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Nangpa FC

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Nangpa
Full nameNangpa Football Club
GroundChanglimithang
Thimphu, Bhutan
Capacity15,000
LeagueBhutan A-Division
20126th[1]

Nangpa Football Club (also known as Ngangpa[2]) was a football club from Thimphu, Bhutan, who played in the A Division between 2010 and 2012. They are one of the least successful teams to have played top-flight football in Bhutan, finishing last in each of the three seasons in which they competed.

History

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Nangpa's first recorded season in the top flight of Bhutanese football was in the 2010 season,[2] having been promoted from the B-Division at the end of the previous season.[3] They struggled in their first season in the A-Division, picking up only a solitary point in a draw against Druk Athletic.[2] They also suffered several heavy defeats, losing 9–1 and 9–2 to Yeedzin and 9–1 to Druk Pol,[2] scoring only fourteen goals in their twelve games, the lowest of all competing teams.[2]

The following season was equally unsuccessful for the club. Although there appears to have been no relegation from the A-Division at the end of the previous year, and although few details are available, it is known that Nangpa again finished bottom.[4]

2012 was Nangpa's final season to date in the A-Division. Again they finished bottom of the league, although they were able to pick up their first ever top-flight victory in a 2–1 win against Dzongree.[1] Overall however, this was probably Nangpa's least successful season. They suffered very heavy defeats to Druk Pol, 19–0 and two against Yeedzin 16–0 and 12–0.[1] Scoring only five goals in their ten games, they were this time relegated along with Transport United to the B-Division with a −70 goal difference.[1]

Details are scant for their first season back in the B-Division, although it is known that they played.[5] However, they can have finished no higher than third at the end of the season, as they did not participate in the promotion / relegation play-off matches.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 Feb 2013). "Bhutan 2012". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e Stokkermans, Karel; Chhetri, Dinesh; Dorji, Mindu (13 Sep 2012). "Bhutan 2010". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Nima, Chokey (27 Aug 2010). "Bhutan 2009". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (19 Sep 2013). "Bhutan 2011". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.