Samtse FC

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Samtse
Full nameSamtse Football Club
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012)
2023 (refounded)
GroundSamtse Dzongkhag Ground
Capacity2,000
Head coachRaj Kumar Gurung
LeagueSamtse District League
Bhutan Premier League Qualifiers

Samtse Football Club is a professional football club from Samtse, Bhutan, [1] based at the Samtse Dzongkhag Ground. [1] They finished last in the inaugural season of Bhutan National League. [2]

History

A team named Samtse competed in the 2001 season of the A-Division, where they finished in second place, qualifying from their group stage section, but losing 3–0 to Druk Star in the final. [3] It is unclear whether this is the same team however, as the Bhutan Football Federation website states that the club were founded in 2012. [4] There is no record of a team from Samtse competing in the A-Division again, so presumably the two teams are separate and are merely representative teams from Samtse. [5]

The team competed in the inaugural season of the Bhutan National League, representing Samtse District. [6] Their first season of competition was not a successful one, as they lost all ten of their games, and finished bottom of the league, with a −31 goal difference. [6] Even though there was no relegation from the National League, they did not return to competition the following season. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Samtse FC at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Bhutan National League 2012–13 at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; King, Ian (31 Jul 2003). "Bhutan 2001". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bhutan Club Directory". bhutanfootball.com. Bhutan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; Abbink, Dinant (28 May 2014). "Bhutan – List of Champions". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 Feb 2013). "Bhutan 2012". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 27 June 2014.


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