2019 Bhutan Premier League

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.

Bhutan Premier League
Season2019
ChampionsParo
1st title
AFC CupParo
Top goalscorerEllon Maxwell
← 2018
2020 →

The Bhutan Football Federation implemented a new league structure for this season. The top division is named Bhutan Premier League (BPL) and features ten teams across the country. The second division is named Bhutan Super League (BSL) and features 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.[1]

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 High Quality United 8 7 0 1 34 9 +25 21 Qualification for Playoffs and
2019 Bhutan Premier League
2 Druk Stars 8 6 1 1 30 8 +22 19
3 BFF Academy U-19 8 5 2 1 17 7 +10 17
4 Druk United 8 4 1 3 21 17 +4 13
5 Paro United 8 3 1 4 17 25 −8 10 Qualification for 2019 Bhutan Premier League[lower-alpha 1]
6 Phuentsholing United 8 3 0 5 15 20 −5 9
7 FC Terton 8 2 1 5 12 15 −3 7 Relegated to Dzongkhag League
8 BFF Academy U-16 8 2 0 6 13 28 −15 6
9 Takin 8 1 0 7 5 35 −30 3
Source: BFF
Notes:
  1. Phuentsholing United also qualified for the 2019 Bhutan Premier League as Thimphu, which were originally to participate, were dissolved.

Playoffs

First semi-final
High Quality United3–2Druk Stars

Second semi-final
BFF Academy U-192–1Druk United

Third semi-final
Druk Stars1–0BFF Academy U-19

Final
High Quality United4–6 (a.e.t.)Druk Stars
Referee: Phurba Wangchuk

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

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
BFF Academy U-19 Chencho Dorji FBT
Druk Stars Kota Namgay Nivia SD Eastern Bhutan Coal Company Pvt. Ltd
Druk United Pema Dorji Nivia
High Quality United Bumtap Pema FBT High Quality Thangka
Paro Biswajit Bhattacharya T10 Sports Druk Asia
Paro United Otthaphong Khunjit OCEL
Phuentsholing United Tashi Rabten Grand Sport GT Trading, Madan, Dophu Transport
Thimphu City Joshua Shepherd Nivia Woezer Events, Jebba
Transport United Nawang Dhendup Kelme Kelme Bhutan
Ugyen Academy Kinley Dorji FBT

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paro (C) 18 17 0 1 98 14 +84 51 Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 1
2 Transport United 18 13 2 3 59 27 +32 41
3 Thimphu City 18 11 1 6 73 19 +54 34
4 Ugyen Academy 18 10 3 5 63 30 +33 33
5 BFF Academy U-19 18 9 3 6 56 26 +30 30
6 Druk United 18 9 3 6 30 26 +4 30 Relegated to 2020 Bhutan Super League
7 High Quality United 18 6 1 11 50 40 +10 19
8 Druk Stars 18 5 2 11 37 45 −8 17
9 Paro United 18 2 1 15 28 137 −109 7
10 Phuentsholing United 18 0 0 18 21 151 −130 0
Source: BPL
(C) Champion.

References
  1. "BFF to implement new league structure". Kuensel. 2 January 2019.
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