2019 Bhutan Premier League#Super League

{{Infobox football league season

|competition=Bhutan Premier League

|season=2019

|winners=Paro{{cite web|url=http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=123661|title=2-year-old Paro FC are the champions of the Bhutan Premier League 2019|website=www.bbs.bt|publisher=Bhutan Broadcasting Service|location=Thimpu|date=7 November 2019|access-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123195317/http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=123661|archive-date=23 November 2019}}

|relegated=BPL 7th–10th place

|continentalcup1=AFC Cup

|continentalcup1 qualifiers=Paro

|continentalcup2=

|continentalcup2 qualifiers=

|league topscorer={{flagicon|Cameroon}} Ellon Maxwell
(39 goals)

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|prevseason=2018

|nextseason=2020

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The 2019 Bhutan Premier League was the eighth season of unified league, rebranded as the Bhutan Premier League (previously the Bhutan National League), the top national football competition in Bhutan, having replaced the A-Division in 2013.

The Bhutan Football Federation implemented a new league structure for this season. The top division is named Bhutan Premier League (BPL) and has featured ten teams across the country. The second division is named Bhutan Super League (BSL) and has featured nine teams across the country, replacing Thimphu League as qualifying competition for the Premier League. The lowest division is named Dzongkhag League where teams play in their respective districts (Dzongkhags) to gain promotion to the Super League.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/bff-to-implement-new-league-structure/|title=BFF to implement new league structure|publisher=Kuensel|date=2 January 2019}}

Super League

The Bhutan Super League was played from April to June, in single round-robin format, featuring nine teams: five teams from Thimphu, one team from Paro, one team from Phuentsholing and two teams from the Bhutan Football Federation Academy.

=Regular season=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Super League

|source=[https://www.facebook.com/bhutanfootball/ BFF]

|team1=HQU |team2=DRS |team3=U19 |team4=DRU |team5=PAU |team6=PHU |team7=TER |team8=U16 |team9=TAK

|update=complete

|win_DRS=6 |draw_DRS=1 |loss_DRS=1 |gf_DRS=30 |ga_DRS=8 |status_DRS=

|win_DRU=4 |draw_DRU=1 |loss_DRU=3 |gf_DRU=21 |ga_DRU=17 |status_DRU=

|win_HQU=7 |draw_HQU=0 |loss_HQU=1 |gf_HQU=34 |ga_HQU=9 |status_HQU=

|win_PAU=3 |draw_PAU=1 |loss_PAU=4 |gf_PAU=17 |ga_PAU=25 |status_PAU=

|win_PHU=3 |draw_PHU=0 |loss_PHU=5 |gf_PHU=15 |ga_PHU=20 |status_PHU=

|win_TAK=1 |draw_TAK=0 |loss_TAK=7 |gf_TAK=5 |ga_TAK=35 |status_TAK=

|win_TER=2 |draw_TER=1 |loss_TER=5 |gf_TER=12 |ga_TER=15 |status_TER=

|win_U16=2 |draw_U16=0 |loss_U16=6 |gf_U16=13 |ga_U16=28 |status_U16=

|win_U19=5 |draw_U19=2 |loss_U19=1 |gf_U19=17 |ga_U19=7 |status_U19=

|result1=PO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PL |result6=PL |result7=REL |result8=REL |result9=REL

|name_DRS=Druk Stars

|name_DRU=Druk United

|name_HQU=High Quality United

|name_PAU=Paro United

|name_PHU=Phuentsholing United

|name_TAK=Takin

|name_TER=FC Terton

|name_U16=BFF Academy U-16

|name_U19=BFF Academy U-19

|show_limit=6

|class_rules=

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PO=green1 |col_PL=yellow1 |col_REL=red1

|text_PO=Qualification for Playoffs and
2019 Bhutan Premier League

|text_PL=Qualification for 2019 Bhutan Premier League

|text_REL=Relegated to Dzongkhag League

|note_res_PL=Phuentsholing United also qualified for the 2019 Bhutan Premier League as Thimphu, which were originally to participate, were dissolved.

}}

=Playoffs=

==First semi-final==

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|date = {{Start date|2019|5|28|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = High Quality United

|score = 3–2

|team2 = Druk Stars

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|stadium = Changlimithang Stadium

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==Second semi-final==

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|date = {{Start date|2019|5|29|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = BFF Academy U-19

|score = 2–1

|team2 = Druk United

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|stadium = Changlimithang Stadium

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==Third semi-final==

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|date = {{Start date|2019|5|31|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Druk Stars

|score = 1–0

|team2 = BFF Academy U-19

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==Final==

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|date = {{Start date|2019|6|2|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = High Quality United

|score = 4–6

|aet = yes

|team2 = Druk Stars

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Changlimithang Stadium

|attendance =

|referee =Phurba Wangchuk

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Premier League

The Bhutan Premier League began in June and ended in November, in double round-robin format, featuring top five teams of the 2018 Bhutan National League and top five teams of the 2019 Bhutan Super League. Since Thimphu were dissolved, they were replaced by Phuentsholing United.

=Teams=

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;From 2018 Bhutan National League

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;From 2019 Bhutan Super League

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=Personnel and kits=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; font-size:100%"
Team

! Manager

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

BFF Academy U-19

| {{flagicon|BHU}} Chencho Dorji

| FBT

|

Druk Stars

| {{flagicon|BHU}} Kota Namgay

| Nivia

| SD Eastern Bhutan Coal Company Pvt. Ltd

Druk United

| {{flagicon|BHU}} Pema Dorji

| Nivia

|

High Quality United

| {{flagicon|BHU}} Bumtap Pema

| FBT

| High Quality Thangka

Paro FC

| {{flagicon|IND}} Biswajit Bhattacharya

| T10 Sports

| Druk Asia

Paro United

| {{flagicon|THA}} Otthaphong Khunjit

| OCEL

|

Phuentsholing United

| {{flagicon|BHU}} Tashi Rabten

| Grand Sport

| GT Trading, Madan, Dophu Transport

Thimphu City

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Shepherd

| Nivia

| Woezer Events, Jebba

Transport United

| {{flagicon|BHU}} Nawang Dhendup

| Kelme

| Kelme Bhutan

Ugyen Academy

| {{flagicon|BHU}} Kinley Dorji

| FBT

|

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Premier League

|source=[https://www.facebook.com/bobbhutanpremierleague/ BPL]

|team1=PAR |team2=TRU |team3=THC |team4=UGA |team5=U19 |team6=DRU |team7=HQU |team8=DRS |team9=PAU |team10=PHU

|update=complete

|win_DRS=5 |draw_DRS=2 |loss_DRS=11 |gf_DRS=37 |ga_DRS=45 |status_DRS=

|win_DRU=9 |draw_DRU=3 |loss_DRU=6 |gf_DRU=30 |ga_DRU=26 |status_DRU=

|win_HQU=6 |draw_HQU=1 |loss_HQU=11 |gf_HQU=50 |ga_HQU=40 |status_HQU=

|win_PAR=17 |draw_PAR=0 |loss_PAR=1 |gf_PAR=98 |ga_PAR=14 |status_PAR=C

|win_PAU=2 |draw_PAU=1 |loss_PAU=15 |gf_PAU=28 |ga_PAU=137 |status_PAU=

|win_PHU=0 |draw_PHU=0 |loss_PHU=18 |gf_PHU=21 |ga_PHU=151 |status_PHU=

|win_THC=11 |draw_THC=1 |loss_THC=6 |gf_THC=73 |ga_THC=19 |status_THC=

|win_TRU=13 |draw_TRU=2 |loss_TRU=3 |gf_TRU=59 |ga_TRU=27 |status_TRU=

|win_UGA=10 |draw_UGA=3 |loss_UGA=5 |gf_UGA=63 |ga_UGA=30 |status_UGA=

|win_U19=9 |draw_U19=3 |loss_U19=6 |gf_U19=56 |ga_U19=26 |status_U19=

|result1=ACP1 |result7=REL |result8=REL |result9=REL |result10=REL

|name_DRS=Druk Stars

|name_DRU=Druk United

|name_HQU=High Quality United

|name_PAR=Paro FC

|name_PAU=Paro United

|name_PHU=Phuentsholing United

|name_THC=Thimphu City

|name_TRU=Transport United

|name_UGA=Ugyen Academy

|name_U19=BFF Academy U-19

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=

|res_col_header=QR

|col_ACP1=blue2

|col_REL=red1

|text_ACP1=Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 1

|text_REL=Relegated to 2020 Bhutan Super League

}}

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