The 2019–20 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League () season, also known as the Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd edition of Nepal's Martyr's Memorial A-Division League since its establishment in 1954-55. A total of 18 teams competed in this edition of the league, which began on 14 December 2019 and concluded on 15 February 2020.
Manang Marshyangdi Club were the defending champions.
Machhindra Football Club were crowned league winners for the first time in the club's history on the last day of the league, after defeating Nepal Army Club 1–0. However, as only one club, Tribhuvan Army Club, could secure AFC club licensing, the second-placed team qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup preliminary round 1.
Teams A total of 14 teams, all based in the Kathmandu Valley, contested the league with a relegation system. As there was no relegation in the previous season, all teams from the 2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League participated in the league.
Location TeamLocationPrevious SeasonHimalayan Sherpa ClubKathmandu7thMachhindra Football Club13thManang Marshyangdi Club1stNepal APF Club5thNepal Army Club4thNepal Police Club6thNew Road Team 14thSankata BSC2ndSaraswati Youth Club9thBrigade Boys ClubLalitpur12thChyasal Youth Club8thFriends Club11thJawalakhel YC10thThree Star Club3rd
Personnel and kits TeamHead CoachCaptainKit sponsorBrigade Boys Club Sanoj Shrestha Anil GurungNepal Investment BankChyasal Youth Club Bal Gopal Sahukhala Santosh SahukhalaHimalaya College of Engineering, Grace InternationalFriends Club Marcus Filipe Sampaio Dantas Saroj YonjanNepal Investment BankHimalayan Sherpa Club Sanjeev Budhathoki Man Bahadur TamangYeti AirlinesJawalakhel YC Naresh Thapa Kuldeep Karki Prabhu BankMachhindra Football Club Prabesh Katuwal Biraj MaharjanSan Miguel, Pepe PizzaManang Marshyangdi Club Fuja Tope Kamal ShresthaNepal Oil CorporationNepal APF Club Rajendra Tamang Top Bahadur BistaAgni MahindraNepal Army Club Nabin Neupane Bharat KhawasBajaj PulsarNepal Police Club Ananta Raj Thapa Bhola Nath SilwalNepal TelecomNew Road Team Raju Kaji Shakya Prakash BudhathokiSankata BSC Salyan Khadgi Saroj DahalSaraswati Youth Club Pradeep Nepal Dipesh ShresthaThree Star Club Megh Raj KC Bikram LamaRuslan Vodka 1. On the back of shirt.
Foreign players The ANFA allowed a maximum of four foreign players including one from SAARC-affiliated country per team.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3SAARC PlayerBrigade Boys Club Tajudeen Busari George Vincent Isaac Olakaji Mohammad SaukatChyasal Youth Club Junichi Ozawa Tiaga Nakamura Hayato Wakino Muhammad AsifFriends Club Felipe de Almeida Souza Saulo De Aquino Wagner De Carmo Uttam RaiHimalayan Sherpa Club Ulrich Siewe Stephane Samir Mohamed KhairyJawalakhel YC Dady Junior Wamba Fode Fofana Adama Doumbiya Kuber BishtMachhindra Football Club Peter Segun Oluwaunmi Somide Adelaja Andres NiaManang Marshyangdi Club Femi Adewumi Florent Koara Vidal Luis Chissano Dayanand SinghNepal APF ClubNepal Army ClubNepal Police ClubNew Road Team Andre Thierry Biyikbiyik Junior Onguene Yanick OwonaSankata BSC Ernest Tampi Ajayi Martins Messouke Oloumou Prahlad RoySaraswati Youth Club Mbei Andre Ekwem Meshack Mwankia Kazeem BusariThree Star Club Hamzat Wasiu Yves Priso Aliu Olas Lal Rammarva
Venues The league was played centrally in three venues in two cities in the Kathmandu Valley. KathmanduLalitpurDasarath RangasalaHalchowk StadiumANFA ComplexCapacity: 15,000Capacity: 3,500Capacity: 6,000
1. Matches were scheduled to be played at Halchowk Stadium, however, due to the bad condition of the pitch, no matches were played here.
League table
Positions by round
Season statistics
Scoring Top Scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Aashish LamaNepal APF Club 9 2 Santosh SahukhalaChyasal Youth Club 7 3 Anjan BistaManang Marshyangdi Club 6 Bimal Rana Nawayug ShresthaNepal Army Club Kazeem Adegoke BusariSaraswati Youth Club6 Bijay ShresthaHimalayan Sherpa Club5
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstResultDate Sanjog RaiThree Star ClubSaraswati Youth Club4–01 February 2020 Ju Manu RaiNepal Police ClubFriends Club3–013 February 2020
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Deep KarkiManang Marshyangdi Club82 Bikesh KuthuNepal Army Club7 Bishal ShresthaMachhindra FC Yves PrisoThree Star Club 5 Tekendra ThapaJawalakhel YC 5 Ajit PrajapatiNew Road Team 7 Alan NeupaneChyasal Youth Club 4 Arun BlonJawalakhel YC Binaya ShresthaSankata BSC Bishal SunarBrigade Boys Club Dev LimbuFriends Club Kishor GiriHimalayan Sherpa Club13 Roshan KhadkaNepal Police Club3 Shatrudhan ChaudharyNepal Police Club15 Amrit Kumar ChaudharyNepal APF Club1 Pradeep BhandariSaraswati Youth Club
Discipline Player
Most yellow cards: 4 Adama Doumbia (Jawalakhel Youth Club) Hem Tamang (Nepal Police Club) Prabesh Kunwar (Nepal Police Club) Stepahne Samir (Himalayan Sherpa Club)
Most red cards: 2 Niraj Basnet (Himalayan Sherpa Club)
Team
Most yellow cards: 27 Chyasal Youth Club
Most red cards: 3 Manang Marshyangdi Club
Awards End-of-season awards AwardWinnerClubGoalkeeperDeep KarkiManang Marshyangdi ClubDefenderAnanta TamangThree Star ClubMidfielderBishal RaiMachhindra FCForwardBharat KhawasNepal Army ClubHead CoachPrabesh KatuwalMachhindra FCMani Bikram Shah Youth PlayerDarshan GurungNew Road TeamFair PlayThree Star Club
References
External links
RSSSF ANFA Facebook ANFA Official site