Bhutan national under-20 football team

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Bhutan U-20
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Association Bhutan Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coachSonam Dhendup
FIFA code BHU
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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.

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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. [1] 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. [1] 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. [2]

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship between 9–18 May 2025. [3]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Kalchan Dorji Moktan
211 GK Tandin Penjor
22 DF Tshering Dorji
32 DF Chhogyel Sherab
42 DF Ugyen Dorji
52 DF Ngawang Yonten
62 DF Kuenzang Dupthop Wangchuk
122 DF Tandin Tshewang
222 DF Thinley Yezer
83 MF Ronit Rai
93 MF Lham Tenzin
103 MF Sonam Dorji
113 MF Tandin Phuntsho
133 MF Thinley Wangchuk
163 MF Pema Tshering
173 MF Dhendup Karma Tshering
193 MF Kinley Dorji
203 MF Kencho Wangdi
233 MF Tenzin Dorji
74 FW Rinzin Dorji
184 FW Dorjee Kelden

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.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

19 August 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship Group stage Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg 0–1Flag of India.svg  India Lalitpur, Nepal
15:00 UTC+05:45 Report
  • Molla Soccerball shade.svg37'
Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 223
Referee: Shyam Danuwar (Nepal)
21 August 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship Group stage Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg1–2 Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Lalitpur, Nepal
15:00 UTC+05:45
  • Mohamed Firaq Soccerball shade.svg54'
 Report
  • Je. Dorji Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Chopel Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 73
Referee: Bituraj Barua (Bangladesh)
25 August 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship Semi-final Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1–1
(4–1 p)		 Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Lalitpur, Nepal
15:00 UTC+05:45
  • Dhami Soccerball shade.svg78'
 Report
  • Je. Dorji Soccerball shade.svg56'
Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Senthil Nathan (India)
Penalties
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  • U. Dorji Soccerball shade cross.svg
21 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Guam  Flag of Guam.svg1–1 Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Haiphong, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+07:00 Suzuki Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Tenzin Soccerball shade.svg2'Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 338
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
23 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg 0–5Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Haiphong, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+07:00 Report
Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 5,616
Referee: Amir Arab (Iran)
25 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Syria  Flag of Syria (2025-).svg1–0 Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Haiphong, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+07:00 Alkalou Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 121
Referee: Adam Kersey (Australia)
29 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg 1–2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Haiphong, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+07:00
Report
Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Referee: Tam Ping-wun (Hong Kong)

Competitive record

SAFF U-18, U-19 and U-20 Championship

The SAFF's youth tournament has had various age restrictions over the years, from under-18 to under-20.

YearRoundPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Nepal.svg 2015 (U19)Group stage200215
Flag of Bhutan.svg 2017 (U18)Round-robin420225
Flag of Nepal.svg 2019 (U18)Third place match411235
Flag of India.svg 2022 (U20)Did not participate
Flag of Nepal.svg 2023 (U19)Semi-finals311155
Flag of Nepal.svg 2024 (U20)Semi-finals311133
Flag of India.svg 2025 (U19)Group stage201125
Total185491628

References

  1. 1 2 "Nepal Under 19 3–1 Bhutan Under 19". goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Bhutan U-19 0:3 Bangladesh U-19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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