Paro FC

Association football club in Bhutan

Football club

Paro

Full name| Paro Football Club
Nickname(s)| The Tigers
Short name| PFC
Founded| 2018; 6 years ago (2018)[1]
Ground| Woochu Sports Arena
Capacity| 1,000
President| Karma Jigme
Manager| Puspalal Sharma
League| Bhutan Premier League
2023| Bhutan Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions)
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Paro FC is a Bhutanese professional football club based in Paro that competes in the Bhutan Premier League, the top level of Bhutanese football.

## History[edit]

Paro FC competed in the 2018 Bhutan National League after beating Paro United in the qualifying tournament, and finished the season as the runners-up behind Transport United. In 2019, Paro FC reached the semi-finals of the first-ever Samtse Championship.[2] During the same season, Paro FC won its first national league title by winning the 2019 edition of the Bhutan Premier League.[3]

## Honours[edit]

* Bhutan Premier League
* Winners (4): 2019,[1] 2021, 2022, 2023
* Runners-up (1): 2018
* Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Gold Cup
* Winners (1): 2019[4]

## Continental record[edit]

All results list Paro's goal tally first.

Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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2020 | AFC Cup | Preliminary round 1 |  Defenders | 2–2  | 3–3  | 5–5 (a)
Preliminary round 2 |  Bengaluru | 0–1  | 1–9  | 1–10
2022 | AFC Cup  | Preliminary round 1 |  Valencia | 1–2 (a.e.t.)
2023–24 | AFC Cup  | Preliminary round 1 |  Machhindra | 2–3

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Dorji, Passang (7 November 2019). "2-year-old Paro FC are the champions of the Bhutan Premier League 2019". bbs.bt. Bhutan Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
2. ^ "Ugyen Academy and Transport Utd. in Samtse Championship Final". KuenselOnline. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
3. ^ "Paro FC crowned BOB Premier League 2019 champions". bhutanfootball.org. Bhutan Football Federation. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
4. ^ "Paro FC lifts the Gold Cup". KuenselOnline. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Bhutan Premier League

2023 clubs|

* BFF Academy U-19
* Druk Lhayul
* Namlha
* Paro
* RTC FC
* Tensung
* Thimphu City
* Thimphu Raven
* Transport United
* Ugyen Academy

Former clubs|

* Bhutan Clearing
* Druk Stars
* Druk United
* Drukpol
* Dzongree
* Gelephu
* Gomo
* High Quality United
* Paro Rinpung
* Paro United
* Phuentsholing City
* Phuentsholing United
* Samtse
* Takin
* Terton
* Thimphu
* Yeedzin

Seasons|

* 2012–13
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

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Bhutan Super League

Former clubs|

* BFF Academy U-16
* BFF Academy U-19
* Choden
* Druk Athletic
* Druk Stars
* Druk United
* Drukpol
* Dzongree
* Education
* Finance
* Gomtu
* Health School
* High Quality United
* Motithang College
* Nangpa
* Paro
* Paro United
* Phuentsholing City
* Phuentsholing United
* Public Works Department
* Ranjung United
* Rigzung Club
* RIHS
* Royal Bhutan Army
* RSTA
* Samtse
* Social Service
* Takin
* Terton
* Tensung
* Thimphu
* Thimphu City
* T. I. and Power
* Transport United
* Ugyen Academy
* Yangchengphug College
* Yeedzin

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* 1986
* 1987–1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020

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