Samtse FC
| Full name | Samtse Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2012 2023 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Samtse Dzongkhag Ground | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| 2025 | Bhutan Premier League, 10th of 10 (relegated)[1] | ||
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Samtse Football Club is a professional football club from Samtse, Bhutan,[2] based at the Samtse Dzongkhag Ground.[2] They finished last in the inaugural season of the Bhutan National League.[3]
History
A team named Samtse competed in the 2001 season of the A-Division, where they finished in second place, qualifying from their group stage section, but losing 3–0 to Druk Star in the final.[4] It is unclear whether this is the same team however, as the Bhutan Football Federation website states that the club were founded in 2012.[5] There is no record of a team from Samtse competing in the A-Division again, so presumably the two teams are separate and are merely representative teams from Samtse.[6]
The team competed in the inaugural season of the Bhutan National League, representing Samtse District.[7] Their first season of competition was not a successful one, as they lost all ten of their games, and finished bottom of the league, with a −31 goal difference.[7] Even though there was no relegation from the National League, they did not return to competition the following season.[8]
References
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/100064516727229/posts/pfbid02gPeKdZczzd1ftHftK6XueeEg8NJWVn8dpGFzjHehdvLSDNaJwmkSEA5sThbtBhTKl/
- ^ a b Samtse FC at Soccerway
- ^ Bhutan National League 2012–13 Archived 2013-02-25 at the Wayback Machine at Soccerway
- ^ Schöggl, Hans; King, Ian (31 Jul 2003). "Bhutan 2001". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Bhutan Club Directory". bhutanfootball.com. Bhutan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans; Abbink, Dinant (28 May 2014). "Bhutan – List of Champions". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 Feb 2013). "Bhutan 2012". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2014.