Kathmandu: Newcomer Khumaltar Club has started with victory in Martyr’s Memorial A Division League 2079 section.
Khumaltar beat Friends Club 1-0 in the opening match at Dashrath Stadium on Friday. Mesuke Olumou scored in the 89th minute of the game in Khumaltar’s victory.
The winner of the double round robin league will get Rs 75 lakh along with the title, the second place team will get Rs 50 lakh and the third place team will get Rs 25 lakh.
Similarly, the ‘Fair Play’ team will get 3 lakh rupees. The ‘Most Valuable’ player will get Rs 3 lakh, the highest scorer and the best goalkeeper will get Rs 2 lakh and the ‘Emerging Player’ will get Rs 150,000.
The winning club of each match will receive 50,000 rupees as ‘match money’, while the amount will be divided equally between the two clubs who are tied. The ‘Man of the Match’ of each match will get Rs 10,000.
After 182 matches in 14 clubs participating in the league, the two teams at the bottom of the points table will be relegated to the ‘B’ division.