All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) is organizing province 1 league qualifiers from Asar 16, 2076 in three districts.

Gaighat Udayapur, Dharan Sunsari and Ilam will host the qualifiers. There are 14 teams in the qualifiers.

Gaighat: Morang, Khotang, Udayapur, Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga

Dharan: Terathum, Dhankuta, Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha, Sunsari

Ilam: Jhapa, Ilam, Panchthar, Taplejung

Top two teams from each group (Total six teams) will secure their berth to the final round which will be played at Sahid Maidan, Biratnagar. Date of the final round hasn't been confirmed yet.

Prize money:

Winners to get Nrs 5 lakh and runners up team will get Nrs 3 lakh. Third placed team to 6th placed team will get Nrs 75,000 each. Man of the match will get Nrs 5,000. The best player in each department and the best coach will get Nrs 25,000. The most valuable player will get Nrs 1 lakh.

Preparation Money:

ANFA will provide Nrs 50,000 and 15 footballs each to the participating teams.

Lodging & Fooding:

The organizers are covering the expenses of the team (from qualfiiers to the final round). They will provide Nrs 1,000 to the player per day (20 players in one team).

Budget:

The budget of the event is Nrs 1 crore 33 lakh. Province 1 government has separated Nrs 1 crore and ANFA will contribute NRs 33 lakh. Nrs 33 lakh from ANFA will be spent for the qualifiers.

Tournament coordinator and ANFA's spokesperson Kiran Rai said various sub committees have been formed to make the event successful. He also revealed that Province 1 CM cup will be played in the month of Bhadra, 2076.

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