2015 Bhutan National League

Bhutan National League
Season2015
ChampionsTerton (1st title)
RelegatedNone
AFC CupTerton
Matches played30
Goals scored122 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorerChencho Gyeltshen
(17 goals)
Biggest home winUgyen Academy 8–0 Bhutan Clearing
Biggest away winBhutan Clearing 0–7 Terton
Highest scoringBhutan Clearing 4–6 Ugyen Academy
Longest winning runThimphu City (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runTerton (10 matches)
Longest losing runParo United (8 matches)
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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]

Terton were crowned champions of the national league after beating 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,[1] and previously the Bhutan A-Division, started on April 4, 2015 and ended on May 13.[1] 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

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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. ^ a b c d e f Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (23 July 2015). "Bhutan 2015". RSSSF. 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.