The 2001 season of the Bhutanese A-Division was the seventh recorded season of top-flight football in

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. The league was won by

Druk Star Druk Stars Football Club, sometimes referred to as Druk Star, was a Bhutanese association football, football club from Thimphu. The team have won the national championship twice and competed in the Thimphu League, A-Division from 2002, when they ...

, 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

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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

: * Druk Pol * Druk Stars *

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

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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 *

From outside Thimphu: *

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Populated pla ...

(withdrew) *

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* Paro *

(withdrew) *

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Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Semi finals

Third-place match

Final

References

{{Thimphu League Bhutan A-Division seasons

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