2012–13 Bhutan National League

Bhutan National League
Season2012–13
Dates31 August 2012 – 24 February 2013
ChampionsYeedzin
AFC President's CupYeedzin[1]
Matches played50
Goals scored116 (2.32 per match)
Biggest home winUgyen Academy 8-1 Samtse
Biggest away winSamtse 0-4 Yeedzin
Highest scoringUgyen Academy 8-1 Samtse
Longest winning runDruk Pol - 4 games
Longest unbeaten runYeedzin - 10 games
Longest losing runSamtse - 10 games
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The 2012–13 Bhutan National League was the first season of the Bhutan National League. It was organized by the Bhutan Football Federation and sponsored by Coca-Cola. The National League replaced the A-Division as the country's premier football competition and would provide Bhutan's entrant to the 2013 AFC President's Cup. the A-Division continues as a football competition, but is now merely a qualifying round for Thimpu-based teams. The top three teams in the A-Division progressed to the national league where they were joined by three other teams representing other districts within Bhutan. The A-Division was won by Druk Pol, but were beaten to the national title by fellow A-Division competitors Yeedzin who won the inaugural competition, their fifth top flight title overall.

2012 A-Division

The 2012 Bhutanese A-Division was the twenty sixth season of football in Bhutan. It began on 31 August 2012 and ended on 6 October 2012. As the only stadium used in the league was the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, matches were played one per day, with a mid-season break from 16 to 20 September. As there was only one stadium used, the 6 teams were designated so that each team played 5 "home" games and 5 "away" games. This season marked the end of the Thimpu-based league being the top league in the country. The A-Division will now act as a qualifying tournament for the Bhutan National League, a nationwide tournament that will now provide the qualifier for the 2013 AFC President's Cup.[1]

Overview

The A-Division was won by Druk Pol for the 8th time in their history, their first title since 2003.[2] Druk Pol, together with Zimdra and Yeedzin, qualify for the 2012–13 Bhutan National League, which include these three teams from Thimpu together with four other teams representing the districts of Punakha, Geylegphug, Samtse and Chukha.[3]

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Druk Pol (Q) 10 8 1 1 50 7 +43 25 Qualified for 2012–13 Bhutan National League
2 Zimdra (Q) 10 7 3 0 22 6 +16 24
3 Yeedzin (Q) 10 6 2 2 54 9 +45 20
4 Dzongree 10 3 0 7 15 25 −10 9
5 Transport United (R) 10 2 0 8 14 38 −24 6 Relegated to 2013 B-Division
6 Nangpa (R) 10 1 0 9 5 75 −70 3
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2012. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away[a] POL DZO NAN TRA YEE ZIM
Druk Pol 3–0 7–0 3–0 3–2 1–1
Dzongree 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–4 0–2
Nangpa 0–19 2–1 0–4 0–12 0–4
Transport United 1–10 2–5 5–2 0–6 1–2
Yeedzin 0–1 6–0 16–0 5–1 3–3
Zimdra 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2012. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
  1. ^ The notion of home and away fixtures in the A-Division is moot as all games are played at Changlimithang Stadium. As such, for the purpose of this table, the first result chronologically has been deemed that team's "home" game and the second the "away" game.

National League

Teams

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Location of teams participating in the 2012-13 Bhutan National League.

A total of six teams competed in the league: three teams representing Thimphu, and three teams representing other districts.[3]

Originally also a team representing Gelephug District was supposed to enter.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yeedzin 10 8 2 0 23 5 +18 26 Qualified for 2013 AFC President's Cup
2 Druk Pol 10 6 0 4 25 20 +5 18
3 Ugyen Academy 10 5 2 3 22 15 +7 17
4 Zimdra 10 5 1 4 27 17 +10 16
5 Phuentsholing 10 3 1 6 13 22 −9 10
6 Samtse 10 0 0 10 6 37 −31 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2013. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away POL PHU SAM UGY YEE ZIM
Druk Pol 4–3 5–1 2–1 0–2 2–3
Phuentsholing 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–2
Samtse 1–5 0–1 1–2 0–4 0–3
Ugyen Academy 1–3 1–1 8–1 0–2 5–3
Yeedzin 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 4–0
Zimdra 5–1 6–0 4–0 0–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2012. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ a b Phuntsho, Tashi (25 February 2013). "Yeedzin FC wins 2012 Coca Cola league championship". kuenselonline.com. Kuensel Online. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Regular season". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 February 2013). "Bhutan 2012". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.