2016 Bhutan National League

Bhutan National League 2016 Thimphu City Bhutan U-17s, Tensung AFC Cup Thimphu City Chencho Gyeltshen (15 goals) Ugyen Academy 5–0 Paro United Bhutan Clearing 0–6 Ugyen Academy Bhutan Clearing 1–6 Thimphu 30 104 2015 2017 The 2016 Bhutan National League was the fifth season of the 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 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 season's competition.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=908&view=rules Thimphu League – 2016 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 Competing clubs Bhutan 400 right Location of teams participating in the 2016 Thimphu League. Bhutan Bhutan U-17s Druk Pol Druk Stars Druk United Tensung Terton Thimphu Thimphu City right Red_pog.svg 27.47 89.64 Bhutan U-17s Druk Pol Druk Stars Druk United Tensung Terton Thimphu Thimphu City Season summary The 2016 season of the Thimphu League, previously called the Bhutan A-Division, started on April 3, 2016 and ended on June 19.https://int.soccerway.com/national/bhutan/a-division/2016/regular-season/r35009/ Thimphu League 3 April 2016 soccerway.com Perfrorm Group 5 April 2016 Terton are defending championshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhutan2015.html Bhutan 2015 Stokkermans Karel Jigmi Sonam 23 July 2015 RSSSF Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 5 April 2016 and the competition has been expanded from 7 teams in 2015 with the addition of Tensung and Bhutan U-17s following the relegation of Dzongree. The 2016 Thimphu league was opened with a friendly match organised by the Bhutan Football Federation between the Legends, a team of ex-national team players, including Nado, a sixty-five year old player who represented Bhutan throughout the eighties and nineties,http://www.kuenselonline.com/when-old-meet-the-young/ When old meet the young Tshedup Younten 4 April 2016 kuenselonline.com Kuensel 5 April 2016 and the Young Stars, the national team,http://www.kuenselonline.com/the-meeting-of-the-titans/ The meeting of the titans Tshedup Younten 2 April 2016 kuenselonline.com Kuensel 5 April 2016 with the Young Stars winning 5–4. League table main WDL QR TPC Thimphu City TPU Thimphu UTD Druk United STA Druk Stars POL Druk Pol TER Terton TEN Tensung U17 Bhutan U-17s 10 3 1 44 11 Q 8 3 3 31 16 Q 8 2 4 28 12 Q 8 2 4 36 18 6 2 6 21 20 4 2 8 26 22 2 3 9 14 42 RQ 1 1 12 7 66 RQ #CCFFCC 2016 Bhutan National League BNL BNL BNL #FFBBBB Relegation R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 19 June 2016 Results main FBR grey U17 POL STA UTD TEN TER THI CIT Bhutan U-17s 0–4 0–6 0–4 1–0 0–5 0–9 1–6 Druk Pol 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 5–1 1–3 Druk Stars 6–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 0–4 0–1 2–2 Druk United 5–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 5–1 1–3 Tensung 3–3 4–0 1–7 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–3 Terton 3–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–2 2–4 1–2 Thimphu 5–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 Thimphu City 6–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 10–0 3–1 2–1 19 June 2016 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. 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.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=1104&view=rules Bhutan National League – 2015 Rules scoresway.com Perform Group 29 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160505042557/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=1104&view=rules 5 May 2016 dead Teams Bhutan 400 right Location of teams participating in the 2016 Bhutan National League. Bhutan Ugyen Academy top Red_pog.svg 27.61 89.87 Bhutan Bhutan Clearing right Red_pog.svg 26.85 89.38 Bhutan Paro United left Red_pog.svg 27.41 89.42 Bhutan Druk United Thimphu Thimphu City right Red_pog.svg 27.47 89.64 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. Bhutan Clearing (representing Chukha District) Druk United (third place in the 2016 A-Division) Paro United (representing Paro District) Thimphu (runners-up in the 2016 A-Division) Thimphu City (winners of the 2016 A-Division) Ugyen Academy (representing Punakha District) League table main WDL complete Soccerway TPC UTD UGY TPU PAR BCL Q 7 1 2 25 12 CQ 5 0 5 24 14 6 2 2 20 12 5 1 4 23 11 3 3 4 9 19 0 1 9 3 36 Thimphu City Thimphu Ugyen Academy Druk United Paro United Bhutan Clearing 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored Q #ACE5EE 2017 AFC Cup preliminary round Results main FBR grey BCL UTD PAR TPU TPC UGY Bhutan Clearing 0–4 1–2 1–6 0–5 0–6 Druk United 3–0 0–0 0–4 3–4 2–1 Paro United 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 0–3 Thimphu 3–0 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–1 Thimphu City 3–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 4–1 Ugyen Academy 3–0 0–0 5–0 2–1 1–2 13 August 2016 soccerway References Category:Bhutan National League seasons Bhutan Bhutan 1