Bhutan national under-20 football team

National association football team

Bhutan U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Druk Eleven[1]
Druk Yul[2]
Dragon Boys[3]
AssociationBhutan Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachHideharu Takahashi
CaptainPema Zangpo Dorji
FIFA codeBHU
First colours
Second colours

The Bhutan national under-20 football team represents Bhutan in men's international under-20 football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Bhutan, the Bhutan Football Federation, which is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and the South Asian Football Federation.

History

The team made 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 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]

Coaches

Coaching staff

As of 10 August 2024[citation needed]
Position Name
Head coach Japan Hideharu Takahashi
Assistant coach Bhutan Tandin Dorji Tamang
Team manager Bhutan Sangay Wangchuk
Goalkeeper coach Bhutan Tshering Chopel
Physiotherapist Bhutan Yeshi Samdup
Media officer Bhutan Sonam Dorji
Team leader Bhutan Yeshi Tshering

Current squad

The following squad was announced on 10 August 2024 for the 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship.[citation needed]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Rigzin Sonam Tenzin 4 May 2005
2 3MF Ugyen Wangchuk 10 January 2006
3 3MF Ugyen Dorji 9 December 2006
4 2DF Kinzang Tashi Tobden 3 February 2005
5 2DF Kinley Penjor 11 January 2004
6 2DF Jignam Seltob Dorji 13 February 2005
7 2DF Jetsuen Dorji 4 August 2006
8 2DF Pema Zangpo Dorji (captain) 3 February 2005
9 4FW Ngawang Chopel 27 September 2005
10 4FW Kingzang Tenzin 3 December 2005
11 4FW Jigme Namgyel 13 August 2006
12 4FW Tshetrim Pelzang 30 December 2006
13 4FW Kinley Gyeltshen 3 May 2006
14 3MF Rigzin Dorji 8 January 2006
15 3MF Sangay Chopel A 20 September 2006
16 2DF Tenzin Lekdrup 27 May 2006
17 3MF Kelden Dorjee 16 November 2005
18 2DF Sangay Chopel B 11 March 2006
19 3MF Kamal Uraon 18 October 2006
20 4FW Ngawang Sonam 7 April 2006
22 2DF Sonam Yeshey 14 June 2006
23 4FW Penjor Gyeltshen 22 June 2006

Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

Bhutan Bhutan v  India
19 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship Group stage Bhutan Bhutan 0–1  India Lalitpur, Nepal
15:00 UTC+05:45 Report
  • Molla 37'
 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 223
Referee: Shyam Danuwar (Nepal)

Competitive record

SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Nepal 2015 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 5
Bhutan 2017 Round-robin 4 2 0 2 2 5
Nepal 2019 Third place match 4 1 1 2 3 5
India 2022 Did not participate
Nepal 2023 Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 5 5
Nepal 2024 To be determined
Total 13 4 2 7 11 20

References

  1. ^ Wangdi, Kencho (28 June 2002). "World Cup 2002: The other final – Bhutan met Montserrat". raonline.ch. RA Online / Kuensel. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Bhutan". national-football-teams.com. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ^ Tshedup, Younten (21 August 2015). "Bhutan loses to Cambodia 2–0". kuenselonline.com. Kuensel. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Nepal Under 19 3–1 Bhutan Under 19". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
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