Nepal’s domestic football resurrects with National League kicking off today

The league replaces A-Division. But despite 17 teams in action, rushed build-up, shortage of time to prepareand a long gap in professional domestic league lead players to doubt the quality of football.

January 13, 2026 marked 947 days of no domestic football in Nepal. This count ends on Wednesday, as the National League, being played between 17 teams, kicks off at 11am with Kakre Bihar FC facing Friends’ Club Kopundole in the tournament opener at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato, Lalitpur.