Phuentsholing City FC
Phuentsholing City FC is a professional football club from Phuentsholing, Bhutan,[2] based at the PSA Phuentsholing Stadium. It finished fifth in the inaugural season of the Bhutan National League. The club has been sponsored by the Penden Group of Companies.[3]
| Full name | Phuentsholing City Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012[1] |
| Ground | PSA Phuentsholing Stadium |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| League | Bhutan Premier League Qualifiers |
History edit
The first mention of Phuentsholing competing at any level in Bhutanese football was in 2000, when the club won the eight team "Inter-club League cum Knockout-tournament", beating the Police team 1–0 in the final.[4] The following season, they were meant to take part in a Super League, where they would host teams from around Bhutan following a qualifying tournament.[5] However, even though the tournament was based in Phuentsholing, the club withdrew before the competition had even started.[5] It is not clear whether these records are for the same team, since there is no record of a team from Phuentsholing competing in the A-Division since 2001 and the Bhutan Football Federation indicates that this club was founded in 2012.[1] Phuentsholing City competed in the inaugural season of the Bhutan National League, finishing fifth out of six teams, ahead of Samtse, with three wins and a draw from ten games.[6] The wins came against Samtse 2–1 and 1–0 as well as against Zimdra, with a point also gained away at Ugyen Academy.[6] The club competed again the following season, but was less successful, this time finishing in last place out of the six competing teams, with a single win and a draw from ten games.[7] The club's only victory came at home to Druk Pol, while they managed to win a point away in a 0–0 draw with Yeedzin.[7] Despite the fact that there is no relegation from the National League, the club has not taken part in the 2014 season, with Bhutan Clearing being the sole club from Chukha District competing.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b . bhutanfootball.com. Bhutan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Pheuntsholing FC". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Zangmo, Tanden (17 November 2012). "BFF – a lone body that grooms footballers without commercial interests". The Bhutanese. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans (31 Jul 2003). "Bhutan 2000". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b Schöggl, Hans; King, Ian (31 Jul 2003). "Bhutan 2001". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 Feb 2013). "Bhutan 2012". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (22 May 2014). "Bhutan 2014". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.