Transport United F.C.
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| Full name | Transport United Football Club |
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| Founded | 2000 |
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Changlimithang Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Chairman | Sangay Dorji |
| Coach | Nidup Dorjee |
| League | Bhutan A-Division |
| 2007 | 1st |
Transport United is a football (soccer) club from Thimphu, Bhutan. It was formed in 2000. The club has won four national championships, and was a dominant force in Bhutanese football throughout much of the first decade of the twenty-first century. However, the club has not performed as well recently and has been relegated from the A-Division, playing instead in the second tier. The team plays in the Changlimithang Stadium.
Transport United made their debut in the 2002 A-Division. their final position is not known, other than they can have finished at most second as the title was one by Druk Pol, and the only known result for them for that season was a 5–1 loss to Thimpu. More details are available for the following season, where Transport United finished third, four points behind winners Druk Pol, winning five and drawing one of their eight games in the single round-robin competition. Their third season of competition was their most successful to date, as they won the A-Division and as a result were awarded Bhutan's place in the inaugural AFC President's Cup. Unfortunately, no further details of their performance are available.
Their success in the prior season continued in 2005 as they won their second consecutive A-Division title, winning nine and drawing two of their twelve games and qualifying in the process for the 2006 AFC President's Cup. Their first foray into continental football was less successful. They were drawn in Group A for the group stage, along with Regar-TadAZ from Tajikistan, Three Star Club from Nepal and Taipower from Taiwan. They travelled to Kathmandu where the whole tournament was being hosted, but unfortunately lost all three games and did not progress to the knock-out stage. Goals from Nawang Dendup against Regar-TadAZ and Pema Chophel versus Three Flag Club were the only moments of celebration during the tournament.
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