Bhutan national under-20 football team
The Bhutan national under-19/20 football team (also known as BFF Academy) represents Bhutan in men's international under-19/20 football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Bhutan, the Bhutan Football Federation, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Federation and the regional body the South Asian Football Federation. They are currently participating in Bhutan Premier League.
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| Nickname(s) | Druk Eleven[1] Druk Yul[2] Dragon Boys[3] | ||
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| Association | Bhutan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| FIFA code | BHU | ||
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| First international | |||
 Kyrgyzstan 5–0 Bhutan (Bangalore, India; 17 August 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Nepal 0–3 Bhutan (Kathmandu, Nepal; 22 October 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Qatar 13–0 Bhutan (Doha, Qatar; 8 November 2007) Bhutan 0–13 Syria  (Doha, Qatar; 14 November 2007) | |||
History
The Bhutan under-19 football team is one of the youngest u-19 teams in the world, making their competitive debut in 2015 at the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship. Their debut match was a 3–1 loss to Nepal. Club Brugge youth player Bimal Magar opened the scoring after ten minutes for the hosts, but Bhutan equalised straightaway through defender Sonam Tobgay.[4] They were unable to capitalise on this however as Magar, despite missing a penalty went on to complete his hat trick, scoring after 29 and 62 minutes to seal victory for Nepal.[4] Bhutan manager Nawang Dendup said that the loss was due to his team defending too deep and not being able to match the speed of their opponents.[5]
Current squad
The following squad was selected for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches.[6]
Caps and goals updated as of 6 October 2015, after the match against Sri Lanka.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Gyaltshen Zangpo | ||||
| 2 | DF | Yeshi Dorji | ||||
| 3 | MF | Kezang Jamtsho | ||||
| 6 | MF | Nima Wangdi | ||||
| 9 | DF | Sonam Tobgay | ||||
| 11 | DF | Tenzin Dorji | ||||
| 14 | DF | Tenzin Shezang | ||||
| 15 | MF | Thinley Dorji | 5 May 1995 | Yeedzin | ||
| 17 | FW | Kezang Wangdi | ||||
| 22 | FW | Choki Wangchuk (C) | ||||
| 23 | FW | Lungtok Dawa | 18 December 1998 | Druk Star | ||
| 4 | DF | Tsheltrim Rabten | ||||
| 5 | MF | Tshering Samdup | ||||
| 7 | FW | Yoesel Dorji | ||||
| 8 | MF | Ugyen Wangchuk | ||||
| 10 | MF | Kesang Penjor | ||||
| 12 | GK | Anup Ghalley | ||||
| 13 | FW | Dawa Tshering | ||||
| 16 | FW | Sonam Yoezer | 24 October 1994 | Yeedzin | ||
| 18 | MF | Phuntsho Jigme | ||||
| 19 | MF | Sonam Yozer | ||||
| 20 | DF | Santosh Siwa | ||||
| 21 | GK | Tobgay | ||||
Recent fixtures and results
| 10 September 2022 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Bhutan | 2–0 | Nepal | Arad, Bahrain |
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Report | Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
| 12 September 2022 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Bhutan | 1–2 |  Bangladesh | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 635 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) |
| 14 September 2022 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Qatar | 6–0 | Bhutan | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan) |
| 16 September 2022 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Bahrain  | 2–1 | Bhutan | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad |
| 21:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 205 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
Competitive record
SAFF U-20 Championship
| SAFF U-20 Championship record | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017 | Round Robin | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 2022 | Did not participate | × | × | × | × | × | × | × |
| Total | 4/3 | 0 Title | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 |
- *Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.
International opponents
As at 20 August 2015:
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Win % | Loss % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 75% | 25% |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 5% | 95% |
| India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0% | 100% |
 Maldives | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 50% |
 Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% | 100% |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0% | 100% |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 26 | -20 | – | – |
References
- Wangdi, Kencho (28 June 2002). "World Cup 2002: The other final – Bhutan met Montserrat". raonline.ch. RA Online / Kuensel. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- "Bhutan". national-football-teams.com. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- Tshedup, Younten (21 August 2015). "Bhutan loses to Cambodia 2–0". kuenselonline.com. Kuensel. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "Nepal Under 19 3–1 Bhutan Under 19". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "Bhutan U19 Coach Nawang Dendup: We Lost The Match Because My Players Played Too Deep". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "Maldives v Bhutan – 2018 World Cup, AFC Qualifying Second Round". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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