2023–24 Nepal Super League

The 2023–24 Nepal Super League will be the second season of the Nepal Super League, the top flight franchise based club football league of Nepal.[1] A total of nine franchises will participate in the tournament to be played at the Dasharath Rangasala from 24 November to 30 December 2023. Kathmandu Rayzrs won the inaugural season after beating Dhangadhi FC in the final on 15 May 2021.[2][3] In addition to the seven founding members, three new franchises were added. Jhapa FC will represent Jhapa, Province No. 1, Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC the Ilam, Province No. 1 and Birgunj United FC the Birgunj, Province No. 2. One of the founding member Biratnagar City decided to withdraw from the tournament resulting only nine team to participate in this edition.[4]

Nepal Super League
Season2023-24
Dates24 November–
← 2021
2024 →

Teams
Team Location
Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C. Kathmandu, Bagmati Province
Lalitpur City F.C. Lalitpur, Bagmati Province
F.C. Chitwan Bharatpur, Bagmati Province
Pokhara Thunders Pokhara, Gandaki Province
Butwal Lumbini F.C. Butwal, Lumbini Province
Dhangadhi F.C. Dhangadhi, Sudurpashchim Province
Jhapa FC Jhapa, Province No. 1
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC Ilam, Province No. 1
Birgunj United FC Birgunj, Madhesh Province

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head Coach Captain Marquee Player Iconic Player Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC Nepal Bal Gopal Maharjan Nepal Hishub Thapaliya
Lalitpur City FC Australia Ian Andrew Gillian Nepal Ananta Tamang
FC Chitwan India Khalid Jamil Nepal Bishal Shrestha Nepal Bimal Gharti Magar
Pokhara Thunders Nepal Nabin Neaupane Nepal Ayush Ghalan
Butwal Lumbini F.C. Nepal Bijay Maharjan Nepal Arik Bista Nepal Aashish Lama
Dhangadhi FC Nepal Yugal Kishor Rai Nepal Ashish Chaudhary
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC Nepal Meghraj KC Nepal Bikesh Kuthu
Jhapa FC Spain Oriol Mohedano Nepal Anjan Bista
Birgunj United FC Nepal Sanoj Shrestha Nepal Deep Karki

Foreign players

One team can recruit five overseas players and field three at a time.[5]

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Kathmandu Rayzrs FC
Lalitpur City FC
FC Chitwan Ghana Rafiq Aminu Ghana Torric Jebrin Spain Iván González
Pokhara Thunders
Butwal Lumbini F.C. Ivory Coast Koussi Christian
Dhangadhi FC Nigeria Olawale Afeez
Jhapa FC
Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Birgunj United FC

References
  1. "Nepal Super League 2022 Auctions Concluded!". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. "Kathmandu Rayzrs claim Nepal Super League trophy". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. "Kathmandu win Nepal Super League title". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. https://goalnepal.com/news/detail/16386#:~:text=Biratagar%20City%20FC%20Not%20Taking,NSEM%20said%20in%20a%20release.
  5. Nepal Super League franchises unveiled. kathmandupost.com
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