1986 Bhutan A-Division

A-Division

Season	1986
Champions	Royal Bhutan Army
Matches played	45
Goals scored	128 (2.84 per match)
Biggest home win	Royal Bhutan Army 5-1 Health School, Finance 5-1 Yangchengphug College, Finance 4-0 Education, Royal Bhutan Army 4-0 Education, Royal Bhutan Army 4-0 Public Works Department
Biggest away win	Yangchengphug College 0-2 Public Works Department
Highest scoring	Royal Bhutan Army 5-1 Health School, Finance 5-1 Yangchengphug College
Longest winning run	9 - Royal Bhutan Army
Longest unbeaten run	9 - Royal Bhutan Army
← None 1996[1] →

The 1986 season of the Bhutanese A-Division was the inaugural season of top-flight football in Bhutan. 10 teams competed, and the first championship was won by Royal Bhutan Army.^[2]

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Royal Bhutan Army (C)	9	9	0	0	24	2	+22	27
2	Social Service	9	8	0	1	22	4	+18	24
3	Finance	9	7	0	2	25	10	+15	21
4	Royal Bhutan Police	9	4	2	3	12	7	+5	14
5	Public Works Department	9	3	2	4	9	16	−7	11
6	Motithang College	9	2	2	5	6	15	−9	8
7	Health School	9	2	2	5	9	19	−10	8
8	T. I. and Power	9	1	2	6	11	20	−9	5
9	Yangchengphug College	9	1	2	6	5	17	−12	5
10	Education	9	0	4	5	5	18	−13	4

Updated to games played on 31 July 2003.
Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away	EDU	FIN	HEA	MOT	PWD	RBA	RBP	SOC	TIP	YAN
Education			1–1	0–1	1–2				2–2	0–0
Finance	4–0		4–2	3–1	3–0				3–1	5–1
Health School					0–1				2–3
Motithang College			1–2		0–0				1–0	1–1
Public Works Department									3–3
Royal Bhutan Army	4–0	1–0	5–1	3–0	4–0		2–1	1–0	2–0	2–0
Royal Bhutan Police	1–1	1–2	0–0	3–0	2–0				2–1	2–0
Social Service	3–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–1		1–0		2–0	2–0
T. I. and Power
Yangchengphug College			0–1		0–2				3–1

Updated to games played on 31 Jul 2003.
Source: ^[2]
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Note: Championship was played on a round robin basis, results are reported as per RSSSF, hence why some games appear to have played more "home" games than others.

References

1. This is the next recorded season of football in Bhutan
2. Burns, Peter; Makdissi, Albert (31 July 2003). "Bhutan 1986". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.