Gomtu Football Club was a football club from Gomtu,

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, based at Changlimithang, who played in the Bhutan A-Division, then the top level of football in Bhutan, but since replaced by a full

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History

They competed in the

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season although it is not clear whether this was by right or through qualification from that season's Thimpu League, Gomtu were drawn in Group B along with

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and Druk Star. They lost to both teams, 1–0 to eventual runners-up Samtse and 5–0 to eventual winners Druk Star, finishing in fifth place overall (as Paro had a worse goal difference) and did not progress to the semi-finals. It is not known whether they competed again, and there is no record of them competing in any future season for which records exist.

References

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