Bhutan Clearing FC

Bhutanese football club

Football club

Bhutan Clearing

Full name	Bhutan Clearing Football Club
Short name	BCFC
Founded	2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Dissolved	2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Ground	CST Ground
Capacity	10,000^[1]
League	Bhutan National League

Bhutan Clearing Football Club was a football club from Phuentsholing, Bhutan, which competed in the Bhutan National League, the top flight of football in Bhutan.

History

The first recorded mention of Bhutan Clearing competing at any level of football in Bhutan is in 2012, when they competed in the B-Division, the third tier of football in Bhutan, when RSSSF reported a team known as Bhutan Clearance competing, though their final position is not recorded.^[2] The B-Division is the division below the A-Division, the competition which provides the Thimphu-based qualifiers for the National League. Despite this being a traditionally Thimphu-centred competition, Bhutan Clearing competed and were the only team from outside Thimphu to do so.^[3] Their final position is not known, although they can have finished no higher than third, as the final play-off match was contested by BMW FC and Motithang.^[3] The only known results for the club from this season are a 4–2 victory over Rigzung and a 3–0 defeat of the Bhutan national under sixteen team.^[3]

In 2014, they entered the National League for the first time, one of two teams in addition to Ugyen Academy from outside Thimphu who did.^[4] Their first appearance in the National League was a disappointing one, as they finished last in the league, their only point coming from a 2–2 draw with Druk Star.^[4] Additionally, outside of this draw, they only scored two more goals, one each against Druk Pol and Druk United and also suffered a 0–16 defeat to Thimphu City.^[4] In 2017 they dissolved due to financial reasons.

References

^ "PSA Phuentsholing Stadium". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (22 May 2014). "Bhutan 2014". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.