2020 Bhutan Premier League

The 2020 Bhutan Premier League was the ninth season of the unified league, rebranded as the Bhutan Premier League since 2019 (previously the Bhutan National League), the top national football competition in Bhutan, having replaced the A-Division in 2013.

Bhutan Premier League
Season2020
ChampionsThimphu City
Relegatednone
AFC CupThimphu City
Top goalscorerTshering Dorji
← 2019
2021 →

The Bhutan Football Federation implemented the same league structure as in the 2019 season. The top division was named Bhutan Premier League (BPL). The other division was named Bhutan Super League (BSL), replacing Thimphu League as a qualifying competition for the Premier League. The lowest division was named Dzongkhag League where teams played in their respective districts (Dzongkhags) to gain promotion to the Super League.[1]

Super League
Bhutan Super League
Season2020
ChampionsHigh Quality United
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Bhutan Super League featured eight teams, one fewer than last season.[2] One more team from Dzongkhag League was promoted instead of dissolved Phuentsholing United.

Teams

Regular season

The regular season was played in single round-robin format. It started on 6 February, which was delayed from the scheduled start of 1 February, and ended on 11 March.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 High Quality United 7 6 0 1 34 10 +24 18 Qualification for Playoffs and
2020 Bhutan Premier League
2 Tensung 7 4 1 2 15 9 +6 13
3 Paro United 7 4 1 2 18 14 +4 13
4 Druk Stars 7 3 3 1 17 12 +5 12
5 BFF Academy U-17 7 3 1 3 15 14 +1 10 Qualification for 2020 Bhutan Premier League (withdrew)
6 Paro Rinpung 7 3 0 4 10 13 −3 9 Relegated to Dzongkhag League
7 Punakha Gomo 7 2 0 5 15 21 −6 6
8 CST 7 0 0 7 4 35 −31 0
Source: BFF

Playoffs

The playoffs were played from 14 to 21 March.

First semi-final
High Quality United3–1Tensung

Second semi-final
Paro United1–0Druk Stars

Third semi-final
Tensung1–1Paro United
Penalties
2–4

Final
High Quality United2–1Paro United

Premier League

The 2020 Bhutan Premier League featured eight teams, two fewer than last season. The league started on 1 August 2020, after a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan, and most matches were played behind closed doors.[4] On 11 August 2020, the league was suspended until further notice due to the nationwide lockdown.[5] It has resumed again from 17 September 2020.[6]

Teams

BFF Academy U-19 (fifth in 2019 Bhutan Premier League), Druk United (sixth in 2019 Bhutan Premier League), and BFF Academy U-17 (fifth in 2020 Bhutan Super League) all withdrew.[7][8]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Thimphu City (C) 14 12 1 1 44 17 +27 37 Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 1 and 2021 Bhutan Super League
2 Ugyen Academy 14 11 1 2 28 15 +13 34 2021 Bhutan Premier League
3 Paro 14 9 0 5 47 20 +27 27
4 Transport United 14 6 3 5 23 19 +4 21
5 Paro United 14 4 2 8 23 29 −6 14
6 High Quality United 14 4 1 9 28 32 −4 13
7 Tensung 14 3 4 7 18 32 −14 13
8 Druk Stars 14 1 0 13 5 52 −47 3
Source: BPL
(C) Champions

References
  1. "BFF to implement new league structure". Kuensel. 2 January 2019.
  2. "Bhutan Super League 2020 begins". Kuensel. 10 February 2020.
  3. "Bhutan Football Federation on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26.
  4. "Bhutan Premier League to begin today". Kuensel. 1 August 2020.
  5. "BOB Bhutan Premier League - BOB Bhutan Premier League matches will be suspended until [sic] further notice due to lockdown. #stayhome #staysafe #savelives | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  6. "Bhutan Premier League resumes from tomorrow". Kuensel. 16 September 2020.
  7. "Bhutan Premier League to begin from August". Kuensel. 27 June 2020.
  8. "No foreign players this season in the Bhutan Premier League". Kuensel. 3 July 2020.
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