Phuentsholing F.C.

Phuentsholing F.C.
Full name Phuentsholing Football Club
Founded 2012 (2012)[1]
Ground PSA Phuentsholing Stadium
Phuentsholing, Bhutan
Ground Capacity 5,000
Ground Coordinates 26°51′N 89°23′E / 26.850°N 89.383°E / 26.850; 89.383
President Pema Tenzing[1]
Head Coach Jigme[1]
League Bhutan National League
2013 6th

Phuentsholing Football Club is a football club from Phuentsholing, Bhutan,[2]based at the PSA Phuentsholing Stadium,[2] who currently play in the Bhutan National League, the top level of football in Bhutan. They finished fifth in the inaugural season. The club are sponsored by the Penden Group of Companies.[3]

History

The first mention of Phuentsholing competing at any level in Bhutanese football, is in 2000, when they won the eight team "Inter-club League cum Knockout-tournament", beating the Police team (presumably not Druk Pol) 1–0 in the final.[4] The following season, they were meant to take part in a Super League very much like the current structure, 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 as currently exists, 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] Presumably, the two clubs are separate entities and probably merely representative teams from Phuentsholing.

They 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 their ten games.[6] their wins came against Samtse 2–1 and 1–0 as well as against Zimdra, with a point also gained away at Ugyen Academy.[6] They competed again the following season, but were less successful, this time finishing in last place out of the six competing teams, with a single win and a draw from their ten games.[7] Their solitary victory came at home to Druk Pol, whilst they managed a point away in a 0–0 draw with Yeedzin.[7] Despite the fact that there is no relegation from the National League, they have not taken part in the 2014 season, with Bhutan Clearing being the sole club from Chukha District competing.[8]

Achievements

2001

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bhutan Club Directory". bhutanfootball.com. Bhutan Football Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Pheuntsholing FC". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Zangmo, Tanden (17 November 2012). "BFF – a lone body that grooms footballers without commercial interests". thebhutanese.bt. The Bhutanese. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 Schöggl, Hans (31 Jul 2003). "Bhutan 2000". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 Schöggl, Hans; King, Ian (31 Jul 2003). "Bhutan 2001". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 Feb 2013). "Bhutan 2012". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (22 May 2014). "Bhutan 2014". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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