The 2001 season of the Bhutanese A-Division was the seventh recorded season of top-flight football in Bhutan. The league was won by Druk Star, their first title and the first time a Bhutanese team other than Druk Pol had won in the last six years. The league was preceded by a qualifying tournament known as the Thimphu League. Qualifiers from this league joined other teams in a round robin group stage to determine the four teams who would proceed to the knock out stage.
Thimphu League The 2001 Thimphu League, which started on 15 July, served as a qualifying tournament for the 2001 Bhutan A-Division. 9 teams took part, 5 from Thimphu and 4 from Phuentsholing. It is not known for certain how many teams qualified, but of the four known participants, three qualified as a result of their position.
Known participating teams From Thimphu: Druk Pol Druk Stars Thimphu
From Paro: Paro
Known result
Druk Stars did not qualify for the A-Division.
A-Division The A-division commenced on 12 August. Although Druk Star had not qualified via the Thimphu League earlier in the year, they were given a place following the withdrawal of Phuentsholing and Chhuka. The league consisted of two groups of three teams playing in a round robin format. The top two teams from each group then qualified for the semi-final knockout stages.
Participating teams
From Thimphu: Druk Pol Druk Star Thimphu
From outside Thimphu: Chhukha (withdrew) Gomtu Paro Phuentsholing (withdrew) Samtse
Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Semi finals
Third-place match
Final
References