2005 Bhutan A-Division

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Season2005
Champions Transport United
AFC Presidents Cup Transport United
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The 2005 season of the Bhutanese A-Division was the eleventh recorded season of top-flight football in Bhutan. The league was won by Transport United, their second title in a row. [1] As a result, they qualified as Bhutan's representatives in the 2006 AFC President's Cup. [2]

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Contents

League table

Teams played each other on a home and away basis, with the bottom two teams qualifying for a relegation playoff against the top two teams from the B-Division.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Transport United (C)1292100029Qualified for 2006 AFC President's Cup [3]
2 Druk Pol 1291200028
3 Yeedzin 1291200028
4 Druk Stars 1242600014
5 Royal Bhutan Army 1232700011
6 Rigzung 122190007Qualified for relegation playoffs
7 Dzongree (R)1220100006
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2006. Source: [4]
Note: one more win than loss; odd number of draws; presumably Rigzung should have a 2-0-10 record.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Relegation playoffs

Choden won the final of the B-Division on 19 June 2005, beating Rookies 3-0. [4] Choden and another unknown team then entered the playoffs against Rigzhung and Dzongric. From the known fixtures that took place in 2006, it can be extrapolated that Choden beat Dzongric, whilst Rigzhung beat the other unknown team from the B-Division. [5]

Choden was a football club from Bhutan, based at Changlimithang, consisting of players from the U-19 Bhutan national team, who played in the Bhutan A-Division, then the top level of football in Bhutan, but since replaced by a full national league. They finished fifth in the 2011 season, the last season where the A-Division was the top flight. Although they were not formally relegated at the end of the 2011 season, they do not appear to have taken part either in the 2012 A-Division, nor consequently the 2012–13 Bhutan National League.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Teams for the 2005 AFC President's Cup". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "2006 AFC President's Cup Schedule and Results". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation . Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 Schöggl, Hans (4 Oct 2006). "Bhutan 2005". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Schöggl, Hans (2 Aug 2007). "Bhutan 2006". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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