Women's National League (Bhutan)

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Women's National League
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Organising body Bhutan Football Federation
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Number of teams6
Domestic cup(s) AFC Women's Champions League
Current champions RTC (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Sunrise (3 titles)
Television broadcastersBFF (YouTube)

The Women's National League is the highest level women's football league in Bhutan.

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History

The Bhutan Women's Football League was established in 2016. [1] The league's clubs participated in a club licensing workshop with FIFA in 2022. [2]

The following season began in August 2023, with two rounds and six teams, [3] determined from an earlier qualifier tournament participated by eight teams. [4] A third round was added to fulfill FIFA match requirements. [5]

Clubs

2023–24 season

Champions

See also

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References

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  3. ↑ Namgay, Thinley (1 November 2023). "RTC Women lead women's national league". Kuensel. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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