By a Staff Reporter
Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) – The player auction for the second edition of the Nepal Super League (NSL) reached its conclusion today in Kathmandu. A total of 178 players were up for grabs, categorized into A, B, and C divisions. A total of 120 players were sold while 58 remained unsold.
A-grade players commanded a base price of one lakh fifty thousand rupees, soaring to a maximum of three lakhs fifty thousand rupees. B-grade players were valued between a minimum of one lakh rupees and a maximum of one lakh fifty thousand rupees. Meanwhile, C-grade players had a price range starting at eighty thousand rupees and peaking at one lakh thirty thousand rupees.
This year’s NSL, set to kick off on November 24th, will feature nine teams vying for glory. With the absence of Biratnagar City FC, six teams from the inaugural edition, namely Kathmandu RayZrs, Lalitpur City FC, FC Chitwan, Dhangadhi FC, Butwal Lumbini FC, and Pokhara Thunders, will be joined by three new entrants: Jhapa FC, Birgunj United FC, and Sporting Mechi de Ilam.
Each team can sign up to six foreign players outside the auction process, with a maximum of five players permitted on the field simultaneously.
Here’s how the teams look after the end of the auction process:
Birgunj United FC:
Deep Karki (marquee), Suraj Gurung, Bhison Gurung, Shatrughan Kumar Chaudhary, Sunil Khadka, Harish Raj Bhatta, Sushil Lama, Suvash Gurung, Simanta Thapa, Jaya Gurung, Diwakar Chaudhary, Sudip Gurung, Yubaraj Khadka, Dipenk Raj Singh
FC Chitwan:
Bishal Shrestha (marquee), Amrit Shrestha, Ekraj Budathoki, Pradip Bhandari, Rajesh Pariyar, Roshan Rana Magar, Buddha Tamang, Hem Tamang, Utsab Rai, Bikram Dhimal, Sharan Bikram Singh Basnet, Tshiring Gurung, Nawayug Shrestha, Puskar Khadka, Rafiq Aminu (foreign), Torric Jebrin (foreign)
Dhangadhi FC:
Aashish Chaudhary (marquee), Saimon Limbu, Nisan Limbu, Milan Rai, Suresh Kumal, Randip Poudel, Manoj Rai, Kamal Shrestha, Tekendra Singh Thapa, Devendra Tamang, Hemanta Shrestha, Abhisekh Gurung, Kritish Ratna Chhunju, Ram Chandra Wajee
Kathmandu RayZrs FC:
Hisub Thapaliya (marquee), Kuldip Karki, Jiyarat Sheikh, Rajiv Lopchan, Amit Tamang, Mahendra Karki, Khamir Gilssan Kandang, Prashant Awasthi, Raja Babu Thapa, Sushil Kumar Yadav, Rohan Khadgi, Mausham Subba, Dipesh Gurung, Anjan Rai, Abhishek Baral
Lalitpur City FC:
Ananta Tamang (marquee), Bibek Poudel, Anil Rai, Karan Rawat, Sanjeet Rai, Aditya Shakya, Anil Maharjan, Sanish Shrestha, Dinesh Henjan, Niraj Chaudhary, Roshan Pahari, Bishal Sunar, Sesehang Angdembe, Pravesh Kunwar, Bijaya Shrestha
Sporting Ilam de Mechi:
Bikesh Kuthu (marquee), Samit Shrestha, Santosh Khatri, Aashish Rai, Santosh Mahat, Suroj Basnet, Ashish Chapagain, Bimal Panday, Saurav Limbu, Bharat Khawas, Dipesh Ghale, Biraj Maharjan, Jitendra Karki, Ashish Gurung, Nabin Lama
Pokhara Thunders:
Ayush Ghalan (marquee), Pujan Hona, Dipesh Ale Magar, Anish Pomu Limbu, Padam Bhattarai, Narendra Chaudhary, Anjal Maharjan, Padam Kumar Tamang, Suraj Jeu Thakuri, Kamal Bahadur Thapa, Sanjib Bista, Sunil Ghalan, Jeevan Gurung, Bipan Kandel
Jhapa FC:
Anjan Bista (marquee), Anish Deula, Pradip Lama, Bharat Chaudhary, Prashant Laksam Limbu, Yogesh Gurung, Ashok Khawas, Sudip Shrestha, Laxman Ruchal, Laken Limbu, Samiraj Thokar, Suraj Bista, Chhiring Lama, Sumit Shrestha
Butwal Lumbini FC:
Arik Bista (marquee), Asim Bhusal, Janmejay Dhami, Saroj Tamang, Mani Kumar Lama, Ashok Thapa, Managua Nakarmi, Nirajan Dhami, Pasang Lama, Nishan Rana, Chandan Kumar Das, Gaurab Shrestha, Gillespye Jung Karki, Prakash Budathoki
