Samtse F.C.

Samtse F.C.
Full name Samtse Football Club
Founded 2012 (2012)[1]
Ground Samtse Dzongkhag Ground
Samtse, Bhutan
Ground Capacity 2,000
President Dasho Sonam Tobgay Dorji[1]
Head Coach Ugyen Dorji[1]
League Bhutan National League
2012–13 6th[2]

Samtse Football Club is a football club from Samtse, Bhutan,[3] based at Samtse Dzongkhag Ground,[3] who currently play in the Bhutan National League, the top level of football in Bhutan. They finished last in the inaugural season.[2] The club are sponsored by Lhaki Cement.[4]

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.[5] It is unclear whether this is the same team however, as the Bhutan Football Federation website states that the club were founded in 2012.[1] 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.[6]

The team competed in the inaugural season of the Bhutan National League, representing Samtse District.[7] 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, including an 8–1 thrashing by Ugyen Academy.[7] Even though there is no relegation from the National League, they did not return to competition the following season,[8] nor have they featured in the most recent edition of the league.[9]

Squad

As of 2002:[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Bhutan MF Wangay Dorji

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bhutan Club Directory". bhutanfootball.com. Bhutan Football Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Bhutan National League 2012–13 at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 Samtse at Soccerway
  4. ↑ Zangmo, Tanden (17 November 2012). "BFF – a lone body that grooms footballers without commercial interests". thebhutanese.bt. The Bhutanese. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; King, Ian (31 Jul 2003). "Bhutan 2001". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; Abbink, Dinant (28 May 2014). "Bhutan – List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 Feb 2013). "Bhutan 2012". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (22 May 2014). "Bhutan 2014". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "2002 Squad List". National soccer teams. Retrieved 22 January 2013.


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