2001 Bhutan A-Division Explained

Competition:A-Division (Bhutan)
Season:2001
Winners:Druk Star
Biggest Home Win:Thimpu 4-0 Druk Pol
Biggest Away Win:Paro 0-6 Thimpu
Highest Scoring:Paro 0-6 Thimpu
Matches:10
Total Goals:28
Longest Wins:4 - Druk Star
Longest Unbeaten:4 - Druk Star
Longest Losses:2 - Paro,
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Prevseason:2000
Nextseason:2002

The 2001 season of the Bhutanese A-Division was the seventh recorded season of top-flight football in Bhutan. The league was won by Druk Star, their first title and the first time a Bhutanese team other than Druk Pol had won in the last six years.[1] The league was preceded by a qualifying tournament known as the Thimpu League. Qualifiers from this league joined other teams in a round robin group stage to determine the four teams who would proceed to the knock out stage.[2]

Thimpu League

The 2001 Thimpu League, which started on 15 July, served as a qualifying tournament for the 2001 Bhutan A-Division. 9 teams took part, 5 from Thimpu and 4 from Phuentsholing. It is not known for certain how many teams qualified, but of the four known participants, three qualified as a result of their position.

Known participating teams

From Thimphu:

From Paro:

Known result

Druk Stars did not qualify for the A-Division.

A-Division

The A-division commenced on 12 August. Although Druk Star had not qualified via the Thimpu League earlier in the year, they were given a place following the withdrawal of Phuentsholing and Chhuka. The league consisted of two groups of three teams playing in a round robin format. The top two teams from each group then qualified for the semi-final knockout stages.

Participating teams

From Thimpu:

From outside Thimphu:

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhutan - List of Champions . Schöggl . Hans . Abbink . Dinant . 28 May 2014 . . . 27 June 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717020149/http://rsssf.com/tablesb/bhutanchamp.html . 17 July 2014 .
  2. Web site: Bhutan 2001. Schöggl. Hans. King. Ian. 31 Jul 2003. RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 27 June 2014.