2015 Bhutan National League

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The 2015 Bhutan National League was the fourth season of national football competition in Bhutan, having replaced the

A-Division (Bhutan) in 2013. Again, the A-Division provided the qualifiers, with the top three teams in that competition being awarded places in the National League alongside three regional teams. The league was sponsored by the Bank of Bhutan.[1]

Thimphu City, who were then the top team in the league, in their final game 4–2 on 23 September.[2]

Thimphu League

The 2015 season of the Thimphu League, called the Yanmar Thimphu League for sponsorship reasons,

Terton won the competition in their inaugural season, and were joined in the National League by Thimphu FC and Thimphu City.[1]

Format and rules

The Thimphu League is a regional competition for teams from Thimphu. the competition consists of seven teams, each plays the others twice – home and away – for a total of 12 games each, over 14 game weeks. 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. the league table is decided firstly on points won, then on goal difference and finally on total goals scored if the previous two are equal. The first three teams automatically qualify for the

National league, the bottom two teams compete in relegation playoffs with the top two teams from the B-Division for two places in the next seasons's competition.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Terton
12 9 1 2 31 18 +13 28 2015 Bhutan National League
2
Thimphu
12 8 1 3 36 19 +17 25
3
Thimphu City
12 7 2 3 42 15 +27 23
4
Druk United
12 7 2 3 23 22 +1 23
5
Druk Stars
12 5 0 7 32 31 +1 15
6
Druk Pol
12 3 0 9 17 27 −10 9
7
Dzongree
12 0 0 12 9 58 −49 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 July 2015. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away
POL
STA
UTD
DZO
TER
TPU
TPC
Druk Pol
3–2 2–4 4–0 1–2 2–3 1–5
Druk Stars
3–0 0–1 4–0 2–3 3–7 2–6
Druk United
2–0 0–3 5–2 1–1 1–7 3–1
Dzongree
1–4 1–6 1–2 1–7 0–2 0–12
Tertons
1–0 3–5 3–1 2–0 1–3 3–2
Thimphu
2–0 3–1 1–2 5–2 1–3 2–2
Thimphu City
2–0 4–1 1–1 5–0 1–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 July 2015. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Note 1: The notion of home and away fixtures in the A-Division is moot as all games are played at Changlimithang Stadium. As such, for the purpose of this table, the first result chronologically has been deemed that team's "home" game and the second the "away" game.
Note 2: The Druk Pol v Thimphu FC match was also reported as a 4–2 win for Thimphu.

National League

Format and rules

The competition consists of six teams competing for the national league championship, the winner of which gains a place in the next season's. AFC Cup. Each plays the others twice – home and away – for a total of 10 games each, over 10 game weeks. 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. the league table is decided firstly on points won, then on goal difference and finally on total goals scored if the previous two are equal. There is no promotion or relegation from this league.[4]

Teams

Thimphu City
Location of teams participating in the 2015 Bhutan National League.

A total of six teams competed in the league: three teams representing Thimphu, who qualified as a result of their final positions in the 2015 A-Division, and three teams representing other districts.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Terton
(C)
10 6 4 0 29 10 +19 22 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round
2
Thimphu
10 6 3 1 22 10 +12 21
3
Thimphu City
10 6 2 2 26 11 +15 20
4
Ugyen Academy
10 4 2 4 25 19 +6 14
5
Bhutan Clearing
10 1 1 8 11 37 −26 4
6
Paro United
10 1 0 9 8 34 −26 3
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2015. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away
BCL
PAR
TER
TPU
TPC
UGY
Bhutan Clearing
3–2 0–7 1–2 0–1 4–6
Paro United 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–5 0–5
Terton
2–2 5–0 1–0 1–1 4–1
Thimphu
2–0 5–0 3–3 1–1 1–0
Thimphu City
4–0 4–1 2–4 1–3 3–0
Ugyen Academy
8–0 2–0 0–0 3–3 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2015. Source: soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^
    Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
    . Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ Younten Tshedup (24 September 2015). "FC Terton is BoB national league champions". Kuensel. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Thimphu League – 2015 Rules". scoresway.com. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Bhutan National League – 2015 Rules". scoresway.com. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.