Bhutan national under-20 football team

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.

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)
FIFA codeBHU
First colours
Second colours

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]

Recent fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Bhutan  2–0    Nepal Arad, Bahrain
18:00
  • Chozang 33'
  • Jamtsho 47'
 Report Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
12 September 2022 (2022-09-12) 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Bhutan  1–2  Bangladesh Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
18:00
  • Limbu 59'
 Report
  • Nova 33'
  • Asif 88'
 Attendance: 635
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Qatar  6–0  Bhutan Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
18:00
  • Al-Abdulla 26'
  • Jigmi 34' (o.g.)
  • Al-Sharshani 39'
  • Shanan 45+4'
  • Al-Rawi 61', 78'
 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
16 September 2022 (2022-09-16) 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Bahrain  2–1  Bhutan Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
21:00
  • Mu. Mohamed 20' (pen.)
  • Isa 60'
 Report
  • Limbu 76'
 Attendance: 205
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Competitive record

SAFF U-20 Championship
SAFF U-20 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Nepal 2015Group stage3rd
(Group A)		200215
Bhutan 2017Round-robin4th420225
Nepal 2019Third place match4th411235
India 2022Did not participate
Total10316615

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. "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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