2001 A-Division (Bhutan)

A-Division (Bhutan)
Season 2001
Champions Druk Star
Matches played 10
Goals scored 28 (2.8 per match)
Biggest home win Thimpu 4-0 Druk Pol
Biggest away win Paro 0-6 Thimpu
Highest scoring Paro 0-6 Thimpu
Longest winning run 4 - Druk Star
Longest unbeaten run 4 - Druk Star
Longest losing run 2 - Paro,
Gomtu
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The 2001 season of the Bhutanese A-Division was the seventh recorded season of top-flight football in Bhutan.[1] The league was won by Druk Star, their first title and the first time a Bhutanese team other than Druk Pol had won in the last six years.[1] The league was preceded by a qualifying tournament known as the Thimpu League. Qualifiers from this league joined other teams in a round robin group stage to determine the four teams who would proceed to the knock out stage.[2]

Thimpu League

The 2001 Thimpu League, which started on 15 July, served as a qualifying tournament for the 2001 Bhutan A-Division. 9 teams took part, 5 from Thimpu[2] and 4 from Phuentsholing.[2] It is not known for certain how many teams qualified, but of the four known participants, three qualified as a result of their position.[2]

Known participating teams

From Thimphu:

From Paro:

Known result

Unknown
Paro Beat Druk Star
Unknown Source Unknown

Druk Star did not qualify for the A-Division.[2]

A-Division

The A-division commenced on 12 August. Although Druk Star had not qualified via the Thimpu League earlier in the year, they were given a place following the withdrawal of Phuentsholing and Chhuka.[2] The league consisted of two groups of three teams playing in a round robin format. The top two teams from each group then qualified for the semi-final knockout stages.

Participating teams

Samtse
Gomtu
Paro
Chukkha
Druk Pol
Druk Star
Thimpu
Location of teams participating in the 2012-13 Bhutan National League.

From Thimpu:

From outside Thimphu:


Group A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Thimpu (Q) 2 1 1 0 6 0+6 4 Qualification to Semi-Finals
2 Druk Pol (Q) 2 1 1 0 2 0+2 4
3 Paro 2 0 0 2 0 8−8 0

Updated to games played on 2 Nov 2012.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
BHU
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

12 August 2001
Thimpu 0-0 Druk Pol
Unknown Source Unknown

13 August 2001
Paro 0-2 Druk Pol
Unknown Source Unknown

14 August 2001
Paro 0-6 Thimpu
Unknown Source Unknown

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Druk Star (Q) 2 2 0 0 7 1+6 6 Qualification to Semi-Finals
2 Samtse (Q) 2 1 0 1 2 20 3
3 Gomtu 2 0 0 2 0 6−6 0

Updated to games played on 2 Nov 2012.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
BHU
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

12 August 2001
Samtse 1-0 Gomtu
Unknown Source Unknown

13 August 2001
Gomtu 0-5 Druk Star
Unknown Source Unknown

14 August 2001
Druk Star 2-1 Samtse
Unknown Source Unknown

Semi finals

16 August 2001
Samtse 2-1 Thimpu
Bullet 21'
Wangay Dorji 28' 		Source Ugyen Wangchuk 35'

17 August 2001
Druk Star 1-0 Druk Pol
Dorji 21' Source

Third-place match

18 August 2001
Thimpu 4-0 Druk Pol
Sonam Jamtsho 11'
Ugyen Dorji 25'
Deo Kumar 53'
Kinley Dorji 68' 		Source

Final

19 August 2001
Druk Star 3-0 Samtse
Karma Jambayang 10'
Jigme Tobgay 68'
Sonam Gyeltshen 81' 		Source

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schöggl, Hans; Abbink, Dinant (28 May 2014). "Bhutan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Schöggl, Hans; King, Ian (31 Jul 2003). "Bhutan 2001". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.