2017 Bhutan National League#Thimphu League
{{Infobox football league season
|competition=Bhutan National League
|season=2017
|winners=Transport United
|relegated=None
|continentalcup1=AFC Cup
|continentalcup1 qualifiers=Transport United
|continentalcup2=
|continentalcup2 qualifiers=
|league topscorer=Chencho Gyeltshen
(22 goals)
|biggest home win=Thimphu City 13–0 Phuentsholing City
Thimphu City 13–0 Paro United
|biggest away win=Phuentsholing City 0–13 Transport United
|highest scoring=Paro United 13–2 Phuentsholing City
|matches=30
|total goals=178
|longest wins=
|title=
|longest losses=
|longest unbeaten=
|prevseason=2016
|nextseason=2018
}}
The 2017 Bhutan National League was the sixth season of national football competition in Bhutan, having replaced the A-Division (Bhutan) in 2013. Again, the Thimphu League provides the qualifiers from Thimphu, with the top three teams in that competition being awarded places in the National League alongside three regional teams.
Thimphu League
=Format and rules=
The Thimphu League is a regional competition for teams from Thimphu. the competition consists of nine teams, each plays the others twice – home and away – for a total of 16 games each, over 18 game weeks. 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. The league table is decided firstly on points won, then on goal difference and finally on total goals scored if the previous two are equal. The first three teams automatically qualify for the National league, the bottom two teams compete in relegation playoffs with the top two teams from the B-Division for two places in the next seasons's competition.{{cite web |url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=908&view=rules |title=Thimphu League – 2017 Rules |author= |website=scoresway.com |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=6 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505042602/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=908&view=rules |archive-date=5 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}
=Competing clubs=
{{Location map+
| Bhutan
| width = 400
| float = right
| border =
| caption = Location of teams participating in the 2016 Thimphu League.
| places =
{{Location map~
| Bhutan
| label = Bhutan U19
Druk Pol
Druk Stars
Druk United
High Quality
Terton
Thimphu
Thimphu City
Transport
| position = right
| mark = Red_pog.svg
| lat = 27.47
| long = 89.64
}}
}}
=Season summary=
The 2017 season of the Thimphu League, previously called the Bhutan A-Division, started on 4 February 2017 and is due to end on 8 July.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/bhutan/a-division/2017/regular-season/r38254/|title=Thimphu League |author= |date=3 April 2016 |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Perfrorm Group |access-date=5 April 2016}} Thimphu City are defending champions{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhutan2016.html|title=Bhutan 2016|last=Stokkermans|first=Karel|date=15 February 2017|website=RSSSF|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=13 April 2017}} and the competition has been expanded to 9 teams in 2017 with the addition of High Quality United, Bhutan U19 and the return of Transport United following the relegation of Tensung and Bhutan U17. On July 1, 2017, Druk Pol F.C. was suspended for 2 years after some of its players mishandled and disobeyed the referee during a match on June 29.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/bff-suspends-drukpol-fc-for-two-years/|title=BFF suspends Drukpol FC for two years |date=1 July 2017 |website=www.kuenselonline.com |access-date=27 September 2017}}
=League table=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=TPC|name_TPC=Thimphu City
|team2=TUF|name_TUF=Transport United
|team3=TPU|name_TPU=Thimphu
|team4=STA|name_STA=Druk Stars
|team5=HQU|name_HQU=High Quality United
|team6=BHU|name_BHU=Bhutan U19
|team7=UTD|name_UTD=Druk United
|team8=TER|name_TER=Terton
|team9=POL|name_POL=Druk Pol
|win_TPC=13|draw_TPC=1|loss_TPC=0|gf_TPC=70|ga_TPC=10
|win_TUF=10|draw_TUF=2|loss_TUF=2|gf_TUF=43|ga_TUF=12
|win_TPU=8|draw_TPU=2|loss_TPU=4|gf_TPU=38|ga_TPU=22
|win_STA=7|draw_STA=1|loss_STA=6|gf_STA=32|ga_STA=34
|win_HQU=6|draw_HQU=1|loss_HQU=7|gf_HQU=37|ga_HQU=36
|win_BHU=3|draw_BHU=3|loss_BHU=8|gf_BHU=28|ga_BHU=28
|win_UTD=3|draw_UTD=2|loss_UTD=9|gf_UTD=21|ga_UTD=44
|win_TER=0|draw_TER=0|loss_TER=14|gf_TER=13|ga_TER=96
|win_POL=0|draw_POL=0|loss_POL=0|gf_POL=0|ga_POL=0
|col_BNL=#CCFFCC|text_BNL=2017 Bhutan National League
|result1=BNL|result2=BNL|result3=BNL
|col_R=#FFBBBB|text_R=Relegation
|result7=R|result8=R|result9=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=8 August 2017
}}
=Results=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=BHU|team2=POL|team3=STA|team4=UTD|team5=HQU
|team6=TER|team7=THI|team8=CIT|team9=TPU
|name_BHU=Bhutan U-19s
|match_BHU_POL=
|match_BHU_STA=0–1
|match_BHU_UTD=3–0
|match_BHU_HQU=0–0
|match_BHU_TER=11–2
|match_BHU_THI=2–2
|match_BHU_CIT=0–5
|match_BHU_TPU=0–1
|name_POL=Druk Pol|note_POL=Suspended
|match_POL_BHU=
|match_POL_STA=
|match_POL_UTD=
|match_POL_HQU=
|match_POL_TER=
|match_POL_THI=
|match_POL_CIT=
|match_POL_TPU=
|name_STA=Druk Stars
|match_STA_BHU=4–2
|match_STA_POL=
|match_STA_UTD=2–2
|match_STA_HQU=3–1
|match_STA_TER=7–1
|match_STA_THI=1–2
|match_STA_CIT=1–3
|match_STA_TPU=1–2
|name_UTD=Druk United
|match_UTD_BHU=2–2
|match_UTD_POL=
|match_UTD_STA=1–3
|match_UTD_HQU=2–1
|match_UTD_TER=2–1
|match_UTD_THI=0–2
|match_UTD_CIT=2–7
|match_UTD_TPU=1–4
|name_HQU=High Quality United
|match_HQU_BHU=2–1
|match_HQU_POL=
|match_HQU_STA=3–4
|match_HQU_UTD=3–1
|match_HQU_TER=8–2
|match_HQU_THI=1–2
|match_HQU_CIT=2–6
|match_HQU_TPU=3–1
|name_TER=Tertons
|match_TER_BHU=0–6
|match_TER_POL=
|match_TER_STA=2–3
|match_TER_UTD=1–6
|match_TER_HQU=1–7
|match_TER_THI=0–9
|match_TER_CIT=1–7
|match_TER_TPU=0–7
|name_THI=Thimphu
|match_THI_BHU=2–1
|match_THI_POL=
|match_THI_STA=3–2
|match_THI_UTD=7–0
|match_THI_HQU=2–3
|match_THI_TER=5–1
|match_THI_CIT=1–5
|match_THI_TPU=1–1
|name_CIT=Thimphu City
|match_CIT_BHU=4–0
|match_CIT_POL=
|match_CIT_STA=6–0
|match_CIT_UTD=3–2
|match_CIT_HQU=7–1
|match_CIT_TER=12–0
|match_CIT_THI=2–0
|match_CIT_TPU=0–0
|name_TPU=Transport United
|match_TPU_BHU=3–0
|match_TPU_POL=
|match_TPU_STA=6–0
|match_TPU_UTD=5–0
|match_TPU_HQU=4–2
|match_TPU_TER=6–1
|match_TPU_THI=3–0
|match_TPU_CIT=0–3
|update=27 September 2017
}}
{{small|Note 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
=League table=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170801234558/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/nationalleagues/nationalleague=bhutan-national-league-2000001018/standings/index.html FIFA] [https://int.soccerway.com/national/bhutan/national-league/2017/regular-season/r38654/ Soccerway]
|team1=TUF |team2=TPC |team3=UGY |team4=TPU |team5=PAR |team6=PCF
|result1=Q
|win_TPC=7 |draw_TPC=2 |loss_TPC=1 |gf_TPC=48 |ga_TPC=12
|win_TPU=4 |draw_TPU=1 |loss_TPU=5 |gf_TPU=25 |ga_TPU=18
|win_TUF=9 |draw_TUF=1 |loss_TUF=0 |gf_TUF=37 |ga_TUF=11 |status_TUF=C
|win_UGY=5 |draw_UGY=1 |loss_UGY=4 |gf_UGY=32 |ga_UGY=10
|win_PAR=2 |draw_PAR=1 |loss_PAR=7 |gf_PAR=29 |ga_PAR=36
|win_PCF=0 |draw_PCF=0 |loss_PCF=10|gf_PCF= 7 |ga_PCF=91
|name_TPC=Thimphu City
|name_TPU=Thimphu
|name_UGY=Ugyen Academy
|name_TUF=Transport United
|name_PAR=Paro United
|name_PCF=Phuentsholing City
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=blue1 |text_Q=2018 AFC Cup preliminary round
}}
References
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{{Bhutan National League}}
{{A-Division seasons}}
{{2017 in Asian Football (AFC)}}