2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

|season=2011

|winners=Nepal Police Club

|relegated=Swoyambhu Club
Brigade Boys Club
United Youth Club
Koilapani Polestar Club

|continentalcup1=

|continentalcup1 qualifiers =

|continentalcup2=

|continentalcup2 qualifiers =

|league topscorer=Jumanu Rai (20 goals)

|biggest home win= 7 goals
Himalayan Sherpa Club 9-2 Koilapani Polestar Club
RCT 7-0 Koilapani Polestar Club
APF Club 7-0 Brigade Boys Club
Three Star Club 7-0 Machhindra Football Club

|highest scoring=11 goals
Himalayan Sherpa Club 9-2 Koilapani Polestar Club{{cite web |title=HIMALAYAN SHERPA VS. KOILAPANI POLSTAR CLUB 9 - 2 |url=https://soccerway.com/matches/2011/05/16/nepal/a-division/himalayan-sherpa-club-hsc/koilapani-polstar-club/1110607/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=18 February 2022}}

|matches= 153

|total goals=490

|longest wins=

|longest unbeaten=

|longest losses=

|average attendance=

|prevseason=2010

|nextseason=2012–13

}}

The 2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League (known as the Martyrs' Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League Football Tournament 2011 for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th season of the A-Division League since its establishment in 1954/55. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season began on 28 April 2011 and concluded on 16 July 2011.

Defending champions Nepal Police Club won the league.{{cite web |title=Nepal 2011 |website=RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nepal2011.html |access-date=18 February 2022}}

A record of 18 teams participated in the league, playing a total of 153 matches. The timing also had to be reduced to final constraints and the timing of world cup qualifiers. The major was due the inception of National League as the top-tier league of country. Therefore, the league returned to single leg round robin formation.{{Cn|date=March 2022}}

Teams

In the 2008-2009 season, two parallel B Division leagues were organized, one by the All Nepal Football Association, won by Swoyambhu Youth Club and one by the Nepal Football Association (NFA) won by Saraswoti Youth Club. After reconciliation, the four top teams from both leagues were promoted to 2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.{{cite web |title=Nepal 2007-09 |website=RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nepal08.html |access-date=1 March 2022}}{{Cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Rishi |date=3 January 2009 |title=Saraswoti clinch ‘B’ Div Championship |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/ampArticle/66316 |website=The Himalayan Times}}{{cite web |title=Boudha FC promoted |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/boudha-fc-promoted |publisher=The Himalayan Times |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=14 December 2008}} Prior to the season, Tribhuvan Army Club changed their name back to Nepal Army Club.{{cite web |title=Nepal 2011 |website=RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nepal2011.html |access-date=1 March 2022}} Being based in Nawalparasi, Koilapani was the first ever team from outside the Kathmandu Valley to be promoted to the A-Division League.{{cite web |last1=Oli |first1=Prajwal |title=Koilapani's league campaign marred by financial crunch |url=http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31627 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430192503/http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31627 |archive-date=30 April 2012 |date=24 May 2011}}

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Team

!Location

!Previous Season

APF Club

| rowspan="13" | Kathmandu

| 10th

Bansbari Football Club

| 3rd 2008 ANFA B-Division

Boudha Football Club

| 4th 2009 NFA B-Division

Himalayan Sherpa Club

| 2nd 2008 ANFA B-Division

Machhindra Football Club

| 6th

Manang Marshyangdi Club

| 5th

Nepal Army Club

| 4th

Nepal Police Club

| 1st

New Road Team

| 3rd

Ranipokhari Corner Team

| 9th

Saraswoti Youth Club

| 1st 2009 NFA B-Division{{Cite web |date=3 January 2009 |title=Saraswoti clinch ‘B’ Div Championship |last1=Singh |first1=Rishi|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/ampArticle/66316 |website=The Himalayan Times}}

Swoyambhu Club

| 1st 2008 ANFA B-Division

United Club

| 2nd 2009 NFA B-Division

Brigade Boys Club

| rowspan="4" | Lalitpur

| 3rd 2009 NFA B-Division

Friends Club

| 8th

Jawalakhel Youth Club

| 7th

Three Star Club

| 2nd

Koilapani Polestar Club

| Nawalparasi

| 4th 2008 ANFA B-Division

= Personnel and kits =

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!Team

!Head Coach

!Captain

!Shirt Sponsor

APF Club

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Bansbari Football Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Hari Om Shrestha

|

|Mahindra{{cite web |last1=Khatiwada |first1=Nabin |last2=Oli |first2=Prajwal |date=25 May 2011 |title=Lack of sponsors, mismanagement behind crunch |url=http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31662 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529134217/http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31662 |archive-date=29 May 2011 |access-date=12 March 2022 |publisher=República}}

Boudha Football Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Kiran Shrestha

|

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Himalayan Sherpa Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Upendraman Singh{{cite web |title=Himalayan Sherpa outclasses Brigade |url=http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=32668 |publisher=República |access-date=12 March 2022}}

|

|Yeti Airlines

Machhindra Football Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Chhiring Lopsang{{cite web |title=Referee controversy |url=http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=32668 |access-date=12 March 2022 |publisher=República}}

|

|G'Five

Manang Marshyangdi Club

|{{Flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Tae-ho{{cite web |title=Laxmi Hyunai MMC confirms Former Korea International Lee as the Head Coach |url=https://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=3800 |publisher=Goal Nepal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703001024/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=3800 |archive-date=3 July 2016 |date=13 May 2011}}

|

|Laxmi Hyundai{{cite web |date=25 May 2011 |title=MMC on top, Police's winning run continues |url=http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31686 |access-date=12 March 2022 |publisher=República}}

Nepal Army Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Dambar Singh Gurung

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Nepal Police Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Birat Krishna Shrestha{{cite web |title=Nepal Police Club successfully defends title despite losing its final match of the season |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=33563 |publisher=República |access-date=12 March 2022 |date=16 July 2011}}

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New Road Team

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Raju Kaji Shakya

|

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Ranipokhari Corner Team

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Madhu Karki

|

|LG

Saraswoti Youth Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Pradip Nepal{{cite web |title=Three Star's seventh win in a row moves them to 3rd while NRT shares point in a stalemate |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=32594 |publisher=República |access-date=12 March 2022 |date=20 June 2011}}

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Swoyambhu Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Bikram Lama{{Cite web |date=30 May 2011 |title=First goal, first win for APF |url=http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31831 |website=República}}

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United Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Roshan Dangol

|

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Brigade Boys Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Sanoj Shrestha

|

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Friends Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Paras Chaudhary{{Cite web |date=29 May 2011 |title=RCT routs Koilapani, moves to second |url=http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31801 |website=República}}

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Jawalakhel Youth Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Kishor KC

|

|Samsung

Three Star Club

|{{Flagicon|NPL}} Megh Raj KC{{cite web |title=Buddha Chemjong scores solitary goal as Three Star hand Jawalakhel first defeat of the league |url=http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Machhindra+end+NRT%26acute%3Bs+winning+streak&NewsID=289436 |publisher=The Himalayan Times |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=26 May 2011}}

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|Mega Bank

Koilapani Polestar Club

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Venues

The league was played centrally in two venues in Kathmandu.{{cite web |title=ANFA reschedules league fixtures |url=http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=ANFA+reschedules+league+fixtures&NewsID=289432 |publisher=The Himalayan Times |access-date=1 March 2022}}

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colspan="2" |Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala

|Halchowk Stadium

Capacity: 15,000

|Capacity: 3,500

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| 200px

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=NPC|name_NPC=Nepal Police Club

|team2=MMC|name_MMC=Manang Marshyangdi Club

|team3=JYC|name_JYC=Jawalakhel Youth Club

|team4=TSC|name_TSC=Three Star Club

|team5=HSC|name_HSC=Himalayan Sherpa Club

|team6=RCT|name_RCT=Ranipokhari Corner Team

|team7=NRT|name_NRT=New Road Team

|team8=NAC|name_NAC=Nepal Army Club

|team9=FRI|name_FRI=Friends Club

|team10=BAN|name_BAN=Bansbari Football Club

|team11=BOU|name_BOU=Boudha Football Club

|team12=APF|name_APF=APF Club

|team13=SAR|name_SAR=Saraswati Youth Club

|team14=MAC|name_MAC=Machhindra Football Club

|team15=SWO|name_SWO=Swoyambhu Club

|team16=BOY|name_BOY=Brigade Boys Club

|team17=UNI|name_UNI=United Club

|team18=KOI|name_KOI=Koilapani Polestar Club

|win_NPC=14|draw_NPC=2|loss_NPC=1|gf_NPC=54|ga_NPC=7|status_NPC=C

|win_MMC=14|draw_MMC=2|loss_MMC=1|gf_MMC=42|ga_MMC=7

|win_JYC=11|draw_JYC=3|loss_JYC=3|gf_JYC=35|ga_JYC=15

|win_TSC=11|draw_TSC=1|loss_TSC=5|gf_TSC=31|ga_TSC=12

|win_HSC=9|draw_HSC=6|loss_HSC=2|gf_HSC=45|ga_HSC=16

|win_RCT=10|draw_RCT=3|loss_RCT=4|gf_RCT=40|ga_RCT=23

|win_NRT=9|draw_NRT=5|loss_NRT=3|gf_NRT=27|ga_NRT=15

|win_NAC=8|draw_NAC=5|loss_NAC=4|gf_NAC=35|ga_NAC=17

|win_FRI=7|draw_FRI=3|loss_FRI=7|gf_FRI=27|ga_FRI=22

|win_BAN=6|draw_BAN=3|loss_BAN=8|gf_BAN=20|ga_BAN=28

|win_BOU=5|draw_BOU=5|loss_BOU=7|gf_BOU=18|ga_BOU=27

|win_APF=5|draw_APF=3|loss_APF=9|gf_APF=30|ga_APF=26

|win_SAR=4|draw_SAR=3|loss_SAR=10|gf_SAR=26|ga_SAR=40

|win_MAC=3|draw_MAC=5|loss_MAC=9|gf_MAC=20|ga_MAC=28

|win_SWO=2|draw_SWO=5|loss_SWO=10|gf_SWO=9|ga_SWO=27|status_SWO=R

|win_BOY=2|draw_BOY=4|loss_BOY=11|gf_BOY=9|ga_BOY=41|status_BOY=R

|win_UNI=1|draw_UNI=3|loss_UNI=13|gf_UNI=10|ga_UNI=61|status_UNI=R

|win_KOI=0|draw_KOI=3|loss_KOI=14|gf_KOI=12|ga_KOI=78|status_KOI=R

|col_QNNL=#D0F0C0|text_QNNL=Qualification for 2011–12 Nepal National League

|result1=QNNL|result2=QNNL|result3=QNNL|result4=QNNL|result5=QNNL|result6=QNNL|result7=QNNL|result8=QNNL

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to 2013 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League

|result15=R|result16=R|result17=R|result18=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=4 May 2013

|source=[http://www.goalnepal.com/tournament_details.php?tid=49]

}}

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