Nepal will gear up for the second edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL). The NPL 2025 will take place across November and December 2025.
Last year, the NPL delivered a successful inaugural season. Building on that success, the league now returns for its second instalment.
The NPL 2025 will kick off on November 17, with eight teams in the fray. Each team will face the other seven opponents once in the league stage.
Following an intense league stage, the top four teams will advance into the playoffs. The top two teams will face off in Qualifier 1, with the next two teams set to clash in the Eliminator.
The Qualifier 1 loser and the Eliminator winner will meet in Qualifier 2 to seal the second final spot. The NPL 2025 final will take place on December 13, with the winners of both qualifiers squaring off against each other.
Below you can find the complete schedule for the Nepal Premier League 2025, including squads and live streaming details.
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Nepal Premier League 2025: Teams and Captains
Take a look at the captains of all teams participating in the NPL 2025 season.
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Biratnagar Kings | Sandeep Lamichhane |
| Chitwan Rhinos | Kushal Malla |
| Janakpur Bolts | Anil Sah |
| Karnali Yaks | Sompal Kami |
| Kathmandu Gorkhas | Karan KC |
| Lumbini Lions | Rohit Paudel |
| Pokhara Avengers | Kushal Bhurtel |
| Sudurpaschim Royals | Dipendra Singh Airee |
Nepal Premier League 2025: Squads and Players
Biratnagar Kings
Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Basir Ahamad, Lokesh Bam (wk), Subash Bhandari, Naren Bhatt, Faf du Plessis, Pratish GC, Sam Heazlett, Narayan Joshi, Shrawan Kisku, George Munsey, Sahil Patel (wk), Shankar Rana, Shubham Ranjane, Surya Tamang
Chitwan Rhinos
Kushal Malla (c), Bipin Acharya, Kamal Singh Airee, Deepak Bohara, Ravi Bopara, Rijan Dhakal, Gautam KC, Dev Khanal, Ranjeet Kumar, Dawid Malan, Alpesh Ramjani, Amar Rautela, Bipin Rawal (wk), Arjun Saud (wk), Sohail Tanvir
Janakpur Bolts
Anil Sah (c & wk), Bikash Aagri, Sachin Bhatt, Shubh Kansakar, Aditya Mahata, Kishore Mahato, Lahiru Milantha (wk), Wayne Parnell, Lalit Rajbanshi, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rupesh Singh, Tul Thapa, Mayan Yadav
Karnali Yaks
Sompal Kami (c), Will Bosisto, Deepak Dumre (wk), Arjun Gharti (wk), Gulshan Jha, Yuvraj Khatri, Max O’Dowd, Dipendra Rawat, Pawan Sarraf, Bipin Sharma, Imran Sheikh, Unish Thakuri, Mark Watt, Nandan Yadav
Kathmandu Gorkhas
Karan KC (c), Mohammad Aadil Alam, Shahab Alam, Gerhard Erasmus, Dipesh Kandel, Milind Kumar, Rashid Khan, Uttam Magar (wk), Bhim Sharki, Pratik Shrestha, Aakash Tripathi, Tul B Thapa, Ricardo Vasconcelos (wk), Santosh Yadav
Lumbini Lions
Rohit Paudel (c), Dinesh Adhikari, Tilak Bhandari, Thomas Draca, Abhishesh Gautam, Durgesh Gupta, Sundeep Jora, Aadil Khan, Sher Malla, Dilip Nath (wk), Bishal Patel, D’Arcy Short, Bibek Yadav
Pokhara Avengers
Kushal Bhurtel (c), Aakash Chand, Sandeep Chhetri, Trit Raj Das, Sagar Dhakal, Dinesh Kharel, Bipin Khatri, Arjun Kumal, Krishna Poudel, Adam Rossington (wk), Kiran Thagunna, Abhisekh Tiwari
Sudurpaschim Royals
Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Binod Bhandari (wk), Abinash Bohara, Dipak Bohara (wk), Milan Bohara, Josh Brown, Hemant Dhami, Scott Kuggeleijn, Chris Lynn, Ishan Pandey, Tek Rawat (wk), Naren Saud, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Thapa (wk)
Nepal Premier League 2025: Schedule
The second season of the NPL is likely to start on November 17, 2025. After 28 league stage matches, the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs.
The NPL playoffs will likely begin on December 10, with the final scheduled for December 13.
Nepal Premier League 2025: Live Streaming Info
The NPL 2025 season will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network’s TV channels. And the live streaming will be available on FanCode.
