Bhutan national under-20 football team

Bhutan Under-19
Nickname(s) Druk Eleven[1]
Druk Yul[2]
Dragon Boys[3]
Association Bhutan Football Federation
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Nawang Dendup
Top scorer Sonam Tobgay – 1
Home stadium Changlimithang Stadium
FIFA code BHU
First colours
Second colours
First international
   Nepal 3–1 Bhutan Bhutan
(Nepal; 20 August 2015)
Biggest win
None
Biggest defeat
   Nepal 3–1 Bhutan Bhutan
(Nepal; 20 August 2015)

The Bhutan national under-19 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.

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.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gyaltshen Zangpo
2 2DF Yeshi Dorji
3 3MF Kezang Jamtsho
6 3MF NIma Wangdi
9 2DF Sonam Tobgay
11 2DF Tenzin Dorji
14 2DF Tenzin Shezang
15 3MF Thinley Dorji (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 Bhutan Yeedzin
17 4FW Kezang Wangdi
22 4FW Choki Wangchuk (C)
23 4FW Lungtok Dawa (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 Bhutan Druk Star
4 2DF Tsheltrim Rabten
5 3MF Tshering Samdup
7 4FW Yoesel Dorji
8 3MF Ugyen Wangchuk
10 3MF Kesang Penjor
12 1GK Anup Ghalley
13 4FW Dawa Tshering
16 4FW Sonam Yoezer (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 Bhutan Yeedzin
18 3MF Phuntsho Jigme
19 3MF Sonam Yozer
20 2DF Santosh Siwa
21 1GK Tobgay

Recent fixtures and results

Competitive record

SAFF U-19 Championship Record

SAFF U-19 Championship
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Nepal 2015Group stage200215
Total200215
*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 %
   Nepal100113−20%100%
 Bangladesh100102−20%100%
Total200215-40%100%

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. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ "Maldives v Bhutan – 2018 World Cup, AFC Qualifying Second Round". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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