Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
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Martyr's Memorial B-Division League (Nepali: शहीद स्मारक बी डिभिजन लीग) is the second tier of the Nepal association football league system after the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. It was established in 2003[citation needed] and is run by the All Nepal Football Association. It is currently being held at the ANFA Complex.
| Organising body | ANFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Country | Nepal |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League |
| Relegation to | Martyr's Memorial C-Division League |
| Current champions | Planning Boyz United (2025) |
| Most championships | Brigade Boys Club Saraswati Youth Club (2 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Prime Television |
| Website | ANFA |
| Current: 2025-26 B-Division League | |
Structure
The league is formatted as a single round-robin tournament with the top two team getting promoted to the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League and the bottom two teams relegated to the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League. This structure has not remained constant however as the league structure is changed every year by the All Nepal Football Association.
Clubs
| 2025-26 Season clubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | City | Province | Previous Season | |
| Annapurna Club RCT | Kathmandu (New Road) | Bagmati | 7th | |
| Bagmati Youth Club | Bagmati, Sarlahi | Madhesh | 1st (C-Division) 2024 | |
| Bansbari Club | Kathmandu (Maharajgunj) | Bagmati | 11th | |
| Birgunj United | Birgunj, Parsa | Madhesh | 4th | |
| Boys Union Club | Kathmandu (Tripureshwar) | Bagmati | 3rd | |
| Brigade Boys Club | Lalitpur (Manbhawan) | Bagmati | 12th | |
| Chyasal Youth Club | Lalitpur (Chyasal) | Bagmati | 8th | |
| Jhapa Football Club | Damak, Jhapa | Koshi | 6th | |
| FC Khumaltar | Lalitpur (Khumaltar) | Bagmati | 14th (A-Division) 2023 | |
| Madhyapur Youth Association | Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 9th | |
| RC32 Football Academy | Birendranagar, Surkhet | Karnali | 2nd (C-Division) 2024 | |
| Saraswati Youth Club | Kathmandu (Tinkune) | Bagmati | 5th | |
| Shree Kumari Club | Kathmandu (Balkhu) | Bagmati | 10th | |
| Three Star Club | Lalitpur (Patan) | Bagmati | 13th (A-Division) 2023 | |
All time clubs
A total of 41 clubs have participated so far in the B-Division League since its inception from 2003/4 season, up to the 2025 season. The following is a list of clubs that have played in the B- Division League at any time since its formation in 2003 to the current season. Teams playing in the next season are indicated in bold and table contains only available points (Multiple League Matches and points missing)
| B-Division League | |
| A-Division League | |
| C-Division League | |
| C-Division Qualifiers & Local Leagues | |
| Defunct/Merged clubs | |
| Operational academies | |
| Reserve team |
As of 2025[update]
| Pos. | Team | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st App | Last / Recent app | Highest finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tusal Youth Club | 9 | 94 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 129 | 133 | −4 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2025 | 2nd |
| 2 | Bansbari Club | 8 | 82 | 30 | 17 | 35 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2003-04 | 2025 | 3rd |
| 3 | Madhyapur Youth Association | 7 | 81 | 35 | 19 | 27 | 104 | 102 | 2 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2011 | 2025 | 2nd |
| 4 | Boys Union Club | 7 | 81 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 119 | 111 | 8 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 2025 | 1st |
| 5 | Pulchowk Sports Club | 6 | 79 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 92 | 103 | -11 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 2020-21 | 4th |
| 6 | Shree Kumari Club | 7 | 79 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 105 | 103 | 2 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | 2025 | 5th |
| 7 | Nayabasti Youth Club | 6 | 67 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 77 | 114 | -37 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 2025 | 4th |
| 8 | Samajik Youth Club | 5 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 87 | 106 | -19 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2011 | 2022 | 3rd |
| 9 | Chyasal Youth Club | 5 | 64 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 91 | 76 | 15 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 2025 | 1st |
| 10 | Mahabir Youth Club | 5 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 82 | 94 | -12 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2003-04 | 2016 | 2st |
| 11 | Annapurna Club RCT | 5 | 58 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 84 | 61 | 23 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2016 | 2025 | 1st |
| 12 | Satdobato Youth Club | 5 | 56 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 71 | 4 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | 2020–21 | 1st |
| 13 | Birgunj Youth Academy | 4 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2008 | 2014 | 3rd |
| 14 | Brigade Boys Club | 5 | 45 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 41 | 25 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2003-04 | 2025 | 1st |
| 15 | Shree Bhagwati Club | 4 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 53 | 23 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2019 | 2025 | 2nd |
| 16 | Khumaltar Youth Club | 4 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 76 | 60 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2016 | 2022 | 2nd |
| 17 | Kathmandu Club | 3 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 2013 | 5th |
| 18 | Sano Gaucharan | 5 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 74 | -36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2003-04 | 2011 | 4th |
| 19 | Jhamsikhel Youth Club | 3 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | 2022 | 11th |
| 20 | Saraswoti Youth Club | 5 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 2025 | 1st |
| 21 | Birgunj United | 2 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | 2025 | 4th |
| 22 | Boudha | 4 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2020-21 | 2nd |
| 23 | Kumari Youth Club | 2 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 39 | −33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 2011 | 7th |
| 24 | Swayambhu Club | 2 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 2013 | 1st |
| 25 | United Youth | 4 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2003-04 | 2013 | 6th |
| 26 | Star Club | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 2011 | 7th |
| 27 | Boys Sports Club | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 2011 | 14th |
| 28 | Gyan Bhairab Club | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 | 12th |
| 29 | Sankata BSC | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 | 1st |
| 30 | Planning Boyz United | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | 2025 | 1st |
| 31 | Church Boys United | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | 2022 | 1st |
| 32 | New Road Team | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 2nd |
| 33 | Jhapa Football Club | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | 2025 | |
| 34 | Himalayan Sherpa Club | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2008 | 2008 | 2nd |
| 35 | Koilapani Polestar Club | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 2008 | 4th |
| 36 | Machhindra Bahal | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2003-04 | 2004 | 1st |
| 37 | Friends 'B' | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2003-04 | 2004 | 5th |
| 38 | Sankata 'B' | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2003-04 | 2003-04 | 8th |
| 39 | Naxal Youth Alliance | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2004 | 2004 | 11th |
| 40 | Annapurna Club | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2004 | 2004 | |
| 41 | Galaxy Club | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2004 | 2004 | |
| 42 | Three Star Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2025-26 | - | - |
| 43 | Bagmati Youth Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2025-26 | - | - |
| 44 | RC32 Football Academy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2025-26 | - | - |
Champions
| Season | Champions | Promoted | Relegated | Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04[1] | Brigade Boys Club | Brigade Boys Club Mahabir Youth Club |
Bansbari Club Sankata Club 'B' |
|
| 2004[2] | Machhindra Bahal Club[3] | Machhindra Bahal Club Boudha Football Club[3] |
Naxal Youth Alliance | |
| 2005 | No league held | |||
| 2006[4] | Saraswati Youth Club | Saraswati Youth Club | No relegations | |
| 2007 | No league held | |||
| 2008[a] | Swoyambhu Youth Club[5] | Swoyambhu Youth Club Himalayan Sherpa Club Bansbari Club Koilapani Polestar Club |
No Relegations | |
| 2008–09[a] | Saraswoti Youth Club[7] | Saraswoti Youth Club United Club Brigade Boys Club Boudha Football Club |
No Relegations | |
| 2010 | No league held | |||
| 2011[8] | Sankata BSC | Sankata BSC Madhyapur Youth Association |
Gyanbhairab Club Sanogaucharan Youth Club Boys Sports Club Kumari Youth Club |
|
| 2012 | No league held | |||
| 2013[9] | Boys Union Club | Boys Union Club | Kathmandu Club | |
| 2014[10] | Brigade Boys Club | Brigade Boys Club | Birgunj Youth Academy Club Boudha Football Club |
Som Thapa (10 goals) |
| 2015 | League not held due to aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake | |||
| 2016[11] | Chyasal Youth Club | Chyasal Youth Club New Road Team |
Samajik Youth Club Mahabir Youth Club |
Suraj Raut Bhuwan Basnet (10 goals)[12] |
| 2017–18 | No league held | |||
| 2019 | Ranipokhari Corner Team | No Promotions[b] | No Relegations[b] | Darshan Gurung (9 goals) |
| 2020–21 | Satdobato Youth Club | Satdobato Youth Club | Pulchowk Sports Club | Sabin KC (12 goals)[15] |
| 2022 | Church Boys United | Church Boys United Khumaltar Youth Club |
Jhamsikhel Youth Club Samajik Youth Club |
Aashish Chapagain (11 goals) |
| 2023 | No league held | |||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | Planning Boyz United | Planning Boyz United Shree Bhagwati Club |
Nayabasti Youth Club Tushal Youth Club |
Fagu Ram Tharu (14 goals) |
| 2025–26 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
See also
Notes
- In the 2008-2009, two parallel B Division leagues were organize, 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.[6][7]
- The league did not have promotion to the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League and teams were not relegated to the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League, the bottom teams of each group (Nayabasti Youth Club and Bansbari Club) had a one point deduction in the next edition of the league.[13][14]