ANFA Women's League to begin from September 1

The ANFA Women's League is all set to begin from September 1 (Bhadra 16).

ANFA held a meeting at ANFA Complex in Satdobato with participating clubs and confirmed the kick-off date of the League.

ANFA General Secretary Kiran Rai and CEO Indraman Tuladhar attended the meeting and provided the participating clubs with an overview of the tournament’s various aspects.

A total of 10 teams--APF Football Club, Tribhuvan Army Club, Nepal Police Club, Chandrapur Municipality, Waling Municipality, Koshi Province, Sudurpaschim Province, Karnali Province, Sankata FC and Bagmati Youth Club--will take part in the competition.

Koshi Province, Sudurpaschim Province and Karnali Province topped the Qualifiers held in Surkhet from April 19 to May 2, 2024 (Baisakh 7-20, 2081) to qualify for the League.  

The team clubs will take part in a single round robin format playing a total of 45 matches in the first round. Following a break, the top five teams from the first round will take part in the double round robin format in the Super League. The top four teams from the Super League will then take part in the Qualifiers, Eliminator and the Finals of the competition.

The tournament will be inaugurated at Dasharath Stadium and matches will also be played at Chyasal Stadium in Chyasal and ANFA Complex in Satdobato.

The participating teams will receive Rs 700,000 as preparation money for the competition.

The tournament will conclude in December.