2017 Bhutan National League Explained

Competition:Bhutan National League
Season:2017
Winners:Transport United
Relegated:None
Continentalcup1:AFC Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Transport United
League Topscorer:Chencho Gyeltshen
(22 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Thimphu City 13–0 Phuentsholing City,
Thimphu City 13–0 Paro United
Biggest Away Win:Phuentsholing City 0–13 Transport United
Highest Scoring:Paro United 13–2 Phuentsholing City
Matches:30
Total Goals:178
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Bhutan National League was the sixth season of national football competition in Bhutan, having replaced the A-Division (Bhutan) in 2013. Again, the Thimphu League provides the qualifiers from Thimphu, with the top three teams in that competition being awarded places in the National League alongside three regional teams.

Thimphu League

Format and rules

The Thimphu League is a regional competition for teams from Thimphu. the competition consists of nine teams, each plays the others twice – home and away – for a total of 16 games each, over 18 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.[1]

Competing clubs

Season summary

The 2017 season of the Thimphu League, previously called the Bhutan A-Division, started on 4 February 2017 and is due to end on 8 July.[2] Thimphu City are defending champions[3] and the competition has been expanded to 9 teams in 2017 with the addition of High Quality United, Bhutan U19 and the return of Transport United following the relegation of Tensung and Bhutan U17. On July 1, 2017, Druk Pol F.C. was suspended for 2 years after some of its players mishandled and disobeyed the referee during a match on June 29.[4]

Results

National League

League table

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thimphu League – 2017 Rules . . scoresway.com . Perform Group . 6 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505042602/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=908&view=rules . 5 May 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Thimphu League . . 3 April 2016 . soccerway.com . Perfrorm Group . 5 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Bhutan 2016. Stokkermans. Karel. 15 February 2017. RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 April 2017.
  4. Web site: BFF suspends Drukpol FC for two years . 1 July 2017 . www.kuenselonline.com . 27 September 2017.