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. [1]
Competing clubs
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. [2] Terton are defending champions [3] 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. [2] 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, [4] and the Young Stars, the national team, [5] with the Young Stars winning 5–4. [4]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thimphu City (Q) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 33 | 2016 Bhutan National League |
| 2 | Thimphu (Q) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 27 | |
| 3 | Druk United (Q) | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 26 | |
| 4 | Druk Stars | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 26 | |
| 5 | Druk Pol | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 | |
| 6 | Terton | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Tensung (R, Q) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 9 | Relegation |
| 8 | Bhutan U-17s (R, Q) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 66 | −59 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results
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.