Bhutan Premier League
The entire tournaments will be played at 3 Phase
- Phase 1 District League
- Phase 2 BPL Qualifiers in centralized Venue.
- Phase 3 Bhutan Premier League in Home & Away basics.
The Phase 1 – referred to as the District League:
Will see all the teams’ plays in their concern district for the championship. After every team completes their championship, the best players from District gets to play in BPL Qualifiers or in BPL 2022. However the champion team will qualify for BPL Qualifiers next season under the AFC/BFF Club Licensing Criteria.
Phase 2 –BPL Qualifiers, In BPL Qualifiers The 11 teams with BFF and AFC Club Licensing System will take part in the qualifiers, the teams will be grouped in one (1) and they will play Single League format in a centralized Venue. After every team completes their matches, the top 6 teams will qualify for the BPL 2022.
Phase 3 – Top 4 clubs of BPL 2021 and top 6 teams from BPL qualifiers 2022 total of 10 teams will be grouped in one and they will play each other twice in a HOME & AWAY basis the team that finishes at the top be determine as the champion of BPL 2022.
On the other hand, the rest of the Clubs and teams that finishes in the bottom spots of the Phase 2 & 3 will be relegated to BPL Qualifier next season.
Women’s National League
The entire tournaments will be played at 3 Phase
- Phase 1 District League
- Phase 2 WNL Qualifiers in centralized Venue
- Phase 3 Women’s National League in Home & Away basics
The Phase 1 – referred to as the District League Stage will see all the teams’ plays in their concern district for the championship. After every team completes their championship, the best players will be scouted by the clubs from Phase 2 & 3.
Phase 2 –WNL Qualifying where teams will be group with 10 teams, they will play against each other once in a Single Leg format in a centralized Venue, after every team completes 9 matches each, the top 5 teams will qualify for Kelme Women’s National League.
Phase 3 – Kelme-WNL 2022 Top 5 teams of KWNL 2021 and top 5 teams from the Phase 2 will be grouped in one and they will play each other twice in a HOME & AWAY basis the team that finishes at the top will be determine as the champion of Kelme-Women’s National League 2022.
On the other hand, the teams that finish in the bottom 5 spots of the Phase 2 & 3 will be relegated to WNL Qualifying next season
District League (Men’s & Women’s)
The District league for Men & Women organizational structure consists of Men & women League; both the league will be D-Tier league & will be played in a decentralized selective districts. Top players from district will be scouted by the BFF Licensed Clubs for the Women’s & men’s top League to be conducted by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) and the champion team will get opportunity to participate in the Qualifiers next season.
A maximum of 10 teams and a minimum of 6 teams must be constituted in the Decentralized League conducted in each zone. The Champion team will get to participate in BPL or WNL Qualifiers but clubs need to fulfill the AFC/BFF Club Licensing System.
BFF President Cup
The first ever Bhutan Football Federation President’s Cup was held in Gyelposhing, Monger, with seven teams competing in a league-cum-knockout format. This is the federation’s biggest tournament in the eastern region, top five teams from the Bhutan Premier League and two other teams from the eastern region, participated.
The competition is created to keep the top BPL clubs engaged during the offseason. It is also intended to provide an opportunity for local teams to compete against the best and to promote football in the eastern region. The local team will gain a lot of exposure because they will be competing against professional teams from the country’s top league. The matches were all hosted on the Gyalpoizhing artificial turf field, in 2023, the new season will be held in one of the southern region.
Youth League
The purpose of the BFF Club Youth league organizational structure is to provide full-contact, tackle football for children under the age of 18. Youth football is an excellent way of teaching children about the game’s fundamentals as well as sportsmanship, teamwork, respect, and work ethic.
BFF Youth Football is a developmental league whose goal is to encourage participation from BFF affiliated clubs and Districts. Every fall, our season runs from May to the end of August. Our leagues are classified into two categories. Under 14 (Boys & Girls) teams compete in Category 1, while Under 16 (Boys & Girls) teams compete in Category 2.The youth teams are coached by licensed coaches who have been trained by BFF/AFC/FIFA. The games are held on Saturdays and Sundays.
- The Youth league organizational structure consists of Youth Clubs formed by BFF affiliated clubs for both (Boys & Girls),
- The Youth League will be played by Youth Clubs in a Centralized venue, which will be conducted by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF).
The purpose of conducting the Youth league is to teach the kids how to differentiate between hard work and skill. Because they will see and analyze the difference in their performance, it will increase self-discipline and awareness of the importance of preparation. Where participation and a passion for the game are absolutely necessary. A well-established youth tournament structure must be established in order to provide players for Club level and national team participation. This strategic framework will allow the BFF to set realistic youth football objectives, such as organizing grassroots festivals and youth competitions, continuing to improve professional structures, and providing appropriate pathways for youth football development.