Bhutan national under-20 football team
The Bhutan national under-19/20 football team represents Bhutan in men's international under-19 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.
| Nickname(s) | Druk Eleven[1] Druk Yul[2] Dragon Boys[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bhutan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Home stadium | Changlimithang Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | BHU | ||
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| First international | |||
 Nepal 3–1 Bhutan  (Nepal; 20 August 2015) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| None | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Nepal 3–1 Bhutan (Nepal; 20 August 2015) | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 22 October 2019 2019 SAFF U-19 Championship Group stage | Nepal | 0-3 | Bhutan | Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu |
| 15:00 |
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Attendance: 1000 Referee: Ashwin Kumar (India) |
| 24 October 2019 2019 SAFF U-19 Championship Group stage | Maldives  | 0-0 | Bhutan | APF Stadium, Kathmandu |
| 15:30 | Attendance: 150 Referee: Ashantha Dias Ponhen Adeege (Sri Lanka) |
| 27 October 2019 2019 SAFF U-19 ChampionshipSemi finals | Bangladesh  | 4-0 | Bhutan | APF Stadium, Kathmandu |
| 11:00 |
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Attendance: 350 Referee: Ashantha Dias Ponhen Adeege (Sri Lanka) |
| 29 October 2019 2019 SAFF U-19 Championship Third Place | Maldives | 1-0 | Bhutan | APF Stadium, Kathmandu |
| 15:30 | Attendance: 150 |
| 6 November 2019 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | Jordan  | 3-0 | Bhutan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Manama |
| 16:15 |
| 8 November 2019 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | Bahrain  | 4-0 | Bhutan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Manama |
| 19:00 |
| 10 November 2019 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | Bangladesh | 1-2 | Bhutan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Manama |
| 16:15 |
Competitive record
SAFF U-18 Championship
| SAFF U-18 Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 3/3 | 1 Title | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 |
- *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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0% | 100% |
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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