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1999 ANFA League Cup

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Region
  
Nepal

Current champions
  
Mahendra Police

Number of teams
  
135+

Organising body
  
All Nepal Football Association

The 1999 ANFA National League Cup was a domestic cup association football competition organised by the All Nepal Football Association. It was held on 20 November to 30 November 1999, and was called the 1999 ANFA Coca-Cola National League Cup for sponsorship reasons.

Contents

The winners of the ANFA League Cup qualify for the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

First round proper

Champion of each district advances to second round. Unlike other districts, Kathmandu Valley teams participated in a qualifying group stage tournament.

Dang District

The champion of the Dang District is unknown.

Mahottari District

The champion of the Mahottari District is unknown.

*Not to be confused with Bharatpur Chitwan

Ilam District

*Unclear if Jeetpur participated or not.

Makawanpur District

The champion of the Makawanpur District is unknown.

Group A

*Withdrew

Group B

*Match postponed after Manang Marsyangdi fans stormed the pitch accusing Sankata and Naxal of match fixing. Sankata was later awarded a 4-0 win by the ANFA, but that was not enough for them to advance to the next round.

Second round proper

23 teams qualified from the first round compete to secure a berth into the third round. Clubs are separated based on their districts, and grouped further (apart from the Kathmandu district. All teams qualified into the second round from Kathmandu Valley were given an automatic bye into the fourth round, however a sub knockout tournament was played to determine third round fixtures (the winner being placed on fourth round group A, runner up placed on fourth round group B.

Semi-finals

*Walkover awarded to Manang Marsyangdi Club

Fourth round proper

Mahendra Police and Tribhuvan Army were granted automatic byes into the fourth round as 1998 ANFA League Cup finalists.

Final

The finals of the 1999 ANFA National League Cup saw a Departmental Derby between long-term rivals Mahendra Police Club and Tribhuvan Army Club.

References

1999 ANFA League Cup Wikipedia