chitwan 1-2 Lalitpur City [Apr 11] Kathmandu RayZRs 1-3 Dhangadhi [Apr 12] Jhapa 1-1 Pokhara Thunders Butwal Lumbini bye Round 6 [Apr 12] Butwal Lumbini 0-2 Lalitpur City [Apr 14] Kathmandu RayZRs 2-0 Chitwan Dhangadhi 1-0 Jhapa Pokhara Thunders bye Round 7 [Apr 15] Pokhara Thunders 2-0 Butwal Lumbini [Apr 16] Lalitpur City 1-1 Jhapa [Apr 17] Dhangadhi 1-3 Chitwan Kathmandu RayZRs bye Final Table: 1.Lalitpur City FC (Lalitpur) 6 3 3 0 10- 6 12 Qualified 2.Dhangadhi FC (Dhangadhi) 6 3 2 1 9- 5 11 Qualified 3.FC Chitwan (Bharatpur) 6 3 1 2 8- 6 10 Qualified 4.Pokhara Thunders (Pokhara) 6 2 2 2 7- 6 8 [1 1 0 0 2-0 3] Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Kathmandu RayZRs FC (Kathmandu) 6 2 2 2 6- 7 8 [1 0 0 1 0-2 0] 6.Jhapa FC (Jhapa) 6 0 5 1 3- 4 5 7.Butwal Lumbini FC (Butwal) 6 0 1 5 1-10 1 Playoff Stage Final Qualifier [Apr 19] Lalitpur City 2-1 Dhangadhi Semifinal Qualifier [Apr 20] Chitwan 0-3 Pokhara Thunders Semifinal [Apr 23] Dhangadhi 0-1 Pokhara Thunders Final [Apr 26] Lalitpur City 2-1 Pokhara Thunders
NB: first edition since that of 2022 Final Table: 1.Planning Boys United 13 10 3 0 32- 7 33 [P] Promoted 2.Shree Bhagawati Club 13 7 5 1 22-10 26 Promoted ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3.Boys Union Club 13 6 4 3 24-19 22 4.Birgunj United 13 5 5 3 17-13 20 5.Annapurna Ranipokhari Corner Team 13 5 3 5 21-21 18 [*] [4 2 1 1 8-7 7] 6.Madhyapur Youth Association 13 5 3 5 13-14 18 [4 2 1 1 3-5 7] 7.Chyasal Youth Club 13 5 3 5 18-18 18 [R] [4 2 0 2 8-4 6] 8.Jhapa FC 13 5 3 5 15-13 18 [P] [4 2 0 2 5-5 6] 9.Saraswati Youth Club 13 6 0 7 17-19 18 [4 1 0 3 4-7 3] 10.Shree Kumari Club 13 5 1 7 16-22 16 11.Bansbari Club 13 5 0 8 14-17 15 [1 1 0 0 1-0 3] 12.Brigade Boys 13 4 3 6 15-18 15 [R] [1 0 0 1 0-1 0] ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13.Tusal Youth Club 13 2 5 6 13-24 11 Relegated 14.Nayabasti Youth Club 13 1 2 10 7-29 5 Relegated [*] Ranipokhari Corner Team merged with Annapura Club into Annapurna Club Ranipokhari Corner Team
NB: contested by 10 district champion teams who qualified in provincial tournaments
(Nepal has 77 districts in 7 provinces); the top-4 qualified for the third edition
of the National League in 2026; all matches in Hetauda (Makwanpur district)
Participants by province:
Koshi (2): Deurali Youth Club (Dhankuta) [Dhankuta district]
Gaighat FC (Gaighat) [Udayapur district]
Madhesh (1): Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuma Club (Simara) [Bara district]
Bagmati (2): Tigers Team Tikhatal [Dolakha district]
Chitlang FC (Chitlang) [Makwanpur district]
Gandaki (2): Laligurans Association Club (Pokhara) [Kaski district]
Hairans Club (Damauli) [Tanahun district]
Lumbini (1): Jana Jagriti Yuba Club [Bardiya district]
Karnali (1): Kakre Bihar Youth Club (Birendranagar) [Surkhet district]
Sudurpashchim (1): Bijay Sports Club (Dhangadhi) [Kailali district]
Group Stage
[Nov 5]
Chitlang 4-1 Deurali
Bijay 0-0 Laligurans
[Nov 6]
Kakre Bihar 3-2 Hairans
Tigers 2-1 Gaighat
[Nov 7]
Deurali 3-1 Jana Jagriti
Bijay 1-1 Chitlang
[Nov 8]
Kakre Bihar 1-1 Nawa Jana Jagriti
Hairans 5-2 Tigers
[Nov 9]
Laligurans 4–0 Jana Jagriti
Bijay 4–1 Deurali
[Nov 10]
Nawa Jana Jagriti 2–0 Gaighat
Kakre Bihar 1–0 Tigers
[Nov 11]
Bijay 1-1 Jana Jagriti
Laligurans 3-0 Chitlang
[Nov 12]
Nawa Jana Jagriti 5-0 Tigers
Gaighat 2-2 Hairans
[Nov 13]
Jana Jagriti 0-2 Chitlang
Laligurans 0-0 Deurali
[Nov 14]
Nawa Jana Jagriti 7–2 Hairans
Gaighat 3–5 Kakre Bihar
Final Tables:
Group A
1.Laligurans AC (Pokhara) 4 2 2 0 7- 0 8 Semifinals
2.Chitlang FC (Chitlang) 4 2 1 1 7- 5 7 Semifinals
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3.Bijay Sports Club (Dhangadhi) 4 1 3 0 6- 3 6
4.Deurali Youth Club (Dhankuta) 4 1 1 2 5- 9 4
5.Jana Jagriti Yuba Club 4 0 1 3 2-10 1
Group B
1.Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuma Club (Simara) 4 3 1 0 15- 3 10 Semifinals
2.Kakre Bihar Youth Club (Birendranagar) 4 3 1 0 10- 6 10 Semifinals
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3.Hairans Club (Damauli) 4 1 1 2 11-14 4
4.Tigers Team Tikhatal 4 1 0 3 4-12 3
5.Gaighat FC (Gaighat) 4 0 1 3 6-11 1
NB: all semifinalists admitted to ANFA National League 2026
Semifinals [Nov 16]
Laligurans 2-0 Kakre Bihar
Nawa Jana Jagriti 0-0 Chitlang [8-9 pen]
Final [Nov 18, Gauritar Stadium, Hetauda, Makwanpur district]
Laligurans 0-0 Chitlang [3-1 pen]
2023.
2026.
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