2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

Season	2013–14
Champions	Manang Marshyangdi Club[1] (7th title)
Relegated	RCT Boys Union Club
AFC President's Cup	Manang Marshyangdi Club
Matches played	87
Goals scored	224 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorer	Karna Limbu (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Nepal Police Club 9-0 Boys Union Club
Highest scoring	9 goals Nepal Police Club 9-0 Boys Union Club
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The 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League season (Nepali: 2013-14 शहीद स्मारक ए डिभिजन लीग), also known as the Martyrs' Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League Football Tournament 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st edition of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League since its establishment in 1954/55. A total of 13 teams competed in the league. The season began on 30 December 2013 and concluded on 1 March 2014.

Three Star Club were the defending champions. Manang Marshyangdi Club won the title for the record 7th time.

Teams

Of the 13 participating teams, twelve remained following the 2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. They are joined by one team promoted from the 2013 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.

Boys Union Club were promoted from the 2013 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.[2] Whereas, Madhyapur Youth Association, Bansbari Football Club and Boudha Football Club were relegated to the 2014 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.

New Road Team had to withdraw from the competition due to financial reasons and was relegated to the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League.[3][4]

Team	Location	Previous Season
APF Club	Kathmandu	12th
Boys Union Club		1st (2013 B-Division)
Himalayan Sherpa Club		10th
Machhindra Football Club		6th
Manang Marshyangdi Club		2nd
Nepal Army Club		3rd
Nepal Police Club		7th
Ranipokhari Corner Team		8th
Sankata Club		11th
Saraswoti Youth Club		9th
Friends Club	Lalitpur	4th
Jawalakhel Youth Club		13th
Three Star Club		1st

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manang Marshyangdi Club	12	8	2	2	23	5	+18	26	Qualification for Super League
2	Three Star Club	12	7	3	2	19	11	+8	24
3	Nepal Police Club	12	6	4	2	22	8	+14	22
4	Sankata Club	12	6	4	2	15	6	+9	22
5	Machhindra Football Club	12	5	4	3	16	10	+6	19
6	APF Club	12	5	3	4	17	19	−2	18
7	Himalayan Sherpa Club	12	4	4	4	16	16	0	16
8	Friends Club	12	4	3	5	13	14	−1	15
9	Saraswoti Youth Club	12	4	3	5	9	13	−4	15
10	Nepal Army Club	12	2	7	3	12	11	+1	13
11	Jawalakhel Youth Club	12	4	1	7	9	20	−11	13
12	Ranipokhari Corner Team (R)	12	2	1	9	10	24	−14	4[a]	Relegation to 2016 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
13	Boys Union Club (R)	12	1	1	10	8	32	−24	4

Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2013. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Ranipokhari Corner Team were deducted 3 points for not participating in the 2013 Ncell Cup.[5][6]

Super League

The points from the first round were added to the table for the Super League.^[citation needed]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manang Marshyangdi Club (C)	17	11	2	4	31	13	+18	35	2014 AFC President's Cup
2	Machhindra Football Club	17	10	4	3	26	12	+14	34
3	Three Star Club	17	9	5	3	24	15	+9	32
4	Nepal Police Club	17	7	5	5	25	14	+11	26
5	Sankata Club	17	6	6	5	17	13	+4	24
6	APF Club	17	6	4	7	24	27	−3	22

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

Top scorers

Accurate as of July 2014.[7]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Penalties
1	Karna Limbu	Machhindra Football Club	11	1
2	Santosh Sahukhala	Three Star Club	9	2
3	Yona Elias	Manang Marshyangdi Club		0
4	Anil Gurung	Manang Marshyangdi Club	7	2
5	Bhola Silwal	Nepal Police Club		1
6	Dipak Rai	Manang Marshyangdi Club		0
7	Afeez Oladipo	Sankata Club	6	0
	Bharat Shah	Nepal Police Club
	Pius Henry	Saraswoti Youth Club
	Segun Akinade	Himalayan Sherpa Club
8	Jumanu Rai	Nepal Police Club	5	1
9	Ganesh Lawati	Nepal Armed Police Force		0
	Leonce Dodoz	Three Star Club
	Martins Kayode	Friends Club
	Rajendra Rawal	Nepal Armed Police Force

Awards

	Player	Club
Best Coach	Hari Om Shrestha[8]	Manang Marshyangdi Club
Best Goalkeeper	Bishal Shrestha[9]	Manang Marshyangdi Club
Best Defender	Hem Gurung[10]	Machhindra Football Club
Best Midfielder	Sushil KC[11]	Machhindra Football Club
Best Striker	Karna Limbu[12]	Machhindra Football Club

References

1. "Manang Marshyangdi lift Nepal's league title". the AFC. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
2. "Red Bull B Division League: Boys Union Club Promoted To A Division". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
3. "New Road Team (NRT) Will Not Play A Division League !!". nepali-football.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. "NRT to pull out of A Division League". nepaldispatch.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
5. "Uncertain RCT future". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
6. "ANFA To Slap A Fine Of Rs 5 Lakhs & Three Points Deduction In The League To RCT!". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
7. "Red Bull A Division League 2013/2014". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
8. "RedBull A Division League: Best Coach Hari Om Shrestha: The Coach Of The Champion Team Is The Best!". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
9. "RedBull A Division League: Best Goalkeeper Bishal Shrestha: I Dreamed About This Award When I Was In ANFA Academy". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
10. "RedBull Super League: Best Defender Hem Gurung: It Feels Great To Receive The Award As A Captain". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
11. "RedBull A Division League: Best Midfielder Sushil KC: I Can't Believe This!". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
12. "Redbull A Division League Best Striker Karna Limbu: It's Not That I Don't Want To Represent My Country But I Won't Play From National Team!". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

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