Martyr's Memorial B-Division League

Martyr's Memorial B-Division League

Founded	2003
Country	Nepal
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	Church Boys United (2022)
Most championships	Brigade Boys Club (2 titles)
TV partners	Mycujoo
Website	ANFA
Current: 2025 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League

Martyr's Memorial 'B' Division League (Nepali: शहीद स्मारक बी डिभिजन लीग) is the second tier of the association football league of Nepal 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.

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.

Current teams

Club	Location	Previous Season
Bansbari Club	Kathmandu (Maharajgunj)	4th
Birgunj United Club	Birgunj, Parsa	9th
Boys Union Club	Kathmandu (Tripureshwar)	8th
Brigade Boys Club	Lalitpur (Manbhawan)	13th (A-Division)
Chyasal Youth Club	Lalitpur (Chyasal)	14th (A-Division)
Jhapa Football Club	Damak, Jhapa	1st (C-Division)
Madhyapur Youth Association	Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur	7th
Nayabasti Youth Club	Gokarneshwar (Jorpati)	12th
Planning Boys United	Budhanilkantha (Kapan)	2nd (C-Division)
Ranipokhari Corner Team	Kathmandu (New Road)	3rd
Saraswati Youth Club	Kathmandu (Tinkune)	6th
Shree Bhagwati Club	Tokha, Kathmandu	5th
Shree Kumari Club	Kathmandu (Balkhu)	10th
Tushal Youth Club	Kathmandu (Boudhha)	11th

Results

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
2023	No league held

See also

• Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
• All Nepal Football Association

Notes

1. 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]
2. 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]

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