Thimphu FC explained

Clubname:Thimphu
Upright:0.85
Fullname:Thimphu Football Club
Nickname:Thunderbolts[1]
Ground:Changlimithang Stadium
Capacity:15,000

Thimphu Football Club was a football club from Bhutan, based at the Changlimithang Stadium.

History

The club finished in a qualifying position during the 2001 season[2] and were then drawn in Group A along with Paro and Drukpol. They managed a win against Paro and then drew with Drukpol to top the group and qualified for the semifinals. Although they lost to Samtse in the semifinals, they beat Drukpol in the third place final to finish third overall.Thimpu also participated in 2002, although their final position is not known.[3] The only known result involving Thimpu is a 5–1 victory over Drukpol. In 2015, Thimphu became the first Bhutanese club to hire a foreign coach when they hired Fabio Lopez. However, the Italian coach resigned from the club without coaching a single game due to difficulty in adjusting to change in life style from his native Italy. The two foreign players signed under coach Lopez remained in the squad for the 2015 season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thimphu FC – Soccer – Team Profile – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics . globalsportsarchive.com . 4 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Bhutan 2001. Schöggl. Hans. King. Ian. RSSSF. 27 June 2014. 10 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220810021526/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhutan01.html. live.
  3. Web site: Bhutan 2003. Schöggl. Hans. Hai Naveed. Malik Riaz. RSSSF. 27 June 2014. 10 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220810021031/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhutan03.html. live.
  4. Web site: Italian coach says ciao . KuenselOnline . 24 July 2019 . 9 April 2015 . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905142404/http://www.kuenselonline.com/italian-coach-says-ciao/#.VT2WaNKUdA0 . live .