2024 Bhutan Premier League

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Bhutan Premier League
Season2024
Dates11 May – 20 October
Matches played86
Goals scored367 (4.27 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Ghana.svg Richard Gadze (27 goals)
Biggest home win Thimphu City 7–0 Tsirang
Biggest away win Daga United 1–11 Paro
Highest scoring Daga United 1–11 Paro
2023
2025

The 2024 Bhutan Premier League was the 13th season of the unified league, rebranded as the Bhutan Premier League since 2019 (previously the Bhutan National League), the top national football competition in Bhutan.

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Teams

TeamStadiumLocationCapacity
BFF Academy U-19 Changlimithang Stadium Thimphu 15,000
Daga United Dagapela Football Stadium Dagapela 1,000
Paro Woochu Sports Arena Paro 1,000
Phuntsholing Heroes PSA Stadium Phuntsholing 2,000
Royal Thimphu College RTC Ground
Changlimithang Stadium
Thimphu 1,000
15,000
Samtse Samtse Dzongkhag Ground Samtse 2,000
Tensung MTC Ground Wangdue Phodrang 1,000
Thimphu City Changlimithang Stadium Thimphu 15,000
Transport United Changlimithang Stadium Thimphu 15,000
Tsirang Tsirang Artificial Turf Damphu 1,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Paro (C)1815218117+6447Qualification for AFC Challenge League preliminary round 1
2 Transport United 1813235122+2941
3 Thimphu City 1812335021+2939
4 Royal Thimphu College 189633826+1233
5 Samtse 1873841511024
6 Tensung 1864824391522
7BFF Academy U-1918431116351915
8 Phuntsholing Heroes 18421225532814
9 Tsirang 18341125371213
10 Daga United 1821152373507
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away BFF DAG PAR PHU RTC SAM TEN THC TRU TSI
BFF Academy U-19 3–10–50–01–12–10–11–43–0
Daga United 3–11–111–11–22–40–42–71–32–1
Paro 3–06–16–24–34–05–14–12–22–1
Phuntsholing Heroes 2–17–41–70–42–55–10–30–31–6
Royal Thimphu College 0–14–10–34–14–21–02–12–1
Samtse 2–26–11–71–02–24–11–23–73–1
Tensung 1–03–20–82–12–21–11–32–31–1
Thimphu City 5–02–03–01–16–12–12–17–0
Transport United 3–03–01–02–14–40–15–52–1
Tsirang 1–05–00–20–11–12–31–12–21–4
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Richard GadzeParo27
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Afeez OladipoThimphu City21
3 Flag of Bhutan.svg Phurba TenzinTransport United14
4 Flag of Ghana.svg Evans AsanteParo13
5 Flag of Cameroon.svg Keuvin BriceSamtse10
Flag of Bhutan.svg Tsenda DorjiTransport United
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo HommaParo
Flag of Bhutan.svg Dawa TsheringSamtse
9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ajayi Martins KayodeTransport United9
Flag of Bhutan.svg Palden WangchukTensung

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstGoalsScoreDate
Flag of Bhutan.svg Kinga Wangchuk ParoDaga United46–112 May 2024
Flag of Bhutan.svg Palden WangchukTensungDaga United30–423 May 2024
Flag of Nigeria.svg Afeez OdilapoThimphu CityBFF Academy35–025 May 2024
Flag of Nigeria.svg Afeez OdilapoThimphu CityDaga United42–730 May 2024
Flag of Ghana.svg Evans AsanteParoTensung30–84 June 2024
Flag of Cameroon.svg Keuvin BriceSamtseDaga United41–66 June 2024
Flag of Cameroon.svg Keuvin BriceSamtsePhuentsholing Heroes32–52 July 2024
Flag of Bhutan.svg Tsenda Dorji Transport UnitedSamtse43–718 July 2024
Flag of Ghana.svg Richard GadzeParoDaga United41–1126 July 2024
Flag of Bhutan.svg Dawa Tshering SamtseDawa United32–412 August 2024
Flag of Ghana.svg Richard GadzeParoSamtse31–723 August 2024
Flag of Nepal.svg Ashish ChapagainPhuentsholing HeroesDaga United37–42 September 2024
Flag of Ghana.svg Richard GadzeParoPhuentsholing Heroes61–713 September 2024
Flag of Bhutan.svg Jigme TshultrimRTCDaga United34–116 September 2024
Flag of Ghana.svg Pawkis AddyTsirangDaga United35–013 October 2024

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