Bhutan national under-20 football team

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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

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

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

Bhutan  v    Nepal
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Bhutan  2–0    Nepal Arad, Bahrain
18:00
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
Report
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
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
Report
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 2015 Group stage 3rd
(Group A)
2 0 0 2 1 5
Bhutan 2017 Round-robin 4th 4 2 0 2 2 5
Nepal 2019 Third place match 4th 4 1 1 2 3 5
India 2022 Did not participate
Total 10 3 1 6 6 15

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.