Bhutan national under-20 football team

Bhutan Under-19

Nickname(s)	Druk Eleven Druk Yul Dragon Boys
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 (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. 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. 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.

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches.

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 Yeedzin 17 4FW Kezang Wangdi 22 4FW Choki Wangchuk (C) 23 4FW Lungtok Dawa (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 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 Yeedzin 18 3MF Phuntsho Jigme 19 3MF Sonam Yozer 20 2DF Santosh Siwa 21 1GK Tobgay

Recent fixtures and results

Nepal v Bhutan

20 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship Group stage	Nepal	3–1	Bhutan	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal.
15:30 UTC+05:45	Bimal Magar  10', 29', 62'	Report	Sonam Togbey  11'	Attendance: 3000 Referee: Halim Aqa (Afghanistan)

Bhutan v Bangladesh

22 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship Group stage	Bhutan	0–2	Bangladesh	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal.
15:30 UTC+05:45		Report	Rohit Sarkar  42' Mannaf Rabby  44'	Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

Uzbekistan v Bhutan

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) Friendly	Uzbekistan	7–0	Bhutan	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
15:00 UTC+06:00	Gofurov  42' Mukhitdinov  45' (pen.) Kodirkulov  55' Abdixolikov  70', 80' Davlatjonov  88' Tukhtasinov  90+3'	Report		Attendance: 300 Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

Competitive record

SAFF U-19 Championship Record

SAFF U-19 Championship
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2015	Group stage	2	0	0	2	1	5
Total		2	0	0	2	1	5

*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	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0%	100%
Bangladesh	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0%	100%
Total	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0%	100%

References