KATHMANDU, Sept 1: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Women’s League kicks off today with the opening match featuring Koshi Province against Waling Municipality of Syangja.
The match will be held at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato, Lalitpur, starting after 3 PM.
The league is structured in two phases, with 10 teams competing in the initial stage.
Koshi Province, Sudurpaschim Province, and Karnali Province have advanced to the first stage after securing top positions in the qualifying rounds.
In addition, two clubs from each of the three divisions (A, B, and C) have been directly placed in the league stage.
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The participating teams include three departmental sides-APF Football Club, Tribhuvan Army Football Club, and Nepal Police Club-as well as two teams each from A and B division clubs (Sankata Club, Bagmati Youth Club), and two municipal teams (Waling and Chandrapur Municipalities).
The first round will feature 40 matches, with the top five teams in the points table advancing to the Super League.
In the Super League, these five teams will compete in a double round-robin format.
After 20 matches, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs and finals.
The playoffs will determine the final teams: the top two teams will face off in the first playoff, with the winner moving directly to the final and the loser playing an eliminator match.
The third and fourth-placed teams will compete in the second playoff, with the winner facing the loser of the first playoff in another eliminator match.
The winners of these matches will then face off in the final.
The league will feature a total of 69 games after the initial 21 qualifiers.
The champion of the women’s league will receive Rs 10 lakh, while the runner-up will earn Rs 500,000.
Awards of Rs 100,000 each will be provided for the Best Player and the Fair Play Team.
Additionally, the Best Goalkeeper and Top Scorer will each receive Rs 50,000, and the Player of the Match for each game will receive Rs 5,000.
