Bhutan women's national football team

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Bhutan
Nickname(s) Dragon Ladies
Association Bhutan Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach Karma Choden
Top scorer Deki Lhazom
Tsering Yangden (3)
Home stadium Changlimithang Stadium
FIFA code BHU
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FIFA ranking
Current 173 Decrease2.svg 1 (15 March 2024) [1]
Highest113 (March 2017; March 2018)
Lowest178 (March 2023)
First international
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 7–0 Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 6 December 2010)
Biggest win
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 5–0 Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 9 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
Flag of India.svg  India 18–0 Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
(Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; 13 December 2010)
SAFF Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2010 )
Best resultSemi-finals (2022)

The Bhutan women's national football team represents Bhutan in international women's 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.

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Bhutan play their home games at the national stadium, Changlimithang. It is one of the younger national teams in the world having played its first match in 2010.

History

Introduction to Bhutanese Football

Bhutanese football in general came to the international stage comparatively late in the day with the men's national team only playing their first competitive international match in 1982 [2] and the only junior team to compete internationally, the Under-17s making their debut in 2003. [3]

The women's team did not enter any form of international competition until 2010. [4] Prior to their entry into international football, a formal women's competition was established in Bhutan for the first time, supported by a grant from FIFA and run by the Bhutan Football Federation. [5] Because of the very under-developed state of women's football in Bhutan at this time, club teams did not exist and so the tournament consisted of teams representing individual Dzongkhags. [5] This competition was used not only to increase the popularity of football amongst women in the country, but also to act as means of identifying and coaching players who would form the first ever Bhutan women's national football squad. [5]

Competitive debut

Their first ever competitive game was a friendly match against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 6 December 2010 as a warm up for their appearance at the inaugural SAFF Women's Championships a week later. [4] Unfortunately, their debut was one to forget as, having travelled to Cox's Bazar where all of the group matches were scheduled to take place, they succumbed 7–0 to their hosts. [4] Their competition proper got off to an even worse start as they lost 18–0 to India, one of the strongest teams in the region. [4] Bangladesh then repeated their performance in the pre-competition friendly running out 9–0 victors and eliminating Bhutan from the competition. [4] The team were able to salvage some pride in their final game, drawing 1–1 with Sri Lanka, which marks their only positive result of any kind as well as their first competitive goal (one of two times they have scored a goal in a competitive match). [4]

Their performance at the SAFF Championships saw them gain 889 ranking points. [6] Although they were at this stage only provisionally ranked in 127th and last place as they had not played the required number of five competitive matches against officially ranked teams, their performance saw them achieve a higher points total than four other provisionally ranked teams: the U.S. Virgin Islands, Liberia, Qatar and Afghanistan. [6] Had they been officially ranked, their points tally would have placed them in 122nd place ahead of ranked nations Tanzania, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda and Botswana. [6]

Withdrawal and return to international football

The women's team then withdrew from international football for the next two years, re-emerging to play in the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship. Prior to the tournament in Sri Lanka, the team of twenty five, including two referees and physiotherapists, but with the playing squad consisting entirely of students, flew to Bangkok for two weeks training to get accustomed to warmer weather. [7] They entered the tournament provisionally ranked 34th out of 35 in the Asian Football Confederation, with only Afghanistan ranked below them, and unranked on the global listing because they had been inactive for more than eighteen months. [6] At this point, with their points total of 889, they had a higher technical rating than twelve teams who were either unranked due to inactivity or provisionally ranked in last place due to insufficient competition and had more ranking points than five officially ranked teams: Iraq, Mozambique, Malawi, Antigua and Barbuda and Bostswana. [6]

The team travelled to Sri Lanka to play their fixtures at the Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Grounds and were drawn in a group with the same teams as the previous edition of the tournament. Sri Lanka took advantage of their status as hosts in the first match, beating Bhutan 4–0, taking the lead after just four minutes through Nilushika Kumari, with Praveena Perera wrapping up the scoring at the end of the game following two goals either side of half time from Erandi Kumudumala. [8] Bhutan performed better in their next game, a narrow 1–0 loss to Bangladesh, but this eliminated them from the tournament. [9] Their final match against India was very one-sided, though not as great a defeat as last time, India still ran out victors 11–0 sending Bhutan home without a point or a goal. [10]

Rankings, performance, and current status

Having now played the required five games against already ranked teams, Bhutan received their first official ranking position: 128th, ahead of Antigua and Barbuda and Botswana. [6] Bhutan have not played a competitive match since the 2014 SAFF Championships, but due to movements around them, did climb to a high ranking of 115th in December 2013. [6]

Bhutan took part in the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship in Pakistan, losing all three games, including a 4–1 loss to host Pakistan in which Tshering Yangdon scored just the second official goal in the team's history.[ citation needed ]

Team image

Home stadium

The Bhutan women's national football team plays their home matches on the Changlimithang Stadium.[ citation needed ]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2023

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg9–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00  UTC+5
Report Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 145
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg2–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5
Report
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Referee: Atena Lashani (Iran)
11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 East Timor  Flag of East Timor.svg1–3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
21 September 20232023 Women's Friendly Tournament Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg3–2Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:30  UTC+3
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
24 September 20232023 Women's Friendly Tournament Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg0–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:30  UTC+3 Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
27 September 20232023 Women's Friendly Tournament SF Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Taif, Saudi Arabia
20:30  UTC+3
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
30 September 20232023 Women's Friendly Tournament F Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Taif, Saudi Arabia
20:30  UTC+3 Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)

2024

Head-to-head record

As of October 2023:

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Bhutan' all-time official international record per opponent:

OpponentPldWDLGFGAGDW%Confederation
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5005027–270.00 AFC
Flag of India.svg  India 2002029–290.00 AFC
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 110021+1100.00 AFC
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 100113–20.00 AFC
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 5005027–270.00 AFC
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 100114–30.00 AFC
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 321085+377.00 AFC
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 101000033.00 AFC
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 200224–20.00 AFC
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 83141211+137.50 AFC
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 110031+2100.00 AFC
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 100109–90.00 AFC
Total28732027113–8617.86

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 1 September 2023
PositionName
Head coach Flag of Bhutan.svg Karma Choden
Media officer Flag of Bhutan.svg Cheki wangmo
Assistant coach Flag of Bhutan.svg Tanka Maya
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Bhutan.svg Mon Bhattrai
Physiotherapist Flag of Bhutan.svg Chhador Zangmo
Team manager Flag of Bhutan.svg Tashi Wangmo

Manager history

NamePeriodTournament
Flag of Bhutan.svg Kota Namgay 2010–2012 2010 SAFF Women's Championship: Eighth Place (Last)
2012 SAFF Women's Championship: Eighth Place (Last)
Flag of Bhutan.svg Dorji Khandu 2014 2012 SAFF Women's Championship: Seventh Place
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sung-jea 2016–2019 2016 SAFF Women's Championship: Seventh Place (Last)
2019 SAFF Women's Championship: Sixth Place
Flag of Bhutan.svg Denka Na [11] 2019
Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Kyung-suk [12] 2022–2023 2022 SAFF Women's Championship: Semi-finalist
Flag of Bhutan.svg Karma Choden 2023 2023 SAFF Women's Friendly Tournament: Finalist
Flag of England.svg Nicola Demaine 2024–Present

Players

Current squad

Caps and goals are updated as of 9 September 2022 after the match against Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Sangita Monger (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 24) Flag of Bhutan.svg Ugyen Academy
211 GK Karma Yuden (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 19) Flag of Bhutan.svg Transport United FC
221 GK Kinzang Dema (2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 (age 20) Flag of Bhutan.svg Royal Thimphu College FC

22 DF Pema Wangmo Flag of Bhutan.svg Transport United FC
32 DF Karma Zangmo (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 21) Flag of Bhutan.svg Paro FC
42 DF Tashi Wangmo Flag of Bhutan.svg
52 DF Suk Maya Ghalley (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 25) Flag of Bhutan.svg Royal Thimphu College FC
122 DF Jamyang Choden (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 23) Flag of Bhutan.svg BFF Academy
152 DF Sonam Choden (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 24) Flag of Bhutan.svg Mandala FC
162 DF Dorji Edon (2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 22) Flag of Bhutan.svg Ugyen Academy
182 DF Rigzin Wangmo (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 20) Flag of Bhutan.svg Ugyen Academy
202 DF Ugyen Choden (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 22) Flag of Bhutan.svg

63 MF Pema Choden Tshering (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 28) Flag of Bhutan.svg Thimphu City
83 MF Deki Yangdon (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 20) Flag of Bhutan.svg Paro FC
113 MF Namgyel Dema (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 23) Flag of Bhutan.svg Thimphu City FC
133 MF Sunita Rai (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 22) Flag of Bhutan.svg Ugyen Academy
143 MF Tshering Lhaden (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 24) Flag of Bhutan.svg Paro FC
173 MF Sonam Tshomo (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20) Flag of Bhutan.svg
193 MF Yeshey Bidha (2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 20) Flag of Bhutan.svg Royal Thimphu College
243 MF Tshering Choden (2005-09-09) 9 September 2005 (age 18) Flag of Bhutan.svg Royal Thimphu College

74 FW Tshering Yangden (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 24) Flag of Bhutan.svg Ugyen Academy
94 FW Deki Lhazom (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 20)53 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
104 FW Sonam Lhamo (2004-05-29) 29 May 2004 (age 19) Flag of Bhutan.svg Paro FC
234 FW Pema Choeki Flag of Bhutan.svg BFF Academy
254 FW Ganga Challey

Recent call-ups

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Norbu Zangmo (2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 18) Flag of Bhutan.svg

DF Kelden Lhamo (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 20) Flag of Bhutan.svg
DF Karma Wangmo (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21) Flag of Bhutan.svg Paro FC
DF Kinley Zangmo (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 22) Flag of Bhutan.svg

MF Sonam Yangchen (1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 27) Flag of Bhutan.svg

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Hosts / YearResultGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 did not enter
Total0/9

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / YearResultGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1975 to Flag of India.svg 2022 did not enter
Total0/20

SAFF Women's Championship

SAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / YearResultGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2010 Group stage3012128
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 3003016
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2014 3003115
Flag of India.svg 2016 3003113
Flag of Nepal.svg 2019 200205
Flag of Nepal.svg 2022 Semi-finals3102512
Total6/6171115889
SAFF Women's Championship history
YearRoundScoreResult
2010 Group stage Flag of India.svg India 18–0 Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 9–0 Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 1–1 Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Draw
2012 Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0–4 Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 1–0 Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0–11 India Flag of India.svg Loss
2014 Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0–4 Nepal Flag of Nepal.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0–3 Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 1–4 Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg Loss
2016 Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0–8 Nepal Flag of Nepal.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0–2 Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 1–3 Maldives Flag of Maldives.svg Loss
2019
Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0–3 Nepal Flag of Nepal.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 2–0 Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg Loss
2022
Group stage Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0–4 Nepal Flag of Nepal.svg Loss
Group stage Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 0–5 Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg Won
Semi-finals Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 8–0 Bhutan Flag of Bhutan.svg Loss
*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.

See also

National teams
Men's
Women's

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