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The Bhutan national under-19/20 football team (also known as BFF Academy) represents Bhutan in men's international under-19/20 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. They are currently participating in Bhutan Premier League.

Bhutan U-19/20

Nickname(s)	Druk Eleven[1] Druk Yul[2] Dragon Boys[3]
Association	Bhutan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
FIFA code	BHU
First colours Second colours
First international
Kyrgyzstan 5–0 Bhutan  (Bangalore, India; 17 August 1998)
Biggest win
Nepal 0–3 Bhutan  (Kathmandu, Nepal; 22 October 2019)
Biggest defeat
Qatar 13–0 Bhutan  (Doha, Qatar; 8 November 2007)  Bhutan 0–13 Syria  (Doha, Qatar; 14 November 2007)

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.

No.	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 (age 27)			Yeedzin
17	4FW	Kezang Wangdi
22	4FW	Choki Wangchuk (C)
23	4FW	Lungtok Dawa	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 23)			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 (age 28)			Yeedzin
18	3MF	Phuntsho Jigme
19	3MF	Sonam Yozer
20	2DF	Santosh Siwa
21	1GK	Tobgay

Recent fixtures and results

Competitive record

SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2015	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	2	0	6	1
2017	Round Robin	3rd	4	2	0	2	8	7
2019	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	3	5
2022	Did not participate	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Total	4/3	0 Title	12	7	3	4	17	13

*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	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	75%	25%
Bangladesh	4	0	1	3	1	10	−9	5%	95%
India	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0%	100%
Maldives	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	50%	50%
Sri Lanka	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0%	100%
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	7	-7	0%	100%
Total	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0%	100%

References

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