Bhutan national under-20 football team explained

Bhutan U-20
Fifa Trigramme:BHU
Nickname:Druk Eleven[1]
Druk Yul[2]
Dragon Boys[3]
Association:Bhutan Football Federation
Sub-Confederation:SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Hideharu Takahashi
Captain:Pema Zangpo Dorji
Badge:Flag of Bhutan.svg
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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. 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

PositionName
Head coach Hideharu Takahashi
Assistant coach Tandin Dorji Tamang
Team manager Sangay Wangchuk
Goalkeeper coach Tshering Chopel
Physiotherapist Yeshi Samdup
Media officer Sonam Dorji
Team leader Yeshi Tshering

Current squad

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

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.

2024

Competitive record

SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship record
YearRound
Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 5
Round-robin 4 2 0 2 2 5
Third place match 4 1 1 2 3 5
Did not participate
Semi-finals3 1 1 1 5 5
To be determined
Total13 4 2 7 11 20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Cup 2002: The other final – Bhutan met Montserrat. Wangdi. Kencho. 28 June 2002. raonline.ch. RA Online / Kuensel. 23 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Bhutan. national-football-teams.com. national-football-teams.com. 16 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Bhutan loses to Cambodia 2–0 . Tshedup . Younten . 21 August 2015 . kuenselonline.com. Kuensel. 21 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Nepal Under 19 3–1 Bhutan Under 19 . . 20 August 2015 . goalnepal.com . Goal Nepal . 21 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Bhutan U19 Coach Nawang Dendup: We Lost The Match Because My Players Played Too Deep . . 20 August 2015 . goalnepal.com . Goal Nepal . 21 August 2015.